1 Chronicles 7

1 Forsothe the sones of Isachar weren foure; Thola, and Phua, Jasub, and Sameron.

Now the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four.

2 The sones of Thola weren Ozi, and Raphaia, and Jerihel, and Jemay, and Jepsen, and Samuel, princis bi the housis of her kynredis. Of the generacioun of Thola, weren noumbrid strongeste men in the daies of Dauid, two and twenti thousynde and sixe hundrid.

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders according to the houses of their kindred. From the stock of Tola, there were numbered, in the days of David, twenty-two thousand six hundred very strong men.

3 The sones of Ozi weren Jezraie; of whom weren borun Mychael, and Obadia, and Johel, and Jezray, fyue, alle princes.

The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah, from whom were born: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah; all five were leaders.

4 And with hem weren bi her meynees and puplis, sixe and thretti thousynde strongeste men gird to batel; for thei hadden many wyues and sones.

And with them, by their families and peoples, there were thirty-six thousand very strong men, girded for battle. And they had many wives and children.

5 And her britheren by alle the kynredis of Isachar `moost stronge to fiyte weren noumbrid foure scoore and seuene thousynde.

Also, their brothers, throughout all the kindred of Issachar, were numbered as eighty-seven thousand, very fit for battle.

6 The sones of Beniamyn weren Bale, and Bothor, and Adiel, thre.

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

7 The sones of Bale weren Esbon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerymoth, and Vray, fyue, princes of meynees, mooste stronge to fiyte; for the noumbre of hem was two and twenti thousynde and foure and thretti.

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth and Iri, five leaders of families, also very fit for battle; and their number was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.

8 Forsothe the sones of Bochor weren Samara, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Zamri, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and Anathoth, and Almachan; alle these weren the sones of Bochor.

Now the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth: all these were sons of Becher.

9 Sotheli the princes of kynredis weren noumbrid bi her meynees twenti thousynde and two hundrid moost stronge men to batels.

And they were numbered according to their families, by the leaders of their kindred, very strong in warfare, twenty thousand and two hundred.

10 Forsothe the sones of Ledihel weren Balan; sotheli the sones of Balan weren Jheus, and Beniamyn, and Aoth, and Camana, and Jothan, and Tharsis, and Thasaar.

And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 Alle these the sones of Ledihel weren princes of her meynees, seuentene thousynde and two hundrid, strongeste men goynge forth to batel.

All these were sons of Jediael, the leaders of their kindred, very strong men, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to battle.

12 Also Saphan and Apham weren the sones of Hir; and Basym was the sone of Aser.

Also, Shuppim and Huppim, the sons of Ir; and Hushim, sons of Aher.

13 Forsothe the sones of Neptalym weren Jasiel, and Guny, and Aser, and Sellum; the sones of Bale.

Then the sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.

14 Sotheli the sone of Manasses was Esriel; and Sira his secundarie wijf childide Machir, the fadir of Galaad.

Also, the son of Manasseh: Asriel. And his concubine, a Syrian, bore Machir, the father of Gilead.

15 And Machir took wyues to hise sones Huphyn and Suphyn; and he hadde a sister Maacha bi name; and the name of the secounde sone was Salphaath, and douytris weren borun to Salphaath.

Now Machir took wives for his sons, Huppim and Shuppim. And he had a sister named Maacah; but the name of the second was Zelophehad, and daughters were born to Zelophehad.

16 And Maacha, the wijf of Machir, childide a sone, and clepide his name Phares; forsothe the name of his brothir was Sares; and hise sones weren Vlam and Recem.

And Maacah, the wife of Machir, bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother was Sheresh. And his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Sotheli the sone of Vlam was Baldan. These weren the sones of Galaad, sone of Machir, sone of Manasses;

Then the son of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

18 forsothe Regma his sistir childide a feir man, Abiezer, and Mola.

And his sister, Regina, bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 Forsothe the sones of Semyda weren Abym, and Sichem, and Liey, and Amany.

Now the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi and Aniam.

20 Sotheli the sones of Effraym weren Suchaba; Bareth, his sone; Caath, his sone; Elda, his sone; and Thaath, his sone; and Zadaba, his sone;

And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, whose son was Zabad,

21 and Suthala, his sone; and Ezer, and Elad, his sones. Forsothe men of Geth borun in the lond killiden hem, for thei yeden doun to assaile her possessiouns.

and his son was Shuthelah, and his son was Ezer, and also Elead. But the men indigenous to Gath killed them, because they had descended to invade their possessions.

22 Therfor Effraym, the fadir of hem, weilide bi many daies; and hise britheren camen to coumforte hym.

And so their father, Ephraim, mourned for many days; and his brothers arrived, so that they might console him.

23 And he entride to his wijf, which conseyuede, and childide a sone; and he clepide his name Beria, for he was borun in the yuelis of his hows.

And he entered to his wife; she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because he rose up during a time of evil for his house.

24 Sotheli his douytir was Sara; that bildide Betheron, the lowere and the hiyere, and Ozen, and Sara.

Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.

25 Forsothe his sone was Rapha, and Reseph, and Thale;

And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah, from whom was born Tahan,

26 of whom was borun Thaan, that gendride Laodon; and Amyud, the sone of hym, gendride Elysama;

who conceived Ladan. And his son was Ammihud, who conceived Elishama,

27 of whom was borun Nun; that hadde a sone Josue.

from whom was born Nun, who had Joshua as a son.

28 Sotheli the possessioun and `dwellyng place of hem was Bethil with hise villagis, and ayens the eest, Noram; at the west coost, Gazer, and hise villagis, also Sichem with hise villagis, and Aza with hise villagis.

Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters;

29 Also bisidis the sones of Manasses, Bethsan, and hise townes, Thanach and hise townes, Maggeddo, and hise townes, Dor, and hise townes; the sones of Joseph sone of Israel dwelliden in these townes.

also, beside the sons of Manasseh, Bethshean and her daughters, Taanach and her daughters, Megiddo and her daughters, Dor and her daughters. In these places, there lived the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel.

30 The sones of Aser weren Sona, and Jesua, and Isuy, and Baria; and Sara was the sister of hem.

The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

31 Sotheli the sones of Baria weren Heber, and Melchiel; he is the fadir of Barsath.

And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, the same is the father of Birzaith.

32 Sotheli Heber gendride Ephiath, and Soomer, and Otham, and Sua, the sister of hem.

Now Heber conceived Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.

33 Forsothe the sones of Jephiath weren Phosech, and Camaal, and Jasoph; these weren the sones of Jephiath.

The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet.

34 Sotheli the sones of Soomer weren Achi, and Roaga, and Jaba, and Aram.

Then the sons of Shomer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Jehubbah, and Aram.

35 Sotheli the sones of Helem, his brother, weren Supha, and Jema, and Selles, and Amal.

And the sons of Helem, his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

36 The sones of Supha weren Sue, Arnapheth, and Sual, and Bery,

The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

37 and Jamra, and Bosor, and Ador, and Sama, and Salusa, and Jethram, and Beram.

Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

38 The sones of Ether weren Jephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

39 Sotheli the sones of Ollaa weren Areth, and Aniel, and Resia.

Then the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 Alle these weren the sones of Aser, princes of kynredis, chosun men and strongeste duykis of duykis; forsothe the noumbre, of the age of hem that weren abel to batel, was sixe and twenti thousynde.

All these were sons of Asher, the leaders of families, elect and very strong rulers among rulers. And the number of those who were of an age that was fit for warfare was twenty-six thousand.