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1 Og sønnene til Ruben, Israels førstefødte - for han var den førstefødte, men fordi han vanhelliget sin fars seng, blev hans førstefødselsrett gitt til sønnene av Josef, Israels sønn, som dog ikke blev innført i ættelisten som den førstefødte;
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 for Juda blev den mektigste blandt sine brødre, og fyrsten skulde være en av hans efterkommere, men førstefødselsretten tilhørte Josef -
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 sønnene til Ruben, Israels førstefødte, var Hanok og Pallu, Hesron og Karmi.
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 Joels sønner: hans sønn Semaja; hans sønn Gog; hans sønn Sime'i;
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 hans sønn var Mika; hans sønn Reaja; hans sønn Ba'al;
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 hans sønn Be'era, som kongen i Assyria Tilgat-Pilneser bortførte i fangenskap; han var høvding for rubenittene.
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 Og hans brødre var efter sine ætter, da de blev optegnet efter sine ætt-ledd, Je'iel, den første, og Sakarja
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 og Bela, sønn av Asas, som var sønn av Joels sønn Sema; han bodde i Aroer og helt til Nebo og Ba'al-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 og mot øst nådde hans bosteder til bortimot ørkenen som strekker sig fra elven Frat; for deres fe hadde øket sterkt i Gileads land.
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 I Sauls dager førte de krig med hagarenerne, som blev undertvunget av dem; så bodde de i deres telter langs hele østsiden av 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 Og Gads barn hadde sine bosteder midt imot dem i Basans land helt til Salka:
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 Joel, den første, og Safan, den annen, og Janai og Safat i Basan.
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 Og deres brødre var efter sine familier Mikael og Mesullam og Seba og Jorai og Jakan og Sia og Eber, syv i tallet.
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 Disse var sønner av Abiha'il, sønn av Huri, sønn av Jaroah, sønn av Gilead, sønn av Mikael, sønn av Jesisai, sønn av Jahdo, sønn av Bus.
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 Aki, sønn av Gunis sønn Abdiel, var deres familiehode.
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 Og de bodde i Gilead i Basan og tilhørende byer og på alle Sarons jorder, sa langt de strakte sig.
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 Alle disse blev innført i ættelistene i Judas konge Jotams dager og i Israels konge Jeroboams dager.
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 Rubens barn og gadittene og halvdelen av Manasse stamme var djerve menn, menn som bar skjold og sverd og spente bue og var oplært til krig; de var fire og firti tusen, syv hundre og seksti stridsføre menn.
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 De førte krig mot hagarenerne og Jetur og Nafis og Nodab,
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 og de fikk hjelp mot dem, så hagarenerne og alle som var med dem, blev gitt i deres hånd; for de ropte til Gud i striden, og han bønnhørte dem, fordi de satte sin lit til ham.
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 Og de bortførte deres fe, femti tusen kameler og to hundre og femti tusen stykker småfe og to tusen asener, og dessuten hundre tusen mennesker.
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 For mange var falt og drept; for denne krig var fra Gud. Og de bodde i deres bygder like til bortførelsen.
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 Den halve Manasse stammes barn bodde i landet fra Basan til Ba'al-Hermon og Senir og Hermon-fjellet; de var tallrike.
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 Og dette var deres familiehoder: Efer og Jisi og Eliel og Asriel og Jirmeja og Hodavja og Jahdiel, veldige stridsmenn, navnkundige menn, hoder for sine familier.
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 Men de bar sig troløst at mot sine fedres Gud og holdt sig med de guder som folkene i landet dyrket, de folk som Gud hadde utryddet for dem.
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 Da opegget Israels Gud assyrerkongen Ful og assyrerkongen Tilgat-Pilneser mot dem, og han bortførte dem, både rubenittene og gadittene og den halve Manasse stamme, og flyttet dem til Halah og Habor og Hara og Gosan-elven, og der er de den dag idag.
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.
