1Filii quoque Ruben primogeniti Israël.Also, there were the sons of Reuben,(Ipse quippe fuit primogenitus ejus:the firstborn of Israel. For indeed, he was his firstborn,sed cum violasset thorum patris sui,but when he had violated the bed of his father,data sunt primogenita ejus filiis Joseph filii Israël,his right as firstborn was given to the sons of Joseph,et non est ille reputatus in primogenitum.the son of Israel, and he was not reputed as firstborn.
2Porro Judas,Moreover, Judah,qui erat fortissimus inter fratres suos,who was strongest among his brothers,de stirpe ejus principes germinati sunt: primogenita autem reputata sunt Joseph.)from his stock leaders sprung up, but the right of firstborn was reputed to Joseph.
3Filii ergo Ruben primogeniti Israël:So then,Enoch,the sons of Reuben,et Phallu,the firstborn of Israel,Esron,were Hanoch and Pallu,et Carmi.Hezron and Carmi.
4Filii Joël:The sons of Joel:Samia filius ejus,Shemaiah his son,Gog filius ejus,Gog his son,Semei filius ejus,Shimei his son,
5Micha filius ejus,Micah his son,Reia filius ejus,Reaiah his son,Baal filius ejus,Baal his son,
6Beera filius ejus,Beerah his son,quem captivum duxit Thelgathphalnasar rex Assyriorum,whom Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, led away captive,et fuit princeps in tribu Ruben.and he was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.
7Fratres autem ejus,Now his brotherset universa cognatio ejus,and all his kindred,quando numerabantur per familias suas,when they were being numbered according to their families,habuerunt principes Jehiel,had as leaders Jeielet Zachariam.and Zechariah.
8Porro Bala filius Azaz filii Samma filii Joël,Now Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema,ipse habitavit in Aroër usque ad Nebo,the son of Joel, lived in Aroer,et Beelmeon.as far as Nebo and Baalmeon.
9Contra orientalem quoque plagam habitavit usque ad introitum eremi, et flumen Euphraten.And he lived toward the eastern region, as far as the entrance to the wilderness and the river Euphrates.Multum quippe jumentorum numerum possidebant in terra Galaad.For indeed, they possessed a great number of cattle in the land of Gilead.
10In diebus autem Saul præliati sunt contra Agareos,Then, in the days of Saul, they battled against the Hagarites and put them to death.et interfecerunt illos,And they lived in place of them,habitaveruntque pro eis in tabernaculis eorum, in omni plaga quæ respicit ad orientem Galaad.in their dwellings, throughout the entire region that looks to the east of Gilead.
11Filii vero Gad e regione eorum habitaverunt in terra Basan usque Selcha:Truly, the sons of Gad lived in the opposite region from them, in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:
12Joël in capite,Joel the head,et Saphan secundus:and Shapham the second,Janai autemthen Janai and Shaphat,et Saphat in Basan.in Bashan.
13Fratres vero eorum secundum domos cognationum suarum,Truly, their brothers, according to the houses of their kindred,Michaël,were: Michael,et Mosollam,and Meshullam,et Sebe,and Sheba,et Jorai,and Jorai,et Jachan,and Jacan,et Zie,and Zia,et Heber,and Eber,septem.seven.
14Hi filii Abihail,These were the sons of Abihail,filii Huri,the son of Huri,filii Jara,the son of Jaroah,filii Galaad,the son of Gilead,filii Michaël,the son of Michael,filii Jesesi,the son of Jeshishai,filii Jeddo,the son of Jahdo,filii Buz.the son of Buz,
15Fratres quoque,along with their brothers,filii Abdiel filii Guni,the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni,princeps domus in familiis suis.the leader of the house, in their families,
16Et habitaverunt in Galaad,And they lived in Gilead,et in Basan,and in Bashanet in viculis ejus,and its towns,et in cunctis suburbanis Saron,and in all the suburbs of Sharon,usque ad terminos.as far as the borders.
17Omnes hi numerati sunt in diebus Joathan regis Juda,All these were numbered in the days of Jotham, the king of Judah,et in diebus Jeroboam regis Israël.and in the days of Jeroboam, the king of Israel:
18Filii Ruben,the sons of Reuben,et Gad,and of Gad,et dimidiæ tribus Manasse,and the one half tribe of Manasseh,viri bellatores,men of war,scuta portantes et gladios,carrying shields and swords,et tendentes arcum,and bending the bow,eruditique ad prælia,and trained for battle,quadraginta quatuor millia et septingenti sexaginta,forty-four thousand and seven hundred sixty,procedentes ad pugnam.advancing to the fight.
19Dimicaverunt contra Agareos:They struggled against the Hagarites,Ituræi vero,yet truly the Jetureans,et Naphis,and Naphish,et Nodaband Nodab offered assistance to them.
20præbuerunt eis auxilium. Traditique sunt in manus eorum Agarei,And the Hagarites were delivered into their hands,et universi qui fuerant cum eis,and all who were with them.quia Deum invocaverunt cum præliarentur:For they called upon God while they did battle.et exaudivit eos,And he heeded them,eo quod credidissent in eum.because they had trusted in him.
21Ceperuntque omnia quæ possederant,And they seized all that they possessed,camelorum quinquaginta millia,of camels fifty thousand,et ovium ducenta quinquaginta millia,and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand,et asinos duo millia,and of donkeys two thousand,et animas hominum centum millia.and of men one hundred thousand lives.
22Vulnerati autem multi corruerunt:And many fell down wounded.fuit enim bellum Domini.For it was a war of the Lord.Habitaveruntque pro eis usque ad transmigrationem.And they lived in place of them, until the transmigration.
23Filii quoque dimidiæ tribus Manasse possederunt terram a finibus Basan usque Baal,Also, the sons of the one half tribe of Manasseh possessed the land, from the parts of Bashan as far as Baal,Hermon,Hermon,et Sanir,and Sanir,et montem Hermon:and Mount Hermon.ingens quippe numerus erat.For certainly, their number was immense.
24Et hi fuerunt principes domus cognationis eorum:And these were leaders of the house of their kindred:Epher,Epher,et Jesi,and Ishi,et Eliel,and Eliel,et Ezriel,and Azriel,et Jeremia,and Jeremiah,et Odoia,and Hodaviah,et Jediel,and Jahdiel,viri fortissimi et potentes,very valiant and powerful men,et nominati duces in familiis suis.and renowned leaders in their families.
25Reliquerunt autem Deum patrum suorum,But they abandoned the God of their fathers,et fornicati sunt post deos populorum terræ,and they fornicated after the gods of the peoples of the land,quos abstulit Deus coram eis.whom God took away before them.
26Et suscitavit Deus Israël spiritum Phul regis Assyriorum,And so the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, the king of the Assyrians,et spiritum Thelgathphalnasar regis Assur:and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser, the king of Assur.et transtulit Ruben,And he took away Reuben,et Gad,and Gad,et dimidiam tribum Manasse,and the one half tribe of Manasseh.et adduxit eos in Lahela,And he led them to Halah,et in Habor, et Ara,and to Habor, and to Hara,et fluvium Gozan, usque ad diem hanc.and to the river of Gozan, even to this day.