1 Cronache 4
1 Figliuoli di Giuda: Perets, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur e Shobal.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaia figliuolo di Shobal, generò Jahath; Jahath generò Ahumai e Lahad. Queste sono le famiglie degli Tsorathei.
Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.
3 Questi furono i discendenti del padre di Etham: Jzreel, Jshma e Jdbash; la loro sorella si chiamava Hatselelponi.
The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
4 Penuel fu padre di Ghedor; ed Ezer, padre di Husha. Questi sono i figliuoli di Hur, primogenito di Efrata, padre di Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur, padre di Tekoa, ebbe due mogli: Helea e Naara.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara gli partorì Ahuzam, Hefer, Themeni ed Ahashtari.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Questi sono i figliuoli di Naara. Figliuoli di Helea: Tsereth, Tsohar ed Ethnan.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Kotz generò Anub, Hatsobeba, e le famiglie di Aharhel, figliuolo di Harum.
and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
9 Jabets fu più onorato dei suoi fratelli; sua madre gli avea messo nome Jabets, perché, diceva, “l’ho partorito con dolore”.
[There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”
10 Jabets invocò l’Iddio d’Israele, dicendo: “Oh se tu mi benedicessi e allargassi i miei confini, e se la tua mano fosse meco e se tu mi preservassi dal male in guisa ch’io non avessi da soffrire!” E Dio gli concedette quello che avea chiesto.
[One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.
11 Kelub, fratello di Shuha generò Mehir, che fu padre di Eshton.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton generò Beth-Rafa, Paseah e Tehinna, padre di Ir-Nahash. Questa è la gente di Zeca.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Figliuoli di Kenaz: Othniel e Seraia. Figliuoli di Othniel: Hathath.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).
14 Meonothai generò Ofra. Seraia generò Joab, padre degli abitanti la valle degli artigiani, perché erano artigiani.
15 Figliuoli di Caleb figliuolo di Gefunne: Iru, Ela e Naam, i figliuoli d’Ela e Kenaz.
16 Figliuoli di Jehallelel: Zif, Zifa, Thiria ed Asareel.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Figliuoli di Esdra: Jether, Mered, Efer e Jalon. La moglie di Mered partorì Miriam, Shammai ed Ishbah, padre di Eshtemoa.
[Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.
18 L’altra sua moglie, la Giudea, partorì Jered, padre di Ghedor, Heber, padre di Soco e Jekuthiel, padre di Zanoah. Quelli nominati prima eran figliuoli di Bithia, figliuola di Faraone che Mered avea presa per moglie.
19 Figliuoli della moglie di Hodija, sorella di Naham: il padre di Kehila, il Garmeo, ed Eshtemoa, il Maacatheo.
Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.
20 Figliuoli di Scimon: Amnon, Rinna, Benhanan e Tilon. Figliuoli di Isci: Zozeth e Ben-Zoeth.
[Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 Figliuoli di Scela, figliuolo di Giuda: Er, padre di Leca, Lada, padre di Maresha, e le famiglie della casa dove si lavora il bisso di Beth-Ashbea e Jokim,
One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,
22 e la gente di Cozeba, e Joas, e Saraf, che signoreggiarono su Moab, e Jashubi-Lehem. Ma queste son cose d’antica data.
Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.
23 Erano de’ vasai e stavano a Netaim e a Ghederah; stavano quivi presso al re per lavorare al suo servizio.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Figliuoli di Simeone: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Saul,
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 ch’ebbe per figliuolo Shallum, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Mibsam, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Mishma.
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 Figliuoli di Mishma: Hammuel, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Zaccur, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Scimei.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Scimei ebbe sedici figliuoli e sei figliuole; ma i suoi fratelli non ebbero molti figliuoli; e le loro famiglie non si moltiplicarono quanto quelle dei figliuoli di Giuda.
Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.
28 Si stabilirono a Beer-Sceba, a Molada, ad Hatsar-Shual,
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
29 a Bilha, ad Etsem, a Tolad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 a Bethuel, ad Horma, a Tsiklag,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 a Beth-Marcaboth, ad Hatsar-Susim, a Beth-Biri ed a Shaaraim. Queste furono le loro città, fino al regno di Davide.
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Aveano pure i villaggi di Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token ed Ashan: cinque terre,
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
33 e tutti i villaggi ch’erano nei dintorni di quelle città, fino a Baal. Queste furono le loro dimore, ed essi aveano le loro genealogie.
There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.
34 Meshobab, Jamlec, Josha, figliuolo di Amatsia,
The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.
35 Joel, Jehu, figliuolo di Joscibia, figliuolo di Seraia, figliuolo di Asiel,
36 Elioenai, Jaakoba, Jeshohaia, Asaia, Adiel, Jesimiel,
37 Benaia, Ziza, figliuolo di Scifi, figliuolo di Allon, figliuolo di Jedaia, figliuolo di Scimri, figliuolo di Scemaia,
38 questi uomini, enumerati per nome, erano principi nelle loro famiglie, e le loro case patriarcali si accrebbero grandemente.
39 Andarono dal lato di Ghedor, fino ad oriente della valle, in cerca di pasture per i loro bestiami.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Trovarono pasture grasse e buone, e un paese vasto, quieto e tranquillo; poiché quelli che lo abitavano prima erano discendenti di Cam.
They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.
41 Questi uomini, ricordati più sopra per nome, giunsero, al tempo di Ezechia, re di Giuda, fecero man bassa sulle loro tende e sui Maoniti che si trovavan quivi, e li votarono allo sterminio, né sono risorti fino al dì d’oggi; poi si stabiliron colà in luogo di quelli, perché v’era pastura per i bestiami.
But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.
42 E una parte di questi figliuoli di Simeone, cinquecento uomini, andarono verso il monte Seir, avendo alla loro testa Pelatia, Nearia, Refaia ed Uziel figliuoli di Isci;
Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].
43 distrussero gli avanzi degli Amalekiti che avean potuto salvarsi, e si stabiliron quivi, dove son rimasti fino al dì d’oggi.
They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].
