1 Chronicles 4
1 The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Yuda asefo no bi din de Peres, Hesron, Karmi, Hur ne Sobal.
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.
Sobal babarima Reaia na ɔwoo Yahat. Yahat woo Ahumai ne Lahad. Eyinom na na wɔyɛ Sorafo mmusua.
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.
Na Etam asefo no ne Yesreel, Yisma, Yidbas ne Haslelponi a na ɔyɛ ne babea,
Penuel a na ɔyɛ Gedor agya ne Eser a na ɔyɛ Husa agya. Eyinom na na wɔyɛ Hur a na ɔyɛ Efrata abakan ne Betlehem agya no asefo.
5 [Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
Na Tekoa agya a ne din de Ashur no wɔ yerenom baanu a wɔfrɛ wɔn Hela ne Naara.
6 The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
Naara woo Ahusam, Hefer, Temeni ne Ahastari.
7 The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
Hela woo Seret, Sohar, Etnan,
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.
ne Kos a nʼasefo ne Anub, Hasobeba ne Harum babarima Aharhel, Harum ne ne mmusua nyinaa.
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.”
Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yabes a ɔyɛɛ ɔkɛse sen ne nuabarimanom nyinaa. Ne na too no din Yabes, efisɛ onyaa ɔyaw wɔ nʼawo mu.
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.
Yabes ne obi a ɔbɔɔ mpae kyerɛɛ Israel Nyankopɔn se, “Ao, hyira me na trɛw mʼahye mu. Mesrɛ wo, ka me ho wɔ nea mɛyɛ biara mu, na yi me fi ɔhaw ne ɔyaw nyinaa mu.” Na Onyankopɔn yɛɛ nʼabisade no maa no.
11 [Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
Suba nuabarima Kelub woo Mehir. Mehir woo Eston.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
Eston woo Bet-Rafa, Paseah ne Tehina. Tehina woo Ir-Nahas. Eyinom ne Reka asefo.
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).
Kenas mmabarima ne Otniel ne Seraia. Otniel mmabarima ne Hatat ne Meonotai.
Meonotai woo Ofra. Na Seraia woo Yoab a ofii Adwumfo Bon ase, efisɛ na adwumfo pii tete hɔ.
Na Yefune babarima Kaleb mmabarima yɛ Iru, Ela ne Naam. Na Ela babarima yɛ Kenas.
16 [Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
Yehalelel mmabarima ne Sif ne Sifa, Tiria ne Asarel.
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.
Ɛsra mmabarima yɛ Yeter, Mered, Efer ne Yalon. Mered waree Misraimnibea ma ɔwoo Miriam, Samai ne Yisba a ɔbɛyɛɛ Estemoa agya no.
Mered nso waree ɔbea a ofi Yuda. Ɔno nso woo Yered a ɔbɛyɛɛ Gedor agya, Heber a ɔyɛ Soko agya, ne Yekutiel a ɔyɛ Sanoa agya. Na wɔfrɛ Mered yere Misraimni no se Bitia a na ɔyɛ Misraimhene babea.
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.
Na Hodia yere yɛ Naham nuabea. Ne mmabarima no mu baako na ɔwoo Keila a ɔyɛ Garmini na ɔbaako nso woo Estemoa a ɔyɛ Maakatni.
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.
Simon mmabarima ne Amnon, Rina, Ben-Hanan ne Tilon. Na Yisi asefo no ne Sohet ne Ben-Sohet.
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,
Na Sela yɛ Yuda mma no mu baako. Na Sela asefo no ne Er a ɔwoo Leka, Lada a ɔwoo Maresa a na wɔyɛ nweratam ho adwuma wɔ Bet-Asbea,
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.
Yokim, Kosebafo, Yoas, ne Saraf a na wodi Moab ne Yasubi-Lehem so no. Saa din yi nyinaa, wonya fii tete nkyerɛw a na wɔakyerɛw agu hɔ mu.
23 They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
Na wɔyɛ nkukunwemfo a na wɔte Netaim ne Gedera. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ nnwuma ma ɔhene.
24 Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Na Simeon mmabarima no din de Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Serah ne Saulo.
25 Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
Na Saulo asefo yɛ Salum, Mibsam ne Misma.
26 Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
Na Misma asefo yɛ Hamuel, Sakur ne Simei.
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.
Simei woo mmabarima dunsia ne mmabea baasia. Ne nuabarimanom de, na wɔn mu biara nni abusua kɛse saa. Ɛno nti, Simeon abusua annɔ te sɛ Yuda abusua no.
28 The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
Wɔtenaa Beer-Seba, Molada ne Hasar-Sual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
Bilha, Esem ne Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
Betuel, Horma ne Siklag,
31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
Bet-Markabot, Hasar-Susim, Bet-Biri ne Saaraim. Na saa nkurow yi nyinaa hyɛɛ wɔn ase kosii ɔhene Dawid bere so.
32 They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
Wɔn asefo nso tenaa Etam, Ain, Rimon, Token ne Asan a ɛyɛ nkurow anum yi so,
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.
ne ne nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia no kosii Baal. Na wɔn atenae ni, na wɔahyehyɛ saa din yi nyinaa wɔ wɔn anato nkrataa mu.
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.
Wɔn a wɔka Simeon asefo ho no bi nso ne Mesobab, Yamlek ne Amasia babarima Yosa,
Yoel, Yosibia babarima Yehu a ɔyɛ Seraia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Asiel babarima,
Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yesohaia, Asaia, Adiel, Yesimiel ne Benaia,
Sifi babarima Sisa a nʼagya yɛ Alon babarima, na ɔno yɛ Yedaia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Simri babarima a nʼagya yɛ Semaia.
Din a yɛabobɔ yi yɛ ntuanofo a wɔdeda Simeon mmusuakuw a wɔyɛ adefo no ano no bi.
39 They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
Wɔkɔɔ Gedor fam a na ɛwɔ obon no apuei fam sɛ wɔrekɔpɛ asase pa ama wɔn mmoa adidi so.
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.
Wonyaa mmoa adidibea pa wɔ hɔ. Na asase no so dwo na basabasayɛ biara nni hɔ. Na Ham asefo no bi akɔtena Gedor fa mu hɔ dedaw.
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.
Yudahene Hesekia bere so no, Simeon ntuanofo no ko dii hɔ so, sɛee Ham ne Meunifo afi pasaa. Wokum obiara a na ɔte hɔ, faa asase no, efisɛ, na wɔpɛ sɛ wonya mmoa didibea pa no.
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].
Akofo no mu ahannum a wofi Simeon abusuakuw mu no kɔɔ bepɔw Seir so, a na Pelatia, Nearia, Refaia ne Usiel a wɔn nyinaa yɛ Yisi mmabarima no na na wodi wɔn anim.
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].
Amalekfo kakra a wɔkae no, wokunkum wɔn nyinaa, faa hɔ, na wɔtenaa hɔ.
