1 Masolo ya Kala 5
1 Ribeni azalaki mwana mobali ya liboso ya Isalaele. Kasi lokola asangisaki nzoto na mwasi moko kati na basi ya tata na ye, makoki ya bomwana na ye ya liboso epesamaki epai ya bana mibali ya Jozefi, mwana mobali ya Isalaele. Yango wana bazalaki kotanga ye lisusu te lokola mwana ya liboso. Nzokande, Jozefi akomamaki te na buku ya mabota lokola mwana ya liboso.
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 Yuda alekaki bandeko na ye nyonso ya mibali na makasi, mpe moto oyo akomaki mokonzi abimaki na nzela na ye. Kasi atako bongo, makoki ya bomwana ya liboso epesamaki kaka epai ya Jozefi.
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 Tala bana mibali ya Ribeni, mwana mobali ya liboso ya Isalaele: Enoki, Palu, Etsironi mpe Karimi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Bakitani ya Joeli: Shemaya, mwana mobali ya Joeli; Gogi, mwana mobali ya Shemaya; Shimei, mwana mobali ya Gogi;
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 Mishe, mwana mobali ya Shimei; Reaya, mwana mobali ya Mishe; Bala, mwana mobali ya Reaya;
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 Beera, mwana mobali ya Bala mpe mokambi ya bato ya Ribeni, oyo Tigilati-Pilezeri, mokonzi ya Asiri, amemaki na bowumbu.
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 Tala bandeko ya Beera kolanda etuka na bango ndenge bakomami na molongo ya botata na bango: mokambi Yeyeli, Zakari;
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 Bela, mwana mobali ya Azazi, koko ya Shema, mwana mobali ya Joeli. Bazalaki kovanda na mboka Aroeri mpe na etuka oyo ekenda kino na ngomba Nebo mpe na Bala-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 Bavandaki na ngambo ya este, longwa na mondelo ya esobe kino na ebale Efrate, pamba te bangombe na bango ekomaki ebele kati na mokili ya Galadi.
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 Na tango Saulo azalaki mokonzi, babundisaki bato ya Agari mpe balongaki bango. Bavandaki na bandako na bango ya kapo oyo ezalaki na etuka mobimba ya ngambo ya Galadi.
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 Bakitani ya Gadi bazalaki kovanda pembeni ya bakitani ya Ribeni, na mokili ya Bashani kino na Salika.
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Etuka ya Joeli nde elekaki monene, elandamaki na etuka ya Shafami, mpe bituka ya Yaenayi mpe Shafati esukisaki, kati na Bashani.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Bandeko na bango ya mibali kolanda mabota na bango bazalaki: Mikaeli, Meshulami, Sheba, Yorayi, Yaekani, Ziya mpe Eberi. Bango nyonso bazalaki sambo.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Bazalaki bana ya Abiyaili, mwana mobali ya Uri, mwana mobali ya Yaroa, mwana mobali ya Galadi, mwana mobali Mikaeli, mwana mobali ya Yeshishai, mwana mobali ya Yado, mwana mobali ya 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 Ayi, mwana mobali ya Abidieli, mwana mobali ya Guni, azalaki mokambi ya bituka na bango.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Bango nyonso bazalaki kovanda na Galadi, na Bashani, na bamboka na yango ya zingazinga mpe na bilanga nyonso ya Saroni kino na suka na yango.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Batangaki bato nyonso oyo tango Yotami azalaki mokonzi ya Yuda mpe Jeroboami, mokonzi ya Isalaele.
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 Bakitani ya mabota ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase bazalaki bango nyonso nkoto tuku minei na minei na nkama sambo na tuku motoba. Babongamaki mpo na mosala ya soda. Bazalaki bilombe mibali oyo bayebi kosalela nguba, mopanga, tolotolo; mpe bamilengela mpo na bitumba.
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 Babundisaki bato ya Agari, ya Yeturi, ya Nafishi mpe ya Nodabi.
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 Nzambe asungaki bango mpe apesaki bango elonga likolo ya bato ya Agari mpe baninga na bango nyonso oyo bayaki kosunga bango, pamba te babelelaki Yawe na tango ya bitumba. Yawe ayanolaki bango, pamba te batielaki Ye motema.
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 Bazwaki bibwele ya bato ya Agari: bashamo nkoto tuku mitano, bameme nkoto nkama mibale na tuku mitano, mpe ba-ane nkoto mibale. Bazwaki mpe bakangami nkoto nkama moko:
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 mingi bakufaki, pamba te bitumba ezalaki na maboko ya Nzambe. Bavandaki na mokili yango kino na tango ya bowumbu.
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 Bakitani ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase bavandaki na mokili oyo ezalaki longwa na Bashani kino na Bala-Erimoni, Seniri mpe ngomba Erimoni.
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 Tala bakambi ya bituka na bango: Eferi, Yisheyi, Elieli, Azirieli, Jeremi, Odavia mpe Yadiele. Bazalaki bilombe ya bitumba, bato bayebana mpe bakambi ya mabota na bango.
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 Kasi lokola batosaki te Nzambe ya bakoko na bango mpe bakomaki kosalela banzambe ya bato ya mokili oyo Nzambe abebisaki liboso na bango.
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 Yango wana Nzambe ya Isalaele alamusaki molimo ya Puli, mokonzi ya Asiri, mpe molimo ya Tigilati-Pilezeri, mokonzi ya Asiri, mpo na komema na bowumbu: bato ya libota ya Ribeni, ya libota ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase. Amemaki bango na Ala, na Abori, na Ara mpe na ngambo ya ebale Gozani, epai wapi bazali kovanda kino lelo.
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.
