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1 Ndị ikwu Juda bụ Perez, Hezrọn, Kami, Hua na Shobal.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal mụrụ Reaya, onye bụ nna Jahat. Jahat bụ nna Ahumai na Lahad, ndị a bụ ndị ikwu Zorat.
Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 Ndị a bụ ụmụ Etam: Jezril, na Ishma, na Idbash, aha nwanne ha nwanyị bụ Hazelelponi.
These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. 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.
Penuel was 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 Ashua nna Tekoa lụrụ ndị nwunye abụọ: Hela na Naara.
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara mụtaara ya Ahuzam, na Hefa, na Temeni, na Haahashitari. Ndị a bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Naara.
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 Ụmụ ndị ikom Hela mụtara bụ Zeret, Zoha, Etnan
The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 na Koz, onye bụ nna Anub na Hazobeba, nakwa nke ikwu Ahahel, nwa Harum.
Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel 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.”
Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”
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.
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.
11 Kelub, nwanne nwoke Shua mụrụ Mehia, nna Eshton,
Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton mụrụ Bet-Raafa, na Pasea, na Tihina. Tihina mụrụ Ir Nahash. Ndị a niile bụ ndị ikwu Reka.
Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Ụmụ ndị ikom Kenaz mụtara bụ, Otniel na Seraya. Otniel amụta Hatat na Meonotai.
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
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.
Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 Kaleb nwa Jefune mụrụ Iru, Elaa na Naam. Ma Elaa mụrụ Kenaz.
The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Ụmụ ndị ikom Jehalelel mụrụ bụ ndị a: Zif, Zifa, Tiria na Asarel.
The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Ụmụ Ezra bụ Jeta, Mered, Efaa na Jalon. Otu nʼime ndị nwunye Mered lụrụ mụtara Miriam, Shamai na Ishba, bụ nna Eshtemoa.
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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.
His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 Ụmụ ndị ikom nwunye Hodia, nwanne nwanyị Naham, bụ nna Keila onye Gam na Eshtemoa onye Maaka.
The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Ụmụ ndị ikom Shimon mụrụ bụ Amnọn, Rina, Ben-Hanan na Tilon. Ishi mụrụ Zohet na Ben-Zohet.
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.
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 Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked 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 Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.
23 Ha bụ ndị ọkpụ ite, ndị biri na Netaim ya na Gedera. Ha biri nʼebe ahụ nʼihi ịrụrụ eze ọrụ.
These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
24 Simiọn mụrụ Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zera na Shaul.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Shaul mụrụ Shalum nna Mibsam. Mibsam bụkwa nna Mishma.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26 Ụmụ Mishma mụrụ bụ Hamuel nwa ya, Zakua nwa ya na Shimei nwa ya.
The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei 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.
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah.
28 Ha biri na Bịasheba, Molada, Haza Shual,
They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
29 Bilha, Ezem, Tolad,
at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,
30 Betuel, Homa, Ziklag,
at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,
31 Bet-Makabot, Haza-Susim, Bet-Biri na Shaaraim. Ọ bụ ha bi nʼobodo ndị a niile tutu ruo nʼoge ọchịchị Devid.
at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.
32 Obodo gbara ha gburugburu bụ Etam, Ain, Rimọn, Token na Ashan, obodo ise,
Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, 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 around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.
34 Meshobab, Jamlek, Josha nwa Amazaya,
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35 Juel, Jehu nwa Joshibaya, nwa Seraya, nwa Asiel,
Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 nakwa Elioenai, Jaakoba, Jeshohaya, Asaya, Adiel, Jesimiel na Benaya,
Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 na Ziza nwa Shifi, nwa Alon, nwa Jedaya, nwa Shimri, nwa Shemaya.
and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—
38 Ndị ikom ndị a e depụtara aha ha bụ ndị ndu ikwu ha. Ezinaụlọ ha mụbara nke ukwuu,
these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
39 ha gakwara na mpụta Gedoa nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ ndagwurugwu ịchọrọ igwe anụ ụlọ ha ebe ịta nri.
They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to 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.
They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
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.
These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, 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.
Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 Ha gburu ndị Amalek fọdụrụ ndụ nʼebe ahụ, bichie ala ahụ ruo taa.
They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.
