1 Chronicles 8
1 Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
2 Nohah, and Rapha.
Naua the fourthe, and Rapha the fyuethe.
3 The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
And the sones of Bale weren Addoar, and Jera, and Abyud, and Abisue,
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
and Noemany, and Acte,
5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram.
6 [One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.
7 Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
8 [Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna;
tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
12 Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis;
forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth;
14 Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
17 [Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
and Heber, and Jesamary, and Jezlia, and Jobab helpiden `in this iurney ayens men of Geth. The sones of Elphaal weren Jachym,
19 [Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
and Jechri,
and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
22 Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
26 [Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia,
and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.
28 In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.
29 [Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
30 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
32 and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
34 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
35 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
37 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel.
38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
Sotheli Asel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Esricham, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Abadia, Aman; alle these weren the sones of Asel.
39 Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
Forsothe the sones of Asa, his brothir, weren Vlam, the firste gendride sone, and Hus, the secounde, and Eliphales, the thridde.
40 Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
And the sones of Vlam weren strongeste men, and beendynge a bouwe with greet strength, and hauynge many sones, and sones of sones, til to an hundrid and fifti. Alle these weren the sones of Beniamyn.
