1The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
1Rubens, Israels førstefødtes, Sønner - han var nemlig den førstefødte, men da han vanærede sin Faders Leje, gaves hans Førstefødselsret til Israels Søn Josefs Sønner, dog ikke således, at de i Slægtebogen opføres som førstefødte;
2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
2thi Juda herskede over sine Brødre, og af hans Midte skulde Fyrsten tages, men Førstefødselsretten blev Josefs
3the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
3Rubens, Israels førstefødtes, Sønner: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron og Karmi.
4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
4Joels Sønner: Hans Søn Sjemaja, hans Søn Gog, hans Søn Sjim'i
5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
5hans Søn Mika, hans Søn Reaja, hans Søn Ba'al
6Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
6hans Søn Be'era, hvem Assyrerkongen Tillegat-Pilneser førte i Landflygtighed, da han var Rubeniternes Øverste.
7His brothers by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
7Og hans Brødre efter deres Slægter, somde var optegnede i Slægtebogen efter deres Nedstamning Først Je'iel, dernæst Zekarja
8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon:
8og Bela, en Søn af Azaz, en Søn af Sjema, en Søn af Joel, som boede i Aroer og hen til Nebo og Ba'al-Meon;
9and eastward he lived even to the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
9og mod Øst nåede det Område, hvor han boede, hen imod Ørkenegnene, der strækker sig over mod Eufratfloden; thi de havde talrige Hjorde i Gileads Land.
10In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
10I Sauls Dage førte de Krig med Hagriterne, og disse faldt i deres Hånd; så bosatte de sig i deres Telte på hele Gileads Østside.
11The sons of Gad lived over against them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah:
11Gads Sønner, som boede lige over for dem i Basans Land indtil Salka:
12Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
12Først Joel, dernæst Sjafam, Ja'naj og Sjafat i Basan;
13Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.
13og deres Brødre efter deres Fædrenehuse: Mikael, Mesjullam, Sjeba, Joraj, Jakan, Zia og Eber, syv.
14These 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;
14De var Sønner af Abihajil, en Søn af Huri, en Søn af Jaroa, en Søn af Gilead, en Søn af Mikael, en Søn af Jesjisjaj, en Søn af Jado, en Søn af Buz.
15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses.
15Ahi, en Søn af Abdiel, en Søn af Guni, var Overhoved for deres Fædrenehuse.
16They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.
16De boede i Gilead, i Basan og Småbyerne det og i alle Sirjons Græsgange, så langt de strækker sig.
17All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
17De indførtes alle i Slægtebog i Kong Jotam af Judas og Kong Jeroboam af Israels Dage.
18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.
18Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme, alle de krigsdygtige Mænd, der har Skjold og Sværd, spændte Bue og var øvet i Kamp, 44760 Mand, der kunde drage i Kamp,
19They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
19førte Krig med Hagriterne, Jetur, Nafisj og Nodab;
20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.
20og de fik Hjælp imod dem, så at Hagriterne og alle deres Forbundsfæller overgaves i deres Hånd, thi de råbte til Gud i Kampen, og han bønhørte dem, fordi de slog deres Lid til ham.
21They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
21Så tog de deres Hjorde, 50.000 Kameler, 250.000 Stykker Småkvæg, 2.000 Æsler og 100.000 Mennesker som Bytte.
22For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
22Der skete nemlig et stort Mandefald, thi Gud havde villet Krigen; og de boede nu i Landet i deres Sted lige til Landflygtigheden.
23The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon.
23Manasses halve Stammes Sønner boede i Landet fra Basan til Ba'al-Hermon, Senir og Hermonbjerget; de var talrige.
24These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers’ houses.
24Overhovederne for deres Fædrenehuse var følgende: Efer, Jisj'i, Eliel, Azriel, Jirmeja, Hodavja og Jadiel, dygtige Krigere og navnkundige Mænd, Overhoveder for deres Fædrenehuse.
25They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
25Men de var deres Fædres Gud utro og bolede med de Guder, der dyrkedes af Landets Folkeslag, som Gud havde udryddet foran dem.
26The 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 to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
26Da æggede Israels Gud Assyrerkongerne Puls og Tillegat-Pilnesers Sind, så han slæbte dem bort, Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme, og bragte dem til Hala, Habor, Hara og Gozan-floden, hvor de er den Dag i Dag.