1 Chronicles 4

1 The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

Uzao wa Yuda ulikuwa Peresi, Hesroni, Karmi, Huri, na Shobali.

2 And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites.

Shobali alikuwa baba wa Reaya. Reaya alikuwa baba wa Yahathi. Yahathi alikuwa baba wa Ahumai na Lahadi. Hawa walikuwa mababu wa koo za Wasorathi.

3 And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.

Hawa walikuwa mababu wa ukoo katika mji wa Etamu: Yezreeli, Ishma, na Idbashi. Babu yao alikuwa Haselelponi.

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.

Penueli alikuwa babu wa koo katika mji wa Gedori. Ezeri alikuwa muanzilishi wa koo katika Husha. Hawa walikuwa uzao wa Huri, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Efrathi na muanzilishi wa Bethelehemu.

5 But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah.

Ashuri baba wa Tekoa alikuwa na wake wawili, Hela na Naara.

6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah.

Naara alimzalia Ahuzamu, Heferi, Temeni na Ahashtari. Hawa walikua wana wa Naara.

7 And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan.

Wana wa Hela walikua Serethi, Ishari, Ethnani,

8 Also Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum.

na Kozi, alikua baba wa Anubu na Sobeba, na koo zilizotoka kwa Aharheli mwana wa Harumu.

9 But Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him in sorowe.

Yabesi aliheshimika zaidi ya kaka zake. Mama yake alimuita Yabesi. Alisema, “Kwasababu nimemzaa katika huzuni.”

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.

Yabesi akamuita Mungu wa Israeli na kusema, “Kama tu utanibariki mimi, ongeza mipaka yangu, na mkono wako ukuwa juu yangu. Ukifanya hivi utaninusuru na mabaya, ili kwamba niwe huru na huzuni!” Kwa hivyo Mungu akamjalia maombi yake.

11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

Kelubu kaka wa Shuha akawa baba wa Mehiri, aliyekuwa baba wa Eshtoni.

12 And Eshton begate Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the citie of Nahash: these are the men of Rechah.

Eshtoni akawa baba wa Beth-Rafa, Pasea, na Tehina, ambaye alianzisha mji wa Nahashi. Hawa ni wanaume walioishi Reka.

13 And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah, and the sonne of Othniel, Hathath.

Wana wa Kenazi walikua Othinieli na Seraia. Wana wa Othinieli walikuwa Hathathi na Meonothai.

14 And Meonothai begate Ophrah. And Seraiah begate Ioab the father of the valley of craftesmen: for they were craftesmen.

Meonothai akawa baba wa Ofara, na Seraia akawa baba wa Yohabu, mwanzilishi wa Ge Harashimu, ambao watu wake walikua wahunzi.

15 And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sonne of Elah was Kenaz.

Wana wa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune walikua Iru, Ele na Namu. Wana wa Ela alikua Kenazi.

16 And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

Wana wa Yehaleli walikua Zifi, Zifa, Tiriya, na Azareli.

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.

Wana wa Ezra walikua Yetheri, Meredi, Eferi, na Yaloni.

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.

Mke wake Meredi wa Kimisri alimzalia Miriamu, Shamai, na Ishibahi, aliyekua baba wa Eshitemoa. Hawa walikua wana wa Bithia, binti wa Farao, ambaye Meredi alimuoa. Mke wa Kiyahudi wa Meredi alimzalia Yeredi, ambaye alikua baba wa Gedore; Heberi, aliyekua baba wa Soko; na Yekuthieli aliyekua baba wa Zanoa.

19 And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

Kati ya watoto wawili wa mke wa Hodia, dada wa Nahamu, mmoja wao kawa baba wa Keila Mgarimite. Mwingine alikua Eshitemoa Mmakathite.

20 And the sonnes of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanam and Tilon. And the sonnes of Ishi were Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

Wana wa Shimoni walikua Amnoni, Rina, Beni Hanani, na Tilon. Wana wa Ishi walikua Zohethi na Beni Zoheti.

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.

Uzao wa Shela mwana wa Yuda, Ulikua ni Eri baba wa Leka, Laada baba wa Maresha na koo za wafanyakazi wa kushona kule Beth Ashbea,

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.

Yoakimu, Wanaume wa Kozeba, na Yoashi na Sarafi, waliokua na mali huko Moabu, lakini walirudi Bethlehemu. ( Maelezo haya yametoka kwenye nakala za zamani.)

23 These were potters, and dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his worke.

Baadhi ya watu hawa walikuwa ni wafinyanzi walioishi Netaimu na Gedera na wakawa wafanyakazi wa Mfalme.

24 The sonnes of Simeon were Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul,

Uzao wa Simeoni ulikua Jamini, Jaribu, Zera, na Shauli.

25 Whose sonne was Shallum, and his sonne, Mibsam, and his sonne Mishma.

Shalumu alikua mwana wa Shauli, Mibisamu mwana wa Shalumu, na Mishima mwana wa Mibisamu.

26 And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuel was his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, and Shimei his sonne.

Ukoo wa Mishima ulikua Hamueli mwana wake, Zakuri mjukuu wake, na Shimei kitukuu chake.

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.

Shimei alikua na wana kumi na sita na mabinti sita. Kaka yake hakua na watoto wengi, Hivyo koo zao hazikuongezeka kwa idadi kubwa kama wato wa Yuda walivyoongezeka.

28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,

Waliishi Beasheba, Molada, na Hazari Shuali.

29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

Pia waliishi Bilha, Ezemu, Toladi,

30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

Bethueli, Horma, Zikilagi,

31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid.

Bethi Markabothi, Hazari Susimi, Bethi Biri, na Shaaraimu. Hii ilikua miji yao mpaka utawala wa Daudi.

32 And their townes were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.

Vijiji vyao vitano vilikua Etamu, Aini, Tocheni, na Ashani,

33 And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie,

pamoja na mipaka ya vijiji kwa umbali wa Baali. Haya yalikua makazi yao, na walitunza kumbukumbu za uzao wao.

34 And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,

Viongozi wa ukoo walikua Meshobabu, Yamileki, Yoshahi mwana wa Amazia,

35 And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel,

Yoeli, Yehu mwana wa Yoshibia mwana wa Seraia mwana wa Asieli,

36 And Elionai, and Iaakobah, and Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, and Benaiah,

Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yeshohaia, Asaia, Adieli, Yesimieli, Benaia,

37 And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.

na Ziza mwana wa Shifi mwana wa Aloni mwana wa Yedaia mwana wa Shimiri mwana wa Shemaia.

38 These were famous princes in their families, and increased greatly their fathers houses.

Hawa walio orodheshwa kwa majina walikua viongozi wa koo zao, na koo zao ziliongezeka sana.

39 And they went to the entring in of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their sheepe.

Walienda karibu na Gedori, mashariki mwa bonde, kutafuta malisho ya mifugo yao.

40 And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

Walipata malisho mengi na mazuri. Nchi ilikua tambarare, tulivu na ya amani. Wahamu waliishi hapo awali.

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.

Hao walio orodheshwa hapo kwa majina walikuja katika siku za Hezekia mfalme wa Yuda, na wakashambulia makazi ya Wahamu na Wameuni, ambao pia walikua hapo. Waliwaangamiza kabisa na kuishi hapo sababu walipata malisho kwa ajili ya mifugo yao.

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,

Wanaume mia tano wa kabila la Simeoni walienda katika mlima Seiri, na viongozi wao Pelatia, Nearia, Refaia, na Uzieli, wana wa Ishi.

43 And they smote the rest of Amalek that had escaped, and they dwelt there vnto this day.

Waliwashinda wakimbizi wa Waamaleki waliobakia, na wakaishi hapo hadi siku hii.