1 Chronicles 4
1 The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Njiaro cia Juda ciarĩ: Perezu, na Hezironi, na Karimi, na Huru, na Shobali.
2 Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.
Reaia mũrũ wa Shobali nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Jahathu, nake Jahathu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ahumai na Lahadi. Icio nĩcio ciarĩ mbarĩ cia Azorathi.
3 The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
Ariũ a Etamu maarĩ: Jezireeli, na Ishima, na Idibasha. Mwarĩ wa nyina wao eetagwo Hazeleliponi.
Penueli nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Gedori, nake Ezeri nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Husha. Ici nĩcio ciarĩ njiaro cia Huru ũrĩa irigithathi rĩa Efiratha, na ithe wa Bethilehemu.
5 [Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
Ashuri ithe wa Tekoa aarĩ na atumia eerĩ, nĩo Hela na Naara.
6 The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
Naara akĩmũciarĩra Ahuzamu, na Heferi, na Temeni, na Haahashatari. Icio nĩcio ciarĩ njiaro cia Naara.
7 The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
Ariũ a Hela maarĩ: Zerethi, na Zoharu, na Ethinani,
8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
na Kozu, ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Anubu, na Hazobeba, na wa mĩhĩrĩga ya Ahariheli mũrũ wa Harumu.
9 [There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”
Jabezu aarĩ mũtĩĩku mũno gũkĩra ariũ a nyina. Nyina nĩwe wamũtuire Jabezu, tondũ oigire atĩrĩ, “Ndaamũciarire na ruo.”
10 [One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.
Nake Jabezu agĩkaĩra Ngai wa Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Naarĩ korwo wandathima na ũnjaramĩrie mĩhaka ya bũrũri wakwa! Reke guoko gwaku gũkorwo hamwe na niĩ, na ũngitĩre harĩ ũũru nĩguo ndikanakorwo na ruo.” Nake Ngai akĩigua ihooya rĩake.
11 [Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
Kelubu, mũrũ wa nyina na Shuha, nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Mehiru, ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Eshitoni.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
Eshitoni nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Bethi-Rafa, na Pasea, na Tehina ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Iri-Nahashu. Acio nĩo maarĩ andũ a Reka.
13 [Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).
Ariũ a Kenazu maarĩ: Othinieli na Seraia. Ariũ a Othinieli maarĩ: Hathathu, na Meonothai.
Meonothai nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ofara. Seraia nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Joabu ũrĩa ithe wa andũ a Ge-Harashimu. Gwetagwo ũguo nĩ ũndũ andũ akuo maarĩ mabundi.
Ariũ a Kalebu, mũrũ wa Jefune, maarĩ: Iru, na Ela, na Naamu. Mũriũ wa Ela eetagwo: Kenazu.
16 [Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
Ariũ a Jehaleleli maarĩ: Zifu, na Zifa, na Tiria, na Asareli.
17 [Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.
Ariũ a Ezara maarĩ: Jetheru, na Meredi, na Eferi, na Jaloni. Mũtumia ũmwe wa Meredi nĩwe waciarire Miriamu, na Shamai, na Ishiba ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Eshitemoa.
(Mũtumia wake wa kuuma Judea agĩciara Jeredi ũrĩa ithe wa Gedori, na Heberi ithe wa Soko, na Jekuthieli ithe wa Zanoa.) Acio nĩo maarĩ ciana cia Bithia mwarĩ wa Firaũni ũrĩa wahikĩtio nĩ Meredi.
19 Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.
Ariũ a mũtumia wa Hodia (mwarĩ wa nyina na Nahamu) maarĩ: Ithe wa Keila ũrĩa Mũgarimi, na Eshitemoa ũrĩa Mũmaakathi.
20 [Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
Ariũ a Shimoni maarĩ: Amunoni, na Rina, na Beni-Hanani, na Tiloni. Njiaro cia Ishi nĩ: Zohethu na Beni-Zohethu.
21 One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,
Nao ariũ a Shela mũrũ wa Juda maarĩ: Eri ithe wa Leka, na Laada ithe wa Maresha, na mbarĩ cia arĩa maathondekaga gatani ĩrĩa njega kũu Bethi-Ashibea,
22 Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.
na Jokimu, na andũ a Kozeba, na Joashu na Sarafi arĩa maathanaga bũrũri wa Moabi, na Jashubi-Lehemu. (Ũhoro ũyũ ũrutĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma tene mũno.)
23 They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
Acio nĩo moombaga indo cia rĩũmba, nao maatũũraga Netaimu na Gedera; maikaraga kũu, marutagĩre mũthamaki wĩra.
24 Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Njiaro cia Simeoni nĩ: Nemueli, na Jamini, na Jaribu, na Zera, na Shauli;
25 Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
Shalumu aarĩ mũriũ wa Shauli, nake Mibisamu aarĩ mũriũ wa Shalumu, nake Mishima aarĩ mũriũ wa Mibisamu.
26 Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
Njiaro cia Mishima ciarĩ: Mũriũ Hamueli, na Zakuri mũriũ wa Hamueli, na Shimei mũriũ wa Zakuri.
27 Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.
Shimei aarĩ na ariũ ikũmi na atandatũ na airĩtu atandatũ, no ariũ a nyina matiarĩ na ciana nyingĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mbarĩ yao ndĩongererekire ta ya andũ a Juda.
28 The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
Nao maatũũraga Birishiba, na Molada, na Hazari-Shuali,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
na Biliha, na Ezemu, na Toladi,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
na Bethueli, na Horoma, na Zikilagi,
31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
na Bethi-Marikabothu, na Hazari-Susimu, na Bethi-Biri, na Shaaraimu. Macio nĩmo maarĩ matũũra mao nginya rĩrĩa Daudi aathamakaga.
32 They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
Matũũra matano marĩa maamarigiicĩirie maarĩ: Etamu, na Aini, na Rimoni, na Tokenina Ashani,
33 There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.
na tũtũũra tũnini tũrĩa twarigiicĩirie matũũra macio o nginya Baalathu. Macio nĩmo maarĩ ũtũũro wao. Nao nĩmaigaga maandĩko ma njiarwa.
34 The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.
Meshobabu, na Jamuleki, na Josha mũrũ wa Amazia,
na Joeli; na Jehu mũrũ wa Joshibia, mũrũ wa Seraia, mũrũ wa Asieli;
o na Elioenai, na Jaakoba, na Jeshohaia, na Asaia, na Adieli, na Jesimieli, na Benaia;
na Ziza mũrũ wa Shifi, mũrũ wa Aloni, mũrũ wa Jedaia, mũrũ wa Shimuri, mũrũ wa Shemaia.
Andũ acio marĩĩtwa mao magwetetwo hau igũrũ nĩo maarĩ atongoria a mbarĩ ciao. Nyũmba ciao nĩciongererekire mũno,
39 They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
nao magĩthiĩ mĩhaka-inĩ ya Gedori mwena wa irathĩro wa gĩtuamba kĩu gũcaria ũrĩithio wa mahiũ mao.
40 They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.
Nĩmoonire kũndũ kũnoru kũrĩ ũrĩithio mwega, bũrũri warĩ mwariĩ, ũrĩ na thayũ na ũkahoorera. Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Hamu amwe nĩo maatũũraga kuo mbere.
41 But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.
Andũ arĩa marĩĩtwa mao maandĩkĩtwo mookĩte kuo matukũ-inĩ ma Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda. Nao magĩtharĩkĩra andũ a Hamu ciikaro-inĩ cia andũ acio o na cia Ameunimu arĩa maatũũraga kuo, na makĩmaniina biũ o ta ũrĩa gũtariĩ nginya ũmũthĩ. Nao magĩtũũra ciikaro-inĩ cia andũ acio tondũ kwarĩ na ũrĩithio mwega wa mahiũ mao.
42 Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].
Nao andũ magana matano a nyũmba ya Simeoni, matongoretio nĩ Pelatia, na Nearia, na Refaia na Uzieli, ariũ a Ishi, magĩtharĩkĩra bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Seiru.
43 They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].
Nao makĩũraga Aamaleki arĩa meetharĩte magatigara, nao matũire kuo nginya ũmũthĩ.
