1 Beresosɛm 8
1 Benyamin mmabarima na wodidi so yi: Bela (abakan), Asbel, Ahra,
Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
2 Noha ne Rafha.
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 Bela mmabarima yɛ: Adar, Gera, Abihud,
The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abisua, Naaman, Ahoa,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 Gera, Sefufan ne Huram.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Ehud mmabarima mmusua ntuanofo a na wɔte Geba na wɔpam wɔn fii hɔ kɔɔ Manahat:
These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
7 Ehud mmabarima ne Naaman, Ahiya ne Gera. Gera a na ɔyɛ Usa ne Ahihud agya no na bere a wɔretu no odii wɔn anim.
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Saharaim gyaee ne yerenom Husim ne Baara akyi no, ɔwoo mma wɔ Moab asase so.
Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
9 Ne yere foforo Hodes woo Yobab, Sibia, Mesa, Malkam,
His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10 Yeus, Sakia ne Mirma. Saa mmabarima yi bɛyɛɛ mmusua ntuanofo.
Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
11 Na Saharaim yere Husim awo Abitub ne Elpaal dedaw.
He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Elpaal mmabarima yɛ: Eber, Misam ne Semed a ɔkyekyeree Ono ne Lod ne wɔn nkuraa no,
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
13 Beria ne Sema. Na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofo a na wɔte Ayalon, na wɔpam ɔmanfo a wɔte Gat no.
and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
14 Beria mmabarima yɛ Ahio, Sasak, Yeremot,
Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
15 Sebadia, Arad, Eder,
Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 Mikael, Yispa ne Yoha.
Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 Elpaal mmabarima yɛ Sebadia, Mesulam, Hiski, Heber,
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ismerai, Yislia ne Yobab.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 Simei mmabarima yɛ Yakim, Sikri, Sabdi,
Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
20 Elienai, Siletai, Eliel,
Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21 Adaia, Beraia ne Simrat.
Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 Sasak mmabarima yɛ Yispan, Eber, Eliel,
Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Sikri, Hanan,
Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
24 Hanania, Elam, Antotia,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Yifdeia ne Penuel.
Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 Yeroham mmabarima yɛ Samserai, Seharia, Atalia,
Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27 Yaaresia, Elia ne Sikri.
Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 Eyinom ne agyanom mmusua ntuanofo a wɔakyerɛw wɔn din wɔ wɔn mu biara anato nkrataa mu. Na wɔn nyinaa tenaa Yerusalem.
All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Yeiel (Gibeon agya) tenaa Gibeon. Na ne yere din de Maaka
Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
30 a na ne babarima abakan din de Abdon. Na Yeiel mmabarima a wɔaka no din de Sur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Seker,
Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,
32 ne Miklot a ɔyɛ Simea agya. Na saa abusuafo yi tete bemmɛn wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ Yerusalem.
and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Ner na ɔwoo Kis. Kis na ɔwoo Saulo, Saulo na ɔwoo Yonatan, Malki-Sua, Abinadab ne Esbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
34 Yonatan babarima ne: Merib-Baal (anaa Mefiboset) na Merib-Baal woo Mika.
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
35 Mika mmabarima ne: Piton, Melek, Tarea ne Ahas.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahas woo Yehoada na Yehoada woo Alemet, Asmawet ne Simri. Na Simri woo Mosa.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Mosa woo Binea. Binea woo Rafha. Rafha woo Elasa. Elasa woo Asel.
Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 Asel woo mmabarima baasia a wɔne: Asrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia ne Hanan. Na eyinom yɛ Asel mma.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 Na Asel nuabarima Esek wɔ mmabarima baasa a wɔne Ulam a ɔyɛ abakan, Yeus a ɔto so abien ne Elifelet a ɔto so abiɛsa.
The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.
40 Ulam mmabarima nyinaa yɛ akofo a wɔakwadaw akodi mu, wɔyɛ agyantowfo antoamfom. Na wɔwɔ mma ne nananom bebree a na wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ ɔha aduonum. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ Benyamin asefo.
The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
