1 Chronicles 4
1 The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
Yuda ƒe dzidzimevi bubuawoe nye: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur kple Sobal.
2 And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites.
Sobal ƒe vie nye Reaia, ame si dzi Yahat, ame si dzi Ahumai kple Lahad. Ame siawo va zu Zoratitɔwo ƒe ƒomewo.
3 And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.
Etam ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Yezreel, Isma, Idbas kple via nyɔnu Hazelelponi
4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sonnes of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
Penuel dzi Gedor eye Ezer dzi Husa Ezer. Ame siawoe nye Hur ƒe dzidzimeviwo, Hur nye Efrata ƒe ŋgɔgbevi kple Betlehem fofo.
5 But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah.
Asur, Tekoa fofo, ɖe srɔ̃ eve: Hela kple Naara.
6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah.
Naara dzi Ahuzam, Hefer, Temeni kple Haahastari.
7 And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan.
Hela ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Zeret, Zohar, Etnan kple
8 Also Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum.
Koz, ame si dzi Anub kple Hazobeba hekpe ɖe Harum ƒe vi ƒe hlɔ̃ ŋu eye eya mee hlɔ̃ si wotsɔ kple Aharlel, Harum ƒe vi, ŋkɔ na la dzɔ tso.
9 But Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him in sorowe.
Yabez xɔ ŋkɔ wu nɔvia bubuawo katã. Dadaa na ŋkɔe be, Yabez si gɔmee nye, “Vevesese” elabena dadaa se veve ŋutɔ le edzidzi me.
10 And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, If thou wilt blesse me in deede, and enlarge my coastes, and if thine hand be with me, and thou wilt cause me to be deliuered from euill, that I be not hurt. And God graunted the thing that he asked.
Eyae do gbe ɖa na Israel ƒe Mawu be, “Oo, yram eye nàkpe ɖe ŋunye le nye dɔwɔwɔ me. Meɖe kuku, nɔ kplim le nu sia nu si mawɔ la me eye nàɖem tso nu vɔ̃ kple dzɔgbevɔ̃e ɖe sia ɖe me.” Mawu se eƒe gbedodoɖa.
11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
Kelub, Suha nɔviŋutsu, dzi Mehir, ame si dzi Eston.
12 And Eshton begate Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the citie of Nahash: these are the men of Rechah.
Eston dzi Bet Rafa, Pasea kple Tehina, ame si dzi Ir Nahas. Ame siawoe nye Reka ƒe ŋutsuwo.
13 And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah, and the sonne of Othniel, Hathath.
Kenaz dzi Otniel kple Seraya. Otniel dzi Hatat Meonatai.
14 And Meonothai begate Ophrah. And Seraiah begate Ioab the father of the valley of craftesmen: for they were craftesmen.
Meonatai, ame si dzi Ofra. Seraya dzi Yoab, ame si me Ge Harasim, aɖaŋuwɔla siwo nɔ Aɖaŋuwɔlawo ƒe Balime la dzɔ tso.
15 And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sonne of Elah was Kenaz.
Kaleb, Yefune ƒe vi, dzi Iru, Ela kple Naam. Kenaz nɔ Ela ƒe viwo dome.
16 And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
Yehalelel ƒe viwoe nye Zif, Zifa, Tiria kple Asarel.
17 And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begate Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Ezra dzi Yeter, Mered, Efer kple Yalon. Mered ɖe Bitia, fiavinyɔnu aɖe tso Egipte eye wodzi Miriam, Samai kple Isba, ame si nye Estemoa fofo.
18 Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah: and these are the sonnes of Bithiah ye daughter of Pharaoh which Mered tooke.
Estemoa srɔ̃ nye Yuda nyɔnu aɖe eye wòdzi Yered, Heber kple Yekutiel. Yered nye Gedor fofo, Heber nye Soko fofo eye Yekutiel nye Zanoah fofo.
19 And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
Hodia srɔ̃ nye Naham nɔvinyɔnu. Via ɖekae nye Keila, Garmitɔ la fofo; via bubue dzi Estemoa, Maakatitɔ la.
20 And the sonnes of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanam and Tilon. And the sonnes of Ishi were Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
Simɔn dzi Amnon, Rina, Ben Hanan kple Tilɔn. Isi dzi Zohet kple Ben Zohet.
21 The sonnes of Shelah, the sonne of Iudah were Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the householdes of them that wrought fine linnen in the house of Ashbea.
Yuda ƒe viŋutsu, Sela ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye Er, ame si dzi Leka, Lada, ame si dzi Maresa kple ame siwo nye avɔlɔ̃lawo nɔ Bet Asbea,
22 And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash, and Saraph, which had the dominion in Moab, and Iashubi Lehem. These also are auncient things.
Yokim, Kozeba, Yoas kple Saraf ŋutsuwo, ame siwo ɖu fia le Moab kple Yasubi Lehem. Ŋkɔ siawo tso nuŋlɔɖi xoxoawo me.
23 These were potters, and dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his worke.
Ame siawo xɔ ŋkɔ le zememe kple agbledede le Nataim kple Gedera me eye wowɔa dɔ na fia la.
24 The sonnes of Simeon were Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul,
Simeon dzi Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Zera kple Saul.
25 Whose sonne was Shallum, and his sonne, Mibsam, and his sonne Mishma.
Saul dzi Salum, ame si dzi Mibsam, ame si dzi Misma.
26 And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuel was his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, and Shimei his sonne.
Misma ƒe viwo dometɔ ɖekae nye Hamuel, ame si dzi Zakur, ame si dzi Simei.
27 And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude.
Simei dzi viŋutsu wuiade kple vinyɔnu ade. Nɔviawo dometɔ aɖeke ƒe viwo mesɔ gbɔ alea o eye wo viwo mede esi Yudatɔ geɖewo dzina la nu o.
28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,
Wonɔ Beerseba, Molada, Hazar Sual
29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
Bilha, Ezem, Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
Betuel, Horma, Ziklag,
31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid.
Bet Markabot, Hazar Susim, Bet Biri kple Saaraim. Du siawo nɔ woƒe asi me va se ɖe David ƒe fiaɖuɣi.
32 And their townes were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.
Kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo lae nye Etam, Ain, Rimon, Token kple Asan, kɔƒe atɔ̃
33 And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie,
kple kɔƒe siwo katã ƒo xlã du siawo va se ɖe Baalat. Esiawoe nye woƒe duwo, eye dzidzimegbalẽ nɔ wo si.
34 And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,
Mesobab, Yamlek, Yosa Amazia ƒe viŋutsu,
35 And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel,
Yoel, Yehu, Yosibia ƒe viŋutsu, ame si nye Seraya ƒe vi kple Asiel ƒe vi,
36 And Elionai, and Iaakobah, and Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, and Benaiah,
Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yehodaya, Asaya, Adiel, Yesimiel, Benaya,
37 And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.
Zira, ame si nye Sifi ƒe vi, ame si nye Alon ƒe vi, ame si nye Yedaia ƒe vi, ame si nye Simri ƒe vi ame si nye Semaya ƒe vi.
38 These were famous princes in their families, and increased greatly their fathers houses.
Ŋutsu siwo ƒe ŋkɔ woyɔ va yi la woe nye woƒe ƒomeawo ƒe tatɔwo. Woƒe ƒomewo dzi ɖe edzi fũu
39 And they went to the entring in of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their sheepe.
eye woyi Gedor ƒe gbɔto le balime la ƒe ɣedzeƒe gome le gbeɖuƒe dim na woƒe lãhawo.
40 And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.
Wokpɔ lãnyiƒe damawo, anyigba la keke nyuie, teƒe si ŋutifafa kple ɖoɖoezizi le. Hamitɔ aɖewo nɔ afi ma kpɔ.
41 And these described by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and smote their tents, and the inhabitants that were found there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in their roume, because there was pasture there for their sheepe.
Ame siwo ƒe ŋkɔ woŋlɔ da ɖi la va le Yuda Fia Hezekia ƒe fiaɖuɣi. Woho aʋa ɖe Hamitɔwo ŋu le woƒe nɔƒewo nenema ke nye Meunitɔ siwo nɔ afi ma eye wotsrɔ̃ wo keŋkeŋ abe ale si wòle dzedzem egbe ene. Wonɔ woƒe nɔƒe elabena lãnyiƒe nɔ afi ma na woƒe lãhawo.
42 And besides these, fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeon went to mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rophaiah, and Vzziel the sonnes of Ishi were their captaines,
Le esia wɔwɔ vɔ megbe la, aʋawɔla siawo dometɔ alafa atɔ̃ tso Simeon ƒe ƒome la me yi Seir ƒe to la dzi. Woƒe kplɔlawo nye Pelatia, Nearia, Refaya kple Uziel. Wo katã wonye Isi ƒe viwo.
43 And they smote the rest of Amalek that had escaped, and they dwelt there vnto this day.
Wowu ame ʋɛe siwo susɔ tso Amalek ƒomea me eye wotsi afi ma va se ɖe egbe.
