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Fils de Ruben, premier-né d'Israël. -Car il était le premier-né; mais, parce qu'il souilla la couche de son père, son droit d'aînesse fut donné aux fils de Joseph, fils d'Israël; toutefois Joseph ne dut pas être enregistré dans les généalogies comme premier-né.

Juda fut, à la vérité, puissant parmi ses frères, et de lui est issu un prince; mais le droit d'aînesse est à Joseph.

Fils de Ruben, premier-né d'Israël: Hénoc, Pallu, Hetsron et Carmi.

Fils de Joël: Schemaeja, son fils; Gog, son fils; Schimeï, son fils;

Michée, son fils; Reaja, son fils; Baal, son fils;

Beéra, son fils, que Tilgath Pilnéser, roi d'Assyrie, emmena captif: il était prince des Rubénites.

Frères de Beéra, d'après leurs familles, tels qu'ils sont enregistrés dans les généalogies selon leurs générations: le premier, Jeïel; Zacharie;

Béla, fils d'Azaz, fils de Schéma, fils de Joël. Béla habitait à Aroër, et jusqu'à Nebo et à Baal Meon;

à l'orient, il habitait jusqu'à l'entrée du désert depuis le fleuve de l'Euphrate, car leurs troupeaux étaient nombreux dans le pays de Galaad.

10 Du temps de Saül, ils firent la guerre aux Hagaréniens, qui tombèrent entre leurs mains; et ils habitèrent dans leurs tentes, sur tout le côté oriental de Galaad.

11 Les fils de Gad habitaient vis-à-vis d'eux, dans le pays de Basan, jusqu'à Salca.

12 Joël, le premier, Schapham, le second, Jaenaï, et Schaphath, en Basan.

13 Leurs frères, d'après les maisons de leurs pères: Micaël, Meschullam, Schéba, Joraï, Jaecan, Zia et Éber, sept.

14 Voici les fils d'Abichaïl, fils de Huri, fils de Jaroach, fils de Galaad, fils de Micaël, fils de Jeschischaï, fils de Jachdo, fils de Buz;

15 Achi, fils d'Abdiel, fils de Guni, était chef des maisons de leurs pères.

16 Ils habitaient en Galaad, en Basan, et dans les villes de leur ressort, et dans toutes les banlieues de Saron jusqu'à leurs extrémités.

17 Ils furent tous enregistrés dans les généalogies, du temps de Jotham, roi de Juda, et du temps de Jéroboam, roi d'Israël.

18 Les fils de Ruben, les Gadites et la demi-tribu de Manassé avaient de vaillants hommes, portant le bouclier et l'épée, tirant de l'arc, et exercés à la guerre, au nombre de quarante-quatre mille sept cent soixante, en état d'aller à l'armée.

19 Ils firent la guerre aux Hagaréniens, à Jethur, à Naphisch et à Nodab.

20 Ils reçurent du secours contre eux, et les Hagaréniens et tous ceux qui étaient avec eux furent livrés entre leurs mains. Car, pendant le combat, ils avaient crié à Dieu, qui les exauça, parce qu'ils s'étaient confiés en lui.

21 Ils prirent leurs troupeaux, cinquante mille chameaux, deux cent cinquante mille brebis, deux mille ânes, et cent mille personnes;

22 car il y eut beaucoup de morts, parce que le combat venait de Dieu. Et ils s'établirent à leur place jusqu'au temps où ils furent emmenés captifs.

23 Les fils de la demi-tribu de Manassé habitaient dans le pays, depuis Basan jusqu'à Baal Hermon et à Senir, et à la montagne d'Hermon; ils étaient nombreux.

24 Voici les chefs des maisons de leurs pères: Épher, Jischeï, Éliel, Azriel, Jérémie, Hodavia et Jachdiel, vaillants hommes, gens de renom, chefs des maisons de leurs pères.

25 Mais ils péchèrent contre le Dieu de leurs pères, et ils se prostituèrent après les dieux des peuples du pays, que Dieu avait détruits devant eux.

26 Le Dieu d'Israël excita l'esprit de Pul, roi d'Assyrie, et l'esprit de Tilgath Pilnéser, roi d'Assyrie, et Tilgath Pilnéser emmena captifs les Rubénites, les Gadites et la demi-tribu de Manassé, et il les conduisit à Chalach, à Chabor, à Hara, et au fleuve de Gozan, où ils sont demeurés jusqu'à ce jour.

The Transjordan Tribes
The Tribe of Reuben

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:

(Though Reuben was the firstborn, because he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Israel’s son Joseph. So Reuben is not treated as firstborn in the genealogical records. Though Judah achieved superiority over his brothers and the ruler came from him, the birthright was Joseph’s.)

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

Successive generations of descendants[a] of Joel were his son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei, his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal, and his son Be’erah, whom Tiglath Pileser[b] king of Assyria carried away captive. He was the tribal leader of the Reubenites.

The following are his relatives as listed by their clans in the genealogical records. Jeiel was the head. Others were Zechariah, Bela son of Azaz, who was the son of Shema, who was the son of Joel, who lived in the territory of Aroer, all the way to Nebo and Baal Meon. They lived in the east, all the way to the beginning of the wilderness which extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased greatly in the land of Gilead. 10 In the days of Saul, they made war against the Hagraites, who fell by their hand. So they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

The Tribe of Gad

11 The descendants of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan, all the way to Salekah. 12 Joel was the head, Shapham the second, also Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 Their brothers from their fathers’ houses were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.

14 These were the sons of Abihail, who was 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 son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of the house of their fathers.[c] 16 They lived in Gilead in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pastures surrounding Sharon, all the way to their borders. 17 All these were listed in genealogies from the days of Jotham king of Judah, and from the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

The Transjordan Armies

18 The descendants of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their armies, warriors armed with shields and swords, as well as archers, trained for war, ready to go out to battle. 19 They made war with the Hagraites, with Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 These tribes received help against the Hagraites, so the Hagraites were delivered into their hands, along with all who were with them, because Israel cried out to God during the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him. 21 They took away their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand living people. 22 So many of the enemy were cut down in battle, because the war was from God. These tribes lived in their place until the captivity.

The Eastern Half Tribe of Manasseh

23 The people of the half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They increased in number. 24 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: namely, Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were strong, powerful warriors, famous men, heads of their fathers’ houses. 25 But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, the spirit of Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and he carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and he took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:4 Literally sons
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:6 The Hebrew has a variant spelling, Tilgath-pilneser, here and in verse 26.
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:15 Father’s houses and fathers’ houses were among the names of the social subdivisions of Israel.

The Family of Reuben(A)

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—(B)he was indeed the firstborn, but because he (C)defiled his father’s bed, (D)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; yet (E)Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a (F)ruler, although [a]the birthright was Joseph’s— the sons of (G)Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, and Beerah his son, whom [b]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria (H)carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites. And his brethren by their families, (I)when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in (J)Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. Eastward they settled as far as the [c]entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had [d]multiplied (K)in the land of Gilead.

10 Now in the days of Saul they made war (L)with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead.

The Family of Gad

11 And the (M)children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of (N)Bashan as far as (O)Salcah: 12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan, 13 and their brethren of their father’s house: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. 14 These were 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, was chief of their father’s house. 16 And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the [e]common-lands of (P)Sharon within their borders. 17 All these were registered by genealogies in the days of (Q)Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of (R)Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war. 19 They made war with the Hagrites, (S)Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 And (T)they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they (U)cried out to God in the battle. He [f]heeded their prayer, because they (V)put their trust in Him. 21 Then they took away their livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys—also one hundred thousand of their men; 22 for many fell dead, because the war (W)was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until (X)the captivity.

The Family of Manasseh (East)

23 So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Their numbers increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to (Y)Senir, or Mount Hermon. 24 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their fathers’ houses.

25 And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and (Z)played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of (AA)Pul king of Assyria, that is, (AB)Tiglath-Pileser[g] king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to (AC)Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:2 the right of the firstborn
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:6 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:9 beginning
  4. 1 Chronicles 5:9 increased
  5. 1 Chronicles 5:16 open lands
  6. 1 Chronicles 5:20 Lit. was entreated for them
  7. 1 Chronicles 5:26 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser