1 Chronik 4

1 Die Söhne Judas waren: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur und Sobal.

The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Reaja aber, der Sohn Sobals, zeugte Jahath; Jahath zeugte Ahumai und Lahad. Dies sind die Geschlechter der Zoreathiter. –

Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.

3 Und dies sind die Söhne Hurs, des Vaters Etams: Jesreel, Jisma und Jidbas; und ihre Schwester hieß Hazlelponi;

The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.

4 sodann Pnuel, der Vater Gedors, und Eser, der Vater Husas. Dies sind die Söhne Hurs, des erstgeborenen Sohnes der Ephratha, des Stammvaters von Bethlehem. –

5 Ashur aber, der Stammvater von Thekoa, hatte zwei Frauen: Helea und Naara.

[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.

6 Naara gebar ihm Ahussam, Hepher, Themni und die Ahasthariter. Dies sind die Söhne der Naara.

The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

7 Und die Söhne der Helea waren: Zereth, Zohar und Ethnan (und Koz). –

The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

8 Koz aber zeugte Anub, Zobeba und die Geschlechter Aharhels, des Sohnes Harums.

and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.

9 Jaebez aber war angesehener als seine Brüder; seine Mutter hatte ihn Jaebez genannt, indem sie sagte: »Ich habe ihn mit Schmerzen geboren.«

[There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”

10 Jaebez aber rief den Gott Israels an mit den Worten: »Ach, daß du mich segnetest und mein Gebiet erweitertest und deine Hand mit mir wäre und du mich vor Unglück behütetest, so daß mich kein Schmerz trifft!« Da erfüllte ihm Gott seine Bitte. –

[One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.

11 Kelub aber, der Bruder Suhas, zeugte Mehir; der ist der Vater Esthons.

[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.

12 Esthon aber zeugte Beth-Rapha, Paseah und Thehinna, den Stammvater der Stadt Nahas; das sind die Männer von Recha. –

Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].

13 Die Söhne des Kenas waren: Othniel und Seraja; und die Söhne Othniels: Hathath (und Meonothai).

[Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).

14 Meonothai aber zeugte Ophra; und Seraja zeugte Joab, den Stammvater des Tals der Zimmerleute; sie waren nämlich Zimmerleute. –

15 Die Söhne Kalebs, des Sohnes Jephunnes, waren: Iru, Ela und Naam; und der Sohn Elas: Kenas. –

16 Die Söhne Jehallelels waren: Siph und Sipha, Thirja und Asareel. –

[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 Die Söhne Esras waren: Jether, Mered, Epher und Jalon. Und dies sind die Söhne der Bithja, der Tochter des Pharaos, die Mered geheiratet hatte: sie gebar Mirjam, Sammai und Jisbah, den Stammvater von Esthemoa.

[Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.

18 Seine Frau aber, die Judäerin, gebar Jered, den Stammvater von Gedor, und Heber, den Stammvater von Socho, und Jekuthiel, den Stammvater von Sanoah. –

19 Die Söhne von Hodijas Frau, der Schwester Nahams, des Stammvaters von Kegila, waren: der Garmiter und Esthemoa, der Maachathiter. –

Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.

20 Die Söhne Simons aber waren: Amnon und Rinna, Ben-Hanan und Thilon; – und die Söhne Jiseis waren: Soheth und der Sohn Soheths.

[Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 Die Söhne Selas, des Sohnes Judas, waren: Ger, der Stammvater von Lecha, und Laheda, der Stammvater von Maresa, und die Geschlechter der Byssusarbeiter von Beth-Asbea;

One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,

22 ferner Jokim und die Männer von Koseba und Joas und Saraph, die über Moab herrschten, und Jasubi-Lechem. Doch dies sind alte Geschichten.

Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.

23 Dies sind die Töpfer und die Bewohner von Netaim und Gedera; sie hatten dort ihren Wohnsitz bei dem König, in seinem Dienste.

They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].

24 Die Söhne Simeons waren: Nemuel und Jamin, Jarib, Serah, Saul;

Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

25 dessen Sohn war Sallum, dessen Sohn Mibsam, dessen Sohn Misma.

Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.

26 Die Söhne Mismas waren: sein Sohn Hammuel, dessen Sohn Sakkur, dessen Sohn Simei.

Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.

27 Simei aber hatte sechzehn Söhne und sechs Töchter, während seine Brüder nicht viele Kinder hatten, und ihr ganzes Geschlecht vermehrte sich nicht so stark wie die Judäer.

Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.

28 Sie wohnten aber in Beerseba, Molada, Hazar-Sual,

The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,

29 in Bilha, Ezem, Tholad,

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30 in Bethuel, Horma, Ziklag,

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31 in Beth-Markaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Birei und Saaraim. Dies waren ihre Städte bis zur Regierung Davids.

Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.

32 Ihre Dörfer aber waren Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Thochen und Asan, zusammen fünf Ortschaften.

They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.

33 Dazu alle ihre Dörfer, die rings um diese Ortschaften her lagen bis nach Baal hin. Dies waren ihre Wohnsitze; und sie hatten ihr eigenes Geschlechtsverzeichnis.

There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.

34 Ferner: Mesobab, Jamlech, Josa, der Sohn Amazjas,

The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.

35 Joel und Jehu, der Sohn Josibjas, des Sohnes Serajas, des Sohnes Asiels;

36 Eljoenai, Jaakoba, Jesohaja, Asaja, Adiel, Jesimiel und Benaja

37 und Sisa, der Sohn Sipheis, des Sohnes Allons, des Sohnes Jedajas, des Sohnes Simris, des Sohnes Semajas;

38 diese hier mit Namen Angeführten waren Fürsten in ihren Geschlechtern, nachdem ihre Familien sich stark ausgebreitet hatten.

39 So zogen sie denn bis in die Gegend von Gedor hin, bis an die Ostseite des Tales, um Weideplätze für ihre Herden zu suchen;

They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.

40 und sie fanden dort fette und gute Weide, und das Land war nach allen Seiten hin geräumig, ruhig und friedlich; denn die früheren Bewohner waren Hamiten gewesen.

They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.

41 So kamen denn jene oben mit Namen Verzeichneten während der Regierung Hiskias, des Königs von Juda, überfielen deren Zelte und die Mehuniter, die sich dort vorfanden, vollzogen den Blutbann an ihnen bis auf den heutigen Tag und ließen sich an ihrer Statt nieder; denn es gab dort Weideplätze für ihre Herden. –

But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.

42 Ein Teil aber von ihnen, den Simeoniten, zog in das Bergland Seir, fünfhundert Mann, an ihrer Spitze Pelatja, Neaja, Rephaja, und Ussiel, die Söhne Jiseis;

Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].

43 sie erschlugen dann die letzten Überreste der Amalekiter und sind daselbst wohnen geblieben bis auf den heutigen Tag.

They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].