1 Istwa 4
1 Fis a Juda yo: Pérets, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur ak Shobal.
The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur, and Sobal.
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 Raia the son of Sobal beget Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.
3 Men desandan a Étham yo: Jizreel, Jischma ak Jidbach; sè yo te rele Hatselelponi.
And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, and Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.
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 Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, 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.
And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:
6 Naara te fè pou li Achuzzam, Hépher, Thémeni ak Ashaschthari: men fis a Naara yo.
And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.
7 Fis a Hélea yo: Tséreth, Tsochar ak Ethnan.
And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.
8 Kots te fè Anub avèk Hatsobéba ak fanmi a Acharchel yo, fis a Harum yo.
And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.
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 Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, 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 Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.
11 Kelub, frè a Schucha a, te fè Mechir ki te papa a Eschthon.
And Caleb the brother of Sua beget Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.
12 Eschthon te soti lakay Rapha, Paséach ak Thechinna, papa a Nachasch. Sila yo se te moun a Réca yo.
And Esthon beget Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.
13 Alò, fis a Kenaz yo: Othniel avèk Seraja. Fis a Othniel la: Hathath.
And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.
14 Meonothaï te fè Ophra. Seraja te fè Joab, papa a atizan yo; paske li menm te yon atizan.
Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.
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 Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.
16 Fis a Jehalléleel yo: Ziph, Zipha, Thirja ak Asareel.
The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and Asrael.
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 Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he beget Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.
18 Madanm li, Juif te fè Jéred, papa a Guedor, Héber, papa a Soco, avèk Jekuthiel, papa a Zanoach.
And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife.
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 his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.
20 Fis a Simon yo: Amnon, Rinna, Ben-Hanan ak Thilon. Epi fis a Jischeï yo: Zocheth ak Ben-Zocheth.
The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi 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 Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of 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 that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.
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, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.
24 Fis a Siméon yo: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zérach, Saül.
The sons of Simeon: Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:
25 Schallum, fis li a. Mibsam, fis li a.
Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.
26 Fis a Mischma yo: Hammuel, fis li a, Zaccur, fis li a ak Schimeï, fis li a.
The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei 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 Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda.
28 Yo te rete Beer-Schéba, nan Molada ak nan Hatsar-Schual,
And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,
29 nan Bilha, nan Etsem, nan Tholad,
And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,
30 nan Bethuel, nan Horma, nan Tsiklag,
And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,
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 Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
32 Vilaj pa yo te Etham, Ain, Rimmon, Thoken ak Aschan, senk vil yo;
Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, 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 round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.
34 Meschobab, Jamlec, Joscha, fis a Amatsia a;
And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josa, the son of Amasias,
35 epi Joël avèk Jéhu, fis a Joschibia a, fis a Seraia a, fis a Asiel la;
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,
36 Eljoénaï, Jaakoba, Jeschochaja, Asaja, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaja,
And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,
37 Ziza, fis a Allon an, fis a Jedaja a, fis a Schimri a, fis a Schemaeja a.
Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.
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 named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.
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 forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to 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 pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt 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.
And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.
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.
Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:
43 Yo te detwi retay Amalekit ki te chape yo e te rete la jis rive jodi a.
And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.
