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1 Esiawoe nye Israel ƒe viŋutsuwo: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Yuda, Isaka, Zebulon,
The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Yosef, Benyamin, Naftali, Gad kple Aser.
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Yuda dzi ŋutsuvi etɔ̃ kple Bat Sua, Kanaan ɖetugbi aɖe. Woawoe nye Er, Onan kple Sela. Via tsitsitɔ, Er, vɔ̃ɖi le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume ale gbegbe be, Yehowa wui.
Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. [When] Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up, he] did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
4 Er ƒe ahosi, Tamar kple Er fofo, Yuda, wodzi evenɔviwo: Perez kple Zera; ale viŋutsuvi atɔ̃ nɔ Yuda si.
Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
5 Perez ƒe viwoe nye: Hezron kple Hamul.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 Zera ƒe viwo nye: Zimri, Etan, Heman, Kalkol kple Dara.
Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
7 Aka, Karmi ƒe vie nye ame si he fukpekpe va Israel dzi elabena efi nu kɔkɔewo.
[One of the sons of Zimri was Carmi]. Carmi’s son Achan (OR, Achar) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that had been devoted [to Yahweh to be destroyed].
8 Etan ƒe vie nye Azaria.
Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9 Hezron ƒe viwoe nye Yerameel, Ram kple Kelubai.
Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
10 Ram dzi Aminadab eye Aminadab dzi Nahson, ame si va zu Yuda to la ƒe kplɔla ɖeka.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
11 Nahson dzi Salma eye Salma hã dzi Boaz.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
12 Boaz dzi Obed ame si dzi Yese.
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 Yese ƒe vi gbãtɔe nye Eliab, eveliae nye Abinadab eye etɔ̃liae nye Simea;
Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
14 eneliae nye Netanel, atɔ̃liae nye Radai,
Nethanel, Raddai,
15 adelia nye Ozem eye adreliae nye David.
Ozem, and the youngest was David.
16 Srɔ̃a ma ke dzi vinyɔnuvi eve nɛ. Woawoe nye Zeruia kple Abigail. Zeruya ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye Abisai, Yoab kple Asahel.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 Yeter, ame si nye ŋutsu aɖe tso Ismael nyigba dzi la ɖe Abigail eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi aɖe si wona ŋkɔe be Amasa la nɛ.
Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
18 Kaleb, Hezron ƒe vi ɖe srɔ̃ eve, Azuba kple Yeriot. Azuba ƒe viwoe nye: Yeser, Sobab kple Ardon.
Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 Esi Azuba ku la, Kaleb ɖe Efrat eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi, Hur, nɛ.
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
20 Hur ƒe vie nye Uri eye Uri hã dzi Bezalel.
Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 Esi Hezron xɔ ƒe blaade la eɖe Makir ƒe vinyɔnu eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi, Segub nɛ. Makir ƒe vi bubue nye Gilead.
When Hezron was 60 years old, he married [EUP] Makir’s daughter, who was the sister of Gilead. The son of Hezron and Makir was Segub.
22 Segub nye Yair fofo. Du blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃ nɔ Yair ƒe kpɔkplɔ te le Gileadnyigba dzi.
Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
23 (Ke Gesur kple Aram xɔ Havot Yair kple Kenat kple du sue blaade siwo ƒo xlãe la le esi sesẽtɔe.) Ame siawo katã nye Makir, si nye Gilead fofo la ƒe viwo.
But [the armies of] Geshur and Aram captured those towns controlled by Jair. They also captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns; altogether they captured 60 towns. The people who lived there were all descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 Esi Hezron ku le Kaleb Efrata la, Abiya, Hezron srɔ̃ dzi Asur, Tekoa fofo.
Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
25 Hezron ƒe vi tsitsitɔ, Yerameel ƒe viwoe nye: Ram ƒe viŋutsu tsitsitɔ, Buna, Oren, Ozem kple Ahiya.
Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
26 Yerameel srɔ̃ evelia, Atara, dzi Onam.
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
27 Ram ƒe viwoe nye Maaz, Yamin kple Eker.
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 Onam ƒe viwoe nye Samai kple Yada. Samai dzi Nadab kple Abisur.
Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abisur kple srɔ̃a Abihail dzi Aban kple Molid.
Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
30 Nadab ƒe viwoe nye Seled kple Apaim. Seled medzi vi aɖeke hafi ku o.
Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
31 Apaim ƒe vie nye Isi, ame si dzi Sesan eye eya hã dzi Ahlai.
Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
32 Samai nɔvi dzi ŋutsuvi eve: Yeter kple Yonatan. Yeter medzi vi aɖeke hafi ku o,
Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
33 ke Yonatan dzi vi eve: Pelet kple Zaza. Ame siawoe nye Yerameel ƒe viwo.
Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Viŋutsu aɖeke menɔ Sesan si o; vinyɔnuwo koe nɔ esi. Egipte dɔlaŋutsu aɖe nɔ esi; eŋkɔe nye Yarha.
Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
35 Sesan tsɔ via nyɔnu na eƒe dɔlaŋutsu, Yarha, wòɖe eye wodzi Atai.
Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
36 Atai dzi Natan, ame si dzi Zabad,
Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
37 ame si dzi Eflal, ame si dzi Obed,
Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
38 ame si dzi Yehu, ame si dzi Azaria.
Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
39 Azaria dzi Helez, ame si dzi Eleasa,
Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
40 ame si dzi Sismai, ame si dzi Salum.
Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
41 Salum dzi Yekamia ame si dzi Elisama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 Kaleb, Yerameel nɔvi ƒe vi tsitsitɔe nye Mesa, ame si dzi Zif, ame si dzi Maresa, ame si dzi Hebron.
Jerahmeel’s [younger] brother was Caleb. Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron ƒe viwoe nye Korah, Tapua, Rekem kple Sema.
Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Sema dzi Raham ame si dzi Yorkeam. Rekem dzi Samai.
Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 Samai dzi Maon eye Maon dzi Bet Zur.
Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
46 Kaleb kple eƒe ahiãvi, Efa, wodzi Haran, Moza kple Gazez. Haran dzi Gazez.
Caleb had a slave wife who was named Ephah. Caleb and Ephah’s sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez.
47 Yahdai dzi Regem, Yotam, Gesan, Pelet, Efa kple Saaf.
Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Kaleb ƒe ahiãvi, Maaka, dzi Seber kple Tirhana.
Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
49 Egadzi Saaf, ame si nye Madmana fofo kple Seva, Makbena fofo kple Gibea. Kaleb ƒe vinyɔnue nye Aksa.
Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50 Hur, ame si nye Kaleb kple Efrata ƒe vi tsitsitɔ la, dzi Sobal, Kiriat Yearim fofo,
These people were also descendants of Caleb: [Caleb had another wife whose name was] Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started Kiriath-Jearim [city]. Salma started Bethlehem [town]. Hareph started Beth-Gader [town].
51 Salma, Betlehem fofo kple Haref, Bet Gader fofo.
52 Sobal ƒe viwoe nye Kiriat Yearim kple Haroe, ame si ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye Menuhot tɔwo ƒe afã.
Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
53 Kiriat Yearim ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye Yatiritɔwo, Putitɔwo, Sumatitɔwo kple Misraitɔwo, ame siwo me Zoratitɔwo kple Estaolitɔwo do tso.
His descendants also included these clans that lived in Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath and Eshtaol clans were descendants of the Mishra clan.
54 Salma ƒe viwoe nye: Betlehem, Netofatitɔwo, Atrot Bet Yoab, Manahatitɔwo ƒe afã kple Zoritɔwo,
Salma’s descendants in Bethlehem were the Netophath clan, the Atroth-Beth-Joab clan, the other half of the Manahath clan, and the Zor clan.
55 agbalẽŋlɔlawo ƒe ƒome siwo nɔ Yabez: Tiratitɔwo, Imeatitɔwo kple Sukatitɔwo. Ame siawo katã nye Kenitɔwo eye wodzɔ tso Hamat me, ame si nye Rekab ƒe ƒome la fofo.
Salma’s descendants also included the families at Jabez [town] who wrote and copied important documents. These were the Tirath clan, the Shimeath clan, and the Sucath clan. They were all from the Ken people-group who came from Hammath [city], and who had married members of the family [MTY] of Rechab.
