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1 Benyamin ƒe ŋgɔgbevie nye: Bela, Asbel nye Via ŋutsu evelia eye etɔ̃lia ŋkɔe nye Ahara,
Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
2 eneliae nye Noha eye atɔ̃liae nye Rafa.
Nohah, and Rapha.
3 Bela ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Ada, Gera, Abihud,
The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abisua, Naaman, Ahoa
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
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:
[One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
7 Naaman, Ahiya, Gera, ame si wogayɔna be Heglam, ame si dzi Uza kple Ahihud.
Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Saharaim gbe srɔ̃a eveawo, Husim kple Baara.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
9 Edzi viwo kple Hodes, srɔ̃a yeyea le Moab nyigba dzi. Ɖeviawoe nye Yobab, Zibia, Mesa, Malkam,
10 Yeuz, Sakia kple Mirma. Ame siawo katã va zu hlɔ̃mefiawo.
11 Do ŋgɔ la, srɔ̃a Husim dzi Ahitub kple Elpaal nɛ.
12 Elpaal ƒe viwoe nye: Eber, Misam, Semed, ame si tso Ono du kple Lod du kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
13 Via bubuwoe nye Beria kple Sema, hlɔ̃mefia siwo nɔ Aiyalon; wonya ame siwo nɔ Gat tsã la dzoe.
14 Elpaal ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Ahio, Sasak kple Yeremot.
Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
15 Beria ƒe viwoe nye: Zebadia, Arad, Eder,
16 Mikael, Ispa kple Yoha.
17 Elpaal ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Zebadia, Mesulam, Hizku, Heber,
[Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ismerai, Izlia kple Yobab.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 Simei ƒe viwoe nye: Yakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
20 Elienai, Ziletai, Eliel
21 Adaya, Beraya kple Simrat.
22 Sasak ƒe viwoe nye: Ispan, Eber, Eliel,
Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan
Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
24 Hananiya, Elam, Antotiya,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Ifdeya kple Penuel.
Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 Yehoram ƒe viwoe nye: Samserai, Seharia, Atalia,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
27 Yaaresia, Eliya kple Zikri.
28 Ame siwo nye fiawo le hlɔ̃wo nu le Yerusalem woe nye:
In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Yeiel, Gibeon fofo, enɔ Gibeon; srɔ̃a ŋkɔe nye Maaka.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
30 Via ŋutsu tsitsitɔe nye Abdon eye eyomeviwoe nye Zur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
32 kple Miklot, ame si dzi Simea. Ƒome siawo katã nɔ teƒe ɖeka le Yerusalem gbɔ.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel 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, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
34 Yonatan dzi Mefiboset ame si wogayɔna hã be Meribaal eye eya hã dzi Mika.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35 Mika ƒe viwoe nye: Pitɔn, Melek, Tarea kple Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were 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. 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. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
38 Ŋutsuvi ade nɔ Azel si; woawoe nye: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia kple Hanan.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
39 Azel nɔviŋutsu, Esek dzi viŋutsu etɔ̃; gbãtɔe nye Ulam, eveliae nye Yeus eye etɔ̃liae nye Elifelet.
Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
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.
Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
