1 Chronicles 7
1 Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
Ariũ a Isakaru maarĩ: Tola, na Pua, na Jashubu, na Shimuroni; othe maarĩ ana.
2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].
Ariũ a Tola maarĩ: Uzi, na Refaia, na Jerieli, na Jahamai, na Ibisamu, na Shemueli; nao maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao. Hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Daudi, njiaro cia Tola iria ciaandĩkĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa ciao marĩ andũ a kũrũa mbaara maarĩ 22,600.
3 Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.
Mũriũ wa Uzi aarĩ: Izirahia. Ariũ a Izirahia maarĩ: Mikaeli, na Obadia, na Joeli, na Ishia. Othe atano maarĩ anene a andũ ao.
4 In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.
Kũringana na maandĩko ma njiarwa cia nyũmba ciao, maarĩ na arũme mehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara 36,000, nĩgũkorwo maarĩ na atumia aingĩ na ciana nyingĩ.
5 In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.
Andũ ao arĩa maangĩarũire mbaara kuuma mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ yothe ya Isakaru, kũringana na maandĩko ma njiarwa ciao, maarĩ 87,000 marĩ othe.
6 [Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
Ariũ atatũ a Benjamini maarĩ: Bela, na Bekeri, na Jediaeli.
7 Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.
Ariũ a Bela maarĩ: Eziboni, na Uzi, na Uzieli, na Jerimothu, na Iri; othe maarĩ atano, na maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao. Maandĩko ma njiarwa ciao moonanagia arũme a kũrũa mbaara maarĩ 22,034.
8 Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
Ariũ a Bekeri maarĩ: Zemira, na Joashu, na Eliezeri, na Elioenai, na Omuri, na Jeremothu, na Abija, na Anathothu, na Alemethu. Acio othe maarĩ ariũ a Bekeri.
9 In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.
Maandĩko ma njiarwa ciao moonanagia atongoria a nyũmba, na arũme a kũrũa mbaara 20,200.
10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
Mũriũ wa Jediaeli aarĩ: Bilihani. Ariũ a Bilihani maarĩ: Jeushu, na Benjamini, na Ehudu, na Kenaana, na Zethani, na Tarishishi, na Ahishaharu.
11 They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.
Ariũ acio othe a Jediaeli maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao. Nĩ kwarĩ na arũme 17,200 a kũrũa mehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara-inĩ.
12 Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.
Nao andũ a Shupimu na a Hupimu maarĩ a rũciaro rwa Iru, nao Ahushimu maarĩ a rũciaro rwa Aheri.
13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.
Ariũ a Nafitali maarĩ: Jahazieli, na Guni, na Jezeri, na Shalumu; aya maarĩ a rũciaro rwa Biliha.
14 [This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.
Njiaro cia Manase ciarĩ: Asirieli, ũrĩa aaciarĩirwo nĩ thuriya yake ĩrĩa yarĩ Mũaramiti. Ningĩ thuriya ĩyo ĩkĩmũciarĩra Makiru, ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Gileadi.
15 Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] had only daughters.
Makiru aahikanirie kuuma kwa Ahupimu na Ashupimu. Mwarĩ wa nyina eetagwo Maaka. Ũrĩa ũngĩ wa rũciaro rwake eetagwo Zelofehadi, nake aaciarĩte o airĩtu.
16 Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Mũtumia wa Makiru, Maaka nĩaciarire mwanake na akĩmũtua Pereshu. Mũrũ wa nyina na Pereshu eetagwo Shereshu, na ariũ a Shereshu maarĩ Ulamu na Rakemu.
17 Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.
Mũriũ wa Ulamu eetagwo: Bedani. Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Gileadi mũrũ wa Makiru, mũrũ wa Manase.
18 Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Mwarĩ wa nyina Hamolekethu nĩaciarire Ishihodi, na Abiezeri, na Mahala.
19 [One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Ariũ a Shemida maarĩ: Ahiani, na Shekemu, na Liki, na Aniamu.
20 [This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.
Njiaro cia Efiraimu ciarĩ: Shuthela na mũriũ Beredi, na Tahathu mũriũ wa Beredi, na Eleada mũriũ wa Tahathu, na Tahathu mũriũ wa Eleada, na mũriũ Zabadi, na Shuthela mũriũ wa Zabadi,
21 Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.
na Zabadi aarĩ mũriũ wa Tahathu, nake Shuthela aarĩ mũriũ wa Zabadi. Ezeri na Eleadi mooragirwo nĩ andũ arĩa maaciarĩirwo Gathi hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maathiĩte gũtaha mahiũ mao.
22 Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.
Ithe wao Efiraimu nĩamacakaĩire mĩthenya mĩingĩ, nao andũ ao magĩũka kũmũhooreria.
23 Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.
Ningĩ agĩkoma na mũtumia wake rĩngĩ, nake akĩgĩa nda agĩciara kahĩĩ. Nake agĩgatua Beria, tondũ nĩ gwakoretwo na mũtino thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yake.
24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.
Mwarĩ wa Efiraimu eetagwo Sheera, ũrĩa waakire Bethi-Horoni ya kĩanda na ya rũgongo, na agĩaka Uzeni-Sheera.
25 [Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.
Refa aarĩ mũriũ wa Efiraimu, na mũriũ eetagwo Resefu, na Tela mũriũ wa Resefu, na Tahani mũriũ wa Tela,
26 Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.
na Ladani mũriũ wa Tahani, na Amihudu mũriũ wa Ladani, na Elishama mũriũ wa Amihudu,
27 Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].
na Nuni mũriũ wa Elishama, na Joshua mũriũ wa Nuni.
28 [This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.
Ithaka na ciikaro ciao ciarĩ Betheli, na matũũra marĩa maakũrigiicĩirie, na nĩ Naara mwena wa irathĩro, na Gezeri na matũũra makuo ma mwena wa ithũĩro, na Shekemu na matũũra makuo, nginya Gaza na matũũra makuo.
29 Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.
Kũrigania na mĩhaka ya Manase maarĩ na Bathi-Shani, na Taanaka, na Megido, na Dori, hamwe na matũũra makuo. Njiaro cia Jusufu mũrũ wa Isiraeli nĩcio ciaikaraga matũũra macio.
30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
Ariũ a Asheri maarĩ: Imuna, na Ishiva, na Ishivi, na Beria. Mwarĩ wa nyina wao eetagwo Sera.
31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith
Ariũ a Beria maarĩ: Heberi na Malikieli ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Birizaithu.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.
Heberi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Jefileti, na Shomeri, na Hothamu, na mwarĩ wa nyina wao eetagwo Shua.
33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
Ariũ a Jafileti maarĩ: Pasaka, na Bimihali, na Ashavathu. Acio maarĩ ariũ a Jefileti.
34 Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
Ariũ a Shomeri maarĩ: Ahi, na Rohaga, na Jehuba, na Aramu.
35 Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
Ariũ a mũrũ wa nyina na Helemu maarĩ: Zofa, na Imuna, na Sheleshu, na Amali.
36 Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
Ariũ a Zofa maarĩ: Sua, na Harineferi, na Shuali, na Beri, na Imura,
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.
na Bezeri, na Hodi, na Shama, na Shilisha, na Ithirani, na Beera.
38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
Ariũ a Jetheri maarĩ: Jefune, na Pisipa, na Ara.
39 [Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
Ariũ a Ula maarĩ: Ara, na Hanieli, na Rizia.
40 All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.
Acio othe maarĩ njiaro cia Asheri; nĩo maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao, na andũ athuure, na njamba cia ita, na atongoria arĩa maarĩ igweta. Mũigana wa andũ arĩa maangĩathiire mbaara kũringana na maandĩko ma njiarwa ciao maarĩ 26,000.
