1 Chronicles 7
1 Forsothe the sones of Isachar weren foure; Thola, and Phua, Jasub, and Sameron.
Issachar's four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
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 were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were the heads of their fathers' houses, from the descendants of Tola and they were listed as mighty warriors among their generation. They numbered 22,600 in the days of David.
3 The sones of Ozi weren Jezraie; of whom weren borun Mychael, and Obadia, and Johel, and Jezray, fyue, alle princes.
Uzzi's son was Izrahiah. His sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishijah, all five of them were clan 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.
Along with them they had thirty-six thousand troops for battle, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans, for they had many wives and sons.
5 And her britheren by alle the kynredis of Isachar `moost stronge to fiyte weren noumbrid foure scoore and seuene thousynde.
Their relatives were fighting men from all the clans of Issachar, and they numbered in all, eighty-seven thousand fighting men, as listed in their genealogy.
6 The sones of Beniamyn weren Bale, and Bothor, and Adiel, thre.
Benjamin's three sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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.
Bela's five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were soldiers and heads of fathers' houses. Their people numbered 22,034 fighting men, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans.
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.
Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were his sons.
9 Sotheli the princes of kynredis weren noumbrid bi her meynees twenti thousynde and two hundrid moost stronge men to batels.
The lists of their clans numbered 20,200 heads of their fathers' houses and fighting men.
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.
The son of Jediael was Bilhan. Bilhan's sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, 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. Listed in their clan lists were 17,200 heads of houses and fighting men fit for military service.
12 Also Saphan and Apham weren the sones of Hir; and Basym was the sone of Aser.
(The Shuppites and the Huppites were sons of Ir, and the Hushites were sons of Aher.)
13 Forsothe the sones of Neptalym weren Jasiel, and Guny, and Aser, and Sellum; the sones of Bale.
Naphtali's sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These were Bilhah's grandsons.
14 Sotheli the sone of Manasses was Esriel; and Sira his secundarie wijf childide Machir, the fadir of Galaad.
Manasseh had a male child named Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore. She also gave birth to Makir, Gilead's father.
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.
Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. A sister's name was Maakah. Another of Manasseh's descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
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.
Maakah wife of Makir, bore a son and she called him Peresh. His brother's name 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;
Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead son of Makir son of Manasseh.
18 forsothe Regma his sistir childide a feir man, Abiezer, and Mola.
Gilead's sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 Forsothe the sones of Semyda weren Abym, and Sichem, and Liey, and Amany.
The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, 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;
The descendants of Ephraim were as follows: Ephraim's son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah's son was Bered. Bered's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Eleadah. Eleadah's son was Tahath.
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.
Tahath's son was Zabad. Zabad's son was Shuthelah. (Ezer and Elead were killed by men of Gath, natives in the land, when they went to steal their cattle.
22 Therfor Effraym, the fadir of hem, weilide bi many daies; and hise britheren camen to coumforte hym.
Ephraim their father mourned for them many days, and his brothers came to comfort 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.
He slept with his wife. She conceived and bore a son. Ephraim called him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his family.)
24 Sotheli his douytir was Sara; that bildide Betheron, the lowere and the hiyere, and Ozen, and Sara.
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Forsothe his sone was Rapha, and Reseph, and Thale;
His son was Rephah. Rephah's son was Resheph. Resheph's son was Telah. Telah's son was Tahan.
26 of whom was borun Thaan, that gendride Laodon; and Amyud, the sone of hym, gendride Elysama;
Tahan's son was Ladan. Ladan's son was Ammihud. Ammihud's son was Elishama.
27 of whom was borun Nun; that hadde a sone Josue.
Elishama's son was Nun. Nun's son was Joshua.
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.
Their possessions and residences were Bethel and its surrounding villages. They extended eastward to Naaran and westward to Gezer and its villages, and to Shechem and its villages to Ayyah and its villages.
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.
On the border with Manasseh were Beth Shan and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these towns the descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived.
30 The sones of Aser weren Sona, and Jesua, and Isuy, and Baria; and Sara was the sister of hem.
Asher's sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
31 Sotheli the sones of Baria weren Heber, and Melchiel; he is the fadir of Barsath.
Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Sotheli Heber gendride Ephiath, and Soomer, and Otham, and Sua, the sister of hem.
Heber's sons were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Shua was their sister.
33 Forsothe the sones of Jephiath weren Phosech, and Camaal, and Jasoph; these weren the sones of Jephiath.
Japhlet's sons were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's children.
34 Sotheli the sones of Soomer weren Achi, and Roaga, and Jaba, and Aram.
Shomer, Japhlet's brother, had these sons: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 Sotheli the sones of Helem, his brother, weren Supha, and Jema, and Selles, and Amal.
Shemer's brother, Helem, had these sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sones of Supha weren Sue, Arnapheth, and Sual, and Bery,
Zophah's sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 and Jamra, and Bosor, and Ador, and Sama, and Salusa, and Jethram, and Beram.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sones of Ether weren Jephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.
Jether's sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 Sotheli the sones of Ollaa weren Areth, and Aniel, and Resia.
Ulla's sons were Arah, 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 descendants of Asher. They were ancestors of the clans, heads of fathers' houses, distinguished men, fighting men, and chief among the leaders. There were twenty-six thousand men listed who were fit for military service, according to their numbered lists.
