1 Istwa 4

1 Men non lòt pitit gason Jida te gen: Perèz, Ezwon, Kami, Our ak Chobal.

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

2 Chobal te papa Reaja, Reaja te papa Jakat, Jakat te papa Akoumayi ak Laad. Se yo ki zansèt moun ki rete lavil Zora.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zoreathites.

3 Etam te pitit Our. Se li ki papa Jizreyèl, Ichma, Idbak ak yon pitit fi yo rele Azelèl-poni.

And these [were of] the father of Etam: Jizreel, and Jishma, and Jidbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi;

4 Penwèl, yon lòt pitit Our, te papa Gedò. Ezè, yon lòt pitit Our, te papa Oucha. Our te premye pitit Efrata, madan Kalèb. Se branch fanmi l' lan ki te bati lavil Betleyèm.

and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, [and] father of Bethlehem.

5 Achou, ki te bati lavil Tekoa, te gen de madanm: Ela ak Nara.

— And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Nara te fè kat pitit gason pou li. Se te Aouzam, Efè, Temeni ak Ayachtari.

And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ahashtari: these were the sons of Naarah.

7 Ela te fè twa pitit gason pou li: Zerèt, Soa ak Etnan.

And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

8 Kòz te papa Anoub ak Zobeba. Se li ki zansèt tout branch fanmi Arèl, pitit gason Awoum.

And Koz begot Anub, and Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9 Te gen yon moun yo te rele Jabez. Nan tout fanmi l', se li menm yo te pi respekte. Manman l' te rele l' konsa, paske li te soufri anpil lè li t'ap fè l'.

And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

10 Men Jabèz te lapriyè Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, li te di l': -Tanpri, Bondye, beni mwen. Ban m' anpil tè. Kanpe la ave m'. Pa kite ankenn malè rive m' pou m' pa soufri. Se konsa Bondye ba li sa l' te mande a.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

11 Keloub, frè Choula, te gen yon pitit gason yo te rele Meyi. Meyi te papa Echton.

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 Echton te papa Betrafa, Pasea ak Techima. Se Techima ki te tabli lavil Nagach. Se fanmi moun sa yo ki rete lavil Reka.

And Eshton begot Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the city of Nahash: these were the men of Rechah.

13 Kenaz te gen de pitit gason: Otnyèl ak Seraja. Otnyèl te gen de pitit gason tou: Atat ak Meonotayi.

— And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

14 Meonotayi te papa Ofra. Seraja te papa Joab, zansèt moun ki rete nan fon Bòs Atizan yo. Tout moun sa yo te bòs nan metye yo.

And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

15 Kalèb, pitit gason Jefoune, te gen twa pitit gason pou tèt pa l': Iwou, Ela ak Nam. Ela te papa Kenaz.

— And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah, ...and Kenaz.

16 Jealelèl te gen kat pitit gason: Zif, Zifa, Tirya ak Azareyèl.

— And the sons of Jehalleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asareel.

17 Esdras te gen kat pitit gason: Jetè, Merèd, Efè ak Jalou. Merèd marye ak Bitya, yonn nan pitit fi farawon peyi Lejip la. Yo fè yon pitit fi, Miryam, ak de pitit gason: Chamayi ak Ichba. Ichba te papa Estemoa.

— And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18 Merèd te pran yon fanm nan branch fanmi Jida a tou pou madanm. Madanm sa a ba li twa pitit gason: Jerèd, papa Gedò, Ebè, papa Soko, ak Jekoutiyèl, papa Zanoa.

And his wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took.

19 Odija marye ak sè Naam lan. Se pitit yo ki zansèt branch fanmi moun Gram yo ki te rete lavil Kejila, ak branch fanmi moun Makat yo ki te rete lavil Estemoa.

— And the sons of the wife of Hodijah, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20 Chimon te gen kat pitit gason: Amnon, Rina, Bennanan ak Tilon. Icheyi te gen de pitit gason: Zoet ak Bennzoèt.

— And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. — And the sons of Jishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 Men moun ki nan branch fanmi Chela, pitit Jida a: Er, papa Leka, Lada, papa Marecha, branch fanmi moun ki fè bon twal fin nan lavil Bètachbea yo.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

22 Jokim, moun ki rete lavil Kozeba, Joas ak Saraf. Moun sa yo te marye ak fanm moun peyi Moab, lèfini yo tounen vin rete lavil Betleyèm, dapre sa moun lontan yo ap repete.

and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

23 Se moun ki te konn fè veso an tè. Yo te rete lavil Netayim ak lavil Gedera. Se yo ki te konn travay pou wa a.

These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

24 Simeyon te gen senk pitit gason: Nemwèl, Jamen, Jarib, Zera ak Sayil.

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Saul;

25 Sayil te papa Chaloum, Chaloum te papa Mibsam, Mibsam te papa Michma,

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

26 Michma te papa Amwèl, Amwèl te papa Zakou, Zakou te papa Chimeyi.

And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son;

27 Chimeyi te gen sèz pitit gason ak sis pitit fi. Men lòt frè l' yo pa t' fè anpil pitit. Se konsa branch fanmi Simeyon an pa t' rive gen menm kantite moun ak branch fanmi Jida a.

and Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. And his brethren had not many sons; neither did all their family multiply like to the sons of Judah.

28 Rive sou rèy wa David, moun branch fanmi Simeyon yo te rete nan lavil sa yo: Becheba, Molada, Azachwal,

And they abode at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shual,

29 Bila, Ezèm, Tolad,

and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30 Betwèl, Oma, Zikla,

and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 Bètmakabòt, Azasousim, Bètbireyi ak Charayim.

and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

32 Yo te rete nan senk lòt kote apre sa: Etam, Ayin, Rimon, Tochenn ak Achan,

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

33 ak tout ti bouk ki nan vwazinaj yo, rive lavil Balat, nan direksyon sid. Tou sa se kote yo t'ap viv ak liv rejis fanmi yo.

and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogical register.

34 Men moun ki te chèf branch fanmi Simeyon yo: Mechobab, Jamlèk, Jocha, pitit gason Amazya,

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

35 ak Joèl, Jeou, pitit gason Jozibyas ki te pitit Seraja, pitit pitit Asiyèl,

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

36 Elioenayi, Jakoba, Jekoaja, Asaya, Adyèl, Jezimyèl, Benaja,

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

37 Ziza, pitit gason Chifi, ki te pitit gason Alon. Alon sa a te pitit Jedaja. Jedaja menm te pitit Chimri ki te pitit Chemaja.

and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah:

38 Tout moun nou sot nonmen la yo te chèf nan fanmi yo. Branch fanmi an t'ap peple toujou.

these mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

39 Y' al chache patiraj pou mouton yo toupre lavil Gedò, sou bò solèy leve nan fon kote lavil la ye a.

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40 La, yo jwenn yon bon patiraj ki te fre nan yon plenn kote ki pa t' gen bri ni dezòd. Se la moun branch fanmi Kam yo te rete nan tan lontan.

And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

41 Sou rèy Ezekyas, wa peyi Jida, moun nou sot bay non yo la a rive lavil Gedò, yo touye moun fanmi Kam yo nèt tankou yon ofrann pou Bondye. Yo detwi tout lavil la ak ti joupa moun yo. Yo pran plas moun yo nan peyi a, paske te gen anpil bon patiraj pou mouton ak kabrit yo.

And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; for there was pasture there for their flocks.

42 Senksan (500) lòt moun nan branch fanmi Simeyon an pati pou mòn Seyi, nan peyi Edon. Yo te gen pou chèf kat pitit gason Icheyi yo: Pelatya, Nearya, Refaja ak Ouzyèl.

And five hundred men of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to mount Seir, having at their head Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Jishi,

43 Lè yo rive, yo touye rès moun Amalèk yo. Depi lè sa a se la yo rete jouk jounen jòdi a.

and they smote the rest of the Amalekites that had escaped; and they dwelt there unto this day.