1 أخبار 4

١ 1 وَهَذَا سِجِلٌّ بِمَوَالِيدِ يَهُوذَا: فَارَصُ، وَحَصْرُونُ وَكَرْمِي وَحُورُ وَشُوبَالُ.

Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

٢ 2 وَأَنْجَبَ رَآيَا بْنُ شُوبَالَ يَحَثَ، وَأَنْجَبَ يَحَثُ أَخُومَايَ وَلاهَدَ. وَاسْتَوْطَنَ نَسْلُهُمَا فِي صَرْعَةَ.

And Reaiah son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.

٣ 3 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ أَبْنَاءِ عِيطَمَ: يزْرَعِيلُ وَيَشْمَا وَيَدْبَاشُ، وَاسْمُ أُخْتِهِمْ هَصَّلَلْفُونِي.

And these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi;

٤ 4 وَفَنُوئِيلُ الَّذِي أَسَّسَ مَدِينَةَ جَدُورَ، وَعَازَرُ مُؤَسِّسُ مَدِينَةِ حُوشَةَ. وَجَمِيعُ هَؤُلاءِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ حُورَ بِكْرِ كَالَبَ مِنْ زَوْجَتِهِ أَفْرَاتَةَ. وَهُوَ الَّذِي قَامَ بِبِنَاءِ مَدِينَةِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ لأَشْحُورَ مُؤَسِّسِ مَدِينَةِ تَقُوعَ زَوْجَتَانِ هُمَا: حَلاةُ وَنَعْرَةُ.

And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

٦ 6 فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ نَعْرَةُ أَخُزَّامَ وَحَافَرَ وَالتَّيْمَانِيَّ وَالأَخَشْتَارِيَّ. وَجَمِيعُ هَؤُلاءِ أَبْنَاءُ نَعْرَةَ.

and Naarah bears to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.

٧ 7 أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ حَلاةَ فَهُمْ: صَرَثُ وَصُوحَرُ وَأَثْنَانُ.

And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

٨ 8 وَأَنْجَبَ قُوصٌ عَانُوبَ وَهَصُوبِيبَةَ، وَتَحَدَّرَتْ مِنْهُ عَشَائِرُ أَخَرْحِيلَ بْنِ هَارُمَ.

And Coz begot Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

٩ 9 وَكَانَ يَعْبِيصُ أَنْبَلَ إِخْوَتِهِ وَقَدْ سَمَّتْهُ أُمُّهُ يَعْبِيصَ قَائِلَةً: «لأَنَّنِي عَانَيْتُ فِي وِلادَتِهِ».

And Jabez is honored above his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth with grief.”

١٠ 10 وَتَضَرَّعَ يَعْبِيصُ لإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً: «لَيْتَكَ تُبَارِكُنِي وَتُوَسِّعُ مِنْ حُدُودِ أَرْضِي، وَتَعْضُدُنِي، وَتَقِينِي مِنَ الشَّرِّ فَلا يُشْقِينِي». فَاسْتَجَابَ اللهُ دُعَاءَهُ.

And Jabez calls to the God of Israel, saying, “If blessing You bless me, then You have made my border great, and Your hand has been with me, and You have kept [me] from evil—not to grieve me”; and God brings in that which he asked.

١١ 11 وَأَنْجَبَ كَلُوبُ أَخُو شُوحَةَ مَحِيرَ أَبَا أَشْتُونَ.

And Chelub brother of Shuah begot Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.

١٢ 12 وَأَنْجَبَ أَشْتُونُ بَيْتَ رَافَا، وَفَاسِحَ وَتَحِنَّةَ الَّذِي أَسَّسَ مَدِينَةَ نَاحَاشَ، وَجَمِيعُ هَؤُلاءِ أَهْلُ رَيْكَةَ.

And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.

١٣ 13 وَابْنَا قَنَازَ هُمَا: عُثْنِيئِيلُ وَسَرَايَا. وَأَنْجَبَ عُثْنِيئِيلُ حَثَاثَ.

And sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.

١٤ 14 وَمَعُونُوثَايُ وَلَدَ عَفْرَةَ. وَأَنْجَبَ سَرَايَا يُوآبَ الَّذِي أَسَّسَ وَادِي الصُّنَّاعِ مَقَرَّ إِقَامَةِ الصُّنَّاعِ.

And Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab father of the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

١٥ 15 وَأَنْجَبَ كَالَبُ بْنُ يَفُنَّةَ عِيرُو وَأَيْلَةَ وَنَاعِمَ، وَوَلَدَ أَيْلَةُ قَنَازَ.

And sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah: even Kenaz.

١٦ 16 أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ يَهْلَلْئِيلَ فَهُمْ زِيفُ وَزِيفَةُ وَتِيرِيَّا وَأَسَرْئِيلُ.

And sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

١٧ 17 وَأَبْنَاءُ عَزْرَةَ هُمْ: يَثَرُ وَمَرَدُ وَعَافِرُ وَيَالُونُ. وَتَزَوَّج مَرَدُ بِثْيَةَ ابْنَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ مَرْيَمَ وَشَمَّايَ وَيِشْبَحَ مُؤَسِّسَ مَدِينَةِ أَشْتَمُوعَ.

And sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bears Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

١٨ 18 أَمَّا زَوْجَتُهُ الْيَهُودِيَّةُ فَقَدْ أَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ يَارَدَ الَّذِي أَسَّسَ مَدِينَةَ جَدُورَ، وَحَابِرَ مُؤَسِّسَ مَدِينَةِ سُوكُوَ، وَيَقُوثِيئِيلَ مُؤَسِّسَ مَدِينَةِ زَانُوحَ.

And his wife Jehudijah bore Jered father of Gedor, and Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. And these [are] sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,

١٩ 19 وَكَانَتْ زَوْجَةُ هُودِيَةَ شَقِيقَةَ نَحَمَ، وَقَدْ أَسَّسَ أَحَدُ وَلَدَيْهَا مَدِينَةَ قَعِيلَةَ الَّتِي قَطَنَتْهَا قَبِيلَةُ جَرْمٍ، وَأَسَّسَ الآخَرُ مَدِينَةَ أَشْتَمُوعَ الَّتِي اسْتَوْطَنَتْهَا قَبِيلَةُ مَعْكَةَ.

and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

٢٠ 20 وَأَبْنَاءُ شِيمُونَ: أَمْنُونُ وَرِنَّةُ بْنُ حَانَانَ وَتِيلُونُ. وَابْنَا يِشْعِي: زُوحَيْتُ وَبَنْزُوحَيْتُ.

And sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

٢١ 21 وَأَبْنَاءُ شِيلَةَ بْنِ يَهُوذَا: عِيرُ مُؤَسِّسُ مَدِينَةِ لَيْكَةَ، وَلَعْدَةُ مُؤَسِّسُ مَدِينَةِ مَرِيشَةَ وَرَأْسُ نَسَّاجِي الْكَتَّانِ الَّذِينَ سَكَنُوا فِي بَيْتِ أَشْبَيْعَ.

Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

٢٢ 22 وَيُوقِيمُ، وَأَهْلُ مَدِينَةِ كَزِيبَا، وَيُوآشُ وَسَارَافُ الَّذِي حَكَمَ فِيِ مُوآبَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى يَشُوبِي لَحْمٍ. وَهَذِهِ أَخْبَارٌ مَنْقُولَةٌ عَنْ سِجِلّاتٍ قَدِيمَةٍ.

and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ هَؤُلاءِ خَزَّافِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَلِكِ، وَأَقَامُوا فِي مَدِينَتَيْ نَتَاعِيمَ وَجَدِيرَةَ.

They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; they dwelt there with the king in his work.

٢٤ 24 أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ شِمْعُونَ فَهُمْ: نَمُوئِيلُ وَيَامِينُ وَيَرِيبُ وَزَارَحُ وَشَاوُلُ.

Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

٢٥ 25 وَأَنْجَبَ شَاوُلُ شَلُّومَ، وَشَلُّومُ مِبْسَامَ، وَمِبْسَامُ مِشْمَاعَ.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

٢٦ 26 وَأَنْجَبَ مِشْمَاعُ حَمُوئِيلَ، وَحَمُوئِيلُ زَكُّورَ وَالِدَ شِمْعِي.

And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

٢٧ 27 وَكَانَ لِشِمْعِي سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ ابْناً وَسِتُّ بَنَاتٍ. وَأَمَّا إِخْوَتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْقِبُوا أَبْنَاءً عَدِيدِينَ، وَلَمْ تَتَكَاثَرْ عَشَائِرُ سِبْطِ شِمْعُونَ كَمَا تَكَاثَرَتْ عَشَائِرُ أَبْنَاءِ يَهُوذَا.

And to Shimei [are] sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brothers there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

٢٨ 28 وَأَقَامَتْ عَشَائِرُهُمْ فِي بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ وَمُولادَةَ وَحَصَرِ شُوعَالَ،

And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

٢٩ 29 وَفِي بِلْهَةَ وَعَاصِمَ وَتُولادَ،

and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

٣٠ 30 وَبَتُوئِيلَ وَحُرْمَةَ وَصِقْلَغَ،

and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

٣١ 31 وَفِي بَيْتِ مَرْكَبُوتَ وَحَصَرِ سُوسِيمَ وَبَيْتِ بِرْئِي وَشَعَرَايِمَ. فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ مُدُنَهُمُ الَّتِي أَقَامُوا فِيهَا إِلَى أَيَّامِ الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ.

and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities until the reigning of David.

٣٢ 32 أَمَّا قُرَاهُمْ فَكَانَتْ: عِيطَمَ وَعَيْنَ وَرِمُّونَ وَتُوكَنَ وَعَاشَانَ، وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا خَمْسُ قُرىً،

And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,

٣٣ 33 فَضْلاً عَنِ الضَّوَاحِي الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهَذِهِ الْقُرَى حَتَّى حُدُودِ بَعْلٍ. تِلْكَ هِيَ مُسْتَوْطَنَاتُهُمْ وَسِجِلاتُ أَنْسَابِهِمْ.

and all their villages that [are] around these cities to Ba‘al; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

٣٤ 34 وَمِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ عَائِلاتِهِمْ: مَشُوبَابُ وَيَمْلِيكُ وَيُوشَا بْنُ أَمَصْيَا،

even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

٣٥ 35 وَيُوئِيلُ وَيَاهُو بْنُ يُوشِبْيَا بْنِ سَرَايَا بْنِ عَسِيئيِلَ،

and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

٣٦ 36 وَأَلِيُوعِينَايُ وَيَعْقُوبَا وَيَشُوحَايَا وَعَسَايَا وَعَدِيئِيلُ وَيَسِيمِيئِيلُ وَبَنايَا،

and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

٣٧ 37 وَزِيزَا بْنُ شِفْعِي بْنِ أَلُّونَ بْنِ يَدَايَا بْنِ شِمْرِي بْنِ شَمْعِيَا.

and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

٣٨ 38 وَجَمِيعُ هَؤُلاءِ الْوَارِدَةِ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ هُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ فِي عَشَائِرِهِمْ، وَرُؤُوسٌ فِي بُيُوتَاتِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَقَدِ انْتَشَرُوا كَثِيراً

These who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers has broken forth into a multitude;

٣٩ 39 حَتَّى بَلَغُوا فِي بَحْثِهِمْ عَنِ الْمَرَاعِي لِمَاشِيَتِهِمْ مَدْخَلَ جَدُورَ شَرْقَ الْوَادِي،

and they go to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

٤٠ 40 وَهُنَاكَ عَثَرُوا عَلَى مَرَاعٍ خَصِيبَةٍ تَمْتَدُّ فيِ أَرَاضٍ شَاسِعَةٍ وَادِعَةٍ آمِنَةٍ، لأَنَّ نَسْلَ حَامَ كَانُوا قَدِ اسْتَوْطَنُوهَا مُنْذُ الْقِدَمِ.

and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for those dwelling there before are of Ham.

٤١ 41 فَهَاجَمَ هَؤُلاءِ الرُّؤَسَاءُ، الَّذِينَ وَرَدَتْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ فِي أَيَّامِ حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ وَقَلَعُوا خِيَامَهُمْ، وَقَضَوْا أَيْضاً عَلَى الْمَعُونِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَوْطَنُوا مَعَ آلِ حَامٍ وَأَفْنَوْهُمْ إلَى هَذَا اليَوْمِ، ثُمَّ احْتَلُّوا أَرْضَهُمْ لِرِعَايَةِ مَوَاشِيهِمْ.

And these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and strike their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction to this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock [is] there.

٤٢ 42 كَمَا انْطَلَقَ نَحْوُ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى جَبَلِ سَعِيرَ، وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ فَلَطْيَا وَنَعْرِيَا ورَفَايَا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ أَبْنَاءُ يَشْعِي،

And of them, of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men have gone to Mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

٤٣ 43 وَقَتَلُوا مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ عَمَالِيقَ، وَاسْتَوْطَنُوا مَكَانَهُمْ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

and they strike the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there to this day.