1 Weche Mag Ndalo 4
1 Nyikwa Juda ne gin: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur gi Shobal.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaya wuod Shobal nonywolo Jahath, to Jahath nonywolo Ahumai kod Lahad. Magi ema ne anywola mar jo-Zorath.
Truly, Reaiah, the son of Shobal, conceived Jahath; from him were born Ahumai and Lahad. These are the kindred of the Zorathites.
3 Magi ema ne yawuot Etam: Jezreel, Ishma kod Idbash, to nyamin-gi niluongo ni Hazelelponi.
And this is the stock of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel nonywolo Gedor kod Ezer ma wuon Husha. Magi ne nyikwa Hur, mane en wuod Efratha makayo mane wuon Bethlehem.
Now Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashur wuon Tekoa ne nigi mon ariyo, Hela kod Naara.
Truly, for Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, there were two wives: Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara nonywolone Ahuzam, Hefer, Temeni kod Hahashtari. Magi ema ne nyikwa Naara.
And Naarah bore to him: Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These are the sons of Naarah.
7 Yawuot Hela ne gin: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan
And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 kod Koz, mane wuon Anub, to gi Hazobeba kod anywola mar Aharhel wuod Harum.
Now Koz conceived Anub, and Zobebah, and the kindred of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9 Jabez ne ngʼat marahuma moloyo owetene. Min-gi nochake Jabez, kowacho niya, “Ne anywole gi rem.”
But Jabez was renowned, more so than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “For I bore him in sorrow.”
10 Jabez noywagorene Nyasach Israel, “Yaye, yie igwedha mondo pinyruodha omedre! Mad lweti obed koda kendo orita mondo kik gima rach ohinya kendo abedi maonge rem.” To Nyasaye notimone mana kaka ne okwayono.
Truly, Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “If only, when blessing, you will bless me, and will broaden my borders, and your hand will be with me, and you will cause me not to be oppressed by evil.” And God granted to him the things for which he prayed.
11 Kelub, owadgi Shuha nonywolo Mehir mane wuon Eshton.
Now Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, conceived Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton nonywolo Beth Rafa, Pasea kod Tehina mane wuon Ir Nahash. Magi ne jo-Reka.
Then Eshton conceived Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Yawuot Kenaz ne gin: Othniel kod Seraya. Yawuot Othniel ne gin: Hahath kod Meonothai.
Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothai nonywolo Ofra. Seraya nonywolo Joab mane wuon Ge Harashim. Kanyo niluongo ni Ge Harashim nikech joma nodak kanyo ne joma payo gik moko.
Meonothai conceived Ophrah, but Seraiah conceived Joab, the father of the Valley of Artisans. For indeed, there were artisans there.
15 Kaleb ma wuod Jefune nonywolo: Iru, Ela kod Naam. Ela nonywolo ne en Kenaz.
Truly, the sons of Chelub, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, and Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Yawuot Jehalelel ne gin: Zif, Zifa, Tiria kod Asarel.
Also, the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17 Yawuot Ezra ne gin: Jetha, Mered, Efer kod Jalon. Achiel kuom mond Mered nonywolo Miriam, Shamai kod Ishba mane wuon Eshtemoa.
And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and he conceived Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Magi e nyithind Bithia nyar Farao mane Mered okendo. Jaode ma nyar Juda to nonywolo Jered ma wuon Gedor, Heber nonywolo Soko, to Jekuthiel nonywolo Zanoa.
And then his wife, Judaia, bore Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. Now there were sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married,
19 Yawuot jaod Hodia, nyamin Naham ne gin: Keila ja-Garmi kod Eshtemoa ja-Maaka.
and sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and of Eshtemoa, who was from Maacathi.
20 Yawuot Shimon ne gin: Amnon, Rina, Ben-Hanan kod Tilon. Nyikwa Ishi ne gin: Zoheth kod Ben-Zoheth.
And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, son of Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Benzoheth.
21 Yawuot Shela wuod Juda ne gin: Er ma wuon Leka, Laada ma wuon Maresha kod jo-anywola maloso lewni Beth Ashbea;
The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the kindred of the house of the workers of fine linen in the house of the oath,
22 Jokim, jo-Kozeba kod Joash gi Saraf mane jatend Moab kod Jashubi Leham. Weche mondikgi noyud koa e kitepe mag ndalo machon.
and he who caused the sun to stand still, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were leaders in Moab, and who returned into Lehem. Now these words are ancient.
23 Magi ne jo-chwe agulni mane odak Netaim kod Gedera, kendo negidak kanyo ka negitiyone ruoth.
These are the potters living in the Plantations and in the Hedges, with a king in his works, and they were dwelling there.
24 Nyikwa Simeon ne gin: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zera kod Shaul;
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Shaul nonywolo Shalum, Shalum nonywolo Mibsam, to Mibsam nonywolo Mishma.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 Joka Mishma ne gin: Hamuel nonywolo Zakur, Zakur nonywolo Shimei.
The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Shimei ne nigi yawuowi apar gauchiel kod nyiri auchiel, owetene to ne onge gi nyithindo mangʼeny omiyo anywolagi duto ne ok obedo oganda maduongʼ kaka jo-Juda.
The sons of Shimei were sixteen, and there were six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, and the entire kindred was not equal to the sum of the sons of Judah.
28 Negidak Bersheba, Molada, Hazar Shual,
Now they lived in Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
29 Bilha, Ezem, Tolad,
and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Horma, Ziklag,
and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,
31 Beth Makaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biro kod Sharaim. Magi ne miechgi nyaka chop kinde loch Daudi.
and in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazarsusim, and in Bethbiri, and in Shaaraim. These were their cities until king David.
32 Miechgi abich mamoko mane olworogi ne gin Etam, Ain, Rimon, Token kod Ashan,
And their towns were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,
33 kaachiel gi gwenge duto mokiewo kodgi mag dak nyaka chopi Baalath. Magi ne miechgi mag dak. Kendo negindiko nonro margi:
with all their villages, on every side of these cities, as far as Baal. This is their habitation and the distribution of the settlements.
34 Meshobab, Jamlek, Josha wuod Amazia,
And there were Meshobab and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
35 Joel, Jehu wuod Joshibia, ma wuod Seraya ma wuod Asiel,
and Joel, and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 to gi Elioenai, Jakoba, Jeshohaya, Asaya, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaya,
and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 kod Ziza wuod Shifi, ma wuod Alon, ma wuod Jedaya, wuod Shimri, wuod Shemaya.
as well as Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38 Chwo mondik nying-gi malogo ne jotelo mar anywolagi. Anywolagi nomedore ahinya
These were the names of the leaders in their kindred. And they were multiplied greatly within the houses of their marriages.
39 kendo negidak nyaka oko mar Gedor koma omanyore gi wuok chiengʼ mar holo ka gimanyo kar kwath ne jambgi.
And they set out, so that they might enter into Gedor, as far as the eastern valley, and so that they might seek pastures for their flocks.
40 Neginwangʼo kuonde kwath mabeyo, piny ne lach kendo kwe ne nitie. Jo-Ham moko nodak kae mokwongo.
And they found fat and very good pastures, and a very wide and quiet and fruitful land, in which some from the stock of Ham had lived before.
41 Chwo ma nying-gi ondikgo nobiro e ndalo Hezekia ruodh Juda. Negimonjo jo-Ham kuma negidakie kod jo-Meun mane nitie kanyo ma gitiekogi duto mana kaka nyisore ratiro nyaka sani. Negidak ka nikech ne nitiere kar kwath ne jambgi.
So then, those whose names have been written above, went forth in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah. And they struck down the inhabitants who had been found there with their dwellings. And they wiped them out, even to the present day. And they lived in place of them, because they found very fat pastures there.
42 To ji mia abich kuom jo-Simeon, ka otelnigi gi Pelatia, Nearia, Refaya kod Uziel, ma yawuot Ishi ne omonjo piny got Seir.
Also, some of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went away to mount Seir, having as leaders Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 Neginego jo-Amalek mane otony odongʼ kendo pod gidak kanyo nyaka chil kawuono.
And they struck down the remnant of the Amalekites, those who had been able to escape, and they lived there in place of them, even to this day.
