BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
9You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
Genesis 49:9
Genesis 49:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9“Judah is a lion’s cub;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He crouches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares to stir him up?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9“Judah, a lion’s cub;
With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain].
He stooped down, he crouched like a lion,
And like a lion—who dares rouse him? [Rev 5:5]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9Judah is a young lion—
my son, you return from the prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
American Standard Version (ASV)
9Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, thou art gone up:
He stooped down, he couched as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
Geneva Bible (GNV)
9Iudah, as a Lions whelpe shalt thou come vp from the spoyle, my sonne. He shall lye downe and couche as a Lion, and as a Lionesse: Who shall stirre him vp?
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
9Judah is a lion’s cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
as a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9Judah, you are like a lion’s cub.
You return from hunting, my son.
Like a lion, you lie down and sleep.
You are like a mother lion. Who dares to wake you up?
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
9Judah is like a young lion who has eaten good food. He has eaten what he killed and now he rests. Nobody would want to wake him up!
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
9A lion’s whelp [is] Judah, || For prey, my son, you have gone up; He has bent, he has crouched as a lion, || And as a lioness; who causes him to arise?