1 Chroniques 5
1 Les fils de Ruben, premier-né d'Israël (car il était le premier-né, mais parce qu'il souilla la couche de son père, son droit d'aînesse fut donné aux fils de Joseph, fils d'Israël; et la généalogie ne doit pas être classée selon le droit d'aînesse.
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 Car Juda l'emporta sur ses frères, et c'est de lui que vint le prince; mais le droit d'aînesse appartenait à 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 les fils de Ruben, premier-né d'Israël: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron et Carmi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Fils de Joël: Schemaeja, son fils; Gog, son fils; Shimei, son fils;
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 Michée, son fils; Réaja, son fils; Baal, son fils;
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 et Beérah, son fils, que Tilgath Pilnéser, roi d'Assyrie, emmena captif. Il était prince des Rubénites.
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 Ses frères, selon leurs familles, d'après la généalogie de leurs générations: le chef, Jeïel, et Zacharie,
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 et Béla, fils d'Azaz, fils de Shema, fils de Joël, qui habitait à Aroër, jusqu'à Nebo et 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 et il habitait à l'orient, jusqu'à l'entrée du désert du fleuve Euphrate, parce que leur bétail était multiplié dans le pays de Galaad.
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 Du temps de Saül, ils firent la guerre aux Hagrites, qui tombèrent sous leurs coups; et ils habitèrent dans leurs tentes dans tout le pays situé à l'est de Galaad.
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 Les fils de Gad habitèrent à côté d'eux dans le pays de Basan jusqu'à Salca:
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Joël, le chef, Schapham, le second, Janaï, et Schaphat en Basan.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Leurs frères des maisons de leurs pères: Michel, Meshullam, Saba, Joraï, Jacan, Zia et Éber, au nombre de sept.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Ce sont là les fils d'Abihail, fils de Huri, fils de Jaroah, fils de Galaad, fils de Micaël, fils de Jeshishai, fils de Jahdo, fils de 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, fils d'Abdiel, fils de Guni, chefs des maisons de leurs pères.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Ils habitaient en Galaad, en Basan, et dans ses villes, et dans tous les pâturages de Saron, jusqu'à leurs limites.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Tous ceux-là furent énumérés par des généalogies aux jours de Jotham, roi de Juda, et aux jours de Jéroboam, roi d'Israël.
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 Les fils de Ruben, les Gadites et la demi-tribu de Manassé, hommes vaillants, capables de porter le bouclier et l'épée, de tirer à l'arc, et habiles à la guerre, étaient au nombre de quarante-quatre mille sept cent soixante, aptes à faire la guerre.
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 Ils firent la guerre aux Hagrites, à Jetur, à Naphish et à Nodab.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Ils furent secourus contre eux, et les Hagrites furent livrés entre leurs mains, avec tous ceux qui étaient avec eux; car ils crièrent à Dieu dans la bataille, et il les exauça, parce qu'ils avaient mis leur confiance en lui.
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 Ils prirent leur bétail: cinquante mille chameaux, deux cent cinquante mille moutons, deux mille ânes, et cent mille hommes.
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 Car beaucoup tombèrent morts, parce que la guerre était de Dieu. Ils vécurent à leur place jusqu'à la captivité.
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 Les enfants de la demi-tribu de Manassé habitaient dans le pays. Ils s'étendaient de Basan à Baal Hermon, à Senir et à la montagne de l'Hermon.
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 Voici les chefs des maisons de leurs pères: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jérémie, Hodavia et Jahdiel, hommes valeureux, hommes célèbres, chefs des maisons de leurs pères.
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 Ils ont péché contre le Dieu de leurs pères et se sont prostitués aux dieux des peuples du pays que Dieu a détruits devant eux.
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 Le Dieu d'Israël excita l'esprit de Pul, roi d'Assyrie, et l'esprit de Tilgath Pilnéser, roi d'Assyrie, et il emmena les Rubénites, les Gadites et la demi-tribu de Manassé, et les conduisit à Halah, Habor, Hara et au fleuve de Gozan, jusqu'à ce jour.
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.
