Sie Chronicle 4
1 Pa inge inen kutu mwet in fwil natul Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, ac Shobal.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal pa papa tumal Reaiah, su papa tumal Jahath, su papa tumal Ahumai ac Lahad, su papa matu tumun mwet su muta in siti Zorah.
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 Pa inge wen natul Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, ac Idbash, ac inen mutan se wialtal pa Hazzelelponi.
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 pa musaela acn Gedor, ac Ezer pa musaela acn Hushah. Mwet inge ma natul Hur, wounsial Ephrath su mutan kial Caleb, ac elos pa musaela acn Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur, mwet se ma musaela siti Tekoa, oasr mutan luo kial: elos pa Helah ac Naarah.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah el oswela wen akosr: elos pa Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni ac Haahashtari.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Helah el oswela wen tolu: elos pa Zereth, Izhar, ac Ethnan.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Koz pa papa tumal Anub ac Zobebah, ac el pa papa matu tumun sruf lal Aharhel, su wen natul 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 Oasr sie mwet pangpang Jabez, su arulana akfulatyeyuk in sou lal. Nina kial uh sang inel Jabez, mweyen upala ngal ke el isusla ah.
[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 Jabez el pre nu sin God lun Israel ac fahk, “O God, akinsewowoyeyu, ac ase in yohk acn sik. Muta yuruk ac karinginyu liki kutena ma koluk su ku in oru nga pulakin ngal.” Ac God El sang nu sel oana ma el tuh pre kac.
[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 Caleb, tamulel lal Shuhah, el papa tumal Mehir, su papa tumal Eshton.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Oasr wen tolu natul Eshton: elos pa Bethrapha, Paseah, ac Tehinnah. Tehinnah pa musaela siti se pangpang Nahash. Fwil nutin mwet inge elos pa muta in acn Recah.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Oasr wen luo natul Kenaz: elos pa Othniel ac Seraiah. Oasr wen luo pac natul Othniel: elos pa Hathath ac Meonothai.
[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 pa papa tumal Ophrah. Seraiah pa papa tumal Joab, ac Joab pa musaela acn se pangpang Infahlfal lun Mwet Tufahl. Mwet nukewa in acn sac elos mwet usrnguk ke orekma uh.
15 Caleb, wen natul Jephunneh, oasr wen tolu natul: elos pa Iru, Elah, ac Naam. Elah pa papa tumal Kenaz.
16 Oasr wen akosr natul Jehallelel: elos pa Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, ac Asarel.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Wen natul Ezrah pa Jether, Mered, Epher, ac Jalon. Mered el payuk sel Bithiah, acn natul tokosra lun Egypt, na Bithiah el oswela acn se, inel pa Miriam, ac wen luo: elos pa Shammai ac Ishbah. Ishbah pa musaela acn 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 Mered el oayapa payuk sin mutan se in sruf lal Judah, ac oasr wen tolu natultal: elos pa Jered su musaela acn Gedor, ac Heber su musaela acn Soco, ac Jekuthiel su musaela acn Zanoah.
19 Hodiah el payuk sin mutan se wial Naham. Tulik natultal nu ke fwil fwil tok an pa orala sruf luo inge: mwet Garm su muta in acn Keilah, ac mwet Maacath su muta in acn Eshtemoa.
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 Oasr wen akosr natul Shimon: elos pa Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, ac Tilon. Oasr wen luo natul Ishi: elos pa Zoheth ac Benzoheth.
[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 Shelah el sie sin wen natul Judah. Pa inge inen kutu sin mwet in fwil tokol: Er su musaela acn Lecah; Laadah su musaela acn Mareshah, sruf lun mwet orek nuknuk su muta in Beth Ashbea;
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 Jokim ac mwet su muta in acn Cozeba; Joash ac Saraph, su tuh payuk sin mutan Moab na muta in acn Bethlehem. (Sramsram inge ma oemeet.)
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 Mwet inge elos mwet kulansap lun tokosra, ac elos mwet orek ahlu ke fohk kle. Elos muta in acn Netaim ac Gederah.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Oasr wen limekosr natul Simeon: elos pa Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, ac Shaul.
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Wen se natul Shaul pa Shallum, papa tumal Mibsam, papa tumal Mishma,
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 papa tumal Hammuel, papa tumal Zaccur, papa tumal Shimei.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Oasr wen singoul onkosr ac acn onkosr natul Shimei, tusruktu supus tulik nutin sou lun tamulel lal Shimei, pwanang sruf lal Simeon uh tiana puselik oana sruf lal Judah.
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 Meet liki pacl wacl Tokosra David, mwet in sruf lal Simeon elos tuh muta in acn ekasr inge: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, ac Shaaraim.
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Oasr pac acn limekosr saya elos tuh muta we: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, ac Ashan,
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
33 oayapa inkul nukewa ma oan raunela acn inge, fahla nwe roto eir ac sun acn Baalath. Pa inge ma elos tuh simusla ke takin sou lalos ac acn elos tuh muta we.
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, Jamlech, Joshah wen natul Amaziah, Joel,
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 Jehu (wen natul Joshibiah, wen natul Seraiah, su wen natul Asiel),
36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 Ziza (wen natul Shiphi, wen natul Allon, su ma in fwil natul Jedaiah, Shimri, ac Shemaiah).
38 Mwet inge nukewa elos mwet kol in sou lalos, ac sruf lalos an kapkapak na
39 ac fahsrelik nu layen roto apkuranyang nu Gerar. Elos us sheep natulos in mongo ke sie acn yohk mah we layen kutulap in infahlfal se ma siti se inge oasr we.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Pukanten acn wowo elos konauk nu ke kosro natulos, ke sie acn tupasrpasr ac yohk ac misla. Mwet ma tuh muta in acn se inge meet elos ma in sou lal Ham.
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 Ke pacl lal Tokosra Hezekiah lun Judah, mwet ma takinyukla inelos lucng elos tuh som nu Gerar, ac kunausla lohm nuknuk ac nien muta lun mwet we. Elos ukwauk mwet inge liki acn selos ac aolulosla in muta we, mweyen arulana wo acn mahma ingo nu ke sheep natulos.
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 Oasr mwet lumfoko sin sruf lal Simeon elos som nu kutulap nu Edom. Wen natul Ishi inge pa kololos: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, ac Uzziel.
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 Elos som twe onela mwet Amalek su muta in acn sac, ac elos oakwuki we oe in pacl sac me.
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].
