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1 Ndị ikwu Juda bụ Perez, Hezrọn, Kami, Hua na Shobal.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Chezron, and Carmi, and Chur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal mụrụ Reaya, onye bụ nna Jahat. Jahat bụ nna Ahumai na Lahad, ndị a bụ ndị ikwu Zorat.
And Reayah the son of Shobal begat Jachath, and Jachath begat Achumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zor'athites.
3 Ndị a bụ ụmụ Etam: Jezril, na Ishma, na Idbash, aha nwanne ha nwanyị bụ Hazelelponi.
And these were [those of] the father of 'Etam, Jizre'el, and Yishma, and Yidbash: and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel bụ nna Gedoa, Eza bụ nna Husha. Ndị a bụ ụmụ Hua, bụ ọkpara Efrata, nna Betlehem.
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 Ashua nna Tekoa lụrụ ndị nwunye abụọ: Hela na Naara.
And Ashchur the father of Thekoa' had two wives. Chelah and Na'arah.
6 Naara mụtaara ya Ahuzam, na Hefa, na Temeni, na Haahashitari. Ndị a bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Naara.
And Na'arah bore him Achuzzam, and Chepher, and Themeni. and Haachashthari. These were the sons of Na'arah.
7 Ụmụ ndị ikom Hela mụtara bụ Zeret, Zoha, Etnan
And the sons of Chelah were, Zereth, and Zochar, and Ethnan.
8 na Koz, onye bụ nna Anub na Hazobeba, nakwa nke ikwu Ahahel, nwa Harum.
And Koz begat 'Anub and Hazzobebah, and the families of Acharchel the son of Harum.
9 Jabez bụ nwoke a na-asọpụrụ karịa ụmụnne ya ndị ikom niile. Nne ya kpọrọ aha ya Jabez, sị, “A mụrụ m ya nʼihe mgbu.”
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 Jabez tikuru Chineke Izrel mkpu akwa sị ya, “Biko gọzie m, mee ka oke ala m saa mbara. Kwere ka aka gị dịkwasị m, ma wezuga m site nʼihe mmerụ ahụ ọbụla, ka m si otu a gbanarị ihe mgbu.” Chineke zara ekpere ya meere ya ihe ọ rịọrọ.
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 Kelub, nwanne nwoke Shua mụrụ Mehia, nna Eshton,
And Kelub the brother of Shuchah begat Mechir, who was the father of Eshthon.
12 Eshton mụrụ Bet-Raafa, na Pasea, na Tihina. Tihina mụrụ Ir Nahash. Ndị a niile bụ ndị ikwu Reka.
And Eshthon begat Beth-rapha, and Passeach, and Techinnah the father of 'Irnachash. These are the men of Rechah.
13 Ụmụ ndị ikom Kenaz mụtara bụ, Otniel na Seraya. Otniel amụta Hatat na Meonotai.
And the sons of Kenas: 'Othniel and Serayah. And the sons of 'Othniel: Chathath.
14 Meonotai bụ nna Ofra. Seraya bụ nna Joab, Joab bụ nna Ge Harashim. A kpọrọ ha Ge Harashim nʼihi na ha bụ ndị ǹka.
And Me'onothai begat 'Ophrah: and Serayah begat Joab, the father of the valley of the carpenters; for they were carpenters.
15 Kaleb nwa Jefune mụrụ Iru, Elaa na Naam. Ma Elaa mụrụ Kenaz.
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: 'Iru, Elah, and Na'am. And the sons of Elah: Ukenas.
16 Ụmụ ndị ikom Jehalelel mụrụ bụ ndị a: Zif, Zifa, Tiria na Asarel.
And the sons of Jehalelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Thireya, and Assarel.
17 Ụmụ Ezra bụ Jeta, Mered, Efaa na Jalon. Otu nʼime ndị nwunye Mered lụrụ mụtara Miriam, Shamai na Ishba, bụ nna Eshtemoa.
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 Ndị a bụkwa ụmụ ndị ikom Bitaya, bụ nwa nwanyị Fero, nke Mered lụrụ. Nwunye ya nke si nʼebo Juda mụrụ Jered bụ nna Gedoa, Heba nna Soko na Jekutiel nna 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 Ụmụ ndị ikom nwunye Hodia, nwanne nwanyị Naham, bụ nna Keila onye Gam na Eshtemoa onye Maaka.
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 Ụmụ ndị ikom Shimon mụrụ bụ Amnọn, Rina, Ben-Hanan na Tilon. Ishi mụrụ Zohet na Ben-Zohet.
And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-chanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Yish'i were, Zocheth, and Benzocheth.
21 Ụmụ Shela nwa Juda mụrụ bụ Ịa, nna Leka, Laada, nna Maresha, na ikwu ndị ọrụ ịkpa ezi akwa ọcha nọ na Bet Ashbea
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 na Jokim, ndị ikom Koziba, na Joash na Saraf, ndị chịrị na Moab na Jashubi Lehem. Aha ndị a sitere nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ mgbe ochie.
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 Ha bụ ndị ọkpụ ite, ndị biri na Netaim ya na Gedera. Ha biri nʼebe ahụ nʼihi ịrụrụ eze ọrụ.
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 Simiọn mụrụ Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zera na Shaul.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerach, and Saul.
25 Shaul mụrụ Shalum nna Mibsam. Mibsam bụkwa nna Mishma.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma' his son.
26 Ụmụ Mishma mụrụ bụ Hamuel nwa ya, Zakua nwa ya na Shimei nwa ya.
And the sons of Mishma': Hamuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shim'i his son.
27 Shimei mụrụ ndị ikom iri na isii, na ndị inyom isii. Ụmụnne ya ndị ikom enweghị ọtụtụ ụmụ dịka ya onwe ya. Nʼihi ya, ndị ikwu ya adịghị ukwu nʼọnụọgụgụ dịka ndị ọzọ na Juda.
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 Ha biri na Bịasheba, Molada, Haza Shual,
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba', and Moladah, and Chazar-shu'al.
29 Bilha, Ezem, Tolad,
And at Bilhah, and at 'Ezem, and at Tholad,
30 Betuel, Homa, Ziklag,
And at Bethuel, and at Chormah, and at Ziklag.
31 Bet-Makabot, Haza-Susim, Bet-Biri na Shaaraim. Ọ bụ ha bi nʼobodo ndị a niile tutu ruo nʼoge ọchịchị Devid.
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 Obodo gbara ha gburugburu bụ Etam, Ain, Rimọn, Token na Ashan, obodo ise,
And their villages were 'Etam, and 'Ayin, Rimmon, and Tochen, and 'Ashan, five cities;
33 tinyere obodo nta niile gbara obodo ndị a gburugburu ruo na Baalat. Ndị a bụ ebe obibi ha. Ha nwekwara akwụkwọ usoro ọmụmụ.
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 Meshobab, Jamlek, Josha nwa Amazaya,
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amazyah,
35 Juel, Jehu nwa Joshibaya, nwa Seraya, nwa Asiel,
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibyah, the son of Serayah, the son of 'Assiel.
36 nakwa Elioenai, Jaakoba, Jeshohaya, Asaya, Adiel, Jesimiel na Benaya,
And Elyo'enai and Ja'akobah, and Jeshochayah, and 'Assayah, and Adiel, and Jessimiel, and Benayah.
37 na Ziza nwa Shifi, nwa Alon, nwa Jedaya, nwa Shimri, nwa Shemaya.
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 Ndị ikom ndị a e depụtara aha ha bụ ndị ndu ikwu ha. Ezinaụlọ ha mụbara nke ukwuu,
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families; and their family divisions spread themselves out greatly.
39 ha gakwara na mpụta Gedoa nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ ndagwurugwu ịchọrọ igwe anụ ụlọ ha ebe ịta nri.
And they went to the entrance of Gedur, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 Ha chọtara ebe ịta ahịhịa anụ ụlọ mara mma, nke sara mbara, nke dị jụụ, bụrụkwa ebe nsogbu na-adịghị. Ụfọdụ nʼime ụmụ Ham ebiela nʼebe ahụ na mbụ.
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 Ndị ikom ndị a e dere aha ha nʼakwụkwọ usoro ọmụmụ bịara nʼoge Hezekaya na-achị dịka eze Juda. Ha busoro ụmụ Ham agha nʼebe obibi ha, busokwa ndị Meunim bi nʼebe ahụ agha, bibie ha kpamkpam, dịka ọ dị ruo taa. Emesịa ha bichiri ebe ahụ nʼihi na ebe ịta ahịhịa nke igwe anụ ụlọ ha nʼebe ahụ.
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 Ọzọkwa, narị ndị ikom ise nʼime ndị a si nʼebo Simiọn, ndị ndu ha bụ Pelataya, Nearaya, Refaya na Uziel, ụmụ Ishi busoro obodo ugwu ugwu Sia agha.
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 Ha gburu ndị Amalek fọdụrụ ndụ nʼebe ahụ, bichie ala ahụ ruo taa.
And they smote the rest of the 'Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
