1 Hou Olelesu 5
1 Liubene da Ya: igobe ea magobo mano. (E da ea ada ea gidisedagi uda afae amo adole laiba: le, Ya: igobe da ea magobo mano nana lamu ilegei amo ema imunu bugi. Amo nana da Yousefe ea lai.
Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob. Therefore, he should have received the special rights/privileges that belonged to firstborn sons. But he had sex with his father’s slave wife, so [his father] gave the rights if a firstborn son to the sons of Reubers younger brother Joseph. And in the family records, Reuben is not mentioned first, like the firstborn sons always are.
2 Yuda fi da gasa fili, eno fi huluane ouligima: ne, ouligisu dunu ilegei.)
Although Judah became more influential than his brothers, and a ruler of the tribe descended from him, Joseph’s family received the rights that belonged to firstborn sons.
3 Liubene da Ya: igobe ea magobo mano galu. Egefelali da Ha: inoge, Ba: liu, Heselone amola Gami.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Youele egaga fifi misi da Siema: ia, Siema: ia egefe Goge, Goge egefe Simiai,
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 Simiai egefe Maiga, Maiga egefe Lia: ia, Lia: ia egefe Ba: ile amola
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 Ba: ile egefe Biela. Asilia hina bagade Digala: de Bilisa da Biela mugululi asi. Biela da Liubenaide fi ouligisu esalu.
Baal’s son was Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the tribe/descendants of Reuben. But Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria captured him and took him to Assyria.
7 Ilia sosogo fifi asi da agoane dedene legei. Yiaiele da bisilua galu. Amalu Segalaia,
The names of these clans are listed here according to what is written in their family records. The first [name written was] Jeiel. Then Zechariah,
8 Youele egefe da Sima, Sima egefe da A: isa: se, A:isa: se egefe da Bila. Ilia da soge amo da Aloua moilai amola Nibou amola Ba: ile Mione moilaiga dogoa dialu fi dialu.
and then Bela. Bela was the son of Azaz, and Azaz was the son of Shema, and Shema was the son of Joel. Reuben’s clan was very large. Some of them lived near Aroer [city] as far [north] as Nebo [town] and Baal-Meon [city].
9 Eso maba gusudili, ilia soge amo da ahoana hafoga: i sogega asili, Iufala: idisi Hano amoga doaga: i, amo sogega fi dialu. Bai ilia ohe fi Gilia: de soge ganodini fofoi da bagohamedafa ba: i.
Some of them lived further east, as far as the edge of the desert [south of] the Euphrates River. [They went there] because they had a huge amount of cattle, [with the result that there was not enough pastureland for them] in [the] Gilead [region].
10 Solo ea Isala: ili soge ouligibi esoga, ilia da Hagalaide dunu doagala: lalu, hasali dagoi. Ilia da Gilia: de soge amoga gusudili soge huluane amo ganodini Hagalaide dunu ilia diasu huluane sugui amola amo ganodini fi dialu. Ga: de Egaga Fifi Misi
When Saul was king [of Israel], Bela’s clan fought against the descendants of Hagar and defeated them. After that, Bela’s clan lived in the tents that the descendants of Hagar had lived in previously, in all the area east of [the] Gilead [region].
11 Ga: de fi dunu da Liubene fi gadenene dafulili fi dialebe ba: i. Ilia da Ba: isia: ne soge ganodini esalu amola soge alalo da Sa: lega amoga dialebe ba: i.
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Youele da bisilua, amola ilibi bagia da Sia: fa: me. Amo fa: no, Ya: nai amola Sia: ifa: de da Ga: de fi Ba: isia: ne soge ganodini ouligisu.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Ilia sosogo fi dunu da Maiga: le, Misiala: me, Siba, Youla: iai, Ya: iga: ne, Sia amola Ibe. Huluane da fesuale mabu.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Amo huluane da A: biha: ile egefelali. A: biha: ile eda da Hiulai, Hiulai eda da Yaloua, Yaloua eda da Gilia: de, Gilia: de eda da Maiga: le, Maiga: le eda da Yisisia: iai, Yisisia: iai eda da Yadou amola Yadou eda da Base.
They were descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri’s son. Huri was Jaroah’s son. Jaroah was Gilead’s son. Gilead was Michael’s son. Michael was Jeshishai’s son. Jeshishai was Jahdo’s son. Jahdo was the son of Buz.
15 A: ihai (A: badaiele egefe amola Giunai ea aowa) e da ilia sosogo fi fada: i dunu esalu.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Ga: de fi dunu da Gilia: de soge, Ba: isia: ne soge, la: ididili dialebe moilai amola Sia: lane ohe fi ilia ha: i nasu soge, amo ganodini fi dialu.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Amo fi dunu huluane, ilia dio da Yuda hina bagade Youda: ne amola Isala: ili hina bagade Yelouboua: me elea ouligibi esoga, dedene legei dialu.
All of those names were written in the records of the clans of Gad during the time that Jotham was the king of Judah and Jeroboam was the king of Israel.
18 Liubene fi amola Ga: de fi amola Ma: na: se fi dogoa momogi fi, ilia dadi gagui dunu amo da gegemusa: momagei, ilia idi da 44,760 agoane. Ilia huluane da gasa bagade dunu. Ilia da da: igene gasu, gegesu gobihei amola oulali amo huluane amoga gegemusa: dawa: i. Ilia huluane da gegesu hou adoba: i dagoi.
There were 44,760 soldiers from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh. They all carried shields and swords and bows [and arrows]. They [were all trained to] fight well in battles.
19 Ilia da Ha: galaide, Yide, Na: ifisie amola Nouda: be, amo fi doagala: le, hasalasi.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Gode da ilia gegesu noga: le fidibiba: le, ilia da Ha: galaide fi dunu amola ilia fuli gala: su dunu huluane amo hasalasi. Bai ilia da gegesu ganodini, Godema wele sia: i. Ilia da Gode Ea hou dafawaneyale dawa: beba: le, Gode da ilia sia: ne gadosu amo nabawane didili hamoi.
The men from those three tribes prayed to God during the battles, requesting him to help them. So he helped them, because they trusted in him. He enabled them to defeat [IDM] the descendants of Hagar and all those who were helping them.
21 Ilia da Ha: galaide fi ilia ohe fofoi huluane samogei dagoi. Ilia samogei da ga: mele 50,000 agoane, sibi 250,000 agoane amola dougi 2,000 agoane. Amola ilia da Ha: galaide dunu 100,000 agoane gagulaligili, hiouginana misi.
They took the animals that belonged to the descendants of Hagar: They took 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also captured 100,000 people.
22 Amola ilia da eno Ha: galaide dunu bagohamedafa medole legei. Bai Gode da ilia gegesu noga: le fidi. Ilia amo soge lale fi amogainini ilia da mugululi asi ba: i.
But many descendants of Hagar were killed because God helped the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. After that, those three tribes lived in that area until [the army of] Babylonia [captured them and] took them away to Babylon.
23 Ma: na: se sosogo fi dogoa mogi dunu da bagohame ba: i. Ilia da Ba: isia: ne, Ba: ile Hemone, Sine amola Hemone Goumi amo soge la: diga la: diga dogoa fifi lai.
There were many people who belonged to the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They lived in [the] Bashan [region east of the Jordan River], as far [north] as Baal-Hermon, Senir, and Hermon Mountain.
24 Ma: na: se sosogo fi amoga fada: i dunu da Ifia, Isiai, Ilaiele, A:saliele, Yelemaia, Houdafaia amola Yadiele. Ilia da nimi gesa: i dadi gagui dunu amola mimogo dunu galu. Ilia da Ma: na: se sosogo fi fada: i dunu esalu.
Their clan leaders were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were all strong, brave, and famous soldiers, and leaders of their clans.
25 Be ilia da ilia aowalalia Godema baligi fa: su. Ilia da Ga: ina: ne sogega gusuba: i ahoanoba, Gode da Ga: ina: ne ogogosu ‘gode’ liligi amo gugunufinisi. Be ilia da amo mae dawa: le, bu amo ogogosu ‘gode’ ilima fa: no bobogei.
But they sinned against God, the one whom their ancestors had worshiped. They began to worship the gods/idols that the people of that region had worshiped, the people whom God had enabled them to destroy!
26 Amaiba: le, Isala: ili fi ilia Gode da Asilia soge hina bagade (Digala: de Bilisa) amo e da amo dunuma gegema: ne sesei. E da Liubene fi dunu, Ga: de fi dunu amola Ma: na: se fi dogoa mogi fi dunu huluane mugululi hiouginana asi. E da ili huluane Ha: ila, Ha: ibo, Hala amola Gousa: ne Hano, amo sogega hiougili asi. Ilia da wali amogawi fi diala.
So the God whom the Israelis [worshiped] caused Pul, the king of Assyria, to conquer those tribes. Pul’s other name was Tiglath-Pileser. His [army] captured the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh, and took them to [various places in Assyria]: Halah, Habor, Hara and near the Gozan River. [They have lived in those places from that time] to the present time.
