1 Maũndũ 5
1 Ariũ a Rubeni ũrĩa irigithathi rĩa Isiraeli (nĩwe warĩ irigithathi, no rĩrĩa aathaahirie ũrĩrĩ wa ithe, ũrigithathi wake waheirwo ariũ a Jusufu mũrũ wa Isiraeli; nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndangĩandĩkirwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa kũringana na ũrigithathi wake,
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 o na gũtuĩka Juda nĩwe warĩ hinya gũkĩra ariũ a ithe, na mũtongoria oimĩte gwake-rĩ, ũrigithathi watuĩkire wa Jusufu);
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 ariũ a Rubeni, irigithathi rĩa Isiraeli, maarĩ: Hanoku, na Palu, na Hezironi, na Karimi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Njiaro cia Joeli ciarĩ: Mũriũ Shemaia, na mũriũ Gogu, na mũriũ Shimei,
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 na mũriũ Mika, na mũriũ Reaia, na mũriũ Baali,
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 na mũriũ Beera, ũrĩa watahirwo agĩthaamio nĩ Tigilathu-Pileseru mũthamaki wa Ashuri. Beera nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wa andũ a Rubeni.
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 Andũ ao kũringana na mbarĩ ciao, mandĩkĩtwo kũringana na maandĩko ma njiarwa ciao maarĩ aya: Jeieli ũrĩa mũnene, na Zekaria,
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 na Bela mũrũ wa Azazi, mũrũ wa Shema, mũrũ wa Joeli. Maatũũraga rũgongo rũrĩa ruumĩte Aroeri nginya Nebo na Baali-Meoni.
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 Maikarire bũrũri mwena wa irathĩro nginya rũteere-inĩ rwa werũ ũrĩa ũtambũrũkĩte nginya Rũũĩ rwa Farati, tondũ mahiũ mao nĩmaingĩhire mũno marĩ kũu Gileadi.
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 Hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Saũlũ nĩmarũire na Ahagari, na makĩmahoota; nao makĩĩnyiitĩra ciikaro cia Ahagari acio rũgongo-inĩ ruothe rwa mwena wa irathĩro wa Gileadi.
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 Nao andũ a Gadi maatũũire mariganĩtie na andũ a Rubeni kũu bũrũri wa Bashani, o nginya Saleka:
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Joeli nĩwe warĩ mũnene kũu Bashani, mũnini wake aarĩ Shafamu, akarũmĩrĩrwo nĩ Janai, na Shafati.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Andũ ao kũringana na nyũmba ciao maarĩ: Mikaeli, na Meshulamu, na Sheba, na Jorai, na Jakani, na Zia, na Eberi, othe maarĩ andũ mũgwanja.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Abihaili mũrũ wa Huru, mũrũ wa Jaroa, mũrũ wa Gileadi, mũrũ wa Mikaeli, mũrũ wa Jeshishai, mũrũ wa Jahido, mũrũ wa Buzi.
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 mũrũ wa Abidieli, mũrũ wa Guni nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wa nyũmba yao.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Nao andũ a Gadi maatũũraga Gileadi, kũu Bashani na matũũra-inĩ marĩa maakuhĩrĩirie kuo, o na kũrĩa guothe ũrĩithio wa Sharoni wakinyĩte.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Ũhoro ũyũ wothe nĩ wandĩkirwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa ciao hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jothamu mũthamaki wa Juda na Jeroboamu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli maathamakaga.
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 Andũ a Rubeni, na a Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, maarĩ na andũ 44,760 mehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara-inĩ: andũ marĩ na hinya wa mwĩrĩ, na mangĩahotire kũhũthĩra ngo, na rũhiũ rwa njora, na mooĩ gũikia mĩguĩ na ũta, na maarutĩtwo kũrũa mbaara.
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 Nao makĩhithũkĩra Ahagari, na Ajeturi, na Anafishi, na Anodabu.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Nĩmateithirio kũmahũũra, nake Ngai akĩneana Ahagari moko-inĩ mao, marĩ hamwe na arĩa othe maamateithagia, tondũ nĩmamũkaĩire marĩ mbaara-inĩ. Nĩamacookeirie mahooya mao, nĩ ũndũ nĩmamwĩhokete.
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 Magĩtaha mahiũ ma Ahagari acio: ngamĩĩra 50,000, na ngʼondu 250,000, na ndigiri 2,000, ningĩ nĩmatahire andũ 100,000,
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 na angĩ aingĩ makĩũragwo, tondũ Ngai nĩwe wamarũagĩrĩra. Nao magĩikara bũrũri ũcio o nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maatahirwo rĩngĩ.
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 Andũ a nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase maarĩ aingĩ mũno; maatũũrire bũrũri ũcio kuuma Bashani nginya Baali-Herimoni, ũguo nĩ kuuga nginya Seniru (nĩkĩo Kĩrĩma kĩa Herimoni).
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 Aya nĩo maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao: Eferi, na Ishi, na Elieli, na Azirieli, na Jeremia, na Hodavia, na Jahadieli. Maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao, na njamba cia ita, na andũ marĩ igweta.
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 No matiarĩ ehokeku harĩ Ngai wa maithe mao, tondũ nĩmeheanĩte kũrĩ ngai cia andũ a bũrũri ũcio, arĩa Ngai aaniinĩte mehere mbere yao.
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 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ngai wa Isiraeli akĩarahũra roho wa Puli mũthamaki wa Ashuri (ũguo nĩ kuuga Tigilathu-Pileseru, mũthamaki wa Ashuri), ũrĩa watahire andũ a Rubeni, na andũ a Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, akĩmatwara ithaamĩrio. Akĩmathaamĩria Hala, na Habori, na Hara, na rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Gozani, kũrĩa matũire nginya ũmũthĩ.
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.
