1 And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, inasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; but the genealogy is not registered according to the birthright,

2 for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's),

3 -the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch and Phallu, Hezron and Carmi.

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

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

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

7 And his brethren by their families, in the genealogical register of their generations, 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, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;

9 and eastward he dwelt as far as the entrance to the wilderness from the river Euphrates; for 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 the east side of Gilead.

11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan, as far as Salcah:

12 Joel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 And their brethren according to their fathers' houses were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jaachan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.

14 -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 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their fathers' house.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture-grounds of Sharon, as far as their limits.

17 All these were registered by genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, drawing the bow and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, able to go forth to war.

19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Naphish, 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: their camels fifty thousand, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand human souls.

22 For there fell down many slain, for the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.

23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan as far as Baal-Hermon and Senir, and mount Hermon; they were many.

24 And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Jishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.

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

1 Filhos de Rubem, primogênito de Israel. Com efeito, era ele o mais velho, mas como tinha manchado o leito de seu pai, seu direito de primogenitura foi dado aos filhos de José, filho de Israel. Mas José não foi inscrito como primogênito nas genealogias.

2 Pois Judá foi poderoso entre seus irmãos e é dele que saiu o príncipe. Mas o direito de primogenitura pertence a José.

3 Filhos de Rubem, primogênito de Israel: Enoc, Falu, Esron e Carmi.

4 Filhos de Joel: Samia, seu filho, Gog, seu filho, Semei, seu filho;

5 Mica, seu filho, Reia, seu filho, Baal, seu filho,

6 Beera, seu filho, que Teglatfalasar, rei da Assíria, levou cativo. Era ele príncipe dos filhos de Rubem.

7 Irmãos de Beera, segundo suas famílias, assim como estão inscritos nas suas genealogias: o primeiro Jeiel, Zacarias,

8 Bala, filho de Azaz, filho de Sama, filho de Joel. Bala habitava em Aroer, e ia até Nebo e a Beel-Meon.

9 Ao oriente, ocupava a terra até a entrada do deserto, que vai até o Eufrates, porque seus rebanhos eram numerosos na terra de Galaad.

10 No tempo de Saul, fizeram guerra contra os agareus que tombaram entre suas mãos. Habitaram suas tendas na costa oriental de Galaad.

11 Os filhos de Galaad habitavam defronte deles na terra de Basã, até Selca.

12 Joel, o primeiro, Safã, o segundo, Janai e Safat em Basã.

13 Seus irmãos, segundo suas casas patriarcais, eram: Miguel, Mosolã, Sebe, Jorai, Jacã, Zie e Heber: sete.

14 Eles eram filhos de Abiail, filho de Huri, filho de Jara, filho de Galaad, filho de Miguel, filho de Jesesi, filho de Jedo, filho de Bus,

15 Aqui, filho de Abdiel, filho de Guni, era o chefe de sua casa patriarcal.

16 Habitavam em Galaad, em Basã e nas suas aldeias, até as extremidades das pastagens de Saron.

17 Todos foram registrados no tempo de Joatã, rei de Judá, e no tempo de Jeroboão, rei de Israel.

18 Os filhos de Rubem, de Gad, e da meia tribo de Manassés, tinham em suas fileiras homens valorosos, que traziam escudo e espada, manejavam o arco e eram muito aguerridos, em número de 44.760 homens aptos para o combate.

19 Fizeram guerra aos agareus, em Jetur, em Nafis, e em Nodab.

20 Eles venceram, e os agareus com todos os seus aliados lhes foram entregues. Durante o combate, com efeito, eles tinham invocado Deus, que os ouviu, porque eles tinham posto nele sua confiança.

21 Arrebataram seus rebanhos: 50.000 camelos, 250.000 ovelhas, 2.000 jumentos e 100.000 pessoas;

22 muitos caíram mortos, pois essa guerra vinha de Deus. Estabeleceram-se no lugar dos vencidos até o cativeiro.

23 Os filhos da meia tribo de Manassés moravam na terra desde Basã, até o Baal-Hermon, o Sanir e a montanha do Hermon; eram numerosos.

24 Eis os chefes de suas famílias patriarcais: Efer, Jesi, Eliel, Ezriel, Jeremias, Odoia e Jediel, homens valentes e poderosos, célebres chefes de suas casas patriarcais.

25 Mas foram infiéis ao Deus de seus pais, e prostituíram-se, adorando os deuses dos povos que Deus tinha destruído diante deles.

26 O Deus de Israel suscitou o espírito de Ful, rei da Assíria, e o espírito de Teglatfalasar, rei da Assíria, que levou cativos os filhos de Rubem, os filhos de Gad e a meia tribo de Manassés: ele os deportou para Hala, para Habor, para Ara e para o rio de Gozã, onde permaneceram até o dia de hoje.