1 Nyakati 4

1 Uzao wa Yuda ulikuwa Peresi, Hesroni, Karmi, Huri, na Shobali.

The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

2 Shobali alikuwa baba wa Reaya. Reaya alikuwa baba wa Yahathi. Yahathi alikuwa baba wa Ahumai na Lahadi. Hawa walikuwa mababu wa koo za Wasorathi.

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 Hawa walikuwa mababu wa ukoo katika mji wa Etamu: Yezreeli, Ishma, na Idbashi. Babu yao alikuwa Haselelponi.

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 alikuwa babu wa koo katika mji wa Gedori. Ezeri alikuwa muanzilishi wa koo katika Husha. Hawa walikuwa uzao wa Huri, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Efrathi na muanzilishi wa Bethelehemu.

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 Ashuri baba wa Tekoa alikuwa na wake wawili, Hela na Naara.

And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Naara alimzalia Ahuzamu, Heferi, Temeni na Ahashtari. Hawa walikua wana wa Naara.

And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

7 Wana wa Hela walikua Serethi, Ishari, Ethnani,

And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

8 na Kozi, alikua baba wa Anubu na Sobeba, na koo zilizotoka kwa Aharheli mwana wa Harumu.

And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9 Yabesi aliheshimika zaidi ya kaka zake. Mama yake alimuita Yabesi. Alisema, “Kwasababu nimemzaa katika huzuni.”

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 Yabesi akamuita Mungu wa Israeli na kusema, “Kama tu utanibariki mimi, ongeza mipaka yangu, na mkono wako ukuwa juu yangu. Ukifanya hivi utaninusuru na mabaya, ili kwamba niwe huru na huzuni!” Kwa hivyo Mungu akamjalia maombi yake.

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 Kelubu kaka wa Shuha akawa baba wa Mehiri, aliyekuwa baba wa Eshtoni.

And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 Eshtoni akawa baba wa Beth-Rafa, Pasea, na Tehina, ambaye alianzisha mji wa Nahashi. Hawa ni wanaume walioishi Reka.

And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13 Wana wa Kenazi walikua Othinieli na Seraia. Wana wa Othinieli walikuwa Hathathi na Meonothai.

And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

14 Meonothai akawa baba wa Ofara, na Seraia akawa baba wa Yohabu, mwanzilishi wa Ge Harashimu, ambao watu wake walikua wahunzi.

And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.

15 Wana wa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune walikua Iru, Ele na Namu. Wana wa Ela alikua Kenazi.

And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.

16 Wana wa Yehaleli walikua Zifi, Zifa, Tiriya, na Azareli.

And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

17 Wana wa Ezra walikua Yetheri, Meredi, Eferi, na Yaloni.

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 Mke wake Meredi wa Kimisri alimzalia Miriamu, Shamai, na Ishibahi, aliyekua baba wa Eshitemoa. Hawa walikua wana wa Bithia, binti wa Farao, ambaye Meredi alimuoa. Mke wa Kiyahudi wa Meredi alimzalia Yeredi, ambaye alikua baba wa Gedore; Heberi, aliyekua baba wa Soko; na Yekuthieli aliyekua baba wa Zanoa.

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 Kati ya watoto wawili wa mke wa Hodia, dada wa Nahamu, mmoja wao kawa baba wa Keila Mgarimite. Mwingine alikua Eshitemoa Mmakathite.

And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

20 Wana wa Shimoni walikua Amnoni, Rina, Beni Hanani, na Tilon. Wana wa Ishi walikua Zohethi na Beni Zoheti.

And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...

21 Uzao wa Shela mwana wa Yuda, Ulikua ni Eri baba wa Leka, Laada baba wa Maresha na koo za wafanyakazi wa kushona kule Beth Ashbea,

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 Yoakimu, Wanaume wa Kozeba, na Yoashi na Sarafi, waliokua na mali huko Moabu, lakini walirudi Bethlehemu. ( Maelezo haya yametoka kwenye nakala za zamani.)

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 Baadhi ya watu hawa walikuwa ni wafinyanzi walioishi Netaimu na Gedera na wakawa wafanyakazi wa Mfalme.

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 Uzao wa Simeoni ulikua Jamini, Jaribu, Zera, na Shauli.

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

25 Shalumu alikua mwana wa Shauli, Mibisamu mwana wa Shalumu, na Mishima mwana wa Mibisamu.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

26 Ukoo wa Mishima ulikua Hamueli mwana wake, Zakuri mjukuu wake, na Shimei kitukuu chake.

And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

27 Shimei alikua na wana kumi na sita na mabinti sita. Kaka yake hakua na watoto wengi, Hivyo koo zao hazikuongezeka kwa idadi kubwa kama wato wa Yuda walivyoongezeka.

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 Waliishi Beasheba, Molada, na Hazari Shuali.

And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,

29 Pia waliishi Bilha, Ezemu, Toladi,

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30 Bethueli, Horma, Zikilagi,

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 Bethi Markabothi, Hazari Susimi, Bethi Biri, na Shaaraimu. Hii ilikua miji yao mpaka utawala wa Daudi.

And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.

32 Vijiji vyao vitano vilikua Etamu, Aini, Tocheni, na Ashani,

And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;

33 pamoja na mipaka ya vijiji kwa umbali wa Baali. Haya yalikua makazi yao, na walitunza kumbukumbu za uzao wao.

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 Viongozi wa ukoo walikua Meshobabu, Yamileki, Yoshahi mwana wa Amazia,

And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

35 Yoeli, Yehu mwana wa Yoshibia mwana wa Seraia mwana wa Asieli,

And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

36 Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yeshohaia, Asaia, Adieli, Yesimieli, Benaia,

And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah,

37 na Ziza mwana wa Shifi mwana wa Aloni mwana wa Yedaia mwana wa Shimiri mwana wa Shemaia.

And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

38 Hawa walio orodheshwa kwa majina walikua viongozi wa koo zao, na koo zao ziliongezeka sana.

These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.

39 Walienda karibu na Gedori, mashariki mwa bonde, kutafuta malisho ya mifugo yao.

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 Walipata malisho mengi na mazuri. Nchi ilikua tambarare, tulivu na ya amani. Wahamu waliishi hapo awali.

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 Hao walio orodheshwa hapo kwa majina walikuja katika siku za Hezekia mfalme wa Yuda, na wakashambulia makazi ya Wahamu na Wameuni, ambao pia walikua hapo. Waliwaangamiza kabisa na kuishi hapo sababu walipata malisho kwa ajili ya mifugo yao.

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 Wanaume mia tano wa kabila la Simeoni walienda katika mlima Seiri, na viongozi wao Pelatia, Nearia, Refaia, na Uzieli, wana wa Ishi.

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 Waliwashinda wakimbizi wa Waamaleki waliobakia, na wakaishi hapo hadi siku hii.

And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.