1 Maũndũ 4

1 Njiaro cia Juda ciarĩ: Perezu, na Hezironi, na Karimi, na Huru, na Shobali.

The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

2 Reaia mũrũ wa Shobali nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Jahathu, nake Jahathu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ahumai na Lahadi. Icio nĩcio ciarĩ mbarĩ cia Azorathi.

Truly, Reaiah, the son of Shobal, conceived Jahath; from him were born Ahumai and Lahad. These are the kindred of the Zorathites.

3 Ariũ a Etamu maarĩ: Jezireeli, na Ishima, na Idibasha. Mwarĩ wa nyina wao eetagwo Hazeleliponi.

And this is the stock of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

4 Penueli nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Gedori, nake Ezeri nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Husha. Ici nĩcio ciarĩ njiaro cia Huru ũrĩa irigithathi rĩa Efiratha, na ithe wa Bethilehemu.

Now Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Bethlehem.

5 Ashuri ithe wa Tekoa aarĩ na atumia eerĩ, nĩo Hela na Naara.

Truly, for Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, there were two wives: Helah and Naarah.

6 Naara akĩmũciarĩra Ahuzamu, na Heferi, na Temeni, na Haahashatari. Icio nĩcio ciarĩ njiaro cia Naara.

And Naarah bore to him: Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These are the sons of Naarah.

7 Ariũ a Hela maarĩ: Zerethi, na Zoharu, na Ethinani,

And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

8 na Kozu, ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Anubu, na Hazobeba, na wa mĩhĩrĩga ya Ahariheli mũrũ wa Harumu.

Now Koz conceived Anub, and Zobebah, and the kindred of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

9 Jabezu aarĩ mũtĩĩku mũno gũkĩra ariũ a nyina. Nyina nĩwe wamũtuire Jabezu, tondũ oigire atĩrĩ, “Ndaamũciarire na ruo.”

But Jabez was renowned, more so than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “For I bore him in sorrow.”

10 Nake Jabezu agĩkaĩra Ngai wa Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Naarĩ korwo wandathima na ũnjaramĩrie mĩhaka ya bũrũri wakwa! Reke guoko gwaku gũkorwo hamwe na niĩ, na ũngitĩre harĩ ũũru nĩguo ndikanakorwo na ruo.” Nake Ngai akĩigua ihooya rĩake.

Truly, Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “If only, when blessing, you will bless me, and will broaden my borders, and your hand will be with me, and you will cause me not to be oppressed by evil.” And God granted to him the things for which he prayed.

11 Kelubu, mũrũ wa nyina na Shuha, nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Mehiru, ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Eshitoni.

Now Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, conceived Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 Eshitoni nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Bethi-Rafa, na Pasea, na Tehina ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Iri-Nahashu. Acio nĩo maarĩ andũ a Reka.

Then Eshton conceived Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13 Ariũ a Kenazu maarĩ: Othinieli na Seraia. Ariũ a Othinieli maarĩ: Hathathu, na Meonothai.

Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.

14 Meonothai nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ofara. Seraia nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Joabu ũrĩa ithe wa andũ a Ge-Harashimu. Gwetagwo ũguo nĩ ũndũ andũ akuo maarĩ mabundi.

Meonothai conceived Ophrah, but Seraiah conceived Joab, the father of the Valley of Artisans. For indeed, there were artisans there.

15 Ariũ a Kalebu, mũrũ wa Jefune, maarĩ: Iru, na Ela, na Naamu. Mũriũ wa Ela eetagwo: Kenazu.

Truly, the sons of Chelub, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, and Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

16 Ariũ a Jehaleleli maarĩ: Zifu, na Zifa, na Tiria, na Asareli.

Also, the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

17 Ariũ a Ezara maarĩ: Jetheru, na Meredi, na Eferi, na Jaloni. Mũtumia ũmwe wa Meredi nĩwe waciarire Miriamu, na Shamai, na Ishiba ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Eshitemoa.

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and he conceived Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

18 (Mũtumia wake wa kuuma Judea agĩciara Jeredi ũrĩa ithe wa Gedori, na Heberi ithe wa Soko, na Jekuthieli ithe wa Zanoa.) Acio nĩo maarĩ ciana cia Bithia mwarĩ wa Firaũni ũrĩa wahikĩtio nĩ Meredi.

And then his wife, Judaia, bore Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. Now there were sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married,

19 Ariũ a mũtumia wa Hodia (mwarĩ wa nyina na Nahamu) maarĩ: Ithe wa Keila ũrĩa Mũgarimi, na Eshitemoa ũrĩa Mũmaakathi.

and sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and of Eshtemoa, who was from Maacathi.

20 Ariũ a Shimoni maarĩ: Amunoni, na Rina, na Beni-Hanani, na Tiloni. Njiaro cia Ishi nĩ: Zohethu na Beni-Zohethu.

And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, son of Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Benzoheth.

21 Nao ariũ a Shela mũrũ wa Juda maarĩ: Eri ithe wa Leka, na Laada ithe wa Maresha, na mbarĩ cia arĩa maathondekaga gatani ĩrĩa njega kũu Bethi-Ashibea,

The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the kindred of the house of the workers of fine linen in the house of the oath,

22 na Jokimu, na andũ a Kozeba, na Joashu na Sarafi arĩa maathanaga bũrũri wa Moabi, na Jashubi-Lehemu. (Ũhoro ũyũ ũrutĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma tene mũno.)

and he who caused the sun to stand still, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were leaders in Moab, and who returned into Lehem. Now these words are ancient.

23 Acio nĩo moombaga indo cia rĩũmba, nao maatũũraga Netaimu na Gedera; maikaraga kũu, marutagĩre mũthamaki wĩra.

These are the potters living in the Plantations and in the Hedges, with a king in his works, and they were dwelling there.

24 Njiaro cia Simeoni nĩ: Nemueli, na Jamini, na Jaribu, na Zera, na Shauli;

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

25 Shalumu aarĩ mũriũ wa Shauli, nake Mibisamu aarĩ mũriũ wa Shalumu, nake Mishima aarĩ mũriũ wa Mibisamu.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

26 Njiaro cia Mishima ciarĩ: Mũriũ Hamueli, na Zakuri mũriũ wa Hamueli, na Shimei mũriũ wa Zakuri.

The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

27 Shimei aarĩ na ariũ ikũmi na atandatũ na airĩtu atandatũ, no ariũ a nyina matiarĩ na ciana nyingĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mbarĩ yao ndĩongererekire ta ya andũ a Juda.

The sons of Shimei were sixteen, and there were six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, and the entire kindred was not equal to the sum of the sons of Judah.

28 Nao maatũũraga Birishiba, na Molada, na Hazari-Shuali,

Now they lived in Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

29 na Biliha, na Ezemu, na Toladi,

and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

30 na Bethueli, na Horoma, na Zikilagi,

and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

31 na Bethi-Marikabothu, na Hazari-Susimu, na Bethi-Biri, na Shaaraimu. Macio nĩmo maarĩ matũũra mao nginya rĩrĩa Daudi aathamakaga.

and in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazarsusim, and in Bethbiri, and in Shaaraim. These were their cities until king David.

32 Matũũra matano marĩa maamarigiicĩirie maarĩ: Etamu, na Aini, na Rimoni, na Tokenina Ashani,

And their towns were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

33 na tũtũũra tũnini tũrĩa twarigiicĩirie matũũra macio o nginya Baalathu. Macio nĩmo maarĩ ũtũũro wao. Nao nĩmaigaga maandĩko ma njiarwa.

with all their villages, on every side of these cities, as far as Baal. This is their habitation and the distribution of the settlements.

34 Meshobabu, na Jamuleki, na Josha mũrũ wa Amazia,

And there were Meshobab and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

35 na Joeli; na Jehu mũrũ wa Joshibia, mũrũ wa Seraia, mũrũ wa Asieli;

and Joel, and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

36 o na Elioenai, na Jaakoba, na Jeshohaia, na Asaia, na Adieli, na Jesimieli, na Benaia;

and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

37 na Ziza mũrũ wa Shifi, mũrũ wa Aloni, mũrũ wa Jedaia, mũrũ wa Shimuri, mũrũ wa Shemaia.

as well as Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.

38 Andũ acio marĩĩtwa mao magwetetwo hau igũrũ nĩo maarĩ atongoria a mbarĩ ciao. Nyũmba ciao nĩciongererekire mũno,

These were the names of the leaders in their kindred. And they were multiplied greatly within the houses of their marriages.

39 nao magĩthiĩ mĩhaka-inĩ ya Gedori mwena wa irathĩro wa gĩtuamba kĩu gũcaria ũrĩithio wa mahiũ mao.

And they set out, so that they might enter into Gedor, as far as the eastern valley, and so that they might seek pastures for their flocks.

40 Nĩmoonire kũndũ kũnoru kũrĩ ũrĩithio mwega, bũrũri warĩ mwariĩ, ũrĩ na thayũ na ũkahoorera. Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Hamu amwe nĩo maatũũraga kuo mbere.

And they found fat and very good pastures, and a very wide and quiet and fruitful land, in which some from the stock of Ham had lived before.

41 Andũ arĩa marĩĩtwa mao maandĩkĩtwo mookĩte kuo matukũ-inĩ ma Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda. Nao magĩtharĩkĩra andũ a Hamu ciikaro-inĩ cia andũ acio o na cia Ameunimu arĩa maatũũraga kuo, na makĩmaniina biũ o ta ũrĩa gũtariĩ nginya ũmũthĩ. Nao magĩtũũra ciikaro-inĩ cia andũ acio tondũ kwarĩ na ũrĩithio mwega wa mahiũ mao.

So then, those whose names have been written above, went forth in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah. And they struck down the inhabitants who had been found there with their dwellings. And they wiped them out, even to the present day. And they lived in place of them, because they found very fat pastures there.

42 Nao andũ magana matano a nyũmba ya Simeoni, matongoretio nĩ Pelatia, na Nearia, na Refaia na Uzieli, ariũ a Ishi, magĩtharĩkĩra bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Seiru.

Also, some of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went away to mount Seir, having as leaders Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

43 Nao makĩũraga Aamaleki arĩa meetharĩte magatigara, nao matũire kuo nginya ũmũthĩ.

And they struck down the remnant of the Amalekites, those who had been able to escape, and they lived there in place of them, even to this day.