歷代志上 5

1 以色列的長子原是呂便；因他污穢了父親的床，他長子的名分就歸了約瑟。只是按家譜他不算長子。

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright.

2 猶大勝過一切弟兄，君王也是從他而出；長子的名分卻歸約瑟。

For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s)—

3 以色列長子呂便的兒子是哈諾、法路、希斯倫、迦米。

the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 約珥的兒子是示瑪雅；示瑪雅的兒子是歌革；歌革的兒子是示每；

The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 示每的兒子是米迦；米迦的兒子是利亞雅；利亞雅的兒子是巴力；

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 巴力的兒子是備拉。這備拉作呂便支派的首領，被亞述王提革拉‧毗列色擄去。

and Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive. He was prince of the Reubenites.

7 他的弟兄照着宗族，按着家譜作族長的是耶利、撒迦利雅、比拉。

His brothers by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was listed: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8 比拉是亞撒的兒子；亞撒是示瑪的兒子；示瑪是約珥的兒子；約珥所住的地方是從亞羅珥直到尼波和巴力‧免，

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;

9 又向東延到幼發拉底河這邊的曠野，因為他們在基列地牲畜增多。

and he lived eastward even to the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 掃羅年間，他們與夏甲人爭戰，夏甲人倒在他們手下，他們就在基列東邊的全地，住在夏甲人的帳棚裏。

In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

11 迦得的子孫在呂便對面，住在巴珊地，延到撒迦。

The sons of Gad lived beside them in the land of Bashan to Salecah:

12 他們中間有作族長的約珥，有作副族長的沙番，還有雅乃和住在巴珊的沙法。

Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 他們族弟兄是米迦勒、米書蘭、示巴、約賴、雅干、細亞、希伯，共七人。

Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.

14 這都是亞比孩的兒子。亞比孩是戶利的兒子；戶利是耶羅亞的兒子；耶羅亞是基列的兒子；基列是米迦勒的兒子；米迦勒是耶示篩的兒子；耶示篩是耶哈多的兒子；耶哈多是布斯的兒子。

These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

15 還有古尼的孫子、押比疊的兒子亞希。這都是作族長的。

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses.

16 他們住在基列與巴珊和巴珊的鄉村，並沙崙的郊野，直到四圍的交界。

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

17 這些人在猶大王約坦並在以色列王耶羅波安年間，都載入家譜。

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

18 呂便人、迦得人，和瑪拿西半支派的人，能拿盾牌和刀劍、拉弓射箭、出征善戰的勇士共有四萬四千七百六十名。

The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, able to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand and seven hundred and sixty that were able to go out to war.

19 他們與夏甲人、伊突人、拿非施人、挪答人爭戰。

They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.

20 他們得了上帝的幫助，夏甲人和跟隨夏甲的人都交在他們手中；因為他們在陣上呼求上帝，倚賴上帝，上帝就應允他們。

They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them because they put their trust in him.

21 他們擄掠了夏甲人的牲畜，有駱駝五萬，羊二十五萬，驢二千；又有人十萬。

They took away their livestock: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.

22 敵人被殺仆倒的甚多，因為這爭戰是出乎上帝。他們就住在敵人的地上，直到被擄的時候。

For many fell slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.

23 瑪拿西半支派的人住在那地。從巴珊延到巴力‧黑們、示尼珥與黑門山。

The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

24 他們的族長是以弗、以示、以列、亞斯列、耶利米、何達威雅、雅疊，都是大能的勇士，是有名的人，也是作族長的。

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

25 他們得罪了他們列祖的上帝，隨從那地之民的神行邪淫；這民就是上帝在他們面前所除滅的。

They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed before them.

26 故此，以色列的上帝激動亞述王普勒和亞述王提革拉‧毗列色的心，他們就把呂便人、迦得人、瑪拿西半支派的人擄到哈臘、哈博、哈拉與歌散河邊，直到今日還在那裏。

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.