1 Chronicles 5
1 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.
Voici les fils de Ruben, premier-né d’Israël (car c’est lui qui était son premier-né; mais lorsqu’il eut violé le lit nuptial de son père, son droit d’aînesse fut donné aux fils de Joseph, fils d’Israël; et Ruben ne fut plus réputé premier-né.
2 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.
Quant à Juda, qui était le plus vaillant parmi ses frères, des princes ont germé de son tronc; mais le droit d’aînesse fut attribué à Joseph).
3 But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Voici donc les fils de Ruben, premier-né d’Israël: Enoch et Phallu, Esron et Carmi.
4 [Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
Les fils de Joël: Samaïa, dont le fils, Gog, dont le fils, Séméi,
5 Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
Dont le fils, Micha, dont le fils, Réia, dont le fils, Baal,
6 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.
Dont le fils, Bééra, que Thelgathphalnasar, roi des Assyriens, emmena captif, et qui fut prince dans la tribu de Ruben.
7 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,
Mais ses frères et toute sa parenté, quand ils furent dénombrés, avaient pour chefs Jéhiel et Zacharie.
8 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].
Or Bala, fils d’Azaz, fils de Samma, fils de Joël, habita lui-même à Aroër, jusqu’à Nébo et Béelméon.
9 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].
Il habita aussi contre le côté oriental jusqu’à l’entrée du désert et jusqu’au fleuve d’Euphrate; car ils possédaient un grand nombre de bestiaux dans la terre de Galaad.
10 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].
Mais, dans les jours de Saül, ils combattirent contre les Agaréens, les tuèrent et habitèrent en leur place dans leurs tabernacles, dans toute la contrée qui regarde Galaad.
11 The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
Quant aux enfants de Gad, ils habitèrent vis-à-vis d’eux dans la terre de Basan, jusqu’à Selcha.
12 Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
Joël était à la tête, et Saphan, le second; mais Janaï et Saphat dans Basan.
13 Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
Et leurs frères, selon les maisons de leur parenté, étaient Michaël, Mosollam, Sébé, Joraï, Jachan, Zié et Héber, sept en tout.
14 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.
Ceux-ci furent fils d’Abihaïl, fils d’Huri, fils de Jara, fils de Galaad, fils de Michaël, fils de Jésési, fils de Jeddo, fils de Buz.
15 Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
Leurs frères furent encore les fils d’Abdiel, fils de Guni, chacun chef de maison dans ses familles.
16 The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
Et ils habitèrent en Galaad, dans Basan, et ses bourgades, et dans tous les faubourgs de Saron, jusqu’aux limites.
17 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.
Tous ceux-ci furent dénombrés dans les jours de Joathan, roi de Juda, et dans les jours de Jéroboam, roi d’Israël.
18 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.
Les enfants de Ruben, de Gad, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, furent des gens de guerre, portant des boucliers et des glaives, tendant l’arc, et formés aux combats, au nombre de quarante-quatre mille sept cent soixante, marchant à la bataille.
19 They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
Ils combattirent contre les Agaréens; mais les Ituréens, Naphis et Nodab
20 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.
Leur donnèrent du secours. Et les Agaréens furent livrés entre leurs mains, ainsi que tous ceux qui avaient été avec eux, parce qu’ils invoquèrent Dieu, lorsqu’ils combattaient; et il les exauça, parce qu’ils avaient cru en lui.
21 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.
Et ils prirent tout ce que possédaient ces peuples: cinquante mille chameaux, deux cent cinquante mille brebis, deux mille ânes, et cent mille âmes d’hommes.
22 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.
De plus, beaucoup de blessés succombèrent: car c’était la guerre du Seigneur. Et ils habitèrent là en leur place jusqu’à la transmigration.
23 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.
Les enfants de la demi-tribu de Manassé aussi possédèrent le pays depuis les confins de Basan jusqu’à Baal, Hermon et Sanir, et la montagne d’Hermon, parce que leur nombre était grand.
24 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.
Et voici les princes de la maison de leur parenté: Epher, Jési, Eliel, Ezriel, Jérémie, Odoïa, et Jédiel, hommes très braves, et puissants, et princes renommés dans leurs familles.
25 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!
Cependant ils abandonnèrent le Dieu de leurs pères, et forniquèrent, en allant après les dieux des peuples de ce pays que Dieu avait détruits devant eux.
26 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.
Mais le Dieu d’Israël suscita l’esprit de Phul, roi des Assyriens, et l’esprit de Thelgathphalnasar, roi d’Assur; et il transféra Ruben, Gad et la demi-tribu de Manassé, et les emmena à Lahéla, à Habor, à Ara, et sur le fleuve de Gozan, jusqu’à ce jour.
