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1 Isaka ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Tola, Pua, Yasub kple Simrɔn; wo katã le ame ene.
Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
2 Tola ƒe viwoe nye: Uzi, Refaya, Yeriel, Yahmai, Ibsam kple Samuel eye wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nye eƒe ƒome ƒe tatɔ. Le Fia David ŋɔli la, aʋawɔla siwo tso ƒome siawo me la de ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve, alafa ade.
Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].
3 Izrahia nye Uzi ƒe vi. Izrahia ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Mikael, Obadia, Yoel kple Isia; wo ame atɔ̃ la katã nye dumegãwo.
Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.
4 Le David ŋɔli la, aʋawɔla siwo nɔ woƒe dzidzimeviwo dome la de ame akpe blaetɔ̃ vɔ ade. Srɔ̃wo kple viwo sɔ gbɔ le wo ame atɔ̃awo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe si.
In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.
5 Aʋawɔla siwo nɔ Isaka ƒe viwo dome la nye ame akpe blaenyi-vɔ-adre, wode dzesi wo ɖe dzidzimegbalẽ la me.
In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.
6 Benyamin ƒe viŋutsu etɔ̃awoe nye: Bela, Beker kple Yediael.
[Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
7 Bela ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Ezbon, Uzi, Uziel, Yerimot kple Iri. Ame atɔ̃ siawo katã nye ƒomewo ƒe tatɔwo. Aʋawɔla siwo le woƒe dzidzimeawo me la nye ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve kple blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ene. Wode dzesi wo katã ɖe dzidzimegblalẽwo me.
Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.
8 Beker ƒe viwoe nye: Zemira, Yoas, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Yeremot, Abiya, Anatɔt kple Alemet.
Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
9 Le Fia David ŋɔli la, aʋawɔla sesẽ akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve alafa eve nɔ woƒe dzidzimeviwo dome eye woƒe kplɔlawo nye woƒe ƒometatɔwo.
In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.
10 Yediael ƒe vie nye: Bilhan, eye Bilhan ƒe viwoe nye: Yeus, Benyamin, Ehud, Kenaana, Zetan, Tarsis kple Ahisahar.
Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 Yediael ƒe hlɔ̃wo ƒe tatɔwo kple aʋawɔla nye akpe wuiadre, alafa eve le Fia David ŋɔli.
They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.
12 Ir ƒe viwoe nye Supitɔwo kple Hupitɔwo. Husim nye Aher ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka.
Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.
13 Naftali ƒe viwo, ame siwo dzɔ tso Yakob ƒe vi siwo Yakob srɔ̃ Bilha dzi me la woe nye: Yahziel, Guni, Yezer kple Salum.
Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.
14 Manase ƒe vi siwo srɔ̃a si nye Arameatɔ dzi nɛ la, woe nye Asriel kple Makir, ame si va zu Gilead fofo.
[This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.
15 Makir nye ame si di srɔ̃wo na Hupim kple Supim. Makir nɔvinyɔnu nye Maaka. Makir ƒe vi bubue nye Zelofehad, ame si si vinyɔnuwo ɖeɖe ko nɔ.
Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] had only daughters.
16 Makir srɔ̃ hã ŋkɔe nye Maaka; edzi ŋutsuvi ɖeka eye wòna ŋkɔe be Peres; nɔvia ŋutsu ŋkɔe nye Seres, ame si dzi ŋutsuvi eve, Ulam kple Rakem.
Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 Ulam dzi Bedan. Ale ame siawoe nye Gilead ƒe viwo kple tɔgbuiyɔviwo na Makir, ame si fofoe nye Manase.
Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.
18 Hamoleket, Makir nɔvinyɔnu dzi Ishod, Abiezer kple Mahla.
Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 Semida ƒe viwoe nye: Ahian, Sekem, Likhi kple Aniam.
[One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 Efraim ƒe vidzimeviwoe nye: Sutela, Via ŋutsu, Bered, ame si dzi Tahat, ame si dzi Eleada, ame si dzi Tahat,
[This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.
21 ame si dzi Zabad ame si dzi Sutela. Amewo tso Gat wu Ezer kple Elead esi ame eve siawo yi Gat be yewoafi woƒe lãwo.
Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.
22 Wo fofo Efraim fa wo ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe eye nɔviawo dze agbagba be yewoafa akɔ nɛ.
Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.
23 Le esia megbe la, srɔ̃a fɔ fu eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi. Efraim na ŋkɔe be Beria, si gɔmee nye “Dzɔgbevɔ̃e,” le nya si dzɔ la ta.
Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.
24 Efraim ƒe vinyɔnu ŋkɔe nye Seera, eyae tu Bet Horon Anyigbetɔ kple Bet Horon Dzigbetɔ siaa kple Uzen Seera.
Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.
25 Efraim ƒe dzidzimeviwo yi ale: Efraim dzi Refa, ame si dzi Resef, ame si dzi Tela ame si dzi Tahan,
[Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.
26 ame si dzi Ladan, ame si dzi Amihud, ame si dzi Elisama,
Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.
27 ame si dzi Nun, ame si dzi Yosua.
Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].
28 Anyigba si dzi wonɔ la do liƒo kple Betel kple du siwo ƒo xlãe; edo liƒo kple Naran le ɣedzeƒe kple Gezer kple eƒe duwo le ɣetoɖoƒe eye wògado liƒo kple Sekem kple du siwo ƒo xlãe heyi Aya kple du siwo ƒo xlãe.
[This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.
29 Du siwo nɔ Manase ƒe viwo, ame siwo dzɔ tso Yosef, Israel ƒe vi, me ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te la, woe nye Bet Sean, Taanak, Megido kple Dor kple du siwo ƒo xlã wo.
Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.
30 Aser ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Imna, Isva, Isvi, Beria kple wo nɔvinyɔnu Sera.
Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 Beria ƒe viwoe nye: Heber kple Malziel, ame si dzi Birzait.
Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith
32 Heber ƒe viwoe nye: Yaflet, Somer, Hotam kple wo nɔvinyɔnu, Sua.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.
33 Yaflet ƒe viwoe nye: Pasak, Bimhal kple Asvat,
Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
34 Nɔvia, Semer ƒe viŋutsuviwoe nye: Ahi, Rohga, Huba kple Aram.
Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 Helem ƒe viwoe nye: Zofa, Imna, Seles kple Amal.
Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 Zofa ƒe viwoe nye: Sua, Harnefer, Sual, Beri, Imra,
Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bezer, Hod, Sama, Sila, Itran kple Beera.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.
38 Yeter ƒe viwoe nye: Yefune, Pispa kple Ara.
Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 Ula ƒe viwoe nye: Ara, Haniel kple Rizia.
[Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 Aser ƒe dzidzimeviwo katã nye ƒometatɔwo kple aʋawɔla nyuiwo. Wode aʋawɔla akpe blaeve-vɔ-ade.
All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.