¹And 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,

¹Huan Israel ta masapen Reuben tapate, (amah lah piang masapen ahi ngala; himahleh a pa lupna a hihbuah jiakin, a upahihna Israel tapa Joseph tapate kianga piak ahi; huchiin upatna dungjuiin khangthu a kisim kei hi.

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

²A unaute tungah Juda a vualzoua, amah akipanin lal a hongom ngala; ahihhangin upatna Josephaa ahi: )

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

³Israel ta masapen Reuben tapate; Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, Karmi.

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

⁴Joel tapate: Semai a tapa, Gog a tapa, Simei a tapa, Mika a tapa,

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

⁵Reai a tapa, Baal a tapa;

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

⁶Beer a tapa, Assurai kumpipa Tilgathpilneserin a pi mang; Reuben mite lal ahi.

⁷And his brethren by their families, in the genealogical register of their generations, were: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

⁷Huan a khangthute uh khangthusutna a kisim laia a inkuankuan ua a unaute; hausapa, Jeiel, Zekaria,

⁸and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;

⁸Bela Azaz tapa, Sema Joel tapa, Aroera teng, Nebo leh Baal-meon pha hiala teng:

⁹and 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.

⁹Suahlam ah luipi Euphrates akipan gamdai lutna pha hialin a tengta hi: Gilead gama a gante uh a pun jiakin.

¹⁰And 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.

¹⁰Huan Saul dam laiin Hagri mite toh a kidou ua, huaite a zou a: huan Gilead suhlam gam tengteng ah a puaninte uah ateng uhi.

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

¹¹Huan Gad tapate amau jawn takah, Saleka tanin Basan gamah a teng uh:

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

¹²Joel hausapa leh, a zom Sapham, leh Janai, leh Saphat Basan ah:

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

¹³Huan a pipute uh inkote a unaute uh: Mikael leh, Mesullam leh, Seba leh, Jorai leh, Jakan, leh Zia, leh Eber, sagih.

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:

¹⁴Hiaite Huri tapa Abihail tapate ahi uh, Jaro tapa, Gilead tapa, Mikael tapa, Jesisai tapa, Jahdo tapa, Buz tapa;

¹⁵Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their fathers' house.

¹⁵Ahi Abdiel tapa, Gunni tapa, a pipute uh inkote hausapa.

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

¹⁶Huan Basan a Gilead ah, a khopite, Saron huapkhate tengteng, a tanpha un, a teng uhi.

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

¹⁷Hiaite tengteng Juda Kumpipa Jotham damlai leh Israel kumpipa Jeroboam damlaiin a khangthutein simin a om vek uhi.

¹⁸The 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.

¹⁸Reuben tapate leh, Gad mite leh Manassi nam kimkhat mihang sante, namsau leh lum thuah thei mite, leh thalpeua kap ding, kidounaa siam, galkap dia kuan thei, sing li sang li za sagih leh sawmguk ahi uh.

¹⁹And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab;

¹⁹Huan Hakri mite toh, Jetur toh, Naphis toh, Nodab toh a kidou uhi.

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.

²⁰Huan amaute dou dingin panpihin a om ua, huchiin Hagri mite a khut ua piakin a om ua, a kiang ua omte tengteng toh; amau lah Pathian kiangah kidouna ah a kap ngal ua, Pathianin a ngetna uh a ja a; amaha a muanna uh a koih jiak un.

²¹And 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.

²¹huan a gante uh a la mang ua; a sangawngsau uh sing nga, belam nuai nih leh sing nga, sabengtung za nih, mite nuai khat.

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

²²Kidouna Pathiana a hih jiakin, mi tampi petmah lah a puk ngal ua. Huchiin saltanna tanphain a mun uah a tengta uhi.

²³And 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.

²³Huan Manassi nam kimkhatte tate gamsungah a teng ua: Basan akipan Baalherom leh Senir leh Hermon mual tanin a pung uhi.

²⁴And 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.

²⁴Huan hiaite a pipute uh lupente ahi uh: Epher, Isi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremia, Hodavia, Jahdiel, mi hat hangsante, miminthangte, a pipute uh inkote lupente.

²⁵And 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.

²⁵Huchiin a pipute uh Pathian douin a talek ua, a ma ua Pathian in a hihsiat, gama mite pathiante lakah ang a kawm uhi.Huan Israel Pathianin Assuria kumpipa Pul kha leh, Assuria kumpipa Tilgathpilneser kha a tokthoua, huchiin amaute a pi manga, Reuben mite leh, Gad mite leh, Manassi nam kimkhatte mahmah, huan, tuni tanin Halah, leh Habor, leh Hara, ah amaute a pia, Gozan lui phain.

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, 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.

²⁶Huan Israel Pathianin Assuria kumpipa Pul kha leh, Assuria kumpipa Tilgathpilneser kha a tokthoua, huchiin amaute a pi manga, Reuben mite leh, Gad mite leh, Manassi nam kimkhatte mahmah, huan, tuni tanin Halah, leh Habor, leh Hara, ah amaute a pia, Gozan lui phain.