Ebandeli 36
1 Tala libota ya Ezawu oyo azali Edomi.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Esau, whose other name was Edom.
2 Ezawu abalaki basi na ye kati na bana basi ya Kanana: Ada, mwana mwasi ya Eloni, moto ya Iti; Olibama, mwana mwasi ya Ana mpe koko ya Tsibeoni, moto ya Evi;
Esau married three women from the Canaan region: Adah, the daughter of Elon from the Heth people-group; Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon from the Hiv people-group;
3 mpe Basimati, mwana mwasi ya Isimaeli mpe ndeko mwasi ya Nebayoti.
and Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 Ada abotelaki Ezawu Elifazi; mpe Basimati abotelaki ye Reweli.
Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz. Basemath gave birth to Reuel.
5 Olibama abotaki Yewushi, Yaelami mpe Kora. Bango nde bana mibali oyo babotelaki Ezawu na mokili ya Kanana.
Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons of Esau were born while he was living in the Canaan region.
6 Ezawu azwaki basi na ye, bana na ye ya mibali, bana na ye ya basi, bato nyonso ya ndako na ye mpe bibwele na ye, banyama na ye nyonso mpe biloko nyonso oyo azwaki na mokili ya Kanana, akendeki na mokili mosusu, mosika ya ndeko na ye Jakobi.
Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.
7 Bomengo na bango ekomaki mingi penza, mpe bakokaki lisusu te kovanda esika moko; pamba te mokili oyo bazalaki kovanda ekokaki bango lisusu te likolo ya motango ya bibwele na bango.
8 Yango wana Ezawu, oyo azali Edomi, akendeki kovanda na ngomba Seiri.
They went to live in the Seir hilly area.
9 Tala libota ya Ezawu, koko ya bato ya Edomi, na ngomba Seiri:
(Here is/I will now give you) another list of the male descendants of Esau. He was the ancestor of the Edom people-group who live in the Seir area.
10 Tala bakombo ya bana mibali ya Ezawu: Elifazi, mwana mobali ya Ada, mwasi ya Ezawu; mpe Reweli, mwana mobali ya Basimati, mwasi ya Ezawu.
Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz, and Esau’s wife Basemath gave birth to Reuel.
11 Bana mibali ya Elifazi: Temani, Omari, Tsefo, Gaetami mpe Kenazi.
The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Elifazi, mwana mobali ya Ezawu, azalaki na makangu oyo kombo na ye ezalaki « Timina; » Timina abotelaki ye Amaleki. Bango nde bakoko ya Ada, mwasi ya Ezawu.
Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a secondary wife). Her name was Timna. She gave birth to Amalek. Those six men were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
13 Bana mibali ya Reweli: Naati, Zera, Shama mpe Miza. Bango nde bakoko ya Basimati, mwasi ya Ezawu.
Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
14 Tala bana mibali oyo Olibama, mwasi ya Ezawu, mwana mwasi ya Ana mpe koko ya Tsibeoni, abotelaki Ezawu: Yewushi, Yaelami mpe Kora.
Esau’s wife Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, gave birth to three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 Tala bakonzi ya mabota ya bana mibali ya Ezawu: Bana ya Elifazi, mwana liboso ya Ezawu: mokonzi Temani, mokonzi Omari, mokonzi Tsefo, mokonzi Kenazi,
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the people-groups who were descendants of Esau. His oldest son Eliphaz was the ancestor of the Teman people-group, the Omar people-group, the Zepho people-group, the Kenaz people-group,
16 mokonzi Kora, mokonzi Gaetami mpe mokonzi Amaleki. Bango nde bakonzi ya libota ya Elifazi, oyo babotamaki na Edomi; bazalaki bakoko ya Ada.
the Korah people-group, the Gatam people-group, and the Amalek people-group. They were descendants of Eliphaz and of Esau’s wife Adah. They lived in the Edom region.
17 Bana mibali ya Reweli, mwana mobali ya Ezawu: mokonzi Naati, mokonzi Zera, mokonzi Shama mpe mokonzi Miza. Bango nde bakonzi ya libota ya Reweli, oyo babotamaki na Edomi; bazalaki bakoko ya Basimati, mwasi ya Ezawu.
The sons of Esau’s son Reuel were ancestors of the Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah people-groups. They were descended from Esau’s wife Basemath. They also lived in Edom.
18 Bana mibali ya Olibama, mwasi ya Ezawu: mokonzi Yewushi, mokonzi Yaelami mpe mokonzi Kora. Bango nde bakonzi ya libota ya Olibama, mwana mwasi ya Ana mpe mwasi ya Ezawu.
The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, whose mother was Anah, were ancestors of the Jeush, Jalam, and Korah people-groups.
19 Bango nde bazalaki bana mibali ya Ezawu oyo azali Edomi, mpe bango nde bazalaki bakonzi ya mabota ya Edomi.
That is the list of the sons of Esau, and the people-groups who were their descendants.
20 Tala bakitani ya Seiri, moto ya Ori, bato ya liboso oyo bavandaki na mokili yango: Lotani, Shobali, Tsibeoni, Ana,
(This is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Seir, who belonged to the Hor people-group, who were the first people-group who lived in the Edom region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dishoni, Etseri mpe Dishani. Bango nde bakonzi ya libota ya Ori, mwana mobali ya Seiri, na mokili ya Edomi.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Those seven men became ancestors of people-groups. Each of the people-groups had the same name as the name of their ancestor.
22 Bana mibali ya Lotani: Ori mpe Emami. Timina azalaki ndeko mwasi ya Lotani.
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 Bana mibali ya Shobali: Alivani, Manaati, Ebali, Shefo mpe Onami.
The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 Bana mibali ya Tsibeoni: Aya mpe Ana. Ezali Ana nde amonaki maziba ya mayi kati na esobe tango azalaki koleisa ba-ane ya Tsibeoni, tata na ye.
The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This Anah was the one who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was taking care of his father Zibeon’s donkeys.
25 Bana ya Ana: Dishoni, mwana na ye ya mobali; mpe Olibama, mwana na ye ya mwasi.
Anah had two children—a son named Dishon and a daughter named Oholibamah.
26 Bana mibali ya Dishoni: Emidani, Eshibani, Yitirani mpe Kerani.
Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
27 Tala bana mibali ya Etseri: Bilani, Zavani mpe Akani.
Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 Bana mibali ya Dishani: Utsi mpe Arani.
Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.
29 Tala bakonzi ya mabota ya Ori: mokonzi Lotani, mokonzi Shobali, mokonzi Tsibeoni, mokonzi Ana,
The people-groups who were descendants of Hor lived in the Seir/Edom region. The names of the people-groups are Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
30 mokonzi Dishoni, mokonzi Etseri mpe mokonzi Dishani. Bango nde bazalaki bakonzi ya mabota ya Ori, na mokili ya Seiri.
31 Tala bakonzi oyo bakonzaki kati na Edomi liboso ete bana ya Isalaele bazwa mokonzi:
These are the names of the kings who ruled in Edom before any kings ruled over Israel.
32 Bela, mwana mobali ya Beori, akomaki mokonzi ya Edomi. Kombo ya engumba na ye ezalaki « Dinaba. »
Beor’s son Bela became the first king in Edom. The city where he lived was named Dinhabah.
33 Tango Bela akufaki, Yobabi, mwana mobali ya Zera, moto ya mokili ya Botsira, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
When Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab/became the king. He was from Bozrah [city].
34 Tango Yobabi akufaki, Ushami, moto ya mokili ya Temani, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.
35 Tango Ushami akufaki, Adadi, mwana mobali ya Bedadi oyo alongaki Madiani na bilanga ya Moabi, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi. Kombo ya engumba na ye ezalaki Aviti.
When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadan became the king. Husham’s army fought the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region and defeated them. The city where Husham lived was Avith.
36 Tango Adadi akufaki, Samila, moto ya engumba Masireka, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah [town].
37 Tango Samila akufaki, Saulo, moto ya engumba Reoboti, engumba oyo etongama pembeni ya ebale, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth [town] along the [Euphrates] river.
38 Tango Saulo akufaki, Bala-Anani, mwana mobali ya Akibori, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
When Shaul died, Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan became king.
39 Tango Bala-Anani, mwana mobali ya Akibori, akufaki, Adari akitanaki na ye na bokonzi. Kombo ya engumba na ye ezalaki « Pawu, » mpe kombo ya mwasi na ye ezalaki « Meetabeli. » Meetabeli azalaki mwana mwasi ya Matiredi, mwana mwasi ya Mezaabi.
When Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. The city where he lived was named Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-Zahab.
40 Tala bato oyo bazalaki bakonzi ya mabota ya Ezawu kolanda mabota ya botata, bisika oyo bazalaki kovanda mpe bakombo na bango: Timina, Aliva, Yeteti,
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of all the people-groups that were descendants of Esau: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. They all lived in the Edom region. The land where each people-group lived got the same name as the name of the people-group.
41 Olibama, Ela, Pinoni,
42 Kenazi, Temani, Mibitsari,
43 Magidieli mpe Irami. Bango nde bazalaki bakonzi ya Edomi kolanda bituka na bango, kati na mokili oyo bazalaki kovanda. Ezawu azalaki koko ya bato ya Edomi.
