1 Chronicles 8
1 Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
And Benjamin became the father of 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 Bela had sons: Ard, and Gera, the father of Ehud.
4 and Noemany, and Acte,
These are the sons of Ehud: Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahijah,
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.
They are the heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath.
7 Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
And Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he sent them into exile. And Gera became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
And Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab after he had sent away 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;
He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malkam,
10 tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
and Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of ancestral houses.
11 Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
Of Hushim he became the father of 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 Shemer (who built Ono and Lod, with its towns),
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 heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon (who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath);
14 and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
and their brothers, Shashak and Jeremoth.
15 and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
16 and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, 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,
and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 and Jechri,
And Jakim, and Zikri, and Zabdi,
20 and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
21 and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
23 and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
and Abdon, and Zikri, and Hanan,
24 and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
and Hananiah, and Omri, and Elam, and Anthothijah,
25 the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
and Iphdeiah, and Penuel were 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 Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.
These were heads of ancestral houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.
29 Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
And in Gibeon lived Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah;
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 Ner, and Nadab,
31 and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher and Mikloth.
32 Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.
33 Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malkishua, and Abinadab, and Ishbaal.
34 Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
The son of Jonathan was Mippibaal; and Mippibaal became the father of Micah.
35 The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became 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 became the father of Binea; Rephaiah 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.
Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, his firstborn, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Azariah, 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.
The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush 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.
The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
