1 Chronicles 5

1 And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.

And [the] sons of Reuben [the] firstborn of Israel for he [was] the firstborn and when profaned he [the] beds of father his it was given birthright his to [the] sons of Joseph [the] son of Israel and not to have themselves enrolled to the birthright.

2 Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's: )

For Judah he was strong among brothers his and to a leader [was] from him and the birthright [belonged] to Joseph.

3 The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

[the] sons of Reuben [the] firstborn of Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi.

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

[the] descendants of Joel Shemaiah son his Gog son his Shimei son his.

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

Micah son his Reaiah son his Baal son his.

6 Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, took away as a prisoner: he was chief of the Reubenites.

Beerah son his whom he took into exile Tiglath-pileser [the] king of Assyria he [was] a leader of the Reubenite[s].

7 And his brothers by their families, when the list of their generations was made up: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

And relatives his to clans his by genealogical enrolment to generations their [were] the chief Jeiel and Zechariah.

8 And Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who was living in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;

And Bela [the] son of Azaz [the] son of Shema [the] son of Joel he [was] dwelling in Aroer and to Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 And to the east his limits went as far as the starting point of the waste land, ending at the river Euphrates, because their cattle were increased in number in the land of Gilead.

And to the east he dwelt till to [the] entrance of [the] wilderness from the river Euphrates for livestock their they had increased in [the] land of Gilead.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war on the Hagarites, and overcame them; and they put up their tents through all the land east of Gilead.

And in [the] days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites and they fell by hand their and they dwelt in tents their on all [the] face of [the] east of Gilead.

11 And the sons of Gad were living opposite to them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

And [the] descendants of Gad to before them they dwelt in [the] land of Bashan to Salecah.

12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan;

Joel [was] the chief and Shapham [was] the second and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 And their brothers, the men of their family: Michael and Meshullam and Sheba and Jorai and Jacan and Zia and Eber, seven of them.

And relatives their to [the] house of ancestors their Michael and Meshullam and Sheba and Jorai and Jakan and Zia and Eber seven.

14 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;

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 Ahi, the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, head of their families.

Ahi [the] son of Abdiel [the] son of Guni [was] chief of [the] house of ancestors their.

16 And they were living in Gilead in Bashan, in its small towns and in all the grass-land of Sirion as far as its limits.

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan and in daughters its and in all [the] pasture lands of Sharon on (extremities their. *LA(bh)*)

17 All these were listed under the names of their families, in the time of Jotham, king of Judah, and in the time of Jeroboam, king of Israel.

All of them they had themselves enrolled in [the] days of Jotham [the] king of Judah and in [the] days Jeroboam [the] king of Israel.

18 There were forty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty of the sons of Reuben and of the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, all strong men, expert in the use of the body-cover, the sword, and the bow, and in the art of war, all able to take up arms.

[the] descendants of Reuben and [the] Gadite[s] and [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh from [the] sons of strength men [who] carried shield and sword and [who] bent a bow and [who] were trained of warfare forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty [those who] went forth of war.

19 And they went to war against the Hagarites, with Jetur and Naphish and Nodab.

And they made war with the Hagrites and Jetur and Naphish and Nodab.

20 And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.

And they were helped on them and they were given in hand their the Hagrites and all [those] who [were] with them for to God they had cried out in the battle and he was entreated by them for they trusted in him.

21 And they took away their cattle: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men.

And they took captive livestock their camels their fifty thousand and sheep two hundred and fifty thousand and donkeys two thousand and person[s] of humankind one hundred thousand.

22 And a very great number went to their death, because the war was God's purpose. And they went on living in their place till they were taken away as prisoners.

For slain [ones] many they fell for [was] from God the battle and they dwelt in place of them until the exile.

23 And the men of the half-tribe of Manasseh were living in the land: and their numbers were increased till all the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and the mountain Hermon was theirs.

And [the] descendants of [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh they dwelt in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and [the] mountain of Hermon they they multiplied.

24 And these were the heads of their families: Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel, men of war, of great name, heads of families.

And these [were] [the] chiefs of [the] house of ancestors their and Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel men mighty of strength men of names chiefs of [the] house of ancestors their.

25 And they did evil against the God of their fathers, worshipping the gods of the people of the land, whom God had put to destruction before them.

And they acted unfaithfully against [the] God of ancestors their and they played [the] prostitute after [the] gods of [the] peoples of the land which he had destroyed God from before them.

26 And the God of Israel put an impulse into the heart of Pul, king of Assyria, and of Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, who took them away as prisoners, all the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to Halah and Habor and Hara and to the river of Gozan, to this day.

And he stirred up [the] God of Israel [the] spirit of - Pul [the] king of Assyria and [the] spirit of Tiglath-pileser [the] king of Assyria and he took into exile them to the Reubenite[s] and to the Gadite[s] and to [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh and he brought them to Halah and Habor and Hara and [the] river of Gozan until the day this.