1 Masolo ya Kala 4
1 Libota ya Yuda: Peretsi, Etsironi, Karimi, Wuri mpe Shobali.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.
2 Reaya, mwana mobali ya Shobali, azalaki tata ya Yaati, mpe Yaati azalaki tata ya Awumayi mpe ya Laadi. Bango nde bazalaki bakoko ya bituka ya bato ya Tsorea.
And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 Tala bana mibali ya Etami: Jizireyeli, Yishima mpe Yidibashi. Kombo ya ndeko na bango ya mwasi ezalaki Atseleliponi.
And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
4 Penueli azalaki tata ya Gedori, mpe Ezeri azalaki tata ya Usha. Bango nde bazalaki bakitani ya Wuri, mwana liboso ya Efrata, tata ya Beteleemi.
And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
5 Ashiwuri, tata ya Tekoa, azalaki na basi mibale: Eleya mpe Nara.
And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Nara abotelaki ye bana mibali oyo: Awuzami, Eferi, Temeni mpe Ahashitari.
And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 Eleya abotelaki ye bana mibali oyo: Tsereti, Tsoari mpe Etinani.
And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.
8 Kotsi azalaki tata ya Anubi mpe Atsobeba, mpe koko ya mabota ya Aareyeli, mwana mobali ya Arumi.
And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Yaebetsi azalaki na lokumu mingi koleka bandeko na ye ya mibali. Mama na ye apesaki ye kombo « Yaebetsi » mpo na koloba: « Nabotaki yo na pasi. »
And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
10 Yaebetsi abelelaki Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele; alobaki: « Oh Yawe! Soki okoki kopambola ngai mpe koyeisa mabele na ngai monene! Tika ete loboko na Yo ezala likolo na ngai! Bomba ngai mosika ya mabe mpo ete namona pasi te. » Mpe Nzambe ayanolaki libondeli na ye.
And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
11 Kelubi, ndeko mobali ya Shuwa, azalaki tata ya Meyiri oyo azalaki tata ya Eshitoni.
And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshitoni azalaki tata ya Beti-Rafa, Paseya mpe Teyina oyo atongaki engumba Naashi. Bango nde bazalaki kovanda na engumba Reka.
And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Bana mibali ya Kenazi: Otinieli mpe Seraya. Bana mibali ya Otinieli: Atati mpe Meonotayi.
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
14 Meonotayi abotaki Ofira. Seraya abotaki Joabi, tata ya Ge-Arashimi. Bazalaki kobenga ye bongo, pamba te bato na ye bazalaki kosala misala ya maboko, ya kotula bibende na moto.
And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.
15 Bana mibali ya Kalebi, mwana mobali ya Yefune: Iru, Ela mpe Naame. Mwana mobali ya Ela: Kenazi.
And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Mwana mobali ya Yealeyeli: Zifi, Zifa, Tiria mpe Asareli.
And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17 Bana mibali ya Esidrasi: Yeteri, Meredi, Eferi mpe Yaloni. Moko kati na basi ya Meredi abotaki Miriami, Shamayi mpe Yishiba, tata ya Eshitemoa.
And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Mwasi na ye, moto ya Yuda, abotaki Yeredi, tata ya Gedori; Eberi, tata ya Soko mpe Yekutieli, tata ya Zanoa. Bango nde bazalaki bana mibali ya Bitiya, mwana mwasi ya Faraon, oyo Meredi abalaki.
And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.
19 Bana mibali ya mwasi ya Odia, ndeko mwasi ya Naami: tata ya Keila, moto ya Garima; mpe Eshitemoa, moto ya mboka Maakati.
And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Bana mibali ya Simona: Aminoni, Rina, Beni-Anani mpe Tiloni. Bana mibali ya Yisheyi: Zoeti mpe Beni-Zoeti.
And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...
21 Bana mibali ya Shela, mwana mobali ya Yuda: Eri, tata ya Leka; Laeda, tata ya Maresha; mpe mabota ya basali bilamba ya lino, na Beti-Asheba.
The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;
22 Yokimi, bato ya Kozeba, Joasi mpe Sarafi oyo bazalaki bakambi kati na Moabi mpe engumba Yashubi-Leemi. Nyonso oyo ezali makambo ya kala.
And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.
23 Bazalaki basali mbeki oyo bazalaki kovanda na Netayimi mpe na Gedera; batikalaki kuna mpo na kosalela mokonzi.
These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.
24 Bana mibali ya Simeoni: Nemueli, Yamini, Yaribi, Zera; Saulo, tata ya Shalumi;
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Shalumi, tata ya Mibisami; Mibisami, tata ya Mishima.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 Bana mibali ya Mishima: Amueli, Zakuri mpe Shimei.
And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Shimei azalaki na bana mibali zomi na motoba mpe bana basi motoba; kasi bandeko na ye ya mibali babotaki bana mingi te, yango wana etuka na bango ezalaki na bato ebele te lokola libota ya Yuda.
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.
28 Bazalaki kovanda na Beri-Sheba, na Molada, na Atsari-Shuwali,
And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,
29 na Bila, na Etsemi, na Toladi,
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 na Betweli, na Orima, na Tsikilagi,
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 na Beti-Marikaboti, na Atsari-Suzimi, na Beti-Birei mpe na Shaarayimi: nyonso oyo ezalaki bingumba na bango kino na tango ya bokonzi ya Davidi.
And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.
32 Tala bingumba mitano mike oyo ezalaki zingazinga na yango: Etami, Ayini, Rimoni, Tokeni mpe Ashani;
And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;
33 bakisa bamboka mike mosusu oyo ezingelaki bingumba yango kino na Baalati. Oyo nde ezalaki bisika na bango ya kovanda mpe molongo ya mbotama ya bakoko na bango.
And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.
34 Meshobabi; Yamileki; Yosha, mwana mobali ya Amatsia;
And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
35 Joeli; Jewu, mwana mobali ya Yoshibia, mwana mobali ya Seraya, mwana mobali ya Asieli;
And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 Eliowenayi; Yakoba; Yeshoaya; Asaya; Adieli; Yesimieli; Benaya;
And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah,
37 Ziza, mwana mobali ya Shifeyi, mwana mobali ya Aloni, mwana mobali ya Yedaya, mwana mobali ya Shimiri, mwana mobali ya Shemaya.
And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
38 Bato oyo batangamaki na bakombo bazalaki bakambi ya bituka na bango. Mabota na bango ekomaki minene
These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.
39 mpe bakendeki na zingazinga ya Gedori, na ngambo ya este ya lubwaku, mpo na koluka matiti ya koleisa bibwele na bango.
And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.
40 Bakutaki kuna: matiti kitoko mpo na koleisa bibwele, mokili moko ya monene, ya kimia mpe ezanga mobulu. Bato oyo bazalaki kovanda kuna na tango ya kala, bazalaki bakitani ya Cham.
And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.
41 Na tango Ezekiasi azalaki mokonzi ya Yuda, bato oyo bakombo na bango ekomami, bakomaki na mokili yango. Babundisaki bakitani ya Cham mpe babebisaki bandako na bango; mpe lisusu, basilisaki koboma bato ya Mewuni oyo bazalaki kovanda kuna, ndenge yango ezali komonana lelo. Na sima, bavandaki na bisika na bango, mpo ete mokili yango ezalaki na matiti mpo na koleisa bibwele na bango.
And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.
42 Bato ya Simeoni nkama mitano oyo bakambamaki na Pelatia, na Nearia, na Refaya mpe na Uzieli, bana mibali ya Yisheyi, babotolaki na makasi mokili ya bangomba Seiri,
And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.
43 babomaki ndambo ya bato ya Amaleki oyo batikalaki mpe bavandaki kuna kino lelo.
And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.
