1 Chronicles 5
1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—now Reuben was Israel's firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because Reuben had defiled his father's couch. So he is not recorded as being the oldest son.
以色列的長子原是呂便；因他污穢了父親的床，他長子的名分就歸了約瑟。只是按家譜他不算長子。
2 Judah was the strongest of his brothers, and the leader would come from him. But the birthright was Joseph's—
猶大勝過一切弟兄，君王也是從他而出；長子的名分卻歸約瑟。
3 the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
以色列長子呂便的兒子是哈諾、法路、希斯倫、迦米。
4 The descendants of Joel were these: Joel's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's son was Gog. Gog's son was Shimei.
約珥的兒子是示瑪雅；示瑪雅的兒子是歌革；歌革的兒子是示每；
5 Shimei's son was Micah. Micah's son was Reaiah. Reaiah's son was Baal.
示每的兒子是米迦；米迦的兒子是利亞雅；利亞雅的兒子是巴力；
6 Baal's son was Beerah, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.
巴力的兒子是備拉。這備拉作呂便支派的首領，被亞述王提革拉‧毗列色擄去。
7 Beerah's relatives according to their clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah, and
他的弟兄照着宗族，按着家譜作族長的是耶利、撒迦利雅、比拉。
8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon,
比拉是亞撒的兒子；亞撒是示瑪的兒子；示瑪是約珥的兒子；約珥所住的地方是從亞羅珥直到尼波和巴力‧免，
9 and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River. This was because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead.
又向東延到幼發拉底河這邊的曠野，因為他們在基列地牲畜增多。
10 In the days of Saul, the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They lived in the Hagrites' tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
掃羅年間，他們與夏甲人爭戰，夏甲人倒在他們手下，他們就在基列東邊的全地，住在夏甲人的帳棚裏。
11 The members of the tribe of Gad lived near them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah.
迦得的子孫在呂便對面，住在巴珊地，延到撒迦。
12 Joel was their leader; Shapham was second; and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
他們中間有作族長的約珥，有作副族長的沙番，還有雅乃和住在巴珊的沙法。
13 Their relatives, by their fathers' families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
他們族弟兄是米迦勒、米書蘭、示巴、約賴、雅干、細亞、希伯，共七人。
14 These persons named above were the descendants of Abihail, and Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz.
這都是亞比孩的兒子。亞比孩是戶利的兒子；戶利是耶羅亞的兒子；耶羅亞是基列的兒子；基列是米迦勒的兒子；米迦勒是耶示篩的兒子；耶示篩是耶哈多的兒子；耶哈多是布斯的兒子。
15 Ahi son of Abdiel son of Guni, was head of their fathers' family.
還有古尼的孫子、押比疊的兒子亞希。這都是作族長的。
16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as its borders.
他們住在基列與巴珊和巴珊的鄉村，並沙崙的郊野，直到四圍的交界。
17 All these were listed by genealogical records in the days of Jotham king of Judah and of Jeroboam king of Israel.
這些人在猶大王約坦並在以色列王耶羅波安年間，都載入家譜。
18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained for war, who carried shield and sword, and who drew the bow.
呂便人、迦得人，和瑪拿西半支派的人，能拿盾牌和刀劍、拉弓射箭、出征善戰的勇士共有四萬四千七百六十名。
19 They attacked the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
他們與夏甲人、伊突人、拿非施人、挪答人爭戰。
20 They received divine help against them. In this way, the Hagrites and all who were with them were defeated. This was because the Israelites cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to them, because they put their trust in him.
他們得了上帝的幫助，夏甲人和跟隨夏甲的人都交在他們手中；因為他們在陣上呼求上帝，倚賴上帝，上帝就應允他們。
21 They captured their animals, including fifty thousand camels, 250,000 sheep, two thousand donkeys, and 100,000 men.
他們擄掠了夏甲人的牲畜，有駱駝五萬，羊二十五萬，驢二千；又有人十萬。
22 Many fell because the battle was from God. They lived in their land until the captivity.
敵人被殺仆倒的甚多，因為這爭戰是出乎上帝。他們就住在敵人的地上，直到被擄的時候。
23 The half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land of Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir (that is, Mount Hermon).
瑪拿西半支派的人住在那地。從巴珊延到巴力‧黑們、示尼珥與黑門山。
24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
他們的族長是以弗、以示、以列、亞斯列、耶利米、何達威雅、雅疊，都是大能的勇士，是有名的人，也是作族長的。
25 But they were unfaithful to their ancestors' God. Instead, they worshiped the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
他們得罪了他們列祖的上帝，隨從那地之民的神行邪淫；這民就是上帝在他們面前所除滅的。
26 The God of Israel stirred up Pul king of Assyria (also called Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria). He took into exile the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
故此，以色列的上帝激動亞述王普勒和亞述王提革拉‧毗列色的心，他們就把呂便人、迦得人、瑪拿西半支派的人擄到哈臘、哈博、哈拉與歌散河邊，直到今日還在那裏。
