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.
Figliuoli di Ruben, primogenito d’Israele. Poiché egli era il primogenito; ma siccome profanò il talamo di suo padre, la sua primogenitura fu data ai figliuoli di Giuseppe, figliuolo d’Israele. Nondimeno, Giuseppe non fu iscritto nelle genealogie come primogenito;
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.
Giuda ebbe, è vero, la prevalenza tra i suoi fratelli, e da lui è disceso il principe; ma il diritto di primogenitura appartiene a Giuseppe.
3 But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Figliuoli di Ruben, primogenito d’Israele: Hanoc, Pallu, Hetsron e Carmi.
4 [Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
Figliuoli di Joel: Scemaia, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Gog, che ebbe per figliuolo Scimei,
5 Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
che ebbe per figliuolo Mica, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Reaia, ch’ebbe per figliuolo 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.
ch’ebbe per figliuolo Beera, che Tilgath-Pilneser, re di Assiria, menò in cattività. Esso era principe dei Rubeniti.
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,
Fratelli di Beera, secondo le loro famiglie, come sono iscritti nelle genealogie secondo le loro generazioni: il primo, Jeiel; poi Zaccaria,
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].
Bela, figliuolo di Azaz, figliuolo di Scema, figliuolo di Joel. Bela dimorava ad Aroer e si estendeva fino a Nebo ed a Baal-Meon;
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].
a oriente occupava il paese dal fiume Eufrate fino all’entrata del deserto, perché avea gran quantità di bestiame nel paese di 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].
Al tempo di Saul, i discendenti di Bela mossero guerra agli Hagareni, che caddero nelle loro mani; e quelli si stabilirono nelle loro tende, su tutto il lato orientale di 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].
I figliuoli di Gad dimoravano dirimpetto a loro nel paese di Bashan, fino a Salca.
12 Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
Joel fu il primo; Shafam, il secondo; poi Janai e Shafat in Bashan.
13 Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
I loro fratelli, secondo le loro case patriarcali, furono: Micael, Meshullam, Sceba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia ed Eber: sette in tutto.
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.
Essi erano figliuoli di Abihail, figliuolo di Huri, figliuolo di Jaroah, figliuolo di Galaad, figliuolo di Micael, figliuolo di Jeshishai, figliuolo di Jahdo, figliuolo di Buz;
15 Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
Ahi, figliuolo di Abdiel, figliuolo di Guni, era il capo della loro casa patriarcale.
16 The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
Abitavano nel paese di Galaad e di Bashan e nelle città che ne dipendevano, e in tutti i pascoli di Sharon fino ai loro estremi limiti.
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.
Tutti furono iscritti nelle genealogie al tempo di Jotham, re di Giuda, e al tempo di Geroboamo, re d’Israele.
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.
I figliuoli di Ruben, i Gaditi e la mezza tribù di Manasse, che aveano degli uomini prodi che portavano scudo e spada, tiravan d’arco ed erano addestrati alla guerra, in numero di quarantaquattromila settecentosessanta, atti a combattere,
19 They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
mossero guerra agli Hagareni, a Jetur, a Nafish e a 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.
Furon soccorsi combattendo contro di loro, e gli Hagareni e tutti quelli ch’eran con essi furon dati loro nelle mani, perché durante il combattimento essi gridarono a Dio, che li esaudì, perché s’eran confidati in 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.
Essi presero il bestiame dei vinti: cinquantamila cammelli, duecentocinquantamila pecore, duemila asini, e centomila persone;
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.
molti ne caddero morti, perché quella guerra procedeva da Dio. E si stabilirono nel luogo di quelli, fino alla cattività.
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.
I figliuoli della mezza tribù di Manasse abitarono anch’essi in quel paese, da Bashan fino a Baal-Hermon e a Senir e al monte Hermon. Erano numerosi,
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.
e questi sono i capi delle loro case patriarcali: Efer, Isci, Eliel, Azriel, Geremia, Hodavia, Jahdiel, uomini forti e valorosi, di gran rinomanza, capi delle loro case patriarcali.
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!
Ma furono infedeli all’Iddio dei loro padri, e si prostituirono andando dietro agli dèi dei popoli del paese, che Dio avea distrutti dinanzi a loro.
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.
E l’Iddio d’Israele eccitò lo spirito di Pul, re di Assiria, e lo spirito di Tilgath-Pilneser, re di Assiria; e Tilgath-Pilneser menò in cattività i Rubeniti, i Gaditi e la mezza tribù di Manasse, e li trasportò a Halah, ad Habor, ad Hara e presso al fiume di Gozan, dove son rimasti fino al dì d’oggi.
