1 Berɛsosɛm 4
1 Yuda asefoɔ no bi edin de Peres, Hesron, Karmi, Hur ne Sobal.
The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 Sobal babarima Reaia na ɔwoo Yahat. Yahat woo Ahumai ne Lahad. Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Sorafoɔ mmusua.
And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites.
3 Na Etam asefoɔ no ne Yesreel, Yisma, Yidbas, ɛnna Haslelponi a na ɔyɛ ne babaa,
And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.
4 Penuel a na ɔyɛ Gedor agya ne Eser a na ɔyɛ Husa agya. Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Hur a na ɔyɛ Efrata abakan ne Betlehem agya no asefoɔ.
And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sonnes of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
5 Na Tekoa agya a ne din de Ashur no wɔ yerenom baanu a wɔfrɛ wɔn Hela ne Naara.
But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah.
6 Naara woo Ahusam, Hefer, Temeni ne Ahastari.
And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah.
7 Hela woo Seret, Sohar, Etnan,
And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan.
8 ne Kos a nʼasefoɔ ne Anub, Hasobeba ne Harum babarima Aharhel, Harum ne ne mmusua nyinaa.
Also Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum.
9 Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yabes a ɔyɛɛ ɔkɛseɛ sene ne nuammarima nyinaa. Ne maame too no edin Yabes, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔnyaa ɔyea wɔ nʼawoɔ mu.
But Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him in sorowe.
10 Yabes ne obi a ɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ kyerɛɛ Israel Onyankopɔn sɛ, “Ao, hyira me na trɛ mʼahyeɛ mu. Mesrɛ wo, ka me ho wɔ deɛ mɛyɛ biara mu, na yi me firi ɔhaw ne ɔyea nyinaa mu.” Na Onyankopɔn yɛɛ nʼabisadeɛ no maa no.
And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, If thou wilt blesse me in deede, and enlarge my coastes, and if thine hand be with me, and thou wilt cause me to be deliuered from euill, that I be not hurt. And God graunted the thing that he asked.
11 Suba nuabarima Kelub woo Mehir. Mehir woo Eston.
And Chelub the brother of Shuah begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12 Eston woo Bet-Rafa, Paseah ne Tehina. Tehina woo Ir-Nahas. Yeinom ne Reka asefoɔ.
And Eshton begate Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the citie of Nahash: these are the men of Rechah.
13 Kenas mmammarima ne Otniel ne Seraia. Otniel mmammarima ne Hatat ne Meonotai.
And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah, and the sonne of Othniel, Hathath.
14 Meonotai woo Ofra. Na Seraia woo Yoab a ɔhyɛɛ Adwumfoɔ Bɔnhwa ase, ɛfiri sɛ, na adwumfoɔ pii tete hɔ.
And Meonothai begate Ophrah. And Seraiah begate Ioab the father of the valley of craftesmen: for they were craftesmen.
15 Na Yefune babarima Kaleb mmammarima yɛ Iru, Ela ne Naam. Na Ela babarima yɛ Kenas.
And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sonne of Elah was Kenaz.
16 Yehalelel mmammarima ne Sif ne Sifa, Tiria ne Asarel.
And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
17 Ɛsra mmammarima yɛ Yeter, Mered, Efer ne Yalon. Mered waree Misraimni baa ma ɔwoo Miriam, Samai ne Yisba a ɔbɛyɛɛ Estemoa agya no.
And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begate Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Mered nso waree ɔbaa a ɔfiri Yuda. Ɔno nso woo Yered a ɔbɛyɛɛ Gedor agya, Heber a ɔyɛ Soko agya, ne Yekutiel a ɔyɛ Sanoa agya. Na wɔfrɛ Mered yere Misraimni no Bitia a na ɔyɛ Misraimhene babaa.
Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah: and these are the sonnes of Bithiah ye daughter of Pharaoh which Mered tooke.
19 Na Hodia yere yɛ Naham nuabaa. Ne mmammarima no mu baako na ɔwoo Keila a ɔyɛ Garmini na ɔbaako nso woo Estemoa a ɔyɛ Maakatni.
And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 Simon mmammarima ne Amnon, Rina, Ben-Hanan ne Tilon. Na Yisi asefoɔ no ne Sohet ne Ben-Sohet.
And the sonnes of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanam and Tilon. And the sonnes of Ishi were Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
21 Na Sela yɛ Yuda mma no mu baako. Na Sela asefoɔ no ne Er a ɔwoo Leka, Lada a ɔwoo Maresa a na wɔyɛ nweratam ho adwuma wɔ Bet-Asbea,
The sonnes of Shelah, the sonne of Iudah were Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the householdes of them that wrought fine linnen in the house of Ashbea.
22 Yokim, Koseba mmarima, Yoas, ne Saraf a na wɔdi Moab ne Yasubi-Lehem so no. Saa edin yi nyinaa, wɔnya firii tete atwerɛ a na wɔatwerɛ agu hɔ mu.
And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash, and Saraph, which had the dominion in Moab, and Iashubi Lehem. These also are auncient things.
23 Na wɔyɛ nkukuonwomfoɔ a na wɔte Netaim ne Gedera. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ nnwuma ma ɔhene.
These were potters, and dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his worke.
24 Na Simeon mmammarima no edin de Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Serah ne Saulo.
The sonnes of Simeon were Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul,
25 Na Saulo asefoɔ yɛ Salum, Mibsam ne Misma.
Whose sonne was Shallum, and his sonne, Mibsam, and his sonne Mishma.
26 Na Misma asefoɔ yɛ Hamuel, Sakur ne Simei.
And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuel was his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, and Shimei his sonne.
27 Simei woo mmammarima dunsia ne mmammaa baasia. Ne nuammarima no deɛ, na wɔn mu biara nni abusua kɛseɛ saa. Ɛno enti, Simeon abusua annɔre te sɛ Yuda abusua no.
And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude.
28 Wɔtenaa Beer-Seba, Molada ne Hasar-Sual,
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,
29 Bilha, Esem ne Tolad,
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 Betuel, Horma ne Siklag,
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 Bet-Markabot, Hasar-Susim, Bet-Biri ne Saaraim. Na saa nkuro yi nyinaa hyɛɛ wɔn ase kɔsii ɔhene Dawid berɛ so.
And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid.
32 Wɔn asefoɔ nso tenaa Etam, Ain, Rimon, Token ne Asan a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ enum yi so,
And their townes were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.
33 ne ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia no kɔsii Baal. Na wɔn atenaeɛ nie, na wɔahyehyɛ saa edin yi nyinaa wɔ wɔn abusuadua nkrataa mu.
And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie,
34 Wɔn a wɔka Simeon asefoɔ ho no bi nso ne Mesobab, Yamlek ne Amasia babarima Yosa,
And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,
35 Yoɛl, Yosibia babarima Yehu a ɔyɛ Seraia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Asiel babarima,
And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel,
36 Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yesohaia, Asaia, Adiel, Yesimiel ne Benaia,
And Elionai, and Iaakobah, and Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 Sifi babarima Sisa a nʼagya yɛ Alon babarima, na ɔno yɛ Yedaia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Simri babarima a nʼagya yɛ Semaia.
And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.
38 Edin a yɛabobɔ yi yɛ ntuanofoɔ a wɔdeda Simeon mmusuakuo a wɔyɛ adefoɔ no ano no bi.
These were famous princes in their families, and increased greatly their fathers houses.
39 Wɔkɔɔ Gedor fam a na ɛwɔ bɔnhwa no apueeɛ fam sɛ wɔrekɔpɛ asase pa ama wɔn mmoa adidi so.
And they went to the entring in of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their sheepe.
40 Wɔnyaa mmoa adidibea pa wɔ hɔ. Na asase no so dwo na basabasayɛ biara nni hɔ. Na Ham asefoɔ no bi akɔtena Gedor fa mu hɔ dada.
And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.
41 Yudahene Hesekia ɛberɛ so no, Simeon ntuanofoɔ no ko dii hɔ so, sɛee Ham ne Maonfoɔ afie pasaa. Wɔkumm obiara a na ɔte hɔ, faa asase no, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔnya mmoa didibea pa no.
And these described by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and smote their tents, and the inhabitants that were found there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in their roume, because there was pasture there for their sheepe.
42 Akofoɔ no mu ahanum a wɔfiri Simeon abusuakuo mu no kɔɔ bepɔ Seir so, a na Pelatia, Nearia, Refaia ne Usiel a wɔn nyinaa yɛ Yisi mmammarima no na na wɔdi wɔn anim.
And besides these, fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeon went to mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rophaiah, and Vzziel the sonnes of Ishi were their captaines,
43 Amalekfoɔ kakra a wɔkaeɛ no, wɔkunkumm wɔn nyinaa, faa hɔ, na wɔtenaa hɔ.
And they smote the rest of Amalek that had escaped, and they dwelt there vnto this day.
