1 Setouknae 8
1 Benjamin ni a camin lah Bela, apâhni lah Ashbel, apâthum lah Aharah a sak.
Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
2 Apali lah Nohah, apanga lah Rapha.
Nohah, and Rapha.
3 Bela casak teh: Addar, Gera, Abihud.
The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah.
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 Gera, Shephuphan, Huram doeh.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Hetnaw teh Ehud capanaw doeh. Geba kho ka sak e imthungnaw kahrawikung lah Manahath kho dawk ngangngang ceisak e naw doeh.
[One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
7 Naaman, Ahijah, Gera tinaw heh ngangngang ceisak e naw doeh. Ahni ni Uzzah hoi Ahihud hah a sak.
Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Shaharaim ni ahnimouh a bansak hnukkhu hoi a yu Hushim hoi Baara ni Moab ram dawk ca catounnaw moi a sak.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
9 A yu Hodesh koehoi Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Milkom,
10 Jeuz, Sakia, Mirmah a sak. Ahnie casaknaw teh napanaw e lû lah ao awh.
11 Hushim koehoi Abitub hoi Elpaal a sak.
12 Elpaal casak teh: Eber, Misham, Shemmed. Ahni teh Ono, Lod hoi khotenaw kathawngkung lah ao.
Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
13 Beriah hoi Shema teh Aijalon vah kho ka sak e napanaw e lû lah ao awh. Ahnimouh roi doeh Gath vah kho ka sak naw hai ka yawng sak.
14 Hathnukkhu, Ahio, Shashak hoi Jerimoth.
Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
15 Zebadiah, Arad hoi Eder.
16 Michael, Ishaph, Beriah casak Joha.
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki hoi Heber.
[Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ishmerai, Izliah hoi Elpaal casak Jobab tinaw doeh.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 Jakim, Zikhri hoi Zabdi.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
20 Elienai, Zillethai hoi Eliel.
21 Adaiah, Beriah hoi Shimei casak Shimrath.
22 Ishpan, Eber hoi Eliel.
Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zikhri hoi Hanan.
Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
24 Hananiah, Elam hoi Anthothijah.
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Iphdeiah hoi Shashak casak Penuel.
Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah hoi Athaliah.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
27 Jaareshiah, Elijah hoi Jeroham casak Zikhri.
28 Amamae separuinae dawkvah imthung kahrawinaw lah ao awh teh, Jerusalem vah kho a sak awh.
In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Gibeon vah Gibeon na pa ni kho a sak teh a yu min teh Maakah doeh.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
30 Ahnie casak teh: a camin teh Abdon doeh, Zur, Kish, Baal hoi Nadab.
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker.
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
32 Mikloth ni Shimeah hah a sak. Ahnimouh hai Jerusalem vah a hmaunawnghanaw e teng vah kho a sak awh.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Ner ni Kish a sak, Kish ni Sawl a sak, Sawl ni Jonathan, Malkhishua, Abinadab, Eshbaal a sak.
Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
34 Jonathan casak teh: Meribbaal doeh, Meribbaal ni Maikah a sak.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35 Maikah casak teh: Pithon, Melek, Tarea hoi Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz ni Jehoaddah a sak, Jehoaddah ni Alemeth, Azmaveth hoi Zimri a sak. Zimri ni Moza a sak.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Moza ni Binea a sak. Binea capa Rapha, Rapha capa Eleasah, Eleasah capa Azel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
38 Azel teh capa taruk touh ao teh, hotnaw e min teh Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan. Ahnimanaw teh Azel casak seng doeh.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
39 A hmaunawngha Eshek casak lah a camin te Ulam doeh, apâhni e teh Jeush, apâthum e teh Eliphelet.
Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
40 Ulam casaknaw teh a thakasai e, tarankahawi e, licung ka patuem thai e naw doeh. A canaw a pungdaw awh teh, a ca catounnaw abuemlah 150 touh a pha awh. Hetnaw pueng teh Benjamin casak seng doeh.
Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
