1 Weche Mag Ndalo 5
1 Reuben ne en wuod Israel makayo, to kane oterore gi chi wuon mare, to duongʼ mar ngʼat makayo nomi yawuot Josef ma wuod Israel, omiyo nyinge ne ok nyal wuok mokwongo ka indiko nying nyikwa Israel kaluwore gi chik mar kayo.
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 Kata obedo ni Juda ema ne tek moloyo owetene kendo ruoth nowuok kuome, to duongʼ mar kayo ne mar Josef.
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 Yawuot Reuben wuod Israel makayo ne gin: Hanok, Palu, Hezron kod Karmi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Joka Joel ne gin: Joel nonywolo Shemaya, Shemaya nonywolo Gog, Gog nonywolo Shimei,
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 Shimei nonywolo Mika, Mika nonywolo Reaya, Reaya nonywolo Baal,
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 Baal nonywolo Beera mane Tiglath-Pilesa ruodh Asuria otero e twech. Beera ema ne jatend joka Reuben.
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 To owete kowuok e anywola, kaka ondikgi e chenro mar nywolgi ema: Jeyel ne jatelo, Zekaria,
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 kod Bela wuod Azaz, ma wuod Shema, wuod Joel. Negidak e gwengʼ kochakore Aroer nyaka Nebo kod Baal Meon.
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 Koa yo wuok chiengʼ, negidak e piny mokiewo gi thim kadhi nyaka Aora Yufrate nikech jambgi ne omedore e piny Gilead.
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 E ndalo loch Saulo, negikedo gi jo-Hagri mane giloyo ma gikawo kuondegi mag dak duto e piny machiegni gi Gilead.
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 Jo-Gad nodak e bathgi e piny Bashan nyaka chop Saleka.
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Joel ne jatendgi ka iluwe gi Shafam, Janai kod Shafat, e piny Bashan.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Owetene abiriyo kaluwore gi anywolagi ne gin: Mikael, Meshulam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia kod Eber.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Magi ema ne yawuot Abihail wuod Huri, ma wuod Jaroa, wuod Gilead, wuod Mikael, wuod Jeshishai, wuod Jado, wuod Buz.
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 Ahi wuod Abdiel, wuod Guni ne en jatend anywolagi.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Joka Gad nodak Gilead, Bashan to gi mier mokiewo kode kod lek mar Sharon duto.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Magi duto ne ondiki e nonro margi mar nywol e ndalo loch Jotham ruodh Juda kod Jeroboam ruodh Israel.
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 Joka Reuben, joka Gad kod nus mar dhood joka Manase ne gin ji alufu piero angʼwen gangʼwen mia abiriyo gi piero auchiel mane oyikore ni lweny. Jolweny molony mane nyalo tiyo gi gige lweny machalo kuodi, ligangla kod atungʼ, nomi tiegruok ne lweny.
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 Negikedo gi jo-Hagri, jo-Jetur, jo-Nafish kod jo-Nodab.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Ne okonygi kuom kedo kendo Nyasaye nomiyogi e lwetgi jo-Hagri, to gi jogo duto mane oriwore kodgi nikech ne giywagorene e ndalo lweny. To ne odwoko lamogi nikech negiketo yie margi kuome.
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 Negipeyo jamni mag jo-Hagri, ngamia alufu piero abich, rombe alufu mia ariyo gi piero abich, to gi punde alufu ariyo. To bende negimako ji alufu mia achiel ma gitero e twech,
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 to mamoko mangʼeny to neginego, nikech lweny ne mar Nyasaye. Pinyni nobedo margi nyaka ne otergi e twech.
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 Nus mar dhood jo-Manase ne ngʼeny mokadho; negidak e piny jo-Bashan nyaka Baal Hermon, gi Senir ma en Got Hermon.
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 Magi ema ne jotelo mar anywolagi: Efer, Ishi, Eliel Azriel, Jeremia, Hodavia kod Jadiel. Ne gin jolweny mathuondi kendo marahuma kendo jotend anywolagi.
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 To negiweyo Nyasach kweregi ma gindhogore kendgi gi nyiseche mag jopinyno mane Nyasaye owachonegi ni ginegi.
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 Omiyo Nyasach jo-Israel nojiwo chuny Pul ruodh jo-Asuria (ma bende iluongo ni Tiglath-Pilesa ruodh jo-Asuria), mane otero jo-Reuben, jo-Gad, kod nus mar dhood jo-Manase e twech. Ne oterogi Hala, Habor, Hera kod but aora Gozan kuma gidakie nyaka chil kawuono.
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.
