1 Istwa 4

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

The sons of Judah: Perez, Chezron, and Carmi, and Chur, 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 Reayah the son of Shobal begat Jachath, and Jachath begat Achumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zor'athites.

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

And these were [those of] the father of 'Etam, Jizre'el, and Yishma, and Yidbash: and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

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 Chushah. These are the sons of Chur, the first-born of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lechem.

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

And Ashchur the father of Thekoa' had two wives. Chelah and Na'arah.

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

And Na'arah bore him Achuzzam, and Chepher, and Themeni. and Haachashthari. These were the sons of Na'arah.

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

And the sons of Chelah were, Zereth, and Zochar, and Ethnan.

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

And Koz begat 'Anub and Hazzobebah, and the families of Acharchel 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 Ja'bez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Ja'bez, saying, Because I bore him in 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 Ja'bez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my boundary, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst act for me against the evil, that it may not give me pain! And God granted him what he had asked for.

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

And Kelub the brother of Shuchah begat Mechir, who was the father of Eshthon.

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 Eshthon begat Beth-rapha, and Passeach, and Techinnah the father of 'Irnachash. These are 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 Kenas: 'Othniel and Serayah. And the sons of 'Othniel: Chathath.

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 Me'onothai begat 'Ophrah: and Serayah begat Joab, the father of the valley of the carpenters; for they were carpenters.

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 Na'am. And the sons of Elah: Ukenas.

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

And the sons of Jehalelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Thireya, and Assarel.

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 'Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and 'Epher, and Jalon. And she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Yishbach the father of Eshthemoa'.

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 Cheber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoach. And these are the sons of D the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered had taken [for wife].

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 Hodiyah the sister of Nacham: The father of Kei'lah the Garmite, and Eshthemoa' the Ma'achathite.

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-chanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Yish'i were, Zocheth, and Benzocheth.

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 La'dah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those that wrought fine linen, 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 Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lechem. 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.

There were the potters, and those that dwelt in plantations and sheepfolds: for the king's sake to do his work they dwelt there.

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

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerach, 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': Hamuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shim'i 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 Shim'i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, nor did all their family multiply, equal to the children of Judah.

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

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba', and Moladah, and Chazar-shu'al.

29 Bila, Ezèm, Tolad,

And at Bilhah, and at 'Ezem, and at Tholad,

30 Betwèl, Oma, Zikla,

And at Bethuel, and at Chormah, and at Ziklag.

31 Bètmakabòt, Azasousim, Bètbireyi ak Charayim.

And at Beth-marcaboth, and Chazar-sussim, and at Beth-biri, and at Sha'arayim. 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 'Ayin, 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 same cities as far as Ba'al. These were their dwelling-places, and after them are they recorded.

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 Amazyah,

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

And Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibyah, the son of Serayah, the son of 'Assiel.

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

And Elyo'enai and Ja'akobah, and Jeshochayah, and 'Assayah, and Adiel, and Jessimiel, and Benayah.

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 Shiph'i, the son of Allon, the son of Jedayah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shema'yah:

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

These mentioned by their names were princes in their families; and their family divisions spread themselves out 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 Gedur, 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 a fat and good pasture, and the land was roomy, and quiet, and peaceable; for descendants of Ham dwelt there before that time.

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 then came these written down by name in the days of Hezekiah the 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; because 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 some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Se'ir having at their head Pelatyah, and Ne'aryah, and Rephayah, and 'Uzziel, the sons of Yish'i.

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 were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.