1 Setouknae 5
1 Isarel e camin teh Reuben e capanaw katang doeh. Hateiteh, a na pa e ikhun a khin sak dawkvah, camin lah a onae hah Isarel e capa Joseph e capanaw koe poe e lah ao. Hatdawkvah, setouknae dawk camin lah a onae hah pakhum e lah awm hoeh.
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 Judah teh a hmaunawnghanaw hlak a tha a sai teh, ahni dawk hoi kaukkung a tâco. Camin lah a onae teh Joseph ni a coe.
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 Isarel camin Reuben e casaknaw teh Hanok, Pallu, Hezron hoi Karmi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Joel casak teh, a capa Shemaiah, Shemaiah capa Gog, Gog capa Shimei.
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 Shimei capa Maikah, Mikah capa Reaiah, Reaiah capa Baal.
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 Baal capa Beerah. Ahni teh Reuben e khobawi lah ao eiteh, Assyria siangpahrang Tiglathpileser ni san lah a hrawi.
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 Amae a nawngha Jeiel hoi Zekhariah, ahnimouh roi teh ca catoun separuinae pakhumnae dawkvah, imthungnaw kahrawikung lah ao.
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 Azaz capa Bela, Shema capa Azaz, Joel capa Shema ni Aroer hoi Nebo Baalmeon totouh kho a sak.
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 Kanîtholah Euphrates palang hoi kahrawng thung kâennae totouh, a coe awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Gilead ram dawk saringnaw hah a pungdaw toe.
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 Sawl se navah Hagri miphunnaw hoi a kâtuk awh teh, Gilead kanîtholah totouh, rimnaw dawk kho a sak awh.
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 Gad e casaknaw teh avangvanglah Bashan ram dawk Salkah totouh ao awh.
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Bashan vah a lû lah Joel, apâhni lah Shapham, Janai hoi Shaphat tinaw doeh.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 A na pa imthung hoi a hmaunawnghanaw Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakhan, Zia, Eber hoi sari touh a pha awh.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Hetnaw teh Huri capa Abihail e capanaw doeh. Ahni teh Jaorah capa doeh. Gilead capa, Michael capa, Jeshishai capa, Jahdo capa, Buz capa lah ao.
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 Guni capa, Abdiel capa, Ahni teh imthung kahrawikung lah ao.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Hatdawkvah, Gilead hoi Bashan khotenaw tengpam e ram pueng khori totouh kho a sak awh.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Hote hnonaw pueng teh, Judah siangpahrang Jotham e se hoi Isarel siangpahrang Jeroboam e se teh setouknae dawk thut lah ao toe.
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 Reuben casak, Gad casak, hoi Manasseh miphun tangawn dawk hoi tarankahawinaw, bahling, tahloi ka patuem thai e naw, likathoumnaw, taran ka tuk thai e naw 44, 760 touh a pha awh.
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 Hatnavah, Hagri, Jetur, Naphish hoi Nodabnaw hoi a kâtuk awh.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Kâtuk nahaiyah Cathut koe a hram awh teh, ama a kâuep awh dawkvah, ahnimouh teh a kabawp awh. Hatdawkvah, Hagrinaw hoi ahnimouh koe kaawm e abuemlah a kut dawk hoi a rungngang awh.
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 Saringnaw a man pouh awh teh, kalauk 50000, tu 250000, hoi la 2000 hoi tami 100000 a la awh.
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 Tarantuknae teh Cathut e lah ao dawkvah, tami moikapap a due awh. San toung totouh a onae hmuen koe ao awh.
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 Manasseh miphun tangawn teh, haw e ram dawk kho a sak awh. Bashan hoi Baalhermon hoi Senir hoi Hermon mon totouh tami teh a pungdaw awh.
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 Hetnaw heh a imthungnaw kahrawikung lah a o: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel. Ahnimanaw teh tami a thakaawme, min kamthang e, imthung kahrawikung lah ao awh.
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 Mintoenaw e Cathut koe yuemkamcu awh hoeh dawkvah, ahnimae hmaitung Cathut ni a raphoe teh, hote ram dawk e cathutnaw koe a kâyo awh.
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 Hottelah Isarel Cathut ni Assiria siangpahrang Pul, Assiria siangpahrang Tiglathpileser e lungthin a tho sak teh, Reuben hoi Gad, Manasseh miphun tangawn hah san lah a man awh teh, Halah, Habor, Hara tinaw hah Gozan palang a ceikhai awh teh atu totouh ao awh.
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.
