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| [1]Also the sones of Ruben, the firste gendrid sone of Israel; for he was the first gendrid sone of Israel, but whanne he hadde defoulid the bed of his fadir, the dignitye of his firste gendryng was youun to the sones of Joseph, the sone of Israel; and Ruben was not arettid in to the firste gendrid sone. |
[1]NOW the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born of his father; but, because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph his brother, the son of Israel; and upon his two sons came the blessings more than all the tribes of Israel. |
| [2]Forsothe Judas, that was the strongeste among hise britheren, prynces weren gaderid of his generacioun; forsothe the `riyt of firste gendryng was arettid to Joseph. |
[2]For from Judah shall come forth Messiah the King, but the blessings shall be given to Joseph), |
| [3]Therfor the sones of Ruben, the firste gendrid sone of Israel, weren Enoch, and Phallu, Esrom, and Charmy. |
[3]The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. |
| [4]The sones of Johel weren Samaie; his sone, Gog; his sone, Semey; |
[4]The sons of Carmi: Shemaiah his son, Doag his son, Shimei his son, |
| [5]his sone, Mycha; his sone, Rema; his sone, Baal; |
[5]Micah his son, Uriah his son, Balah his son, |
| [6]his sone, Bera; whom Theglatphalassar, kyng of Assyriens, ledde prisoner; and he was prince in the lynage of Ruben. |
[6]Abdaiah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away captive; he was the prince of the tribe of Reubenites. |
| [7]Sotheli hise britheren, and al the kynrede, whanne thei weren noumbrid bi her meynees, hadden princes Jehiel, and Zacharie. |
[7]And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: Azrael, their chief, and Zechariah, second in rank, |
| [8]Forsothe Bala, the sone of Achaz, sone of Sama, sone of Johel, he dwellide in Aroer til to Nebo and Beelmoon; |
[8]And Bela and the son of Uzai, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Adoer and as far as Nebo and the plain of Meon, |
| [9]and he dwellide ayens the eest coost, til to the ende of deseert, `and to the flood Eufrates. And he hadde in possessioun myche noumbre of beestis in the lond of Galaad. |
[9]And eastward he inhabited as far as the border of the desert from the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. |
| [10]Forsothe in the daies of Saul the sones of Ruben fouyten ayens Agarenus, and killide hem; and dwelliden for hem in the tabernaclis of hem, in al the coost that biholdith to the eest of Galaad. |
[10]And in the days of Saul they made war against the Arabians, the inhabitants of Sekah, and were delivered into their hands; and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead. |
| [11]Sotheli the sones of Gad euene ayens hem dwelliden in the lond of Basan til to Selca; |
[11]And the children of Gad dwelt opposite them, in the land of Mathnin as far as the border of Siba and Salcah. |
| [12]Johel was in the bygynnyng, and Saphan was the secounde; also Janahi and Saphan weren in Basan. |
[12]Joel was their chief, and he judged them and taught them good scriptures. |
| [13]Also her britheren bi the housis of her kynredis, Mychael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Jore, and Jachan, and Zie, and Heber, seuene. |
[13]These are the sons of Abihail, the son of Khuri, the son of Zerah, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir. |
| [14]These weren the sones of Abiahel, the sone of Vry, sone of Jaro, sone of Galaad, sone of Mychael, sone of Esesi, sone of Jeddo, sone of Buz. |
[14]The son of Abdael, the son of Eli, chiefs of the house of their fathers. |
| [15]Also the britheren of the sone of Abdiel, sone of Gumy, was prince of the hows in hise meynees. |
[15]And they dwelt in Mathnin and its villages. |
| [16]And thei dwelliden in Galaad, and in Basan, and in the townes therof, in alle the subarbis of Arnon, til to the endis. |
[16]All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. |
| [17]Alle these weren noumbrid in the daies of Joathan, kyng of Juda, and in the daies of Jeroboam, kyng of Israel. |
[17]The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, valiant men, able to bear sword and shield and to shoot with bow, and skilled in war, were forty-four thousand six hundred and sixty-six |
| [18]The sones of Ruben, and of Gad, and of half the lynage of Manasses, weren men werriours, berynge scheeldis and swerdis, and beendynge bouwe, and tauyt to batels, foure and fourti thousynde seuene hundrid and sixti, |
[18]All of these went out to war and fought against the inhabitants of Sekah. |
| [19]and thei yeden forth to batel, and fouyten ayens Agarenus. Forsothe Ethureis, and Napheis, |
[19]And they were delivered into their hands, for they prayed to the LORD in the battle, and he heard their voice because they put their trust in him. |
| [20]and Nadab, yauen help to hem; and Agarenus, and alle men that weren with hem, weren bitakun in to the hondis of Ruben, and Gad, and Manasses; for thei clepiden inwardli the Lord, while thei fouyten, and the Lord herde hem, for thei `hadden bileuyd in to him. |
[20]And they carried away abundant goods and cattle: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand persons. |
| [21]And thei token alle thingis whiche Agarenus hadden in possessioun, fifti thousynde of camels, and twei hundrid and fifty thousynde of scheep, twei thousynde of assis, and an hundrid thousynde persoones of men; |
[21]For many fell slain in the battle of those who dwelt in tents. And the remnant stayed in their tents. |
| [22]for many men weren woundid and felden doun; for it was the batel of the Lord. And thei dwelliden for Agarenus til to the conquest. |
[22]And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land of Mathnin, as far as the plain of mount Hermon and as far as Har, and there they multiplied and became great. |
| [23]Also the sones of the half lynage of Manasses hadden in possessioun the lond, fro the endis of Basan til to Baal Hermon, and Sanyr, and the hil of Hermon; for it was a greet noumbre. |
[23]These were the heads of the house of their fathers: Apha, Shob, Eldaa, Azriel, Adomiah, Uriah, and Hezaiel, |
| [24]And these weren the princes of the hows of her kynrede; Epher, and Jesi, and Heliel, and Esryel, and Jeremye, and Odoie, and Jedihel, strongeste men and myyti, and nemyd duykis in her meynees. |
[24]All mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their families. |
| [25]Forsothe thei forsoken the God of her fadris, and diden fornycacioun after the goddis of puplis of the lond, whiche the Lord took awei bifor hem. |
[25]And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. |
| [26]And the Lord God of Israel reiside the spirit of Phul, kyng of Assiriens, and the spirit of Theglatphalasser, kyng of Assur; and he translatide Ruben, and Gad, and the half lynage of Manasses, and brouyte hem in to Ale, and Abor, and Aram, and in to the ryuer of Gozam, til to this dai. |
[26]And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he carried theta away, even the tribe of Reuben and the tribe of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah and Habor, and to the river Gozan, cities of Media. And they still dwell there to this day |