1 Chronicles 5

1 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.

Synowie Rubena, pierworodnego Izraela. Był on pierworodnym, ale ponieważ zbezcześcił łoże swego ojca, jego pierworództwo zostało dane synom Józefa, syna Izraela. Nie spisano więc rodowodu według pierworództwa.

2 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.

Juda bowiem był najpotężniejszy wśród swoich braci i od niego pochodził władca, lecz pierworództwo [należało] do Józefa.

3 But Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Synami Rubena, pierworodnego Izraela, [byli]: Henoch, Pallu, Chesron i Karmi.

4 [Another descendant of Reuben was Joel]. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.

Synowie Joela: jego syn Szemajasz, jego syn Gog, jego syn Szimei;

5 Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.

Jego syn Micheasz, jego syn Reajasz, jego syn Baal;

6 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.

Jego syn Beera, którego Tiglat-Pileser, król Asyrii, wziął do niewoli. On był księciem Rubenitów.

7 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,

Jego braćmi według swoich rodzin, gdy spisywano rodowody ich pokoleń, [byli] naczelnicy: Jejel, Zachariasz;

8 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].

I Bela, syn Azaza, syna Szemy, syna Joela, który zamieszkiwał w Aroerze aż po Nebo i Baal-Meon.

9 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].

A na wschodzie zamieszkiwał aż do wejścia na pustkowie od rzeki Eufrat. Ich stada bowiem pomnożyły się w ziemi Gilead.

10 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].

Za czasów Saula prowadzili wojnę z Hagrytami, którzy zostali przez nich pokonani. Zamieszkali więc w ich namiotach w całej wschodniej [części] Gileadu.

11 The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in [the] Bashan [region], all the way [east] to Salecah [town].

A synowie Gada mieszkali naprzeciw nich w ziemi Baszanu, aż [do] Salka.

12 Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.

Joel [był] zwierzchnikiem, potem Szafam, następnie Janaj i Szafat w Baszanie.

13 Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

A ich braćmi według domów swoich ojców [byli]: Mikael, Meszullam, Szeba, Joraj, Jakan, Zija i Eber – siedmiu.

14 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.

Ci są synami Abichaila, syna Churiego, syna Jaroacha, syna Gileada, syna Mikaela, syna Jesziszaja, syna Jachdo, syna Buza;

15 Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.

Achi, syn Abdiela, syna Guniego – głowa domu ich ojców.

16 The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on [the] Sharon [plain].

I mieszkali w Gileadzie, w Baszanie, w jego miasteczkach i na wszystkich pastwiskach Szaronu aż po ich krańce.

17 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.

Wszyscy oni spisani zostali według rodowodów za czasów Jotama, króla Judy, i za czasów Jeroboama, króla Izraela.

18 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.

Synów Rubena i Gada oraz połowy pokolenia Manassesa, dzielnych wojowników zdolnych do noszenia tarczy i miecza i do strzelania z łuku i wyćwiczonych w boju, było czterdzieści cztery tysiące siedmiuset sześćdziesięciu wyruszających do bitwy.

19 They attacked the descendants of Hagar and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab [cities].

Oni prowadzili wojnę z Hagrytami, z Jeturem, z Nafiszem i Nodabem;

20 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.

I otrzymali pomoc przeciwko nim. Wydano więc w ich ręce Hagrytów wraz ze wszystkimi, którzy z nimi byli. Podczas walki bowiem wołali do Boga, a [on] ich wysłuchał, bo pokładali w nim ufność.

21 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.

I zabrali z ich stad: pięćdziesiąt tysięcy wielbłądów, dwieście pięćdziesiąt tysięcy owiec, dwa tysiące osłów, a ludzi – sto tysięcy.

22 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.

Wielu bowiem poległo, gdyż wojna ta [wyszła] od Boga. I mieszkali na ich miejscu aż do uprowadzenia do niewoli.

23 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.

Ale synowie połowy pokolenia Manassesa mieszkali w tej ziemi i rozmnożyli się od Baszanu aż do Baal-Chermon i Seniru, i do góry Hermon.

24 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.

A oto [są] naczelnicy domów ich ojców: Efer, Jiszi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiasz, Hodawiasz i Jachdiel, dzielni wojownicy, ludzie sławni, naczelnicy domu swoich ojców.

25 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!

Lecz zgrzeszyli przeciw Bogu swoich ojców i cudzołożyli, idąc za bogami narodów [tej] ziemi, które Bóg zniszczył przed nimi.

26 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.

Wtedy Bóg Izraela pobudził ducha Pula, króla Asyrii, i ducha Tiglat-Pilesera, króla Asyrii, i uprowadził Rubenitów i Gadytów oraz połowę pokolenia Manassesa i zaprowadził ich do Chalach, do Chabor, do Hara i do rzeki Gozan; [są tam] aż do dziś.