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

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

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

But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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

[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.

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

Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.

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

Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

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

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

Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.

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)*)

The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].

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

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

They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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 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 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 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.