1 Chronicles 5

1 and son: child Reuben firstborn Israel for he/she/it [the] firstborn and in/on/with to profane/begin: profane he bed father his to give: give(marriage) birthright his to/for son: child Joseph son: child Israel and not to/for to enroll to/for birthright

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. (Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because he had defiled his father's bed. That is why Reuben is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright,

2 for Judah to prevail in/on/with brother: male-sibling his and to/for leader from him and [the] birthright to/for Joseph

and even though Judah became the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.)

3 son: child Reuben firstborn Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 son: descendant/people Joel Shemaiah son: child his Gog son: child his Shimei son: child his

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

5 Micah son: child his Reaiah son: child his Baal son: child his

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

6 Beerah son: child his which to reveal: remove Tiglath-pileser Tiglath-pileser king Assyria he/she/it leader to/for Reubenite

and Beerah his son, the one whom Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria took into exile. He (Beerah) was a leader of the Reubenites.

7 and brother: male-relative his to/for family his in/on/with to enroll to/for generation their [the] head: leader Jeiel and Zechariah

Beerah's relatives are, listed in their genealogical records by family: Jeiel (chief), Zechariah,

8 and Bela son: child Azaz son: child Shema son: child Joel he/she/it to dwell in/on/with Aroer and till Nebo and Baal-meon Baal-meon

and Bela of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. They lived from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 and to/for east to dwell till to/for to come (in): towards wilderness [to] to/for from [the] river Euphrates for livestock their to multiply in/on/with land: country/planet Gilead

On the eastern side they expanded into the land right up to the edge of the desert that continues to the Euphrates River, because their flocks had grown so big in Gilead.

10 and in/on/with day Saul to make: [do] battle with [the] Hagri and to fall: fall in/on/with hand: power their and to dwell in/on/with tent their upon all face: surface east to/for Gilead

In the time of Saul they went to war against the Hagrites, defeating them. They took over the places where the Hagrites had lived in all the regions east of Gilead.

11 and son: child Gad to/for before them to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet [the] Bashan till Salecah

Next to them the descendants of Gad lived in Basha, all the way to Salecah.

12 Joel [the] head: leader and Shapham [the] second and Janai and Shaphat in/on/with Bashan

Joel (chief), Shapham (second), and Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.

13 and brother: male-relative their to/for house: household father their Michael and Meshullam and Sheba and Jorai and Jacan and Zia and Eber seven

Their relatives, according to family, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—a total of seven.

14 these son: child Abihail son: child Huri son: child Jaroah son: child Gilead son: child Michael son: child Jeshishai son: child Jahdo son: child Buz

These were the sons of Abihail, son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.

15 Ahi son: child Abdiel son: child Guni head: leader to/for house: household father their

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was their family chief.

16 and to dwell in/on/with Gilead in/on/with Bashan and in/on/with daughter: village her and in/on/with all pasture Sharon upon (outgoing their *LA(bh)*)

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon all the way to their borders.

17 all their to enroll in/on/with day Jotham king Judah and in/on/with day Jeroboam king Israel

They were all were recorded in the genealogy during the time of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 son: descendant/people Reuben and Gad and half tribe: staff Manasseh from son: descendant/people strength human to lift: bear shield and sword and to tread bow and to learn: teach battle forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty to come out: regular army: war

The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 battle-ready strong warriors capable of using shields and swords and bows.

19 and to make: [do] battle with [the] Hagri and Jetur and Naphish and Nodab

They went to war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

20 and to help upon them and to give: give in/on/with hand: power their [the] Hagri and all which/that with them for to/for God to cry out in/on/with battle and to pray to/for them for to trust in/on/with him

They received help in fighting these enemies because they called out to God during the battles. In this way they were able to defeat the Hagrites and all who were with them. God answered their prayers because they trusted in him.

21 and to take captive livestock their camel their fifty thousand and flock hundred and fifty thousand and donkey thousand and soul: life man hundred thousand

They captured their enemies' livestock—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand donkeys. They also captured one hundred thousand people,

22 for slain: killed many to fall: kill for from [the] God [the] battle and to dwell underneath: stand them till [the] captivity

and many others were killed because the battle belonged to God. They took over the land and lived there until the exile.

23 and son: descendant/people half tribe: staff Manasseh to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet from Bashan till (Mount) Baal-hermon (Mount) Baal-hermon and Senir and mountain: mount (Mount) Hermon they(masc.) to multiply

The half-tribe of Manasseh had grown very large. They lived in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, (otherwise known as Senir and Mount Hermon).

24 and these head: leader house: household father their and Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel human mighty man strength human name head: leader to/for house: household father their

These were the family heads: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were strong warriors, famous men, heads of their families.

25 and be unfaithful in/on/with God father their and to fornicate after God people [the] land: country/planet which to destroy God from face: before their

But they were unfaithful to the God of their forefathers. They prostituted themselves by following the gods of the peoples of the land, those that God had destroyed before them.

26 and to rouse God Israel [obj] spirit Pul king Assyria and [obj] spirit Tiglath-pileser Tiglath-pileser king Assyria and to reveal: remove them to/for Reubenite and to/for Gad and to/for half tribe: staff Manasseh and to come (in): bring them to/for Halah and Habor and Hara and river Gozan till [the] day: today [the] this

So the God of Israel encouraged of Pul, king of Assyria, (otherwise known as Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), to invade the land. He took into exile the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this very day.