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1 Benyamin ƒe ŋgɔgbevie nye: Bela, Asbel nye Via ŋutsu evelia eye etɔ̃lia ŋkɔe nye Ahara,
Benjamin was the father of Bela (firstborn son), Ashbel (second), Aharah (third),
2 eneliae nye Noha eye atɔ̃liae nye Rafa.
Nohah (fourth), and Rapha (fifth).
3 Bela ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Ada, Gera, Abihud,
The sons of Bela were: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
5 Gera, Sefufan kple Huram.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Ehud ƒe viwo nye hlɔ̃metatɔwo le Geba. Wolé wo le aʋa me eye woɖe aboyo wo yi Manahat. Woawoe nye:
These were the sons of Ehud, family heads living in Geba, and were exiled to Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahiya, Gera, ame si wogayɔna be Heglam, ame si dzi Uza kple Ahihud.
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who exiled them. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Saharaim gbe srɔ̃a eveawo, Husim kple Baara.
Shaharaim had sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
9 Edzi viwo kple Hodes, srɔ̃a yeyea le Moab nyigba dzi. Ɖeviawoe nye Yobab, Zibia, Mesa, Malkam,
He married Hodesh and had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10 Yeuz, Sakia kple Mirma. Ame siawo katã va zu hlɔ̃mefiawo.
Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were all his sons, family heads.
11 Do ŋgɔ la, srɔ̃a Husim dzi Ahitub kple Elpaal nɛ.
He also had sons with Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Elpaal ƒe viwoe nye: Eber, Misam, Semed, ame si tso Ono du kple Lod du kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with its nearby towns),
13 Via bubuwoe nye Beria kple Sema, hlɔ̃mefia siwo nɔ Aiyalon; wonya ame siwo nɔ Gat tsã la dzoe.
and Beriah and Shema, who were family heads living in Aijalon and who drove away the people who lived in Gath.
14 Elpaal ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Ahio, Sasak kple Yeremot.
Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
15 Beria ƒe viwoe nye: Zebadia, Arad, Eder,
Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 Mikael, Ispa kple Yoha.
Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 Elpaal ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Zebadia, Mesulam, Hizku, Heber,
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ismerai, Izlia kple Yobab.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 Simei ƒe viwoe nye: Yakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi,
20 Elienai, Ziletai, Eliel
Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21 Adaya, Beraya kple Simrat.
Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 Sasak ƒe viwoe nye: Ispan, Eber, Eliel,
Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
24 Hananiya, Elam, Antotiya,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 Yehoram ƒe viwoe nye: Samserai, Seharia, Atalia,
Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27 Yaaresia, Eliya kple Zikri.
Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 Ame siwo nye fiawo le hlɔ̃wo nu le Yerusalem woe nye:
All these were family heads, according to their genealogy. They lived in Jerusalem.
29 Yeiel, Gibeon fofo, enɔ Gibeon; srɔ̃a ŋkɔe nye Maaka.
Jeiel founded Gibeon and lived there. His wife was called Maacah.
30 Via ŋutsu tsitsitɔe nye Abdon eye eyomeviwoe nye Zur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
32 kple Miklot, ame si dzi Simea. Ƒome siawo katã nɔ teƒe ɖeka le Yerusalem gbɔ.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Ner dzi Kis, ame si dzi Saul eye Saul hã dzi Yonatan, Malki Sua, Abinadab kple Esbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
34 Yonatan dzi Mefiboset ame si wogayɔna hã be Meribaal eye eya hã dzi Mika.
The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.
35 Mika ƒe viwoe nye: Pitɔn, Melek, Tarea kple Ahaz.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz dzi Yehoiada eye eya hã dzi Alemet, Azmavet kple Zimri, ame si dzi Moza.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Moza dzi Binea, ame si ƒe viwoe nye Rafa, Eleasa kple Azel.
Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 Ŋutsuvi ade nɔ Azel si; woawoe nye: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia kple Hanan.
Azel had six sons. These were their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were all the sons of Azel.
39 Azel nɔviŋutsu, Esek dzi viŋutsu etɔ̃; gbãtɔe nye Ulam, eveliae nye Yeus eye etɔ̃liae nye Elifelet.
The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam (firstborn), Jeush (second), and Eliphelet (third).
40 Ulam ƒe viwo nye aʋawɔla xɔŋkɔwo eye woƒe alɔ dzɔna le aŋutrɔdada me. Viŋutsu kple tɔgbuiyɔvi alafa ɖeka blaatɔ̃ nɔ esi eye wo katã wonye Benyamin ƒe dzidzimeviwo.
The sons of Ulam were strong warriors and skilled archers. They had many sons and grandsons—a total of 150. All of them were the sons of Benjamin.