Sie Chronicle 5

1 Pa inge fil natul Reuben, wen se emeet natul Jacob. (Ke sripen oasr tafongla lal Reuben yurin sie sin mutan kulansap kien papa tumal ah, oru itukla wal lun wounse se lukel ac itukyang nu sel Joseph.

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—now Reuben was Israel's firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because Reuben had defiled his father's couch. So he is not recorded as being the oldest son.

2 Tusruktu tok, sruf lal Judah tuh ku liki nukewa, ac sie leum fin sruf nukewa tuh sikyak in sruf lal uh.)

Judah was the strongest of his brothers, and the leader would come from him. But the birthright was Joseph's—

3 Oasr wen akosr natul Reuben, wen se ma matu natul Jacob: elos pa Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, ac Carmi.

the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.

4 Pa inge inen mwet in fwil natul Joel ke kais sie fwil: Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei,

The descendants of Joel were these: Joel's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's son was Gog. Gog's son was Shimei.

5 Micah, Reaiah, Baal,

Shimei's son was Micah. Micah's son was Reaiah. Reaiah's son was Baal.

6 ac Beerah. Tokosra Fulat Tiglath Pileser lun Assyria el sruokilya Beerah, su sie mwet kol in sruf sac, ac el supwalla nu in sruoh.

Baal's son was Beerah, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.

7 Pa inge takin mwet kol in sou se inge ke sruf lal Reuben: Jeiel, Zechariah,

Beerah's relatives according to their clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah, and

8 ac Bela wen natul Azaz, su ma natul Shema, in sruf lal Joel. Sruf se inge muta Aroer oayapa in facl ma oan epang lac nwe Nebo ac Baal Meon.

Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon,

9 Arulana pus un sheep natulos in acn Gilead, oru yohk acn elos sruokya lalos fahla nu ke yen mwesis se ma sun acn e sisken Infacl Euphrates nu kutulap.

and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River. This was because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead.

10 In pacl lal Tokosra Saul, sruf lal Reuben inge elos mweun lain mwet Hagar, ac onelosi ke mweun, ac sruokya acn inge su oan kutulap in acn Gilead, ac muta we.

In the days of Saul, the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They lived in the Hagrites' tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

11 Sruf lal Gad muta layen nu epang in sruf lal Reuben, in acn Bashan fahla nwe sun acn Salecah nu kutulap.

The members of the tribe of Gad lived near them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah.

12 Joel pa sifen sou se ma yohk emeet, ac Shapham pa sifen sou se akluo. Janai ac Shaphat pa sifen sou saya in acn Bashan.

Joel was their leader; Shapham was second; and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 Mwet nukewa saya in sruf se inge elos ma ke sou lulap inge: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, ac Eber.

Their relatives, by their fathers' families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

14 Mwet ingan elos fwilin tulik natul Abihail, wen natul Huri, wen natul Jaroah, wen natul Gilead, wen natul Michael, wen natul Jeshishai, wen natul Jahdo, wen natul Buz.

These persons named above were the descendants of Abihail, and Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz.

15 Ahi, wen natul Abdiel su wen natul Guni, pa sifen sou lulap ingan.

Ahi son of Abdiel son of Guni, was head of their fathers' family.

16 Mwet ingan elos muta in acn Bashan ac acn Gilead. Elos muta in siti uh, ac oayapa in acn tupasrpasr nukewa in acn Sharon.

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as its borders.

17 (Ma inge simla ac oakwuki in pacl lal Tokosra Jotham lun Judah, ac Tokosra Jeroboam Akluo lun Israel.)

All these were listed by genealogical records in the days of Jotham king of Judah and of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 In sruf lal Reuben, sruf lal Gad, ac sruf lal Manasseh Kutulap, oasr mwet mweun angngaul akosr tausin itfoko onngoul. Mwet inge elos fas ke orekmakinyen mwe loeyuk, cutlass, ac mwe pisr.

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained for war, who carried shield and sword, and who drew the bow.

19 Elos som mweuni sruf tolu lun mwet Hagar pangpang Jetur, Naphish, ac Nodab.

They attacked the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

20 Elos lulalfongi God ac pre nu sel tuh Elan kasrelos, ac God El topuk pre lalos ac sang kutangla nu selos fin mwet Hagar ac mwet nukemwa su welulos mweun.

They received divine help against them. In this way, the Hagrites and all who were with them were defeated. This was because the Israelites cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to them, because they put their trust in him.

21 Ma elos sruokya sin mwet lokoalok lalos inge pa camel lumngaul tausin, sheep luofoko lumngaul tausin, donkey luo tausin, oayapa mwet sruoh siofok tausin.

They captured their animals, including fifty thousand camels, 250,000 sheep, two thousand donkeys, and 100,000 men.

22 Elos uniya mwet lokoaok puspis, mweyen elos mweun fal nu ke ma lungse lun God. Ac elos oakwuki in acn ingo nwe ke sun pacl in sruoh ah.

Many fell because the battle was from God. They lived in their land until the captivity.

23 Mwet in sruf Tafun Manasseh Kutulap elos oakwuki in acn Bashan fahla nu epang nwe Baal Hermon, Senir, ac Fineol Hermon. Mwet inge kapkapak ac arulana puseni.

The half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land of Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir (that is, Mount Hermon).

24 Pa inge inen mwet su sifen sou lulap lalos: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, ac Jahdiel. Mwet kol inge kewa elos mwet mweun na pwengpeng, ac akilenyuk in sou lalos.

These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.

25 Tusruktu insien mwet uh tia pwaye nu sin God lun papa tumalos, ac elos forla lukel in alu nu sin god lun mutunfacl su God El tuh luselosla liki facl sac.

But they were unfaithful to their ancestors' God. Instead, they worshiped the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

26 Ouinge God El sang tuh Tokosra Fulat Pul lun Assyria (sie pac inel pa Tiglath Pileser) elan utyak nu in facl selos in mweunelos. Tokosra se inge el lusak mwet in sruf lal Reuben, ac sruf lal Gad, ac sruf lal Manasseh Kutulap, ac usalosla ac oakelosi in acn Halah, Habor, ac Hara, oayapa sisken Infacl Gozan.

The God of Israel stirred up Pul king of Assyria (also called Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria). He took into exile the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.