1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)*5.2 chief…: or, prince 3 The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.*5.6 Tilgath-pilneser: also called, Tiglath-pileser 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:*5.8 Shema: or, Shemaiah 9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.*5.10 throughout…: Heb. upon all the face of the east

11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah: 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 14 These are the children 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 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.*5.16 their…: Heb. their goings forth 17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.*5.18 valiant…: Heb. sons of valour 19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. 20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him. 21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.*5.21 took…: Heb. led captive*5.21 men: Heb. souls of men 22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon. 24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.*5.24 famous…: Heb. men of names

25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. 26 And 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 them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

1 EN die seuns van Ruben, die eersgeborene van Israel — want hy was die eersgeborene; maar omdat hy die bed van sy vader ontheilig het, is sy eersgeboortereg aan die seuns van Josef, die seun van Israel, gegee, maar hy moes nie in die geslagsregister volgens die eersgeboortereg aangegee word nie;

2 want Juda was sterk onder sy broers, en uit hom het een 'n vors geword, maar die eersgeboortereg het Josef gehad —

3 die seuns van Ruben, die eersgeborene van Israel, was: Henog en Pallu, Hesron en Karmi.

4 Die seuns van Joël: sy seun Semája, sy seun Gog, sy seun Símeï;

5 sy seun Miga, sy seun Reája, sy seun Baäl,

6 sy seun Beëra, vir wie Tiglat-Piléser, die koning van Assirië, in ballingskap weggevoer het; hy was 'n vors van die Rubeniete.

7 En sy broers volgens elkeen se geslag soos in die geslagsregister opgegee, volgens hulle afstamming, was: Jeï-el, die hoof; verder Sagaría

8 en Bela, die seun van Asas, die seun van Sema, die seun van Joël; hy wat in Ároër en tot by Nebo en Baäl-Méon gewoon het.

9 En teen die ooste het hy gewoon tot by die ingang na die woestyn, van die Eufraatrivier af; want hulle vee het baie geword in die land Gílead.

10 En in die dae van Saul het hulle oorlog gevoer met die Hagareners, en toe dié in hulle hand geval het, het hulle in hulle tente gewoon aan die hele oostekant van Gílead.

11 EN die seuns van Gad het teenoor hulle in die land Basan gewoon tot by Salka.

12 Joël was die hoof, en Safam die tweede in rang, en Jaénai en Safat, in Basan.

13 En hulle broers volgens hulle families was: Mígael en Mesúllam en Seba en Jórai en Jáekan en Sia en Eber, sewe.

14 Dit was die seuns van Abígail, die seun van Huri, die seun van Jaróag, die seun van Gílead, die seun van Mígael, die seun van Jesísai, die seun van Jagdo, die seun van Bus.

15 Ahi, die seun van Ábdiël, die seun van Guni, was die hoof van hulle families.

16 En hulle het gewoon in Gílead, in Basan en in sy onderhorige plekke en in al die weivelde van Saron tot waar dit ophou.

17 Hulle almal is in die geslagsregister opgeneem in die dae van Jotam, die koning van Juda, en in die dae van Jeróbeam, die koning van Israel.

18 Van die seuns van Ruben en Gad en die halwe stam van Manasse, naamlik van die helde, manne wat skild en swaard dra en die boog span en ervare is in die oorlog, was daar vier-en-veertigduisend-sewehonderd-en-sestig wat op kommando moes uittrek.

19 En hulle het oorlog gevoer met die Hagareners en Jetur en Nafis en Nodab;

20 en hulle het hulp gekry teen hulle, en die Hagareners is in hulle hand oorgegee, en almal wat met hulle saam was; want hulle het God aangeroep in die oorlog, en Hy het hulle verhoor, omdat hulle op Hom vertrou het.

21 En hulle het hulle vee weggevoer: van hul kamele vyftigduisend; tweehonderd-en-vyftigduisend stuks kleinvee en tweeduisend esels en honderdduisend mense.

22 Want baie gesneuweldes het daar gelê, omdat die oorlog van God was; en hulle het in hulle plek gewoon tot die ballingskap toe.

23 EN die seuns van die halwe stam van Manasse het in die land gewoon van Basan af tot by Baäl-Hermon en Senir en die berg Hermon; hulle was baie.

24 En dit was die hoofde van hulle families, naamlik: Efer en Jíseï en Éliël en Ásriël en Jeremia en Hodáwja en Jagdíël, manne, dapper helde, manne van naam, hoofde van hulle families.

25 Maar hulle het ontrou gehandel teen die God van hulle vaders, en die gode van die volke van die land wat God voor hulle uit verdelg het, agternagehoereer.

26 Daarom het die God van Israel die gees van Pul, die koning van Assirië, naamlik die gees van Tiglat-Piléser, die koning van Assirië, aangewakker, wat hulle, die Rubeniete en die Gadiete en die halwe stam van Manasse, in ballingskap weggevoer en hulle gebring het na Halag en Habor en Hara en die rivier van Gosan tot vandag toe.