1 Berɛsosɛm 4
1 Yuda asefoɔ no bi edin de Peres, Hesron, Karmi, Hur ne Sobal.
[the] sons of Judah Perez 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] son of Shobal he fathered Jahath and Jahath he fathered Ahumai and Lahad these [were] [the] clans of the Zorathite[s].
3 Na Etam asefoɔ no ne Yesreel, Yisma, Yidbas, ɛnna Haslelponi a na ɔyɛ ne babaa,
And these [were] [the] father of Etam Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash and [the] name of sister their [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 [was] [the] father of Hushah these [were] [the] descendants of Hur [the] firstborn of Ephrath [the] father of Beth-lehem.
5 Na Tekoa agya a ne din de Ashur no wɔ yerenom baanu a wɔfrɛ wɔn Hela ne Naara.
And to Ashhur [the] father of Tekoa they belonged two wives Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara woo Ahusam, Hefer, Temeni ne Ahastari.
And she bore to him Naarah Ahuzzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari these [were] [the] sons of Naarah.
7 Hela woo Seret, Sohar, Etnan,
And [the] sons of Helah Zereth (and Zohar *Q(K)*) and Ethnan.
8 ne Kos a nʼasefoɔ ne Anub, Hasobeba ne Harum babarima Aharhel, Harum ne ne mmusua nyinaa.
And Koz he fathered Anub and the Zobebah [clans] and [the] clans of Aharhel [the] son 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.
And he was Jabez honored more than brothers his and mother his she had called name his Jabez saying for I gave birth in pain.
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 he called Jabez to [the] God of Israel saying if really you will bless me and you will increase territory my and it will be hand your with me and you will act from harm to not to hurt me and he brought God [that] which he had asked for.
11 Suba nuabarima Kelub woo Mehir. Mehir woo Eston.
And Kelub [the] brother of Shuhah he fathered Mehir he [was] [the] father of Eshton.
12 Eston woo Bet-Rafa, Paseah ne Tehina. Tehina woo Ir-Nahas. Yeinom ne Reka asefoɔ.
And Eshton he fathered Beth-Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah [the] father of Ir-nahash these [were] [the] men of Recah.
13 Kenas mmammarima ne Otniel ne Seraia. Otniel mmammarima ne Hatat ne Meonotai.
And [the] sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and [the] sons of Othniel Hathath. (And Meonothai. *X*)
14 Meonotai woo Ofra. Na Seraia woo Yoab a ɔhyɛɛ Adwumfoɔ Bɔnhwa ase, ɛfiri sɛ, na adwumfoɔ pii tete hɔ.
And Meonothai he fathered Ophrah and Seraiah he fathered Joab [the] father of Ge Harashim for craftsmen they were.
15 Na Yefune babarima Kaleb mmammarima yɛ Iru, Ela ne Naam. Na Ela babarima yɛ Kenas.
And [the] sons of Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh Iru Elah and Naam and [the] sons of Elah and Kenaz.
16 Yehalelel mmammarima ne Sif ne Sifa, Tiria ne Asarel.
And [the] sons of Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and Asarel.
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] son of Ezrah Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon and she conceived 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.
And wife his Judahitess she bore Jared [the] father of Gedor and Heber [the] father of Socoh and Jekuthiel [the] father of Zanoah and these [were] [the] sons of Bithiah [the] daughter of Pharaoh whom he had taken Mered.
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] sons of [the] wife of Hodiah [the] sister of Naham [were] [the] father of Keilah Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Simon mmammarima ne Amnon, Rina, Ben-Hanan ne Tilon. Na Yisi asefoɔ no ne Sohet ne Ben-Sohet.
And [the] sons of Shimon Amnon and Rinnah Ben-Hanan (and Tilon *Q(K)*) and [the] sons of Ishi Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.
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] sons of Shelah [the] son of Judah Er [the] father of Lecah and Laadah [the] father of Mareshah and [the] clans of [the] House of [the] Work of Fine linen of [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 Jokim and [the] men of Kozeba and Joash and Saraph who they ruled to Moab and Jashubi Lehem and the words [are] ancient.
23 Na wɔyɛ nkukuonwomfoɔ a na wɔte Netaim ne Gedera. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ nnwuma ma ɔhene.
They [were] the potters and [the] inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah with the king in service his they dwelt there.
24 Na Simeon mmammarima no edin de Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Serah ne Saulo.
[the] descendants of Simeon Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zerah Shaul.
25 Na Saulo asefoɔ yɛ Salum, Mibsam ne Misma.
Shallum son his Mibsam son his Mishma son his.
26 Na Misma asefoɔ yɛ Hamuel, Sakur ne Simei.
And [the] descendants of Mishma Hammuel son his Zaccur son his Shimei son his.
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 [belonged] to Shimei sons six-teen and daughters six and [belonged] to brothers his not sons many and all clan their not they increased up to [the] descendants of Judah.
28 Wɔtenaa Beer-Seba, Molada ne Hasar-Sual,
And they dwelt in Beer Sheba and Moladah and Hazar Shual.
29 Bilha, Esem ne Tolad,
And in Bilhah and in Ezem and in Tolad.
30 Betuel, Horma ne Siklag,
And in Bethuel and in Hormah and in Ziklag.
31 Bet-Markabot, Hasar-Susim, Bet-Biri ne Saaraim. Na saa nkuro yi nyinaa hyɛɛ wɔn ase kɔsii ɔhene Dawid berɛ so.
And in Beth Marcaboth and in Hazar Susim and in Beth Biri and in Shaaraim these [were] cities their until reigned David.
32 Wɔn asefoɔ nso tenaa Etam, Ain, Rimon, Token ne Asan a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ enum yi so,
And villages their [were] Etam and Ain Rimmon and Tochen and Ashan cities five.
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 villages their which [were] around the cities these to Baal this [was] dwelling places their and recording genealogies they [belonged] to them.
34 Wɔn a wɔka Simeon asefoɔ ho no bi nso ne Mesobab, Yamlek ne Amasia babarima Yosa,
And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah [the] son of Amaziah.
35 Yoɛl, Yosibia babarima Yehu a ɔyɛ Seraia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Asiel babarima,
And Joel and Jehu [the] son of Joshibiah [the] son of Seraiah [the] son of Asiel.
36 Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yesohaia, Asaia, Adiel, Yesimiel ne Benaia,
And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel 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] son of Shipi [the] son of Allon [the] son of Jedaiah [the] son of Shimri [the] son of Shemaiah.
38 Edin a yɛabobɔ yi yɛ ntuanofoɔ a wɔdeda Simeon mmusuakuo a wɔyɛ adefoɔ no ano no bi.
These who came by names [were] leaders in clans their and [the] house of ancestors their they spread out to abundance.
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] entrance of Gedor to to [the] east of the valley to seek pasture for flock[s] their.
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 pasture fertile and good and the land [was] broad of both hands and at peace and at ease for [were] from Ham the inhabitants 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 they came these who were written by names in [the] days of - Hezekiah [the] king of Judah and they struck down tents their and (the Meunites *Q(K)*) who they were found there and they totally destroyed them until the day this and they dwelt in place of them for pasture for flock[s] their [was] there.
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 some of them - of [the] descendants of Simeon they went to [the] mountain of Seir men five hundred and Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel [the] sons of Ishi [were] at head their.
43 Amalekfoɔ kakra a wɔkaeɛ no, wɔkunkumm wɔn nyinaa, faa hɔ, na wɔtenaa hɔ.
And they struck down [the] remnant of the escaped remnant of Amalek and they have dwelt there until the day this.
