1 Meʻa Hokohoko 4

1 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Siuta; ko Felesi, mo Hasiloni, mo Kalimi, mo Uli, mo Sopale.

The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Liaia ko e foha ʻo Sopale ʻa Seati; pea naʻe tupu ʻia Seati ʻa ʻEhumai, mo Lehati. Ko kinautolu eni ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe kakai Sola.

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 Pea naʻe tupu mai eni mei he tamai ʻa Etama: ko Sesilili, mo Isima, mo Itipasi: pea ko e hingoa ʻo honau tuofefine ko Haseliponi:

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 Pea ko Penieli ko e tamai ʻa Kitoa, mo ʻAseli ko e tamai ʻa Husa. Ko kinautolu ni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Hua, ko e ʻuluaki fānau kia Efalata, ko e tamai ʻa Petelihema.

5 Pea ko ʻAsuli ko e tamai ʻa Tikoa naʻe maʻu ʻae uaifi ʻe toko ua, ko Hela mo Neala.

[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.

6 Pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Neala kiate ia ʻa ʻAhusami, mo Hefeli, mo Temini, mo ʻEhasitali. Ko e ngaahi tama eni ʻa Neala.

The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

7 Pea ko e ngaahi tama eni ʻa Hela, ko Seleti, mo Sisoa, mo Etinani.

The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

8 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Kosi ʻa ʻAnupi, mo Sopepa, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻEhaleli ko e foha ʻo Halumi.

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 Pea naʻe ongoongolelei lahi hake ʻa Sepesi ʻi hono kāinga: pea naʻe ui ʻa hono hingoa ʻe heʻene faʻē ko Sepesi, ko ʻene pehē, Koeʻuhi naʻaku fāʻeleʻi ia ʻi he mamahi.

[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 Pea naʻe lotu ʻa Sepesi ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “Taumaiā, te ke tāpuaki moʻoni au, mo fakalahi ʻa hoku mata fonua, pea ke kau mai ho nima kiate au, pea ke maluʻi au mei he kovi, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻaku mamahi ai!” Pea naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa naʻa ne kole ki ai.

[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 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Kilupi ko e tokoua ʻo Sua ʻa Mili, ʻaia ko e tamai kia Esitoni.

[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.

12 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Esitoni ʻa Pete-Lafa, mo Pasea, mo Tihina ko e tamai ʻa Ilinahasi. Ko e kau tangata ia ʻo Leka.

Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].

13 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Kinasi; ko e Otenili, mo Selaia: pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Otinili, ko Hetati.

[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 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Meonotei ʻa Ofila: pea naʻe tupu ʻia Selaia ʻa Soape, ko e tamai ʻoe kakai ʻoe potu talalo ʻo Kalasimi; he ko e kau tufunga ʻakinautolu.

15 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Kelepi ko e foha ʻo Sifune; ko Ilu, mo Ela, mo Naʻami: pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Ela, ʻio, ʻa Kinasi.

16 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sihalelili; ko Sifi, mo Sifa, mo Tilia, mo Esalili.

[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Esela, ko Seteli, mo Meleti, mo ʻEfeli, mo Saloni: pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe ia ʻa Miliame, mo Samei, pea mo Isipa ko e tamai ʻa Esitimoa.

[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 Pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe hono uaifi mei he kakai Siuta ʻa Seleti ko e tamai ʻa Kitoa, mo Hepa ko e tamai ʻa Soko, mo Sikutili ko e tamai ʻa Sanoa. Pea ko e ngaahi tama eni ʻo Pitia ko e ʻofefine ʻa Felo, ʻaia naʻe mali mo Meleti.

19 Pea ko e ngaahi tama ʻae fefine ko Hotia ko e tuofefine ʻo Neami, ko e tamai ʻa Kila ko e tangata Kamai, mo Esitimoa ko e tangata Meaka.

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 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simoni, ko ʻAmanoni, mo Lina, mo Penihanani, mo Tiloni. Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Isi eni, ko Soheti mo Penisoheti.

[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 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sela ko e foha ʻo Siuta, ko ʻEa ko e tamai ʻa Leka, mo Lata ko e tamai ʻa Malesa, pea mo e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe fale ʻokinautolu naʻe ngaohi ʻae tupenu lelei lahi, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo Esipea.

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 Mo Sokimi, mo e kau tangata ʻo Kosepa, mo Soasi, mo Salafi, ʻaia naʻe ʻaʻana ʻae pule ʻi Moape, mo Sasupi lehemi. Pea ko e ngaahi meʻa muʻa eni.

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 Ko e kau tufunga ipu ʻumea ʻakinautolu ni, pea mo kinautolu naʻe nofo ki he tō ngoue mo e ngaahi ʻakau; naʻa nau nofo ai mo e tuʻi ke fai ʻene ngāue.

They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].

24 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simione, ko Nimueli, Mo Samini, mo Salipi, mo Sela, mo Sauli:

Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

25 Ko Salumi ko hono foha, mo Mipisami ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Misima ko hono foha ʻoʻona.

Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.

26 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Misima; ko Hamueli ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Sakuli ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Simi ko hono foha ʻoʻona.

Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.

27 Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Simi ʻae ngaahi foha ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ono, mo e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻe toko ono; ka naʻe ʻikai ke tokolahi ʻae fānau ʻo hono ngaahi tokoua, pea naʻe ʻikai ke fanafanau lahi ʻa hono faʻahinga kotoa pē, ke hangē ko e fānau ʻa Siuta.

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 Pea naʻa nau nofo ʻi Peasipa, mo Molata, mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Suali.

The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,

29 Pea ʻi Pilaʻa, pea ʻi Esemi, pea ʻi Tolati,

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30 Pea ʻi Petueli, pea ʻi Hoama, pea ʻi Sikilaki,

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31 Pea ʻi Pete-Malikapoti, mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Susimi, pea ʻi Petepilei, pea ʻi Saelimi. Ko honau ngaahi kolo eni ʻo aʻu ki he pule ʻa Tevita.

Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.

32 Pea ko honau ngaahi kolo siʻi, ko Etama, mo ʻAini, mo Limoni, mo Tokeni, mo ʻAsani, ko e kolo ʻe nima:

They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.

33 Pea mo honau ngaahi kolo siʻi naʻe tuʻu takatakai ʻi he ngaahi kolo ko ia, ʻo aʻu ki Peali. Ko eni ia ʻahonau ngaahi nofoʻanga ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

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 Pea ko Mesopapi, mo Samileki, mo Sosa ko e foha ʻo ʻAmasia.

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 Mo Soeli, mo Sehu ko e foha ʻo Sosipia, ko e foha ʻo Selaia, ko e foha ʻo Esieli,

36 Mo Ilionei, mo Sakopa, mo Sisohaia, mo ʻAsaia, mo ʻAtieli, mo Sesimieli, mo Penaia,

37 Mo Sisa ko e foha ʻo Sifi, ko e foha ʻo ʻAloni, ko e foha ʻo Sitaia, ko e foha ʻo Simili, ko e foha ʻo Simaia;

38 Ko kinautolu ni kuo lau honau hingoa, ko e houʻeiki ʻakinautolu ʻo honau ngaahi faʻahinga: pea naʻe tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻaupito ʻae fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.

39 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu atu ki he hūʻanga ki Kitoa, ki he potu hahake ʻoe teleʻa, ke kumi ʻae potu mohukuʻia maʻa ʻenau fanga manu.

They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.

40 Pea naʻa nau ʻilo ʻae potu mohukuʻia mo lelei, pea naʻe ʻataʻatā ʻae fonua, mo nofo lelei, mo melino pe; he naʻe nofo ʻi muʻa ʻi ai ʻae kakai Hami.

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 Pea ko kinautolu ni naʻe tohi ʻa honau hingoa naʻe haʻu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻonau teʻia honau ngaahi fale fehikitaki, pea mo e kakai Maoni naʻe ʻilo ʻi ai, mo nau fakaʻauha ʻaupito ia ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni, pea naʻa nau nofo ʻi honau ngaahi potu: koeʻuhi naʻe ʻi ai ʻae mohuku ki heʻenau fanga manu.

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 Pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu, ʻae fānau ʻa Simione, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangeau, naʻe ʻalu ki he moʻunga ko Seia, pea ko honau ngaahi ʻeikitau ko Pelatia, mo Nealia, mo Lifaia, pea mo ʻUsili, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Isi.

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 Pea naʻa nau teʻia ʻae toenga ʻoe kakai ʻAmaleki naʻe hao, mo nau nofo ai ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.

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].