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.
Truly, Reaiah, the son of Shobal, conceived Jahath; from him were born Ahumai and Lahad. These are the kindred of the Zorathites.
3 Men desandan a Étham yo: Jizreel, Jischma ak Jidbach; sè yo te rele Hatselelponi.
And this is the stock 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.
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 Aschchur, papa a Tekoa, te gen de madanm: Hélea avèk Naara.
Truly, for Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, there were two wives: Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara te fè pou li Achuzzam, Hépher, Thémeni ak Ashaschthari: men fis a Naara yo.
And Naarah bore to him: Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These are 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.
Now Koz conceived Anub, and Zobebah, and the kindred 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”.
But Jabez was renowned, more so than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “For I bore him in 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.
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 Kelub, frè a Schucha a, te fè Mechir ki te papa a Eschthon.
Now Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, conceived 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.
Then Eshton conceived Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Alò, fis a Kenaz yo: Othniel avèk Seraja. Fis a Othniel la: Hathath.
Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothaï te fè Ophra. Seraja te fè Joab, papa a atizan yo; paske li menm te yon atizan.
Meonothai conceived Ophrah, but Seraiah conceived Joab, the father of the Valley of Artisans. For indeed, there were artisans there.
15 Fis a Caleb yo, ki te fis a Jephunné a: Iru, Éla avèk Naam e fi yo, Éla avèk Kenaz.
Truly, the sons of Chelub, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, and Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Fis a Jehalléleel yo: Ziph, Zipha, Thirja ak Asareel.
Also, 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 he conceived 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 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 Fis a madanm a Hodija yo, sè a Nacham nan, se te zansèt a Kehila yo, Gamyen yo, ak Eschthemoa, Maakatyen yo.
and sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and of Eshtemoa, who was from Maacathi.
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, son of Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Benzoheth.
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 kindred of the house of the workers of fine linen in the house of the oath,
22 avèk Jokim, mesye a Cozéba yo, Joas ak Saraph, ki te renye Moab avèk Jaschubi-Léchem. Achiv sila yo tèlman ansyen.
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 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 are the potters living in the Plantations and in the Hedges, with a king in his works, and they were dwelling there.
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.
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.
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 Yo te rete Beer-Schéba, nan Molada ak nan Hatsar-Schual,
Now they lived in Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
29 nan Bilha, nan Etsem, nan Tholad,
and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,
30 nan Bethuel, nan Horma, nan Tsiklag,
and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in 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 in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazarsusim, and in Bethbiri, and in Shaaraim. These were their cities until king David.
32 Vilaj pa yo te Etham, Ain, Rimmon, Thoken ak Aschan, senk vil yo;
And their towns 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.
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 Meschobab, Jamlec, Joscha, fis a Amatsia a;
And there were 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.
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 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 were the names of the leaders in their kindred. And they were multiplied greatly within the houses of their marriages.
39 Yo te rive jis nan antre Guedor, jis nan kote lès a vale a pou chache patiraj pou twoupo pa yo.
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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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 Yo te detwi retay Amalekit ki te chape yo e te rete la jis rive jodi a.
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.
