1 Istwa 4
1 Fis a Juda yo: Pérets, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur ak Shobal.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaja, fis a Shobal la, te vin papa a Jachath; Jachath te fè Achumaï avèk Lahad. Sila yo se te fanmi a Soreatyen yo.
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath. And Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 Men desandan a Étham yo: Jizreel, Jischma ak Jidbach; sè yo te rele Hatselelponi.
And these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
4 Penuel se te papa a Guedor e Ézer papa a Huscha. Men fis a Hur yo; premye ne a, Éphrata, papa a Bethléem.
and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Aschchur, papa a Tekoa, te gen de madanm: Hélea avèk Naara.
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara te fè pou li Achuzzam, Hépher, Thémeni ak Ashaschthari: men fis a Naara yo.
And Naarah bore for him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 Fis a Hélea yo: Tséreth, Tsochar ak Ethnan.
And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Kots te fè Anub avèk Hatsobéba ak fanmi a Acharchel yo, fis a Harum yo.
And Hakkoz begot Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Jaebets te gen plis onè pase frè li yo e manman li te rele li Jaebets epi te di: “akoz mwen te fè l avèk gwo doulè”.
And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
10 Jaebets te rele Bondye Israël la epi te di: “O ke Ou beni mwen, anverite e agrandi lizyè mwen e ke men Ou avè m, ke Ou pwoteje m de mal pou m pa ta twouble akoz li.” Epi Bondye te bay li sa li te mande a.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
11 Kelub, frè a Schucha a, te fè Mechir ki te papa a Eschthon.
And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eschthon te soti lakay Rapha, Paséach ak Thechinna, papa a Nachasch. Sila yo se te moun a Réca yo.
And Eshton begot Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Alò, fis a Kenaz yo: Othniel avèk Seraja. Fis a Othniel la: Hathath.
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
14 Meonothaï te fè Ophra. Seraja te fè Joab, papa a atizan yo; paske li menm te yon atizan.
And Meonothai begot Ophrah. And Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 Fis a Caleb yo, ki te fis a Jephunné a: Iru, Éla avèk Naam e fi yo, Éla avèk Kenaz.
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Fis a Jehalléleel yo: Ziph, Zipha, Thirja ak Asareel.
And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Fis a Esdras yo: Jéther, Méred, Épher ak Jalon. Madanm a Méred la te fè Miriam, Schammaï ak Jischbach, papa Eschthemoa.
And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Madanm li, Juif te fè Jéred, papa a Guedor, Héber, papa a Soco, avèk Jekuthiel, papa a Zanoach.
And his wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 Fis a madanm a Hodija yo, sè a Nacham nan, se te zansèt a Kehila yo, Gamyen yo, ak Eschthemoa, Maakatyen yo.
And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Fis a Simon yo: Amnon, Rinna, Ben-Hanan ak Thilon. Epi fis a Jischeï yo: Zocheth ak Ben-Zocheth.
And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
21 Fis a Schéla yo, ki te fis a Juda a: Er, papa a Léca, Laeda, papa a Maréscha, avèk fanmi lakay travayè twal nan Béth-Aschbéa yo,
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
22 avèk Jokim, mesye a Cozéba yo, Joas ak Saraph, ki te renye Moab avèk Jaschubi-Léchem. Achiv sila yo tèlman ansyen.
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are ancient.
23 Sila yo se te moun ki te fè veso ajil ki te abite Netayaim avèk Gedera; yo te rete la avèk wa a pou fè travay li.
These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They dwelt there with the king for his work.
24 Fis a Siméon yo: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zérach, Saül.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Schallum, fis li a. Mibsam, fis li a.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 Fis a Mischma yo: Hammuel, fis li a, Zaccur, fis li a ak Schimeï, fis li a.
And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Schimeï te gen sèz fis avèk sis fi. Frè li yo pa t fè anpil fis, ni fanmi pa yo pa t miltipliye kon fis a Juda yo.
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many sons, neither did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.
28 Yo te rete Beer-Schéba, nan Molada ak nan Hatsar-Schual,
And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
29 nan Bilha, nan Etsem, nan Tholad,
and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 nan Bethuel, nan Horma, nan Tsiklag,
and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 nan Beth-Marcaboth, nan Hatsar-Susim, nan Beth-Bireï ak nan Schaaraïm. Sila yo se te vil pa yo jiska règn a wa David la.
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.
32 Vilaj pa yo te Etham, Ain, Rimmon, Thoken ak Aschan, senk vil yo;
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities.
33 epi tout vil pa yo ki te antoure menm vil sila yo jis rive Baal. Se te anplasman pa yo e yo genyen istwa zansèt pa yo.
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.
34 Meschobab, Jamlec, Joscha, fis a Amatsia a;
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35 epi Joël avèk Jéhu, fis a Joschibia a, fis a Seraia a, fis a Asiel la;
and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 Eljoénaï, Jaakoba, Jeschochaja, Asaja, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaja,
and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 Ziza, fis a Allon an, fis a Jedaja a, fis a Schimri a, fis a Schemaeja a.
and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah-
38 Sila ki mansyone pa non yo se te chèf lakay fanmi pa yo; epi lakay zansèt pa yo te chèf nan fanmi pa yo e lakay fanmi pa yo te grandi anpil.
these mentioned by name were rulers in their families, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
39 Yo te rive jis nan antre Guedor, jis nan kote lès a vale a pou chache patiraj pou twoupo pa yo.
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 Yo te jwenn pa yo ki te trè rich e trè bon, peyi a te vas e kalm, epi te gen lapè; paske sila ki te rete la oparavan yo te desandan de Cham.
And they found lush and good pasture, and the land was wide and quiet and peaceable, for those who dwelt there formerly were of Ham.
41 Sila yo, dechifre pa non te vini nan jou a Ézéchias yo, wa Juda a e te atake tant pa yo e avèk Mawonit ki te rete la yo, te detwi yo nèt jis rive jou sa a pou te rete nan plas pa yo, akoz te gen patiraj pou twoupo pa yo.
And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelt in their stead because there was pasture there for their flocks.
42 Sòti nan yo, depi nan fis Siméon, senk-san mesye te monte nan Mòn Séir avèk Pelathia, Nearia, Rephaja e Uziel, fis a Jischeï a.
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 Yo te detwi retay Amalekit ki te chape yo e te rete la jis rive jodi a.
And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have dwelt there to this day.
