Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn.
Ne batabani ba Lewubeeni omubereberye wa Isiraeri, (kubanga ye yali omubereberye; naye kubanga yayonoona ekiriri kya kitaawe, eby'okuzaalibwa kwe okw'olubereberye batabani ba Yusufu mutabani wa Isiraeri kyebaava babiweebwa; so taviibwako okubala amannya ng'okuzaalibwa okw'olubereberye bwe kwali.