1 أ بْناءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ بِكْرِ إسْرائِيلَ. كانَ البِكْرَ فِعلاً، لَكِنَّهُ عاشَرَ زَوْجَةَ أبِيهِ، فَنُقِلَتْ حُقُوقُهُ كَبِكْرٍ إلَى أبْناءِ يُوسُفَ ابْنِ إسْرائِيلَ. أمّا رَأُوبَيْنُ فَلَمْ يُسَجَّلْ فِي سِجِلِّ الأنسابِ بِكْراً.

Reuben was the first-born son of Israel but because he sinned against his father’s marriage bed, his birth-right was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. Reuben is not written down in the family names by his birth-right.

2 و َمَعْ أنَّ يَهُوذا كانَ الأقْوَى فِي إخْوَتِهِ، وَجاءَ مِنْهُ الحاكِمٌ، إلّا أنَّ حُقُوقَ الابْنِ البِكْرِ كانَتْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ يُوسُفَ.

Judah became stronger than his brothers, and a prince came from him. But the birth-right belonged to Joseph.

3 أ بْناءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ بِكْرِ إسْرائِيلَ هُمْ حَنُوكُ وَفَلُّو وَحَصْرُونُ وَكَرْمِي.

The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 أ بْناءُ يُوئِيلَ: ابْنُهُ شَمْعِيا، وَابْنُ شَمْعِيا جُوجُ، وَابْنُ جُوجَ شَمْعَى،

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

5 و َابْنُ شَمْعَى مِيخا، وَابْنُ مِيخا رَآيا، وَابْنُ رَآيا بَعلٌ،

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

6 و َابْنُ بَعلٍ بَئِيرَةَ الَّذِي سَباهُ تَغْلَثُ فَلاسَرُ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ. وَكانَ بَئِيرَةُ رَئِيسَ الرَأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ.

and Beerah his son. Beerah was the one whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away to a strange land. He was a leader of the Reubenites.

7 و َأقرِباءُ يُوئِيلَ حَسَبَ العَشائِرِ، كَما هُوَ مُدَوَّنٌ فِي سِجِلّاتِ الأنسابِ: زَعِيمُهُمْ يَعِيئِيلُ، وَزَكَرِيّا،

These are his brothers by their families, from the writings of their family names. There was Jeiel the leader, then Zechariah,

8 و َبالَعُ بْنُ عَزازَ بْنِ شامِعَ بْنِ يُوئِيلَ. وَسَكَنَتْ قَبِيلَةُ رَأُوبَيْنَ فِي عَرُوعِيرَ إلَى نَبُو وَبَعلِ مَعُونَ.

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

9 و َسَكَنُوا مَناطِقَ شَرقِيَّةً امْتَدَّتْ إلَى أوَّلِ البَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي تَصِلُ إلَى نَهْرِ الفُراتِ، لِأنَّ مَواشِيَهُمْ تَزايَدَتْ فِي أرْضِ جِلْعادَ.

He lived as far east as the beginning of the desert this side of the Euphrates River, because their cattle had become too many for the land of Gilead.

10 و َفِي عَهْدِ شاوُلَ حارَبُوا الهاجَرِيِّينَ وَهَزَمُوهُمْ، وَاحتَلُّوا خِيامَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ المِنطَقَةِ الواقِعَةِ شَرْقِيِّ جِلْعادَ. نَسلُ جاد

In the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites and killed them. So they lived in their tents over all the land east of Gilead. The Family of Gad

11 و َسَكَنَ بَنُو جادَ إلَى جِوارِهِمْ فِي أرْضِ باشانَ إلَى سَلْخَةَ.

The sons of Gad lived beside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

12 ك انَ يُوئِيلُ زَعِيمَهُمْ، وَشافاطُ ثانِياً بَعْدَهُ. وَكانَ يَعْنايَ القاضِي وَشافاطُ فِي باشانَ.

Joel was the leader. Then there was Shapham, then Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 و َكانَ أقْرِباؤُهُمْ بِحَسَبِ عائِلاتِهِمْ: مِيخائِيلَ وَمَشُلّامَ وَشَبَعَ وَيُورايَ وَيَعْكانَ وَزِيعَ وَعابِرَ، وَمَجمُوعُهُمْ سَبْعَةٌ.

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

14 و َهَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أبْناءُ أبِيجايِلَ بْنِ حُورِي، بْنِ يارُوحَ، بْنِ جِلْعادَ، بْنِ مِيخائِيلَ، بْنِ يَشِيشايَ، بْنِ يَحدُو، بْنِ بُوزٍ.

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 و َكانَ أخِي بْنُ عَبْدِئِيلَ بْنِ جُونِي رَئِيسَ عائِلَتِهِمْ.

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

16 س َكَنَ هَؤلاءِ فِي جِلْعادَ، فِي باشانَ وَقُراها وَفِي كُلِّ أراضِي مَراعِي شارُونَ إلَى حُدُودِهِمْ.

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and in all the fields of Sharon as far as they go.

17 ك انَ لِهَؤُلاءِ كُلُّهُمْ أنسابٌ سُجِّلَتْ فِي عَهْدِ يُوثامَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، وَفِي حُكْمِ يَرُبْعامَ، مَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ. بَعضُ الجُنُود المَهَرَة

All of these were added to the family names in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.

18 ا لرَأُوبَيْنِيُّونَ وَالجِلْعادِيُّونَ وَنِصْفُ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى، أي المُحارِبُونَ، رِجالٌ تَسَلَّحُوا بِالتُّرُوسِ وَالسُّيُوفِ، وَكانُوا ماهِرِينَ فِي اسْتِخدامِ القَوْسِ وَمُدَرَّبِينَ عَلَى القِتالِ، وَعَدَدُهُمْ أربَعَةٌ وَأربَعُونَ ألفاً وَسَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ رَجُلاً مُتَأهِّباً لِلخِدْمَةِ العَسْكَرِيَّةِ

The sons of Reuben, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh were powerful soldiers. They carried the battle-covering and the sword, and shot with the bow. They were able men in battle. There were 44, 760 of them who went to war.

19 ش َنُّوا حَرْباً عَلَى الهاجَرِيِّينَ وَيَطُورَ وَنافِيشَ وَنُودابَ.

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

20 ف َأعانَهُمُ اللهُ عَلَيهِمْ، وَنَصَرَهُمْ عَلَى الهاجَرِيِّينَ وَكُلِّ حُلَفائِهِمْ، لِأنَّهُمُ اسْتَنجَدُوا بِاللهِ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، فَاسْتَجابَ لَهُمْ، لِأنَّهُمُ اتَّكَلُوا عَلَيهِ.

They were given help against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand. They cried out to God in the battle. He gave them what they asked for, because they trusted in Him.

21 و َغَنِمُوا مَواشِيَهُمْ خَمْسِينَ ألفَ جَمَلٍ، وَمِئَتَينِ وَخَمْسِينَ ألفَ خَرُوفٍ، وَألفَي حِمارٍ. وَأسَرُوا مِئَةَ ألفٍ مِنَ النّاسِ أحياءً.

They took away their animals, 50, 000 camels, 250, 000 sheep, 2, 000 donkeys, and 100, 000 men.

22 ق ُتِلَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ أعدائِهِمْ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، لِأنَّ النَّصْرَ فِي الحَرْبِ كانَ مِنَ اللهِ. وَاسْتَولَوْا عَلَى أرْضِهِمْ إلَى زَمَنِ السَّبْيِ.

Many were killed, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until they were taken away by Assyria. The Family of Manasseh East of the Jordan River

23 و َسَكَنَ أيضاً أفْرادُ نِصْفِ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى فِي الأراضِي المُمتَدَّةِ مِنْ باشانَ إلَى بَعلِ حَرْمُونَ، وَسَنِيرَ، وَجَبَلِ حَرْمُونَ. وَكانَ عَدَدُهُمْ كَبِيراً.

The sons of the half-family group of Manasseh lived in the land. There were many of them from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir and Mount Hermon.

24 و َهَؤُلاءِ هُمْ رُؤَساءُ عائِلاتِهِمْ: عافَرُ، وَيَشْعِي، وَألِيئِيلُ، وَعَزْرِئِيلُ، وَيَرَمْيا، وَهُودَوْيا، وَيَحدَيئِيلُ، وَكانُوا رِجالاً شُجعاناً، وَمَشْهُورِينَ، وَرُؤَساءَ لِعائِلاتِهِمْ.

The heads of their fathers’ houses were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were powerful soldiers, men whose names were well-known. And they were heads of their fathers’ houses.

25 ل َكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا أُمَناءَ لإلَهِ آبائِهِمْ، وَراحُوا يَعبُدُونَ آلِهَةَ شُعُوبِ الأرْضِ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَ أنْ أزاحَهُمُ اللهُ مِنْ طَرِيقِهِمْ.

But they sinned against the God of their fathers. They sold themselves to the gods of the people of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

26 ف َحَرَّكَ إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ عَداوَةَ فُولَ، مَلِكَ أشُّورَ – أيْ تَغْلَثَ فَلاسَرَ مَلِكَ أشُّورَ – فَقادَ الرَأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالجادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفَ مَنَسَّى إلَى السَّبْيِ. وَجَلَبَهُمْ إلَى حَلَحٍ وَخابُورَ وَهارا وَنَهْرَ جُوزانَ، وَهُم هُناكَ إلَى يَوْمِنا هَذا.

So the God of Israel moved the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, also known as Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria. And he carried the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh away to a strange land. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan. And they are there to this day.