١ أخبار 5

١ 1 وَبَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ بِكْرِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْبِكْرُ، وَلِأَجْلِ تَدْنِيسِهِ فِرَاشَ أَبِيهِ، أُعْطِيَتْ بَكُورِيَّتُهُ لِبَنِي يُوسُفَ بْنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَلَمْ يُنْسَبْ بِكْرًا.

Also the sones of Ruben, the firste gendrid sone of Israel; for he was the first gendrid sone of Israel, but whanne he hadde defoulid the bed of his fadir, the dignitye of his firste gendryng was youun to the sones of Joseph, the sone of Israel; and Ruben was not arettid in to the firste gendrid sone.

٢ 2 لِأَنَّ يَهُوذَا ٱعْتَزَّ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ وَمِنْهُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْبَكُورِيَّةُ فَلِيُوسُفَ.

Forsothe Judas, that was the strongeste among hise britheren, prynces weren gaderid of his generacioun; forsothe the `riyt of firste gendryng was arettid to Joseph.

٣ 3 بَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ بِكْرِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: حَنُوكُ وَفَلُّو وَحَصْرُونُ وَكَرْمِي.

Therfor the sones of Ruben, the firste gendrid sone of Israel, weren Enoch, and Phallu, Esrom, and Charmy.

٤ 4 بَنُو يُوئِيلَ: ٱبْنُهُ شَمْعِيَا، وَٱبْنُهُ جُوجُ، وَٱبْنُهُ شِمْعِي،

The sones of Johel weren Samaie; his sone, Gog; his sone, Semey;

٥ 5 وَٱبْنُهُ مِيخَا، وَٱبْنُهُ رَآيَا، وَٱبْنُهُ بَعْلٌ،

his sone, Mycha; his sone, Rema; his sone, Baal;

٦ 6 وَٱبْنُهُ بَئِيرَةُ ٱلَّذِي سَبَاهُ تَلْغَثُ فَلْنَاسَرَ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ. هُوَ رَئِيسُ ٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ.

his sone, Bera; whom Theglatphalassar, kyng of Assyriens, ledde prisoner; and he was prince in the lynage of Ruben.

٧ 7 وَإِخْوَتُهُ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ فِي ٱلِٱنْتِسَابِ حَسَبَ مَوَالِيدِهِمِ: ٱلرَّئِيسُ يَعِيئِيلُ وَزَكَرِيَّا،

Sotheli hise britheren, and al the kynrede, whanne thei weren noumbrid bi her meynees, hadden princes Jehiel, and Zacharie.

٨ 8 وَبَالِعُ بْنُ عَزَازَ بْنِ شَامِعَ بْنِ يُوئِيلَ ٱلَّذِي سَكَنَ فِي عَرُوعِيرَ حَتَّى إِلَى نَبُوَ وَبَعْلِ مَعُونَ.

Forsothe Bala, the sone of Achaz, sone of Sama, sone of Johel, he dwellide in Aroer til to Nebo and Beelmoon;

٩ 9 وَسَكَنَ شَرْقًا إِلَى مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ مِنْ نَهْرِ ٱلْفُرَاتِ، لِأَنَّ مَاشِيَتَهُمْ كَثُرَتْ فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ.

and he dwellide ayens the eest coost, til to the ende of deseert, `and to the flood Eufrates. And he hadde in possessioun myche noumbre of beestis in the lond of Galaad.

١٠ 10 وَفِي أَيَّامِ شَاوُلَ عَمِلُوا حَرْبًا مَعَ ٱلْهَاجَرِيِّينَ فَسَقَطُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ وَسَكَنُوا فِي خِيَامِهِمْ فِي جَمِيعِ جِهَاتِ شَرْقِ جِلْعَادَ.

Forsothe in the daies of Saul the sones of Ruben fouyten ayens Agarenus, and killide hem; and dwelliden for hem in the tabernaclis of hem, in al the coost that biholdith to the eest of Galaad.

١١ 11 وَبَنُو جَادَ سَكَنُوا مُقَابِلَهُمْ فِي أَرْضِ بَاشَانَ حَتَّى إِلَى سَلْخَةَ.

Sotheli the sones of Gad euene ayens hem dwelliden in the lond of Basan til to Selca;

١٢ 12 يُوئِيلُ ٱلرَّأْسُ، وَشَافَاطُ ثَانِيهِ، وَيَعْنَايُ وَشَافَاطُ فِي بَاشَانَ.

Johel was in the bygynnyng, and Saphan was the secounde; also Janahi and Saphan weren in Basan.

١٣ 13 وَإِخْوَتُهُمْ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ: مِيخَائِيلُ وَمَشُلَّامُ وَشَبَعُ وَيُورَايُ وَيَعْكَانُ وَزِيعُ وَعَابِرُ. سَبْعَةٌ.

Also her britheren bi the housis of her kynredis, Mychael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Jore, and Jachan, and Zie, and Heber, seuene.

١٤ 14 هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو أَبِيحَايِلَ بْنِ حُورِيَ بْنِ يَارُوحَ بْنِ جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مِيخَائِيلَ بْنِ يَشِيشَايَ بْنِ يَحْدُوَ بْنِ بُوزٍ.

These weren the sones of Abiahel, the sone of Vry, sone of Jaro, sone of Galaad, sone of Mychael, sone of Esesi, sone of Jeddo, sone of Buz.

١٥ 15 وَأَخِي بْنُ عَبْدِئِيلَ بْنِ جُونِي رَئِيسُ بَيْتِ آبَائِهِمْ.

Also the britheren of the sone of Abdiel, sone of Gumy, was prince of the hows in hise meynees.

١٦ 16 وَسَكَنُوا فِي جِلْعَادَ فِي بَاشَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَفِي جَمِيعِ مَسَارِحِ شَارُونَ عِنْدَ مَخَارِجِهَا.

And thei dwelliden in Galaad, and in Basan, and in the townes therof, in alle the subarbis of Arnon, til to the endis.

١٧ 17 جَمِيعُهُمُ ٱنْتَسَبُوا فِي أَيَّامِ يُوثَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، وَفِي أَيَّامِ يَرُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Alle these weren noumbrid in the daies of Joathan, kyng of Juda, and in the daies of Jeroboam, kyng of Israel.

١٨ 18 بَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ وَٱلْجَادِيُّونَ وَنِصْفُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مِنْ بَنِي ٱلْبَأْسِ، رِجَالٌ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلتُّرْسَ وَٱلسَّيْفَ وَيَشُدُّونَ ٱلْقَوْسَ وَمُتَعَلِّمُونَ ٱلْقِتَالَ، أَرْبَعَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفًا وَسَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ مِنَ ٱلْخَارِجِينَ فِي ٱلْجَيْشِ.

The sones of Ruben, and of Gad, and of half the lynage of Manasses, weren men werriours, berynge scheeldis and swerdis, and beendynge bouwe, and tauyt to batels, foure and fourti thousynde seuene hundrid and sixti,

١٩ 19 وَعَمِلُوا حَرْبًا مَعَ ٱلْهَاجَرِيِّينَ وَيَطُورَ وَنَافِيشَ وَنُودَابَ،

and thei yeden forth to batel, and fouyten ayens Agarenus. Forsothe Ethureis, and Napheis,

٢٠ 20 فَٱنْتَصَرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ. فَدُفِعَ لِيَدِهِمِ ٱلْهَاجَرِيُّونَ وَكُلُّ مَنْ مَعَهُمْ لِأَنَّهُمْ صَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱللهِ فِي ٱلْقِتَالِ، فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ لِأَنَّهُمُ اُتَّكَلُوا عَلَيْهِ.

and Nadab, yauen help to hem; and Agarenus, and alle men that weren with hem, weren bitakun in to the hondis of Ruben, and Gad, and Manasses; for thei clepiden inwardli the Lord, while thei fouyten, and the Lord herde hem, for thei `hadden bileuyd in to him.

٢١ 21 وَنَهَبُوا مَاشِيَتَهُمْ: جِمَالَهُمْ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفًا، وَغَنَمًا مِئَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ أَلْفًا، وَحَمِيرًا أَلْفَيْنِ. وَسَبَوْا أُنَاسًا مِئَةَ أَلْفٍ.

And thei token alle thingis whiche Agarenus hadden in possessioun, fifti thousynde of camels, and twei hundrid and fifty thousynde of scheep, twei thousynde of assis, and an hundrid thousynde persoones of men;

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّهُ سَقَطَ قَتْلَى كَثِيرُونَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْقِتَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱللهِ. وَسَكَنُوا مَكَانَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلسَّبْيِ.

for many men weren woundid and felden doun; for it was the batel of the Lord. And thei dwelliden for Agarenus til to the conquest.

٢٣ 23 وَبَنُو نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى سَكَنُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱمْتَدُّوا مِنْ بَاشَانَ إِلَى بَعْلِ حَرْمُونَ وَسَنِيرَ وَجَبَلِ حَرْمُونَ.

Also the sones of the half lynage of Manasses hadden in possessioun the lond, fro the endis of Basan til to Baal Hermon, and Sanyr, and the hil of Hermon; for it was a greet noumbre.

٢٤ 24 وَهَؤُلَاءِ رُؤُوسُ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ: عَافَرُ وَيَشْعِي وَأَلِيئِيلُ وَعَزْرِيئِيلُ وَيَرْمِيَا وَهُودَوْيَا وَيَحْدِيئِيلُ رِجَالٌ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ وَذَوُو ٱسْمٍ وَرُؤُوسٌ لِبُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ.

And these weren the princes of the hows of her kynrede; Epher, and Jesi, and Heliel, and Esryel, and Jeremye, and Odoie, and Jedihel, strongeste men and myyti, and nemyd duykis in her meynees.

٢٥ 25 وَخَانُوا إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَزَنَوْا وَرَاءَ آلِهَةِ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِهِمْ.

Forsothe thei forsoken the God of her fadris, and diden fornycacioun after the goddis of puplis of the lond, whiche the Lord took awei bifor hem.

٢٦ 26 فَنَبَّهَ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ رُوحَ فُولَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ وَرُوحَ تَلْغَثَ فَلْنَاسَرَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، فَسَبَاهُمُ، ٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَٱلْجَادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفَ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، وَأَتَى بِهِمْ إِلَى حَلَحَ وَخَابُورَ وَهَارَا وَنَهْرِ جُوزَانَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

And the Lord God of Israel reiside the spirit of Phul, kyng of Assiriens, and the spirit of Theglatphalasser, kyng of Assur; and he translatide Ruben, and Gad, and the half lynage of Manasses, and brouyte hem in to Ale, and Abor, and Aram, and in to the ryuer of Gozam, til to this dai.