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1 Yuda egaga fifi misi da Bilese, Heselone, Gami, He amola Siouba: le.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Siouba: le egefe da Lia: ia. Lia: ia egefe da Yaha: de. Yaha: de egefela da Ahiuma: i amola La: iha: de. Amo sosogo fi ilia fidafa da Soula: daide.
Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.
3 Ida: me egefelali da Yeseliele, Isima amola Idiba: sie. Ilia dalusi ea dio da Ha: silelebounai.
The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
4 Beniuele egefe da Gido amola Isa egefe Hiusia. Amo huluane da He egaga fifi misi. He da Efala: da ea magobo mano galu. He egefe da Bedeleheme.
5 Degoua ea ada A: sie da uda aduna lai galu. Elea dio da Hila amola Na: iala.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Na: iala mano lalelegei da Ahiusa: me, Hife, Demeni amola Ha: iaha: isidalai.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Hila egefelali da Silede, Souha, Idana: ne amola Gouse. Gouse egefelali da A: nabe, Soubiba amola Ahahele (Ha: ilame ea mano) amo ea sosogo fifi asi dialu.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
9 Ya: ibese ea hou da noga: idafa amola yolalia hou baligi esalu. Ea: me da ema Ya: ibese dio asuli. E amane sia: i, “Na da e lalelegeloba, se nabi.”
[There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”
10 Ya: ibese da Isala: ili fi ilia Godema amane wele sia: i, “Gode! Nama hahawane dogolegele fidima! Amola na esalebe soge bagalesima! Na fidima! Na se nabasa: besa: le noga: le gaga: ma!” Amola Gode da ea adole ba: su defele fidi.
[One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.
11 Siuha eya amo Gelabe egefe da Mihe. Mihe egefe da Esiadone.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Esiadone egefelali da Bede Laifa, Basia amola Dihina. Dihina egefe da Ilana: iha: se. Amo dunu da Liga fi dunu.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Gina: se egefela da Odeniele amola Sila: ia. Odeniele egefela da Ha: ida: de amola Mionoudai.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).
14 Mionoudai egefe da Ofala. Sila: ia egefe da Youa: be. Youa: be da Ge Halasimi moi lale fi. Ge Halasimi dawa: loma: ne da liligi hahamosu sogebi.
15 Yifane egefe Ga: ilebe amo egefelali da Ailiu, Ila amola Na: ia: me. Ila egefe da Gina: se.
16 Yeha: lilele egefelali da Sife, Saifa, Dilia amola Asa: iliele.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Isala egefelali da Yidahe, Milede, Ifia amola Ya: ilone. Milede idua afae ea lalelegei manoni da Milia: me, Sia: ma: iai amola Isiba: Isiba: egefe da Esiedimoua.
[Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.
18 Milede idua eno (Yuda fi uda) ea lalelegei manolali da Ya: ilede (e da Gido moi lale fi) Hibe (e da Sougo moilale fi) amola Yigiudiele (e da Sanoua moi lale fi).
19 Houda: ia da Na: iha: me ea dalusi lai. Elagaga fi dunu da Gamaide fi (ilia da Giaila moilaiga esalu) amola Ma: igadaide fi (ilia da Esiedamoua moilaiga esalu) amane fifi misi.
Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.
20 Siaimone egefelali da A: manone, Lina, Bene Ha: ina: ne amola Dailone. Isiai egaga fifi misi da Souhede amola Bene Souhede.
[Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 Yuda egefe Sila amo ea manolali da E (Liga ea eda), La: iada: (Malisia ea eda), abula amunasu dunu fi amo da Bede A: siebia sogega fifi lasu, Yougimi, dunu fi amo da Gosiba moilaiga esalu, Youa: sie (Moua: be soge ouligisu dunu) amola Sa: ila: fe (Yasiubailiheme soge ouligisu dunu). Amo sia: dedene legei da musa: hemonega dedei.
One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,
Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.
23 Amo dunu ilia da osoboga hamoi ofodo amola eno liligi hahamosu dunu galu. Ilia da Nidaime amola Gedila moilaiga esalu. Ilia da amogawi, hina bagade ea hawa: hamonanu.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Simiane egaga fifi misi da Nemiuele, Ya: imine, Ya: ilibi, Sela amola Siuale.
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Siuale egefe da Sia: lame. Sia: lame egefe da Mibisa: me. Mibisa: me egefe da Maisiama.
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 Maisiama egaga fifi misi da egefe Ha: imiuele, Ha: imuele egefe Sa: ge amola Sa: ge egefe Simiai.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Simiai da egefelali 16 galu amola uda mano gafeyale galu. Be yolalalia da mano bagahame galu. Amaiba: le, Yuda fi dunu idi da Simiane fi dunu idi amo baligi dagoi.
Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.
28 - Ilia moilai bai bagade ganodini esalu dio da Biasiba, Molada, Ha: isa Siuale, Biliha, Iseme, Doula: de, Bediuele, Homa, Sigela: ge, Bede Magabode, Ha: isa Susimi, Bede Bilai amola Sia: iala: ime. Ilia da amo moilai bai bagadega esalu amogainini Da: ibidi ili ouligi.
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Ilia esalebe soge sisiga: le fifi lai da Ida: me, A:ini, Limone, Dagene, A:sia: ne (gilisili da moilai biyale galu), amola moilai fonobahadi eno ili sisiga: i, fifi ahoanu, Ba: ialade moilaiga doaga: i. Amo huluane da ilia ha: ini fi soge galu. Amola ilia fi dunu ilia dio huluane dedene momagele legei dialu.
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.
34 Dunu amo da ilia sosogo fi ilima ouligibi esalu da Misiouba: be, Ya: melege, Yousia (A: masia mano), Youele, Yihiu (Yihiu ea eda da Yosiabaia, Yosiabaia ea eda da Sila: ia amola Siila: ia ea eda da A: isiele), Eliounai, Ya: iagouba, Yesiouha: ia, Asa: ia, A:idiele, Yesimaiele, Bena: ia amola Sisa (Sisa ea eda da Sifai, Sifai eda da A: lone, A:lone eda da Yeda: ia, Yeda: ia eda da Simili, Simili eda da Siema: ia.)
The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.
38 Dunu dio dabuagado dedei da ilia sosogo fi ouligisu. Ilia sosogo fi da dunu bagade fi.
39 Ilia da Gila moilai bai bagade bega: asili, fagoa eso maba gusu amodili, ilia ohe fi ha: i manu soge amo hogola asi.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Ilia da nasegagi soge noga: idafa ba: i. Soge da bagade amola lugului dialebe ba: i. Amo sogega musa: Ha: maide fi dunu da fifi lasu.
They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.
41 Dunu amo ilia dio da dabuagado dedei, ilia da Yuda hina bagade Hesigaia ea ouligisu eso amo galu misi. Ilia da Ha: maide amola Miunaide fi dunu ilima doagala: le, gugunufinisi dagoi. Wali amo fi dunu da hamedafa esala. Amalalu, ilia da amo soge lale, ilia ohe fi oule fi.
But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.
42 Amola Simiane fi dunu 500 agoane (ilia ouligisu dunu da Isiai egefelali amo Beladaia, Nialaia, Lifa: ia amola Asaiele) ilia da dunu amo da Sie goumi sogega esalu, amo doagala: i.
Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].
43 Ilia da A: ma: legaide dunu amo da hobea: i, ili fane legei dagoi. Amola ilia da amogaiwane fifi ahoanu.
They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].
