历代志上 5
1 以色列的长子原是吕便；因他污秽了父亲的床，他长子的名分就归了约瑟。只是按家谱他不算长子。
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 犹大胜过一切弟兄，君王也是从他而出；长子的名分却归约瑟。
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 以色列长子吕便的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯伦、迦米。
But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 约珥的儿子是示玛雅；示玛雅的儿子是歌革；歌革的儿子是示每；
[Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.
5 示每的儿子是米迦；米迦的儿子是利亚雅；利亚雅的儿子是巴力；
Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.
6 巴力的儿子是备拉。这备拉作吕便支派的首领，被亚述王提革拉·毗列色掳去。
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 他的弟兄照着宗族，按着家谱作族长的是耶利、撒迦利雅、比拉。
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 比拉是亚撒的儿子；亚撒是示玛的儿子；示玛是约珥的儿子；约珥所住的地方是从亚罗珥直到尼波和巴力·免，
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 又向东延到幼发拉底河这边的旷野，因为他们在基列地牲畜增多。
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 扫罗年间，他们与夏甲人争战，夏甲人倒在他们手下，他们就在基列东边的全地，住在夏甲人的帐棚里。
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 迦得的子孙在吕便对面，住在巴珊地，延到撒迦。
The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].
12 他们中间有作族长的约珥，有作副族长的沙番，还有雅乃和住在巴珊的沙法。
Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
13 他们族弟兄是米迦勒、米书兰、示巴、约赖、雅干、细亚、希伯，共七人。
Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 这都是亚比孩的儿子。亚比孩是户利的儿子；户利是耶罗亚的儿子；耶罗亚是基列的儿子；基列是米迦勒的儿子；米迦勒是耶示筛的儿子；耶示筛是耶哈多的儿子；耶哈多是布斯的儿子。
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 还有古尼的孙子、押比叠的儿子亚希。这都是作族长的。
Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
16 他们住在基列与巴珊和巴珊的乡村，并沙 的郊野，直到四围的交界。
The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].
17 这些人在犹大王约坦并在以色列王耶罗波安年间，都载入家谱。
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 吕便人、迦得人，和玛拿西半支派的人，能拿盾牌和刀剑、拉弓射箭、出征善战的勇士共有四万四千七百六十名。
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 他们与夏甲人、伊突人、拿非施人、挪答人争战。
They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].
20 他们得了 神的帮助，夏甲人和跟随夏甲的人都交在他们手中；因为他们在阵上呼求 神，倚赖 神， 神就应允他们。
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 他们掳掠了夏甲人的牲畜，有骆驼五万，羊二十五万，驴二千；又有人十万。
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 敌人被杀仆倒的甚多，因为这争战是出乎 神。他们就住在敌人的地上，直到被掳的时候。
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 玛拿西半支派的人住在那地。从巴珊延到巴力·黑们、示尼珥与黑门山。
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 他们的族长是以弗、以示、以列、亚斯列、耶利米、何达威雅、雅叠，都是大能的勇士，是有名的人，也是作族长的。
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 他们得罪了他们列祖的 神，随从那地之民的神行邪淫；这民就是 神在他们面前所除灭的。
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 故此，以色列的 神激动亚述王普勒和亚述王提革拉·毗列色的心，他们就把吕便人、迦得人、玛拿西半支派的人掳到哈腊、哈博、哈拉与歌散河边，直到今日还在那里。
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.
