1Now 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. 2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)5.2 chief…: or, prince 3The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 6Beerah 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 7And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8And 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 9And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10And 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: 12Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 14These 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; 15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. 16And 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 17All 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 19And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. 20And 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. 21And 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 captive5.21 men: Heb. souls of men 22For 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. 24And 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. 26And 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.
吕便的后裔
1以色列的长子原是吕便，但因为他玷污了父亲的床5:1 指跟父亲的妾通奸一事，参见创世记35:22。，他长子的名分就给了他弟弟约瑟的后代。因此，按家谱他不是长子。 2犹大虽然在众弟兄中最强大，君王也是出自他的后裔，长子的名分却属于约瑟。 3以色列长子吕便的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯伦和迦米。 4约珥的儿子是示玛雅，示玛雅的儿子是歌革，歌革的儿子是示每， 5示每的儿子是米迦，米迦的儿子是利·亚雅，利·亚雅的儿子是巴力， 6巴力的儿子是备·拉。备·拉是吕便支派的首领，被亚述王提革拉·毗尼色掳去。 7按家谱记载，他做族长的亲族是耶利、撒迦利雅和比拉。 8比拉是亚撒的儿子，亚撒是示玛的儿子，示玛是约珥的儿子。约珥住在亚罗珥至尼波和巴力·免一带。 9他们的牲畜在基列繁殖众多，便又向东迁移到幼发拉底河西边的旷野。 10扫罗执政期间，吕便人与夏甲人交战，打败了夏甲人，占领了基列东边的整片土地。
迦得的后裔
11迦得的后代住在毗邻吕便支派的巴珊，向东远至撒迦。 12在巴珊做首领的有族长约珥、副族长沙番以及雅乃和沙法。 13他们同族的弟兄有米迦勒、米书兰、示巴、约赖、雅干、细亚和希伯，共七人。 14这些都是亚比孩的儿子。亚比孩是户利的儿子，户利是耶罗亚的儿子，耶罗亚是基列的儿子，基列是米迦勒的儿子，米迦勒是耶示筛的儿子，耶示筛是耶哈多的儿子，耶哈多是布斯的儿子。 15古尼的孙子、押比碟的儿子亚希是他们家族的族长。 16他们住在基列、巴珊和巴珊附近的乡村以及沙仑所有的草原，直到四围的边界地带。 17这些人是在犹大王约坦和以色列王耶罗波安执政期间被记录在族谱里的。
18吕便支派、迦得支派和玛拿西半个支派中善用盾牌、刀剑、弓箭、能征善战的勇士共有四万四千七百六十人。 19他们与夏甲人、伊突人、拿非施人和挪答人打仗， 20击败了夏甲人及其盟军，因为他们信靠上帝，在作战的时候向上帝求助，上帝应允了他们的祈求。 21他们从敌人那里掳走了五万只骆驼、二十五万只羊、两千头驴和十万人口。 22敌人伤亡惨重，因为他们有上帝的帮助。他们占据敌人的土地，一直到被掳的时候。
玛拿西的半个支派
23玛拿西半个支派的人住在从巴珊到巴力·黑们、示尼珥和黑门山一带。 24他们的族长以弗、以示、以列、亚斯列、耶利米、何达威雅、雅叠都是英勇的战士，是著名的人物和各家族的首领。
25可是，他们却背弃他们祖先的上帝，与当地居民的神明苟合。上帝曾在他们面前毁灭那些居民。 26因此，以色列的上帝驱使亚述王普勒，即提革拉·毗尼色，把吕便人、迦得人、玛拿西半个支派的人掳到哈腊、哈博、哈拉和歌散河边，他们至今还在那里。
