1 Chronicles 4

1 [the] sons of Judah Perez Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

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

2 And Reaiah [the] son of Shobal he fathered Jahath and Jahath he fathered Ahumai and Lahad these [were] [the] clans of the Zorathite[s].

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

3 And these [were] [the] father of Etam Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash and [the] name of sister their [was] Hazelelponi.

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

4 And Penuel [was] [the] father of Gedor and Ezer [was] [the] father of Hushah these [were] [the] descendants of Hur [the] firstborn of Ephrath [the] father of Beth-lehem.

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 to Ashhur [the] father of Tekoa they belonged two wives Helah and Naarah.

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

6 And she bore to him Naarah Ahuzzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari these [were] [the] sons of Naarah.

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

7 And [the] sons of Helah Zereth (and Zohar *Q(K)*) and Ethnan.

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

8 And Koz he fathered Anub and the Zobebah [clans] and [the] clans of Aharhel [the] son of Harum.

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

9 And he was Jabez honored more than brothers his and mother his she had called name his Jabez saying for I gave birth in pain.

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 he called Jabez to [the] God of Israel saying if really you will bless me and you will increase territory my and it will be hand your with me and you will act from harm to not to hurt me and he brought God [that] which he had asked for.

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 Kelub [the] brother of Shuhah he fathered Mehir he [was] [the] father of Eshton.

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

12 And Eshton he fathered Beth-Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah [the] father of Ir-nahash these [were] [the] men of Recah.

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 Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and [the] sons of Othniel Hathath. (And Meonothai. *X*)

Forsothe the sones of Cenez weren Othonyel, and Saraia.

14 And Meonothai he fathered Ophrah and Seraiah he fathered Joab [the] father of Ge Harashim for craftsmen they were.

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 Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh Iru Elah and Naam and [the] sons of Elah and Kenaz.

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 Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and Asarel.

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

17 And [the] son of Ezrah Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon and she conceived Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah [the] father of Eshtemoa.

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 wife his Judahitess she bore Jared [the] father of Gedor and Heber [the] father of Socoh and Jekuthiel [the] father of Zanoah and these [were] [the] sons of Bithiah [the] daughter of Pharaoh whom he had taken Mered.

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 Hodiah [the] sister of Naham [were] [the] father of Keilah Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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 Shimon Amnon and Rinnah Ben-Hanan (and Tilon *Q(K)*) and [the] sons of Ishi Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

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 Shelah [the] son of Judah Er [the] father of Lecah and Laadah [the] father of Mareshah and [the] clans of [the] House of [the] Work of Fine linen of [the] House of Ashbea.

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 Jokim and [the] men of Kozeba and Joash and Saraph who they ruled to Moab and Jashubi Lehem and the words [are] ancient.

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 They [were] the potters and [the] inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah with the king in service his they dwelt there.

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

24 [the] descendants of Simeon Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zerah Shaul.

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

25 Shallum son his Mibsam son his Mishma son his.

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

26 And [the] descendants of Mishma Hammuel son his Zaccur son his Shimei son his.

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

27 And [belonged] to Shimei sons six-teen and daughters six and [belonged] to brothers his not sons many and all clan their not they increased up to [the] descendants of Judah.

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 dwelt in Beer Sheba and Moladah and Hazar Shual.

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

29 And in Bilhah and in Ezem and in Tolad.

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

30 And in Bethuel and in Hormah and in Ziklag.

and in Bathuel, and in Horma,

31 And in Beth Marcaboth and in Hazar Susim and in Beth Biri and in Shaaraim these [were] cities their until reigned 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 villages their [were] Etam and Ain Rimmon and Tochen and Ashan cities five.

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

33 And all villages their which [were] around the cities these to Baal this [was] dwelling places their and recording genealogies they [belonged] to them.

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 Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah [the] son of Amaziah.

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

35 And Joel and Jehu [the] son of Joshibiah [the] son of Seraiah [the] son of Asiel.

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

36 And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah.

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

37 And Ziza [the] son of Shipi [the] son of Allon [the] son of Jedaiah [the] son of Shimri [the] son of Shemaiah.

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

38 These who came by names [were] leaders in clans their and [the] house of ancestors their they spread out to abundance.

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

39 And they went to [the] entrance of Gedor to to [the] east of the valley to seek pasture for flock[s] their.

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 pasture fertile and good and the land [was] broad of both hands and at peace and at ease for [were] from Ham the inhabitants 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 they came these who were written by names in [the] days of - Hezekiah [the] king of Judah and they struck down tents their and (the Meunites *Q(K)*) who they were found there and they totally destroyed them until the day this and they dwelt in place of them for pasture for flock[s] their [was] there.

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 - of [the] descendants of Simeon they went to [the] mountain of Seir men five hundred and Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel [the] sons of Ishi [were] at head their.

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 down [the] remnant of the escaped remnant of Amalek and they have dwelt there until the day this.

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