1 Chronicles 8
1 Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and 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,
And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 and Noemany, and Acte,
And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
5 but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram.
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.
And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
7 Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8 forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9 sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna;
And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10 tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11 Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
And of Hushim he begat 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, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
13 forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth;
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
14 and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15 and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
16 and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17 and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and 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 also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19 and Jechri,
And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
20 and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,
21 and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
22 and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,
23 and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
24 and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
25 the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
26 and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia,
And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27 and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.
And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
28 These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelled in Jerusalem.
29 Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
And at Gibeon dwelled the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:
30 and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31 and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
32 Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelled with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against them.
33 Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
35 The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
37 Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel.
And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, 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.
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and 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.
And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the 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.
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
