1 Chronicles 5
1 And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, yet not so that he was to be reckoned in the genealogy as first-born.
Ruben adalah anak sulung Yakub. Tetapi karena Ruben telah menodai kehormatan salah seorang selir ayahnya, maka haknya sebagai anak sulung dicabut dan diberikan kepada Yusuf. Meskipun begitu yang terkuat dari antara keturunan Yakub bukan suku Yusuf melainkan suku Yehuda. Bahkan yang pertama-tama menjadi raja seluruh umat Israel adalah dari suku Yehuda itu.
2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came he that is the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's —
3 the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Ruben anak sulung Yakub, mempunyai empat anak laki-laki: Henokh, Palu, Hezron dan Karmi.
4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;
Inilah urutan keturunan Yoel: Semaya, Gog, Simei, Mikha, Reaya, Baal dan Beera. Beera adalah pemimpin suku Ruben ketika ia ditangkap oleh Tiglat-Pileser raja Asyur, dan dibawa ke pembuangan.
5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son;
6 Beerah his son, whom Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive; he was prince of the Reubenites.
7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,
Dalam silsilah tercatat juga kepala-kepala kaum yang berikut ini dalam suku Ruben: Yeiel, Zakharia,
8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon;
dan Bela anak Azas, cucu Sema dari kaum Yoel. Suku Ruben tinggal di Aroer dan di wilayah yang mulai dari Aroer ke arah utara sampai ke Nebo dan Baal-Meon.
9 and eastward he dwelt even unto the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates; because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
Mereka mempunyai banyak sekali ternak di daerah Gilead. Karena itu, mereka menempati wilayah sebelah timur sampai ke padang gurun yang terbentang sejauh Sungai Efrat.
10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
Pada zaman Raja Saul, suku Ruben menyerang dan mengalahkan orang Hagri di sebelah timur Gilead, lalu menduduki negeri itu.
11 And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:
Di sebelah utara wilayah suku Ruben tinggal suku Gad di tanah Basan sampai sejauh Salkha di sebelah timur.
12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan;
Dari suku Gad itu Yoel adalah leluhur kaum yang terkemuka, dan Safam adalah leluhur kaum nomor dua. Yaenai dan Safat adalah leluhur kaum-kaum lainnya di Basan.
13 and their brethren of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.
Orang-orang lain dalam suku Gad termasuk dalam tujuh kaum yang berikut ini: Mikhael, Mesulam, Syeba, Yorai, Yakan, Ziya dan Eber.
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 Jehishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Mereka keturunan Abihail anak Huri. Urutan silsilah mereka dari bawah ke atas adalah sebagai berikut: Abihail, Huri, Yaroah, Gilead, Mikhael, Yesisai, Yahdo, Bus.
15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses.
Kepala kaum-kaum itu adalah Ahi anak Abdiel, cucu Guni.
16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the towns thereof, and in all the open lands of the plain, upon their borders.
Mereka tinggal di wilayah Basan dan Gilead, dan kota-kota di wilayah itu serta di seluruh padang rumput di Saron.
17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
Silsilah ini dibuat pada zaman Yotam raja Yehuda, dan Yerobeam raja Israel.
18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, as many as were valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.
Di dalam suku Ruben, Gad dan suku Manasye yang di sebelah timur Yordan ada 44.760 prajurit yang terlatih dan berpengalaman dalam menggunakan perisai, pedang dan busur.
19 And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
Mereka berperang melawan suku Yetur, Nafis dan Nodab, yaitu suku-suku di dalam bangsa Hagri.
20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and He was entreated of them, because they put their trust in Him.
Prajurit-prajurit itu percaya kepada Allah dan minta tolong kepada-Nya, maka Allah mengabulkan permintaan mereka dan memberikan kemenangan kepada mereka atas orang-orang Hagri itu dan sekutu mereka.
21 And they took away their cattle: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand; and of souls of men a hundred thousand.
Karena peperangan itu terjadi atas kehendak Allah, maka banyak musuh yang mereka bunuh. Mereka juga menawan 100.000 orang, dan merampas 50.000 unta, 250.000 domba dan 2.000 keledai. Setelah itu mereka menetap di daerah itu sampai pada masa bangsa Israel ditawan dan dibawa ke pembuangan.
22 For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
23 And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon, where they increased.
Sebagian suku Manasye tinggal di wilayah Basan sampai ke utara sejauh Baal-Hermon, Senir dan Gunung Hermon. Mereka makin lama makin banyak.
24 And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
Inilah kepala-kepala kaum mereka: Hefer, Yisei, Eliel, Azriel, Yeremia, Hodawya dan Yahdiel. Mereka semua adalah prajurit-prajurit yang perkasa.
25 And they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
Orang Israel tidak setia kepada Allah yang disembah leluhur mereka. Mereka meninggalkan Dia dan beribadat kepada dewa-dewa bangsa-bangsa yang telah diusir oleh Allah dari negeri Kanaan.
26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.
Karena itu Allah menggerakkan hati Pul raja Asyur, maka pergilah ia menyerbu negeri itu. Pul juga dikenal sebagai Tiglat-Pileser. Lalu suku Ruben, Gad dan suku Manasye yang di sebelah timur Yordan diangkutnya sebagai tawanan dan dibuang ke Halah, Habor, Hara dan ke suatu tempat dekat Sungai Gozan. Di sana mereka tinggal dan menetap sampai hari ini.
