1 Khokhuen 5

1 Israel caming Reuben koca ah amah te caming ni. Tedae a napa kah rhaenghmuen te a poeih pah dongah a caminghamsum te Israel capa Joseph koca taengla a paek. Te dongah caminghamsum kah a khuui la om voel pawh.

Also, there were the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. For indeed, he was his firstborn, but when he had violated the bed of his father, his right as firstborn was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and he was not reputed as firstborn.

2 Judah khaw a manuca lakli ah tah len tih amah lamloh rhaengsang cakhaw caminghamsum tah Joseph taengah ni a om.

Moreover, Judah, who was strongest among his brothers, from his stock leaders sprung up, but the right of firstborn was reputed to Joseph.

3 Israel caming Reuben koca ah Enok, Pallu, Khetsron neh Karmee.

So then, the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 Joel koca ah, a capa Shemaiah, Shemaiah capa Gog, Gog capa Shimei.

The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 Shimei capa Maikah, Mikah capa Reaiah, Reaiah capa Baal.

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 Baal capa Beerah. Anih te Reuben kah a khoboei la om dae Assyria manghai Tiglathpileser loh a poelyoe.

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, led away captive, and he was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.

7 A manuca khaw amah koca ah tah a khuui la ana om van. Amih rhuirhong khuikah a lu la Jeiel, Zekhariah,

Now his brothers and all his kindred, when they were being numbered according to their families, had as leaders Jeiel and Zechariah.

8 Azaz capa Bala, Shema capa Azaz, Joel capa Shema loh Aroer neh Nebo Baalmeon duela kho a sak.

Now Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baalmeon.

9 Amih kah boiva he Gilead khohmuen ah a ping pah dongah khocuk ah Perath tuiva lamloh khosoek hmoi hil kho a sak.

And he lived toward the eastern region, as far as the entrance to the wilderness and the river Euphrates. For indeed, they possessed a great number of cattle in the land of Gilead.

10 Saul tue vaengah tah Hagri taengah caemtloek a saii tih amih kut ah cungku uh. Te vaengah amih kah dap ah Gilead khocuk imdan pum ah kho a sak uh.

Then, in the days of Saul, they battled against the Hagarites and put them to death. And they lived in place of them, in their dwellings, throughout the entire region that looks to the east of Gilead.

11 Amih hmatoeng te Gad koca rhoek tih Bashan khohmuen ah Salkhah duela kho a sak uh.

Truly, the sons of Gad lived in the opposite region from them, in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

12 Bashan ah a lu la Joel tih a hnukthoi ah Shapham, Janai neh Shaphat om.

Joel the head, and Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.

13 A napa imkhui ah a manuca rhoek tah Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakhan, Zia, Eber neh parhih louh.

Truly, their brothers, according to the houses of their kindred, were: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.

14 Abihail koca rhoek he Huri koca, Jaorah koca, Gilead koca, Michael koca, Jeshishai capa, Jahdo koca, Buz koca la om.

These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz,

15 Guni koca Abdiel capa Ahi he a napa imkhui ah a lu la om.

along with their brothers, the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni, the leader of the house, in their families,

16 Te dongah Gilead ah khaw, Bashan ah khaw a vang khui neh Sharon khocaak pum ah a hmoi duela kho a sak uh.

And they lived in Gilead, and in Bashan and its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as the borders.

17 Amih boeih te Judah manghai Jotham tue ah khaw, Israel manghai Jeroboam tue ah khaw a khuui a thuep coeng.

All these were numbered in the days of Jotham, the king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the king of Israel:

18 Reuben koca, Gad koca, photling neh cunghang aka muk, lii aka oei, caemtloek neh aka phaep uh tih caempuei la aka pawk, Manasseh koca rhakthuem lamkah hlang, tatthai capa he thawng sawmli thawng li ya rhih sawmrhuk lo.

the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh, men of war, carrying shields and swords, and bending the bow, and trained for battle, forty-four thousand and seven hundred sixty, advancing to the fight.

19 Te vaengah Hagri, Jetur, Naphish neh Nodab taengah caemtloek la thoo uh.

They struggled against the Hagarites, yet truly the Jetureans, and Naphish, and Nodab offered assistance to them.

20 Caemtloek vaengah khaw Pathen taengah pang uh tih amah dongah a pangtung uh dongah amih ham khaw a rhoi pah. Te dongah amih te a bom tih Hagri neh a taengkah boeih te amih kut ah a paek.

And the Hagarites were delivered into their hands, and all who were with them. For they called upon God while they did battle. And he heeded them, because they had trusted in him.

21 Amih kah boiva te a sol uh tih a kalauk thawng sawmnga, boiva thawng yahnih thawng sawmnga, laak thawng hnih, hlang kah hinglu thawng yakhat lo.

And they seized all that they possessed, of camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand lives.

22 Pathen taeng lamkah caemtloek la a om dongah a rhok la muep cungku uh. Te dongah a vangsawn khohnin hil tah amih yueng la kho a sak uh.

And many fell down wounded. For it was a war of the Lord. And they lived in place of them, until the transmigration.

23 Manasseh koca hlangvang ca rhoek khaw khohmuen ah Bashan lamloh Baalhermon hil kho a sak uh. Senir neh Hermon tlang ah khaw amih te ping uh.

Also, the sons of the one half tribe of Manasseh possessed the land, from the parts of Bashan as far as Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and Mount Hermon. For certainly, their number was immense.

24 A napa rhoek kah imkhui kah a lu he tah, Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel. He tah a napa rhoek imkhui kah a lu la aka om hlang neh tatthai hlangrhalh hlang kah a ming ni.

And these were leaders of the house of their kindred: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, very valiant and powerful men, and renowned leaders in their families.

25 Tedae a napa rhoek kah Pathen taengah boe a koek uh tih Pathen loh amih mikhmuh lamkah a mitmoeng sak khohmuen pilnam kah pathen roek taengla cukhalh uh.

But they abandoned the God of their fathers, and they fornicated after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God took away before them.

26 Te dongah Israel Pathen loh Assyria manghai Pul kah mueihla neh Assyria manghai Tiglathpileser kah mueihla te a haeng pah. Te vaengah amih, Reuben neh Gad, Manasseh koca hlangvang te a poelyoe. Te phoeiah amih te Halah, Habor, Hara neh tahae khohnin hil Gozan tuiva la a khuen.

And so the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, the king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser, the king of Assur. And he took away Reuben, and Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh. And he led them to Halah, and to Habor, and to Hara, and to the river of Gozan, even to this day.