1 Ihe E Mere 8
1 Benjamin mụtara ụmụ ndị ikom ise. Aha ha nʼusoro dịka e si mụọ ha bụ: Bela nke mbụ, nke abụọ Ashbel, nke atọ Ahara,
Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
2 nke anọ Noha, na nke ise Rafa.
Nohah, and Rapha.
3 Ndị ikom Bela mụrụ bụ Aada, Gera, Abihud,
The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abishua, Neeman, Ahoa,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 Gera, Shefufan na Huram.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Ụmụ Ehud ndị bụ ndịisi ezinaụlọ na Geba, ndị bụkwa ndị e si na Geba chụpụ mee ka ha gaa biri na Manahat bụ ndị a:
[One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
7 Neeman, Ahija na Gera, onye chụpụrụ ha na onye bụkwa nna Ụza na Ahihud.
Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 A mụtara Shaharaim ụmụ ndị ikom na Moab mgbe ọ gbachara ndị nwunye ya abụọ bụ Hushim na Baara alụkwaghị m.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
9 Nwunye ya Hodesh mụtara Jobab, Zibịa, Mesha, Malkam,
10 Jeuz, Sakia na Miama. Ndị a bụ ụmụ ya ndị ikom, ndị bụkwa ndịisi ezi.
11 Tupu ọ chụpụ nwunye ya Hushim, ọ mụtaara ya Abaịtub, na Elpaal.
12 Elpaal mụrụ ndị a: Eba, Misham, Shemed (onye wuru obodo Ono na Lod, na obodo nta gbara ha gburugburu).
Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
13 Ụmụ ya ndị ọzọ bụ Beriya, na Shema, ndị bụ ndịisi ezinaụlọ ndị bi nʼAijalon. Ọ bụ ha chụpụrụ ndị Gat site nʼobodo ahụ.
14 Beriya mụrụ Ahio, Shashak, Jeremot,
Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
15 Zebadaya, Arad, Eda,
16 Maikel, Ishpa na Joha, ndị a bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Beriya.
17 Zebadaya, Meshulam, Hizki, Heba,
[Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ishmerai, Izlaya na Jobab bụ ụmụ Elpaal.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
20 Elienai, Ziletai, Eliel,
21 Adaya, Beraya na Shimrat bụ ụmụ Shimei.
22 Ishpan, Eba, Eliel,
Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,
Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
24 Hananaya, Elam, Antotija,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Ifdeya na Penuel bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Shashak.
Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 Jeroham mụrụ Shamsherai, Sheharaya, Atalaya,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
27 Jaareshaya, Ịlaịja na Zikri bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Jeroham.
28 Ndị a niile bụ ndịisi ezi, ndị ndu, ndị bi na Jerusalem, ndị e depụtara aha ha nʼakwụkwọ usoro ọmụmụ.
In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Jeiel nna Gibiọn biri na Gibiọn. Aha nwunye ya bụ Maaka.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
30 Ọ mụrụ Abdon, ọkpara ya, Zua, Kish, Baal, Nea, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 Gedoa, Ahio na Zeka
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
32 na Miklot, onye bụ nna Shimea. Ha onwe ha bikwa ndị ụmụnna ha nso na Jerusalem.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Nea mụrụ Kish, nna Sọl. Ma Sọl mụrụ Jonatan, Malkishua, Abinadab na Esh-Baal.
Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
34 Jonatan mụrụ nwa nwoke a na-akpọ Merib-Baal, nna Maịka.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35 Ụmụ Maịka mụrụ bụ, Piton, Melek, Tarea na Ehaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ehaz amụọ Jehoada nna Alemet, Azmavet na Zimri. Zimri mụrụ Moza.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Moza mụrụ Binea, nna Rafa, nna Eleasa, nna Azel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
38 Azel mụrụ ụmụ ndị ikom isii ndị a: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmel, Shearaya, Ọbadaya na Hanan. Ndị a bụ ụmụ ndị ikom Azel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
39 Eshek nwanne nwoke Azel mụrụ ndị ikom atọ: Ụlam, ọkpara ya na Jeush, na Elifelet.
Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
40 Ụmụ Ụlam bụ dike na dimkpa ndị a zụrụ ịgba ụta. Ọnụọgụgụ ụmụ ha na ụmụ ụmụ ha dị otu narị na iri mmadụ ise, 150. Ha niile sikwa nʼebo Benjamin.
Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
