1 Chronicles 8
1 Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
2 Naua the fourthe, and Rapha the fyuethe.
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 And the sones of Bale weren Addoar, and Jera, and Abyud, and Abisue,
The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 and Noemany, and Acte,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.
These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
7 Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
9 sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna;
His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10 tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
11 Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis;
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
13 forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth;
and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
14 and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
15 and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 and Heber, and Jesamary, and Jezlia, and Jobab helpiden `in this iurney ayens men of Geth. The sones of Elphaal weren Jachym,
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 and Jechri,
Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
20 and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21 and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
24 and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia,
Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27 and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.
Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.
All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
30 and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
31 and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,
32 Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
34 Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
35 The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel.
Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 Sotheli Asel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Esricham, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Abadia, Aman; alle these weren the sones of Asel.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 Forsothe the sones of Asa, his brothir, weren Vlam, the firste gendride sone, and Hus, the secounde, and Eliphales, the thridde.
The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.
40 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.
The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
