1 Chronicles 4

1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

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

2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

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

3 These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

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

4 Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

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 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, 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 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

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

8 Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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

9 Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

Forsothe Jabes was noble byfor alle hise britheren; and his modir clepide his name Jabes, and seide, For Y childide hym in sorewe.

10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.

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 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

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

12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are 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 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.

Forsothe the sones of Cenez weren Othonyel, and Saraia.

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

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 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

Sotheli the sones of Caleph, sone of Jephone, weren Hyn, and Helam, and Nahemi. And the sones of Helam weren Cenez.

16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

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

17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, 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 His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

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 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the 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 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. 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, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked 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 Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records 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 These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

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

24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.

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

26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

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

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children 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 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,

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

29 at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,

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

30 at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,

and in Bathuel, and in Horma,

31 at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.

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 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

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

33 and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.

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 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

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

35 Joel, 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 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

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

37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, 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 mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

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

39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And thei yeden forth to entre in to Gador, `til to the eest of the valei, and to seke pasturis to her scheep.

40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.

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 These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

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 Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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 They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

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