1 Ihe E Mere 5
1 Ọkpara Izrel bụ Ruben. Ma nʼihi na ọ merụrụ ihe ndina nna ya site na idinakwuru nwunye nna ya, a napụrụ ya ọnọdụ ọkpara ya were ya nye ụmụ nwanne ya Josef mụtara. Nʼihi ya, akwụkwọ akụkọ usoro ọmụmụ ụmụ Izrel akpọghị Ruben ọkpara.
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 Ọ bụ ezie na Juda dị ike karịa ụmụnna ya, bụrụkwa eziokwu na onyendu si na Juda pụta, maọbụ Josef ka e nyere oke ruuru ọkpara.
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 Ruben, ọkpara Izrel mụrụ ndị ikom ndị a: Hanok, na Palu, na Hezrọn, na Kami.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Juel mụrụ Shemaya, nna Gog, Gog mụrụ Shimei.
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 Shimei mụrụ Maịka, Maịka amụọ Reaya. Reaya amụọ Baal.
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 Baal mụrụ Beera, onye Tiglat-Pilesa eze ndị Asịrịa dọtara nʼagha. Beera bụkwa onyendu ndị Ruben.
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 Ndị ụmụnna ha dịka agbụrụ niile ha si dị, bụ ndị e depụtara aha ha dịka usoro ọmụmụ ha si dị; Jeiel onyeisi, na Zekaraya,
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 nwa Azaz nwa Shema, nwa Juel. Ha nwere ebe obibi ha site nʼAroea ruo nʼugwu Nebo, rukwaa 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 Ha bụ ndị ọzụzụ atụrụ, nwekwa ọtụtụ igwe anụ ụlọ. Ọ bụkwa nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ, nʼọnụ ọzara ruo nʼosimiri Yufretis ka ha na-azụ ha, nʼihi na anụ ụlọ ha nwere bara ụba na Gilead.
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 Nʼoge Sọl bụ eze Izrel, ụmụ Ruben meriri ndị Haga nʼagha, bichie ala ha niile dị nʼọwụwa anyanwụ Gilead.
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 Ụmụ Gad bi nʼakụkụ ha site na Bashan ruo 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 Juel bụ onyendu na Bashan, Shafam na-esote ya, ya na Janai na Shafat.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Ụmụnna ha, ndị bụ ndị ndu ikwu asaa a bụ, Maikel, na Meshulam, na Sheba, na Jorai, na Jakan, na Zia, na Eba.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Ndị a bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Abihail, nwa Huri, nwa Jaroa, nwa Gilead, nwa Maikel, nwa Jehishai, nwa Jado, nwa 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 nwa Abdiel, nwa Guni bụ onyeisi nʼetiti ụmụnna ya.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Ndị Gad nwere ebe obibi na Gilead nʼime Bashan, na nʼobodo nta niile gbara ya gburugburu. Ha bikwa nʼebe ahịhịa anụ ụlọ na-ata jupụtara na Sharọn ruo nʼebe oke ala ha kwụsịrị.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 E denyere aha ndị a niile nʼakwụkwọ usoro ọmụmụ nʼoge Jotam bụ eze Juda, na nʼoge Jeroboam bụ eze Izrel.
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 Ndị Ruben na ndị Gad, na ọkara ebo Manase nwere iri puku mmadụ anọ na anọ na narị asaa na iri isii ndị jikeere ije agha, ndị dị ike, ndị a zụrụ iji ọta na mma agha, na ụta ibu agha.
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 Ha busoro ndị Haga, na Jetua, na Nafish na ndị Nodab agha.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 E nyeere ha aka ibuso ha agha, Chineke nyefere ndị Haga na ndị niile na-enyere ha aka nʼaka ha, nʼihi na ha kpọkuru ya nʼoge ọgụ ahụ. Ọ zara ekpere ha nʼihi na ha tụkwasịrị ya obi.
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 Ha ji ike chịkọrọ anụ ụlọ ndị Haga, dị iri puku ịnyịnya kamel ise, narị puku atụrụ abụọ na iri puku ise, puku ịnyịnya ibu abụọ. Ha dọkpụkwara narị puku ndị mmadụ nʼagha.
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 E gbukwara ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ nʼihi na agha ahụ bụ nke Chineke lụrụ nʼonwe ya. Ha bichiri ala ahụ tutu ruo mgbe a dọọrọ Izrel niile nʼagha.
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 Ọkara ebo Manase dị ukwuu nʼọnụọgụgụ; ha nwere ebe obibi ha site nʼala Bashan ruo Baal-Hemon, ya bụ, ruo Senia, ugwu Hemon.
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 Ndịisi ikwu ha niile bụ ndị a: Efaa, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremaya, Hodavaya na Jadiel. Ndị a niile bụ dimkpa nʼagha, ndị a ma ama na ndịisi ezinaụlọ.
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 Ma ha bụ ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nye Chineke nna nna ha. Kama ha merụrụ onwe ha site nʼife chi niile nke ndị bi nʼala ahụ na mbụ, bụ ndị Chineke lara nʼiyi nʼihu ha.
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 Nʼihi nke a, Chineke nke Izrel kpaliri mmụọ Pul, bụ eze Asịrịa (ya bụ Tiglat-Pilesa eze ndị Asịrịa), ka o bilie megide ndị Ruben, ndị Gad na ọkara ebo Manase, dọta ha nʼagha, buru ha gaa Hala, na Hoboa, na Hara na osimiri Gozan, ebe ha nọ ruo taa.
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.
