1 Khokhuen 4
1 Judah koca ah Perez, Khetsron, Karmee, Hur, Shobal.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal capa Reaiah loh Jahath a sak. Jahath loh Ahumai neh Lahad a sak. He rhoek tah Zorathi koca ni.
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 Etam pacaphung he Jezreel, Ishma neh Idbash tih a ngannu ming tah Hazzelelponi ni.
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 Gedor napa Penuel neh Hushah napa Ezer. He tah Bethlehem napa Epharath kah caming Hur kah koca ni.
5 Tekoa napa Ashhur he a yuu panit, Helah neh Naarah om.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Anih ham te Naarah loh Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, Haahashtari a sak pah. He rhoek he Naarah koca la om.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Helah koca rhoek ah Zereth, Zohar neh Ethan.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Koz loh Anub neh Zobebah a sak tih Harum capa Aharhel koca la om.
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 Te tla a om vaengah Jabez tah a manuca rhoek lakah a thangpom. A manu long khaw, “Tloh neh ka cun,” a ti dongah a ming te Jabez a sui.
[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 Jabez tah Israel Pathen taengah pang tih, “Kai he yoethen la yoe han then sak mai lamtah ka khorhi he han ka sak. Na kut te kai soah om tih yoethae lamloh nan hoep daengah ni ka ko a thae pawt eh?,” a ti nah. Te dongah a bih te Pathen loh a rhoi pah.
[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 Shuhah manuca Kelub loh Eshton napa Mehir a sak.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton loh Bethrapha, Paseah, Nahash khopuei napa Tehinah a sak. He rhoek he Rekhah hlang rhoek ni.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Kenaz koca rhoek la Othniel, Seraiah. Othniel koca ah Hathath.
[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 Meonothai loh Ophrah a sak tih Seraiah loh kutthai la aka om Gekharashim napa Joab a sak.
15 Jephunneh capa Kaleb koca la Iru, Elah neh Naam, Elah neh Kenaz koca.
16 Jehallelel koca ah Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria neh Asarel.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Ezrah koca ah Jether, Mered, Epher, Jalon tih Miriam loh Shammai neh Eshtmoa napa Ishbah a yom.
[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 Anih yuu Judean loh Gedor napa Jered, Sokoh napa Heber, Zanoah napa Jekuthiel a sak. Te rhoek tah Mered loh a loh Pharaoh canu Bithiah ca rhoek ni.
19 Hodiah yuu koca ah Karmee Keliah napa Naham ngannu neh Maakathi Eshtmoa.
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 Shimon koca ah Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, Tilon. Ishi koca ah Zoheth neh Benzoheth.
[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 Judah capa Shelah koca ah Lekah napa Er, Mareshah napa Laadah tih Ashbe imkhui ah tah baibok dongkah thohtatnah aka saii imkhui koca la om.
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,
22 Te phoeiah Jokim neh Kozeba hlang neh Joash, Moab ah yuu aka lo rhoek Saraph neh Jashubilehem. He khaw tampo ol ni.
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 Amih tah Netaim neh Gederah kah khosa ambop la om uh tih a bitat dongah manghai taengah pahoi kho a sak uh.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Simeon koca ah Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Saul.
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Saul capa Shallum, Shallum capa Mibsam, Mibsam capa Mishma.
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 Mishma koca la, Mishma capa Hammuel, Hammuel capa Zakkuur, Zakkuur capa Shimei.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Shimei te capa hlai rhuk neh canu parhuk om dae a manuca rhoek tah camoe ping uh pawh. Te dongah amih koca boeih te Judah koca tluk la ping uh pawh.
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 Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual ah,
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
29 Bilhah ah, Ezem ah, Tolad ah,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel ah, Hormah ah, Ziklag ah,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 Bethmarkaboth ah, Hazarsusim ah, Bethbiri ah, Shaaraim ah kho a sak uh. He rhoek he David a manghai hil amih kah khopuei la om.
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Amih kah vangca la Etam, Ayin, Rimmon, Tokhen, Ashan neh kho nga lo.
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
33 Amih kah vangca boeih he tah khopuei taengvai ah Baal duela om. He tah amih kah tolrhum la om tih amih ham a khuui la om coeng.
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 Meshobab, Jamlekh neh Amaziah capa Joshah.
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.
35 Joel neh Asiel koca Seraiah kah a ca, Joshibiah capa Jehu.
36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel neh Benaiah.
37 Shiphi capa Ziza, Allon capa Shiphi, Jedaiah capa Allon, Shimri capa Jedaiah, Shemaiah capa Shimri.
38 He tlam ni amih koca kah khoboei rhoek ming neh ana tueng tih a napa imkhui khaw a yet la pungtai uh.
39 Te dongah a boiva kah luemnah tlap ham te kolrhawk khocuk kah Gedor khuirhai duela cet uh.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Te vaengah luemnah then pulpulh a hmuh uh tih khohmuen khaw khocaeh loh dangka. Tedae Ham lamloh lamhma la kho ana sak coeng dongah thayoeituipan neh mong mai.
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 He tah Judah manghai Hezekiah tue vaengah a ming neh a daek rhoek ni aka tueng. Te vaengah amih kah dap neh Mehunim te a ngawn uh. Tekah a hmuh Mehunim khaw a thup uh dongah tahae khohnin hil amih yueng la kho a sak uh tih a boiva ham luemnah la pahoi om.
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 Amih lamkah khaw Simeon koca khui lamkah hlang ya nga tah Seir tlang la luei uh. Te vaengah Ishi ca rhoek Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah neh Uzziel te a lu la omuh.
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 Amalek kah rhalyong kah a meet te khaw a ngawn uh tih tahae khohnin hil pahoi kho a sak thiluh.
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].
