1 Ihe E Mere 2
1 Izrel mụrụ ụmụ ndị ikom ndị a: Ruben, Simiọn, Livayị, Juda, Isaka, na Zebụlọn,
The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Josef, Benjamin, Naftalị, Gad na Asha.
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Juda mụtara ụmụ ndị ikom atọ site na nwunye ya Bat-shua, onye Kenan. Aha ha bụ Ịa, Onan na Shela. Ma Ịa ọkpara Juda bụ nnọọ mmadụ ọjọọ nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị gburu ya.
Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. [When] Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up, he] did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
4 Juda mụtakwara ụmụ nwoke abụọ ọzọ, Perez na Zera, site na Tama nwunye nwa ya nwoke. Ụmụ ndị nwoke niile Juda dị ise.
Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
5 Ụmụ ndị ikom Perez bụ, Hezrọn na Hamul.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 Zera mụrụ: Zimri, na Etan, na Heman, na Kalkol, na Dara. Ha dị ndị ikom ise nʼọnụọgụgụ.
Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
7 Ekan nwa Kami, bụ onye ahụ tinyere ndị Izrel na nsogbu, site nʼihe o mere nke gbasara ihe e doro nsọ.
[One of the sons of Zimri was Carmi]. Carmi’s son Achan (OR, Achar) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that had been devoted [to Yahweh to be destroyed].
8 Etan mụrụ Azaraya.
Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9 Hezrọn mụtara Jerameel, Ram na Kaleb.
Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
10 Ram mụrụ Aminadab, Aminadab amụọ Nashọn onyendu a maara ama na Juda.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
11 Nashọn mụrụ Salma, Salma amụọ Boaz.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
12 Boaz amụta Obed, Obed amụọ Jesi.
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 Nwa nwoke mbụ Jesi mụrụ bụ Eliab; nke abụọ bụ Abinadab, nke atọ bụ Shimea.
Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
14 Nke anọ bụ Netanel, nke ise bụ Radai,
Nethanel, Raddai,
15 nke isii Ozem, nke asaa Devid.
Ozem, and the youngest was David.
16 Ọ mụkwara ụmụ nwanyị abụọ site nʼaka nwunye ya, ndị aha ha bụ Zeruaya na Abigel. Zeruaya mụrụ Abishai, na Joab, na Asahel.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 Abigel, nwunye Jeta onye Ishmel mụrụ Amasa.
Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
18 Kaleb nwa Hezrọn lụrụ ụmụ nwanyị abụọ, Azuba na Jeriọt. Ọ mụrụ ụmụ ndị ikom ndị a Jesha, Shobab na Adọn.
Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 Mgbe Azuba nwụrụ, Kaleb lụrụ nwunye ọzọ. Aha ya bụ Efrat, onye mụtaara ya Hua.
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
20 Hua mụrụ Uri, Uri mụtara Bezalel.
Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 Mgbe Hezrọn gbara iri afọ isii, ọ lụrụ ada Makia onye mụtaara ya Segub. Makia bụ nna Gilead.
When Hezron was 60 years old, he married [EUP] Makir’s daughter, who was the sister of Gilead. The son of Hezron and Makir was Segub.
22 Segub mụrụ Jaịa, onye chịrị iri obodo abụọ na atọ na Gilead.
Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
23 Ma Geshua na Aram dọtara obodo Jaịa nʼagha, dọtakwa Kenat nʼagha, ya na iri obodo nta isii ndị ọzọ gbara ya gburugburu. Ndị a niile bụ ụmụ Makia nna Gilead.
But [the armies of] Geshur and Aram captured those towns controlled by Jair. They also captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns; altogether they captured 60 towns. The people who lived there were all descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 Mgbe Hezrọn nwụrụ nʼobodo Kaleb Efrata, Abija nwunye Hezrọn mụtaara ya Ashua, onye bụ nna Tekoa.
Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
25 Jerameel ọkpara Hezrọn mụtara Ram, onye bụ ọkpara ya, mụọkwa Buna, na Oren, na Ozem, na Ahija.
Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
26 Nwunye Jerameel nke abụọ, aha ya bụ Atara, mụtara Onam.
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
27 Ram ọkpara Jerameel mụtara ụmụ ndị ikom ndị a: Maaz, na Jamin, na Eka.
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 Ụmụ Onam mụrụ bụ Shamai, na Jada. Shamai mụkwara Nadab, na Abishua.
Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishua na nwunye ya Abihail mụrụ Aban, na Molid.
Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
30 Ụmụ Nadab mụrụ bụ Seled, na Apaim. Seled nwụrụ na-amụtaghị nwa ọbụla.
Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
31 Ma Apaim mụtara Ishi. Ishi mụrụ Sheshan, Sheshan amụtakwa Alai.
Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
32 Jada nwanne Shamai mụtara ụmụ ndị ikom abụọ, Jeta na Jonatan. Jeta amụtaghị nwa ọbụla,
Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
33 ma Jonatan mụtara ụmụ ndị ikom abụọ: Pelet na Zaza. Ndị a bụ ụmụ Jerameel.
Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan mụtara ọtụtụ ụmụ nwanyị, ma o nweghị nwa nwoke. O nwere otu ohu bụ onye Ijipt, aha ya bụ Jaha.
Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
35 O weere ada ya nwanyị nye odibo ya bụ Jaha, ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya. Ọ mụtara ya otu nwa nwoke aha ya bụ Atai.
Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
36 Atai mụrụ Netan, Netan mụrụ Zabad,
Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
37 Zabad amụọ Eflal. Nwa Eflal bụ Obed,
Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
38 ma Obed mụrụ Jehu. Jehu amụọ Azaraya.
Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
39 Azaraya bụ nna Helez, Helez mụrụ Eleasa.
Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
40 Eleasa mụrụ Sismai, Sismai amụọ Shalum.
Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
41 Shalum bụ nna Jekamaya, ebe Jekamaya mụrụ Elishama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 Ụmụ ndị ikom Kaleb nwanne Jerameel bụ Mesha onye bụ ọkpara ya, nna Zif, onye mụrụ Maresha nna Hebrọn.
Jerahmeel’s [younger] brother was Caleb. Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
43 Hebrọn mụrụ ndị a: Kora, Tapụọa, Rekem na Shema.
Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema mụrụ Raham, onye bụ nna Jokean. Rekem mụrụ Shamai.
Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 Ọkpara Shamai bụ Maon, onye mụrụ Bet Zoa.
Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
46 Efaa, iko nwanyị Kaleb, mụtaara ya Haran, Moza na Gazez. Haran mụtakwara nwa ọ kpọrọ aha ya Gazez.
Caleb had a slave wife who was named Ephah. Caleb and Ephah’s sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez.
47 Jadia mụtara ndị ikom ndị a: Regem, Jotam, Gesham, Pelet, Efaa na Shaaf.
Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maaka, iko nwanyị ọzọ Kaleb nwere mụtaara ya ndị a: Sheba na Tiahana,
Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
49 ọ mụtakwara Shaaf, onye bụ nna Madmanna, Sheva nna Makbena, tinyere Gibea. Aha nwa nwanyị Kaleb mụtara bụ Aksa.
Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50 Ndị a bụ ụmụ Kaleb. Ụmụ Hua, ọkpara Efrata mụrụ bụ, Shobal, nna Kiriat Jearim,
These people were also descendants of Caleb: [Caleb had another wife whose name was] Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started Kiriath-Jearim [city]. Salma started Bethlehem [town]. Hareph started Beth-Gader [town].
51 Salma nna Betlehem, na Haref, nna Bet-Gadea.
52 Ụmụ Shobal nna Kiriat Jearim mụrụ bụ Haroe, onye mụrụ ọkara ndị ikwu Menuhot.
Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
53 Ya mụtakwara ndị ikwu Kiriat Jearim, ndị Itra, ndị Put, ndị Shumat na ndị Mishra. Nʼime ndị a ka ndị Zorat na ndị Eshtaol si pụta.
His descendants also included these clans that lived in Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath and Eshtaol clans were descendants of the Mishra clan.
54 Salma mụtara ikwu ndị a: Betlehem, ndị Netofa, ndị Atrot Bet Joab, ụfọdụ ndị Manaha na ndị Zoa.
Salma’s descendants in Bethlehem were the Netophath clan, the Atroth-Beth-Joab clan, the other half of the Manahath clan, and the Zor clan.
55 Ụfọdụ ha bụ ikwu ndị ode akwụkwọ, ndị bi nʼobodo Jabez: ndị Tirait, na ndị Shimea, na ndị Suka. Ndị a niile bụ ndị Ken, ndị sitere nʼagbụrụ Hamat, nna ndị ikwu Rekab.
Salma’s descendants also included the families at Jabez [town] who wrote and copied important documents. These were the Tirath clan, the Shimeath clan, and the Sucath clan. They were all from the Ken people-group who came from Hammath [city], and who had married members of the family [MTY] of Rechab.
