1 Chronicles, 4

1. Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, Shobal.

1. The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2. Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These are the Zoreathite clans.

2. Re-ai'ah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahu'mai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zo'rathites.

3. These are Abi-Etam, Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, whose sister was called Hazzelelponi.

3. These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelpo'ni,

4. Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah and father of Bethlehem.

4. and Penu'el was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the first-born of Eph'rathah, the father of Bethlehem.

5. Ashhur, father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.

5. Ashhur, the father of Teko'a, had two wives, Helah and Na'arah;

6. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, the Timnites, and the Ahashtarites -- these were the sons of Naarah.

6. Na'arah bore him Ahuz'zam, Hepher, Te'meni, and Ha-ahash'tari. These were the sons of Na'arah.

7. Sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan.

7. The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

8. Koz fathered Anub, Hazzobebah and the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

8. Koz was the father of Anub, Zobe'bah, and the families of Ahar'hel the son of Harum.

9. Jabez was better known than his brothers. His mother gave him the name Jabez, 'because', she said, 'in distress I gave birth to him.'

9. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

10. Jabez called on the God of Israel. 'If you truly bless me,' he said, 'you will extend my lands, your hand will be with me, you will keep harm away and my distress will cease.' God granted him what he had asked.

10. Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!" And God granted what he asked.

11. Chelub, Shuhah's brother, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton.

11. Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12. Eshton fathered Bethrapha, Paseah and Tehinnah father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recab.

12. Eshton was the father of Bethra'pha, Pase'ah, and Tehin'nah the father of Irna'hash. These are the men of Recah.

13. Sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. Sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai;

13. The sons of Kenaz: Oth'ni-el and Serai'ah; and the sons of Oth'ni-el: Hathath and Meo'nothai.

14. Meonothai fathered Ophrah. Seraiah fathered Joab, father of Geharashim -- for they were craftsmen.

14. Meo'nothai was the father of Ophrah; and Serai'ah was the father of Jo'ab the father of Ge-har'ashim, so-called because they were craftsmen.

15. Sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. Sons of Elah: Kenaz.

15. The sons of Caleb the son of Jephun'neh: Iru, Elah, and Na'am; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

16. Sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, Asarel.

16. The sons of Jehal'lelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tir'i-a, and As'arel.

17. Sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, Jalon. She conceived Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa,

17. The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bith'i-ah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Sham'mai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemo'a.

18. whose Judaean wife gave birth to Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, father of Zanoah. These were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered had married.

18. And his Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jeku'thiel the father of Zano'ah.

19. The sons of Hodiah's wife, sister of Naham father of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite . . .

19. The sons of the wife of Hodi'ah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Kei'lah the Garmite and Eshtemo'a the Ma-ac'athite.

20. Sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, Tilon. Sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

20. The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-ha'nan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zo'heth.

21. Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, Laadah father of Mareshah, and the clans of linenworkers at Beth-Ashbea,

21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, La'adah the father of Mare'shah, and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbe'a;

22. Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash and Saraph where Moab found wives and then returned to Bethlehem. (These are old traditions.)

22. and Jokim, and the men of Coze'ba, and Jo'ash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem (now the records are ancient).

23. These were potters and lived at Netaim and Gederah; they resided there, working for the king.

23. These were the potters and inhabitants of Neta'im and Gede'rah; they dwelt there with the king for his work.

24. Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Saul;

24. The sons of Simeon: Nem'uel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Sha'ul;

25. Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

25. Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

26. The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

26. The sons of Mishma: Ham'mu-el his son, Zac'cur his son, Shim'e-i his son.

27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, and the sum of their clans did not multiply as the sons of Judah did.

27. Shim'e-i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children, nor did all their family multiply like the men of Judah.

28. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah and Hazar-Shual,

28. They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Mola'dah, Ha'zar-shu'al,

29. Bilhah, Ezem and Tolad,

29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30. Bethuel, Hormah and Ziklag,

30. Bethu'el, Hormah, Ziklag,

31. Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, Shaaraim.

31. Beth-mar'caboth, Ha'zar-su'sim, Beth-biri, and Sha-ara'im. These were their cities until David reigned.

32. These were their towns until the reign of David. Their settlements were: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five towns,

32. And their villages were Etam, A'in, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

33. and all the dependencies surrounding these towns as far as Baalath. That was where they lived and they had an official genealogy.

33. along with all their villages which were round about these cities as far as Ba'al. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record.

34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

34. Mesho'bab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amazi'ah,

35. Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

35. Jo'el, Jehu the son of Joshibi'ah, son of Serai'ah, son of As'i-el,

36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

36. Eli-o-e'nai, Ja-ako'bah, Jeshohai'ah, Asai'ah, Ad'i-el, Jesim'iel, Benai'ah,

37. Ziza, Ben-Shiphi, Ben-Allon, Ben-Jedaiah, Ben-Shimri, Ben-Shemaiah-

37. Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedai'ah, son of Shimri, son of Shemai'ah --

38. these above named were princes in their clans in their ancestral home. Their numbers increased enormously.

38. these mentioned by name were princes in their families, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

39. In search of pasture for their flocks, they spread from the Pass of Gerar to the eastern end of the valley,

39. They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks,

40. where they found good, fat pasture; the land was broad, untroubled, peaceful. Hamites had been living there before them.

40. where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful; for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

41. These Simeonites, recorded by name, arrived there in the time of Hezekiah king of Judah; they overran their tents and the dwellings which they found there. They put them under a curse of destruction still in force today and settled in their place, since there was pasturage for their flocks.

41. These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezeki'ah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Me-u'nim who were found there, and exterminated them to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

42. Five hundred of them, of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, their leaders being Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

42. And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Se'ir, having as their leaders Pelati'ah, Ne-ari'ah, Rephai'ah, and Uz'ziel, the sons of Ishi;

43. They defeated the surviving fugitives of Amalek and still live there today.

43. and they destroyed the remnant of the Amal'ekites that had escaped, and they have dwelt there to this day.