1 Kronieken 5
1 Dit zijn de zonen van Ruben, den oudsten zoon van Israël. Ruben was wel de eerstgeborene, maar omdat hij de sponde van zijn vader ontwijd had, ging zijn eerstgeboorterecht over aan de zonen van Josef, den zoon van Israël, zonder dat dezen met de rang van eerstgeborene waren ingeschreven.
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 Zo kwam Josef aan het eerstgeboorterecht, ofschoon Juda eigenlijk de voornaamste van zijn broeders was, en hun leider.
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 De zonen dus van Ruben, den oudsten zoon van Israël, waren: Chanok, Palloe, Chesron en Karmi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 De zoon van Karmi was Joël; die van Joël was Sjemaja; die van Sjemaja was Gog; die van Gog was Sjimi;
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 die van Sjimi was Mika; die van Mika was Reaja; die van Reaja was Báal;
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 die van Báal was Beëra. Deze laatste werd weggevoerd door Tiglat-Pilnéser, den koning van Assjoer; hij was toen het hoofd der Rubenieten.
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 De verschillende stamgenoten met hun geslachten, die volgens hun afkomst in het stamregister werden opgeschreven, waren Jeïel, die het hoofd was, Zekarjáhoe,
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 en Béla, de zoon van Azaz, den zoon van Sjéma, zoon van Joël. Deze laatste had zijn woonplaats bij Aroër, tot de Nebo en Báal-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 en oostwaarts tot aan de rand van de woestijn, die bij de rivier de Eufraat begint; zij hadden namelijk talrijke kudden lopen in het land Gilad.
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 Tijdens de regering van Saul voerden ze oorlog met de Hagrieten, die verslagen werden, en vestigden zich in hun tenten over heel het oosten van Gilad.
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 Tegenover hen, in het land Basjan tot Salka, hadden de zonen van Gad hun woonplaats.
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Hun hoofd was Joël; de tweede was Sjafam; in Basjan woonden nog Janai en Sjafat.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 De verschillende families van hun stamgenoten waren: Mikaël, Mesjoellam, Sjébe, Jorai, Jakan, Zia en Éber, in het geheel zeven.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Het waren zonen van Abicháil, den zoon van Choeri, zoon van Jaróach, zoon van Gilad, zoon van Mikaël, zoon van Jesjisjai, zoon van Jachdo, zoon van Boez.
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 Achi, de zoon van Abdiël, den zoon van Goeni, was het hoofd van hun families.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Zij hadden hun woonplaats in Gilad, in Basjan met bijbehorende streken, en op alle weidegronden van de Sjaron met hun uitlopers.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Allen werden ze in het stamregister opgenomen tijdens de regering van Jotam, den koning van Juda, en van Jeroboam, den koning van Israël.
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 De Rubenieten, de Gadieten en de halve stam Manasse waren dappere mannen. Ze telden niet minder dan vier en veertig duizend zevenhonderd zestig krijgers, gewapend met schild en zwaard, in staat de boog te hanteren, en gehard in de strijd.
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 Ze voerden oorlog met de Hagrieten, en met Jetoer, Nafisj en Nodab.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Ofschoon de Hagrieten in die strijd geholpen werden, vielen ze met al hun bondgenoten in hun handen. Want tijdens het gevecht baden zij tot God, en omdat zij op Hem vertrouwden, verhoorde Hij hen.
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 Ze namen hun kudden mee: vijftigduizend kamelen, tweehonderd vijftigduizend schapen, tweeduizend ezels; en bovendien honderdduizend gevangenen.
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 Want daar het een strijd was, door God bevolen, waren er vele slachtoffers gevallen. Ze bleven daar in hun plaats tot aan de ballingschap gevestigd.
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 De zonen van de halve stam Manasse hadden hun woonplaatsen in de streek van Basjan af tot Báal-Chermon, de Senir en het Hermongebergte; ze waren zelfs in de Libanon doorgedrongen.
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 Hun familiehoofden waren: Éfer, Jisji, Eliël, Azriël, Jirmeja, Hodawja en Jachdiël; het waren dappere en beroemde mannen, hoofden van hun families.
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 Maar ze waren ontrouw aan den God hunner vaderen, en hielden het met de goden van de inheemse bevolking, die door God om hunnentwille was uitgeroeid.
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 Daarom gaf de God van Israël aan Poel, den koning van Assjoer, en Tiglat-Pilnéser, den koning van Assjoer, de gedachte in, de Rubenieten, de Gadieten en de halve stam Manasse in ballingschap weg te voeren. Zij brachten ze naar Chalach, Chabor, Hara en de rivier Gozan, waar ze ook nu nog wonen.
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.
