Chronicles I 4

1 And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,

The sones of Juda weren Phares, and Esrom, and Carmy, and Hur, and Sobal.

2 and Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites.

Forsothe Reaia, the sone of Sobal, gendride Geth; of whom weren borun Achymai, and Laed. These weren the kynredis of Sarathi.

3 And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.

And this is the generacioun of Ethan; Jesrael, Jezema, and Jedebos; and the name of the sistir of hem was Asaelphumy.

4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.

Sotheli Phunyel was the fadir of Gedor, and Ezer was the fadir of Osa; these ben the sones of Hur, the firste gendrid sone of Effrata, the fadir of Bethleem.

5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.

Sotheli Assur, the fadir of Thecue, hadde twei wyues, Haala, and Naara;

6 And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.

forsothe Naara childide to hym Oozam, and Epher, and Theman, and Aschari; these ben the sones of Naara.

7 And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.

Forsothe the sones of Haala weren Sereth, Isaar, and Ethan.

8 And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.

Forsothe Chus gendride Anob, and Sobala, and the kynredis of Arab, sone of Arym.

9 And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.

Forsothe Jabes was noble byfor alle hise britheren; and his modir clepide his name Jabes, and seide, For Y childide hym in sorewe.

10 And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would make me know that you will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.

Sotheli Jabes clepide inwardli God of Israel, and seide, Yf thou blessynge schal blesse me, and schalt alarge my termes, and if thin hond schal be with me, and thou schalt make me to be not oppressid of malice. And God yaf to hym that thing, that he preiede.

11 And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of Assathon.

Forsothe Caleph, the brother of Sua, gendride Machir, that was the fadir of Eston;

12 He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the men of Rechab.

sotheli Eston gendride Beth, Rapha, and Phese, and Thena, the fadir of the citee Naas. These ben the sones of Recha.

13 And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.

Forsothe the sones of Cenez weren Othonyel, and Saraia.

14 And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

Sotheli the sones of Othonyel weren Athiath, and Maonaththa, that gendride Opham. Forsothe Saraia gendride Joab, the fadir of the valey of crafti men; for there weren crafti men.

15 And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.

Sotheli the sones of Caleph, sone of Jephone, weren Hyn, and Helam, and Nahemi. And the sones of Helam weren Cenez.

16 And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.

Also the sones of Jaleel weren Zeph, and Zipha, Tiria, and Asrael.

17 And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.

And the sones of Esra weren Chether, and Merid, and Epher, and Jalon; and he gendride Marie, and Semmai, and Jesba, the fadir of Eschamo.

18 And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took.

Also Judaia, hys wijf, childide Jared, the fadir of Gedor; and Heber, the fadir of Zocho; and Hieutihel, the fadir of Janon. Sotheli these weren the sones of Bethie, the douyter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wijf.

19 And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.

And the sones of the wijf of Odoie, sister of Nathan, fadir of Ceila, weren Garmy, and Escamo, that was of Machati.

20 And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.

Also the sones of Symeon weren Amon and Rena; the sone of Anam was Chilon; and the sones of Gesi weren Zoeth, and Benzoeth.

21 The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.

The sones of Cela, sone of Juda, weren Her, the fadir of Lecha, and Laada, the fadir of Marasa; and these weren the kynredis of the hows of men worchynge biys in the hows of an ooth,

22 And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who lived in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.

and which made the sunne to stonde, and the men of leesyng, sikir, and goynge, that weren princes in Moab, and that turneden ayen in to Bethleem; forsothe these ben elde wordis.

23 These [are] the potters who lived in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and lived there.

These ben potteris dwellinge in plauntyngis, and in heggis, anentis kyngis in her werkis; and thei dwelliden there.

24 The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:

The sones of Symeon weren Namyhel, and Jamyn, Jarib, Zara, Saul.

25 Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:

Sellum was his sone; Mapsan was his sone; Masma was his sone.

26 Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.

The sones of Masma; Amuel, his sone; and Zaccur, his sone; Semey, his sone.

27 Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Juda.

The sones of Semey weren sixtene, and sixe douytris; sotheli hise britheren hadden not many sones, and al the kynrede myyte not be euene to the summe of the sones of Juda.

28 And they lived in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,

Forsothe thei dwelliden in Bersabee, and in Molada, and in Asarsual,

29 and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,

and in Balaa, and in Aason, and in Tholat,

30 and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,

and in Bathuel, and in Horma,

31 and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.

and in Sicheloch, and in Betmarchaboth, and in Archasusym, and in Bethbaray, and in Saarym; these weren the citees of hem, `til to the kyng Dauid.

32 And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.

Also the townes of hem weren Ethan, and Aen, and Remmon, and Techen, and Asan; fyue citees.

33 And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their distribution.

And alle the vilagis of hem bi the cumpas of these citees, `til to Baal; this is the dwellyng of hem, and the departyng of seetis.

34 And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;

Also Mosobaly, and Jemlech, and Josa, the sone of Amasie,

35 and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;

and Johel, and Jehu, the sone of Josabie, and the sones of Saraie, the sones of Asiel,

36 and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;

and Helioneai, and Jacoba, and Sucua, and Asaia, and Adihel, and Hisemeel, and Banaia;

37 and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.

and Ziza, the sone of Sephei, the sone of Allon, sone of Abdaia, sone of Semry, sone of Samaia.

38 These went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.

These ben princis nemyd in her kynredis, and ben multiplied greetli in the hows of her alies.

39 And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.

And thei yeden forth to entre in to Gador, `til to the eest of the valei, and to seke pasturis to her scheep.

40 And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there were] some of the children of Cham who lived there before.

And thei fonden pasturis ful plenteuouse, and ful goode, and a ful large lond, and restful, and plenteuouse, wherynne men of the generacioun of Cham hadden dwellid bifore.

41 And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they struck the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they lived in their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.

Therfor these men, whiche we discryueden bifore `bi name, camen in the daies of Ezechie, kyng of Juda; and smytiden the tabernaclis of hem, and the dwelleris that weren foundun there; and thei `diden awei hem `til in to present dai; and thei dwelliden for hem, for thei founden there ful plenteuouse pasturis.

42 And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.

Also fyue hundrid men of the sones of Symeon yeden in to the hil of Seir, and thei hadden princes Faltias, and Narias, and Raphaias, and Oziel, the sones of Jesi;

43 And they struck the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.

and thei smytiden the relifs of Amalechites, that myyten ascape; and thei dwelliden there for hem `til to this day.