1 Maũndũ 8
1 Benjamini nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Bela, mũriũ wake wa irigithathi; Ashibeli aarĩ mũriũ wa keerĩ, nake Ahara wa gatatũ,
And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2 nake Noha wa kana, nake Rafa wa gatano.
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 Ariũ a Bela maarĩ: Adari, na Gera, na Abihudi,
And Bela had sons: Ard, and Gera, the father of Ehud.
4 na Abishua, na Naamani, na Ahoa,
These are the sons of Ehud: Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahijah,
5 na Gera, na Shefufani, na Huramu.
and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Aya nĩo maarĩ njiaro cia Ehudu, arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia arĩa maatũũraga Geba, na nĩo maathaamĩirio Manahathu:
They are the heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath.
7 Naamani, na Ahija, na Gera ũrĩa wamathaamirie, na nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Uza na Ahihudu.
And Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he sent them into exile. And Gera became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Shaharaimu nĩaciarĩirwo ciana kũu Moabi thuutha wa gũte atumia ake Hushimu na Baara.
And Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.
9 Mũtumia wake Hodeshu akĩmũciarĩra ciana ici: Jobabu, na Zibia, na Mesha, na Malikamu,
He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malkam,
10 na Jeuzu, na Shakia, na Mirima. Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ ake, na maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao.
and Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of ancestral houses.
11 Mũtumia wake Hushimu akĩmũciarĩra Ahitubu na Elipaali.
Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Ariũ a Elipaali maarĩ: Eberi, na Mishamu, na Shemedi (ũrĩa wakire Ono, o na Lodi na matũũra marĩa maakũrigiicĩirie),
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemer (who built Ono and Lod, with its towns),
13 na Beria, na Shema arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia arĩa maatũũraga Aijaloni, na nĩo maingatire andũ arĩa maatũũraga Gathu.
and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon (who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath);
14 Ahio, na Shashaka, na Jeremothu,
and their brothers, Shashak and Jeremoth.
15 na Zebadia, na Aradi, na Ederi,
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
16 na Mikaeli, na Ishipa, na Joha maarĩ ariũ a Beria.
and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 Zebadia, na Meshulamu, na Hiziki, na Heberi,
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,
18 na Ishimerai, na Izilia, na Jababu maarĩ ariũ a Elipaali.
and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 Jakimu, na Zikiri, na Zabedi,
And Jakim, and Zikri, and Zabdi,
20 na Elienai, na Zilethai, na Elieli,
and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
21 na Adaia, na Beraia, na Shimirathu maarĩ ariũ a Shimei.
and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 Ishipani, na Eberi, na Elieli,
And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
23 na Abidoni, na Zikiri, na Hanani,
and Abdon, and Zikri, and Hanan,
24 na Hanania, na Elamu, na Anithothija,
and Hananiah, and Omri, and Elam, and Anthothijah,
25 na Ifĩdeia, na Penueli maarĩ ariũ a Shashaka.
and Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 Shamusherai, na Sheharia, na Athalia,
And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27 na Jaareshia, na Elija, na Zikiri maarĩ ariũ a Jerohamu.
and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 Aya othe maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba o na anene, ta ũrĩa maandĩkĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa ciao, na maaikaraga Jerusalemu.
These were heads of ancestral houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.
29 Jeieli ithe wa Gibeoni aatũũraga Gibeoni. Mũtumia wake eetagwo Maaka,
And in Gibeon lived Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah;
30 na mũriũ wake wa irigithathi eetagwo Abidoni, akarũmĩrĩrwo nĩ Zuru, na Kishu, na Baali, na Neri, na Nadabu,
and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
31 na Gedori, na Ahio, na Zekeri,
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher and Mikloth.
32 na Mikilothu ũrĩa warĩ ithe wa Shimea. O nao maaikaraga hakuhĩ na andũ ao kũu Jerusalemu.
Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.
33 Neri aarĩ ithe wa Kishu, nake Kishu aarĩ ithe wa Saũlũ. Saũlũ aarĩ ithe wa Jonathani
Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malkishua, and Abinadab, and Ishbaal.
34 Mũriũ wa Jonathani: eetagwo Meribu-Baali, na nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Mika.
The son of Jonathan was Mippibaal; and Mippibaal became the father of Micah.
35 Ariũ a Mika maarĩ: Pithoni, na Meleku, na Tarea, na Ahazu.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahazu aarĩ ithe wa Jehoada, nake Jehoada aarĩ ithe wa Alemethu, na Azamavethu, na Zimuri; nake Zimuri aarĩ ithe wa Moza.
Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.
37 Moza aarĩ ithe wa Binea; nake Rafa aarĩ mũriũ wa Binea, nake Eleasa aarĩ mũriũ wa Rafa, nake Azeli aarĩ mũriũ wa Eleasa.
Moza became the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
38 Azeli aarĩ na ariũ atandatũ, na maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa mao: Azirikamu, na Bokeru, na Ishumaeli, na Shearia, na Obadia, na Hanani. Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Azeli.
Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, his firstborn, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Azariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 Ariũ a Esheku, mũrũ wa nyina, maarĩ: Ulamu irigithathi rĩake, na Jeushu wa keerĩ, na Elifeleti wa gatatũ.
The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 Ariũ a Ulamu maarĩ njamba cia ita, na nĩmamenyete gũtũmĩra ũta. Maarĩ na ariũ aingĩ o na ciana cia ciana ciao, na othe maarĩ 150. Acio othe nĩo maarĩ njiaro cia Benjamini.
The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
