1 Chronicles, 4

1. The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1. Some of the descendants of Judah are: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the Zorathites.

2. Shobal was the father of Reaiah, who was the father of Jahath, the father of Ahumai and Lahad: these people lived in Zorah.

3. And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister [was] Hazelelponi:

3. These were the descendants of Hareph, the father of Elam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, whose sister was called Hazzelelponi.

4. And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

4. Penuel became father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, father of Bethlehem.

5. And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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

6. And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These [were] the sons of Naarah.

6. Naarah bore him four sons: Ahuzaam, Hepher, the Temeni and the Haahashtari.

7. And the sons of Helah [were], Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

7. Ashur had three sons by Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan.

8. And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

8. Koz became father of Anub and Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

9. And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

9. Jabez was the known of them. His mother had given him the name Jabez, to recall that "In pain she had given birth to him."

10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

10. Jabez called on the God of Israel, "If you truly bless me, you will give me much land. Be with me, and keep me from anything that might harm or cause me pain." God gave him what he had prayed for.

11. And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which [was] the father of Eshton.

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

12. And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These [are] the men of Rechah.

12. Eshton, had three sons, Bethrapha, Paseah and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Imahas. The descendants of these men lived in Recah.

13. And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

13. Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons: Hathath and Meonothai,

14. And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

14. who became the father of Ophrah. Seraiah became the father of Joab, the founder of Craftsmen's Valley, where skilled workers lived.

15. And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

15. Caleb, son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah and Naam. Son of Elah: Kenaz.

16. And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

16. The sons of Jehallelel were: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17. And the sons of Ezra [were], Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

17. Ezrah had four sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered's wife Bithiah, a daughter of the King of Egypt, gave birth to a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa.

18. And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these [are] the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.

18. Mered also had a wife from the tribe of Judah who gave birth to three sons: Jered, the father of Gedor; Heber, father of Soco; and Jekuthiel, father of Zanoah.

19. And the sons of [his] wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

19. Hodiah married the sister of Naham. Their descendants formed the clan of Garm, which lived in the town of Keilah, and the clan of Maacath, which lived in the town of Eshtemoa.

20. And the sons of Shimon [were], Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi [were], Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

20. The sons of Shimon were: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi were: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were], Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

21. The descendants of Shelah son of Judah were: Er, father of Lecah; Laadah, father of Mareshah; and the clans of linen weavers of Beth-ashbea;

22. And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And [these are] ancient things.

22. Jokim and the people who lived in Cozeba; Joash and Saraph who went to Moab to take wives before returning to Bethlehem (these are events of long ago.)

23. These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

23. They were potters and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah; they stayed with the king there, employed in his workshop.

24. The sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul:

24. Simeon had five sons; Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

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

25. Shaul's son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was Mishma.

26. And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

26. The sons of Mishma were: Hammuel, Zakur, Simi.

27. And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

27. Simi had sixteen sons and daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, and none of their families increased as the families of Judah did.

28. And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

28. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah and Hazarshual,

29. And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

29. Bilhah, Ezem and Tolad,

30. And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

30. Bethuel, Hormah and Ziklag.

31. And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of David.

31. Beth-marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

32. And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

32. Their outlying villages were: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five towns,

33. And all their villages that [were] round about the same cities, unto Baal. These [were] their habitations, and their genealogy.

33. with all their surrounding villages as far as Baalath. Here they had their settlements and sorted themselves into their various groups.

34. And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

35. And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

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

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

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

37. And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

37. Ziza, Ben-shiphi, Benallon, Ben-jedaiah, Ben-shimri, Ben-shemaiah.

38. These mentioned by [their] names [were] princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

38. These men came with their clans and families; they grew in number and spread.

39. And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

39. As they searched for pasture for their flocks they traveled from the Gerar pass to the eastern end of the valley,

40. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land [was] wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for [they] of Ham had dwelt there of old.

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

41. And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because [there was] pasture there for their flocks.

41. But in the time of Hezekiah king of Judah this group of Simeon's tribe arrived there, overran their tents and the dwellings they found there. They wiped them out through an anathema still in force today and settled in their place, since there was pasturage for their flocks.

42. And [some] of them, [even] of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

42. Some of them, belonging to the sons of Simeon, reached Mount Seir: five hundred men led by Pelathiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

43. And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

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