1 Krönikeboken 4
1 Juda barn voro: Perez, Hezron, Charmi, Hur och Sobal.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Men Reaja, Sobals son, födde Jahath. Jahath födde Ahumai och Lahad. Det äro de Zorgathiters slägter.
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 Detta är den fadrens Ethams slägte: Jisreel, Jisma, Jidbas; och deras syster het Hazelelponi.
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 Och Pnuel, Gedors fader, och Eser, Husa fader. Det äro Hurs barn, den första Ephrata sons, BethLehems faders.
5 Men Ashur, Thekoa fader, hade två hustrur: Helea och Naara.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Och Naara födde honom Ahusam, Hepher, Themeni, Ahastari. Det äro Naara barn.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Men Helea barn voro: Zereth, Jesohar och Ethnan.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Men Coz födde Anub, och Hazobeba, och de Aharhels slägter, Harums sons.
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 Men Jabez var härligare än hans bröder; och hans moder kallade honom Jabez; ty hon sade: Jag hafver födt honom med bekymmer.
[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 Och Jabez åkallade Israels Gud, och sade: Om du välsignar mig, och förvidgar mina gränsor, och din hand blifver med mig, och så skaffar med det onda, att det mig intet bekymrar. Och Gud lät ske som han bad.
[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 Men Chelub, Suahs broder, födde Mehir, det är Esthons fader.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Men Esthon födde Bethrapha, Paseah och Thehinna, fadren till den staden Nahas. Det äro de män af Recha.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Kenas barn voro: Athniel och Seraja. Athniels barn voro: 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 Och Meonothai födde Ophra. Och Seraja födde Joab, en fader åt de timbermän i dalenom; ty de voro timbermän.
15 Calebs barn, Jephunne sons, voro: Iru, Ela och Naam. Ela barn voro: Kenas.
16 Jehaleleels barn voro: Siph, Sipha, Thiria och Asareel.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Esra barn voro: Jether, Mered, Epher och Jalon, och Thahar med MirJam, Sammai, Jisbah Esthemoa fader.
[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 Och hans hustru Judija födde Jered, Gedors fader, Heber, Socho fader, Jekuthiel, Sanoahs fader. Desse äro Bithias barn, Pharaos dotters, hvilka Mared tog.
19 Den hustrunes Hodijas barn, Nahams systers, Kegila faders, voro: Hagarmi, och Esthemoa den Maachathiten.
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 Simeons barn voro: Amnon, Rinnah, och Benhanan, Thilon. Jisei barn voro: Soheth och Bensoheth.
[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 Sela barn, Juda sons, voro: Er, Lecha fader, Laeda, Maresa fader, och de linväfvares slägter i Asbea hus;
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 Dertill Jokim, och de män af: Coseba, Joas, Saraph, hvilke husherrar voro i Moab, och bodde i Lahem; som de gamle säga.
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 De voro pottomakare, och bodde ibland planteringar och gårdar, när Konungenom i hans arbete, och kommo och blefvo der.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Simeons barn voro: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Serah, Saul.
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Hans son var Sallum. Hans son var Mibsam. Hans son var Misma.
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 Misma barn voro: Hamuel. Hans son var Saccur. Hans son var Simei.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Simei hade sexton söner, och sex döttrar; och hans bröder hade icke mång barn; och all deras slägt förökade sig icke så mycket, som Juda barn.
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 Men de bodde i BerSeba, Molada, HazarSual,
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
29 Bilha, Ezem, Tholad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Horma, Ziklag,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 BethMarchaboth, HazarSusim, BethBirei, Saarim. Det voro deras städer, allt intill Konung David.
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Dertill deras byar, Etham, Ain, Rimmon, Thochen, Asan, de fem städerna;
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
33 Och alle de byar, som voro omkring dessa städerna, allt intill Baal. Det är deras boning, och deras ätt ibland dem.
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 Och Mesobab, Jamlech, Josa, Amazia son,
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 Josibia son, Seraja sons, Asiels sons,
36 Eljoenai, Jaacoba, Jesohaja, Asaja, Adiel, Jisimiel, och Benaja,
37 Sisa, Siphei son, Allons sons, Jedaja sons, Simri sons, Semaja sons.
38 Desse voro namnkunnige Förstar uti deras ätter, och i deras fäders hus; och delade sig ut, efter det de voro månge.
39 Och de drogo bort till att fara till Gedor, intill öster på dalen, på det de skulle söka bet för deras får.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Och de funno feta och goda bet, och ett vidt land, stilla och rikt; ty i förtiden bodde der de af 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 Och de som nu vid namn beskrifne äro, kommo i Hiskia tid, Juda Konungs, och slogo deras hyddor och boningar, som der funne vordo, och gjorde dem tillspillo, allt intill denna dag; och bodde i deras stad; ty der var bet för får.
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 Och gingo ut af dem af Simeons barnom, femhundrad män, intill Seirs berg, med deras öfverstar; Pelatia, Nearia, Rephaja, och Ussiel, Jisei barn;
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 Och slogo de återlefde af de Amalekiter, som undsluppne voro; och bodde der allt intill denna dag.
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].
