以色列的后裔

以色列的儿子是吕便、西缅、利未、犹大、以萨迦、西布伦、 但、约瑟、便雅悯、拿弗他利、迦得、亚设。

犹大的后裔

犹大的儿子是珥、俄南和示拉。这三人是迦南人书亚的女儿生的。犹大的长子珥在耶和华眼中是个邪恶的人,因而被耶和华击杀了。 犹大的儿媳她玛给犹大生了法勒斯和谢拉。犹大共有五个儿子。 法勒斯的儿子是希斯仑和哈姆勒。 谢拉的五个儿子是心利、以探、希幔、甲各、大拉。 迦米的儿子是亚干,这亚干私藏本该毁灭的东西,连累了以色列人。 以探的儿子是亚撒利雅。

希斯仑的儿子是耶拉篾、兰和迦勒[a] 10 兰生亚米拿达,亚米拿达生拿顺,拿顺是犹大人的首领。 11 拿顺生撒门,撒门生波阿斯, 12 波阿斯生俄备得,俄备得生耶西。 13 耶西生长子以利押、次子亚比拿达、三子示米亚、 14 四子拿坦业、五子拉代、 15 六子阿鲜、七子大卫。 16 他们的姊妹是洗鲁雅和亚比该。洗鲁雅的三个儿子是亚比筛、约押和亚撒黑。 17 亚比该生亚玛撒,亚玛撒的父亲是以实玛利人益帖。

希斯仑的后裔

18 希斯仑的儿子迦勒和妻子阿苏巴生了儿子,他也和耶略生了儿子。阿苏巴的儿子是耶设、朔罢和押墩。 19 阿苏巴死后,迦勒又娶了以法她,生了户珥。 20 户珥生乌利,乌利生比撒列。 21 希斯仑六十岁娶玛吉的女儿,与她生了西割。玛吉是基列的父亲。 22 西割生雅珥,雅珥在基列有二十三座城邑。 23 后来基述人和亚兰人夺取了雅珥的城邑,包括基纳及其附近的六十个村落。这些人都是基列的父亲玛吉的后代。 24 希斯仑死在迦勒·以法他后,他的妻子亚比雅给他生了亚施户。亚施户是提哥亚的父亲。

耶拉篾的后裔

25 希斯仑的长子耶拉篾生了长子兰,又生了布拿、阿连、阿鲜、亚希雅。 26 耶拉篾的另一个妻子名叫亚他拉,是阿南的母亲。 27 耶拉篾的长子兰的儿子是玛斯、雅悯和以结。 28 阿南的儿子是沙迈和雅大。沙迈的儿子是拿答和亚比述。 29 亚比述的妻子名叫亚比孩,他们生了亚班和摩利。 30 拿答的儿子是西列和亚遍。西列死后没有留下儿子。 31 亚遍的儿子是以示,以示的儿子是示珊,示珊的儿子是亚来。 32 沙迈的兄弟雅大的儿子是益帖和约拿单。益帖死后没有留下儿子。 33 约拿单的儿子是比勒和撒萨。这些人都是耶拉篾的子孙。 34 示珊没有儿子,只有女儿,还有一个名叫耶哈的埃及仆人。 35 示珊把女儿嫁给仆人耶哈,他们生了亚太。 36 亚太生拿单,拿单生撒拔, 37 撒拔生以弗拉,以弗拉生俄备得, 38 俄备得生耶户,耶户生亚撒利雅, 39 亚撒利雅生希利斯,希利斯生以利亚萨, 40 以利亚萨生西斯迈,西斯迈生沙龙, 41 沙龙生耶加米雅,耶加米雅生以利沙玛。

迦勒的后裔

42 耶拉篾的兄弟迦勒的长子是西弗的父亲米沙,希伯仑的父亲玛利沙也是迦勒的儿子。 43 希伯仑的儿子是可拉、他普亚、利肯、示玛。 44 示玛生拉含,拉含是约干的父亲。利肯生沙迈, 45 沙迈的儿子是玛云,玛云是伯·夙的父亲。 46 迦勒的妾以法生哈兰、摩撒和迦谢。哈兰生迦谐。 47 雅代的儿子是利健、约坦、基珊、毗力、以法、沙亚弗。 48 迦勒的妾玛迦生示别、特哈拿、 49 麦玛拿的父亲沙亚弗、抹比拿和基比亚的父亲示法。迦勒的女儿是押撒。 50 这些人都是迦勒的子孙。 以法她的长子户珥生基列·耶琳的父亲朔巴、 51 伯利恒的父亲萨玛、伯迦得的父亲哈勒。 52 基列·耶琳的父亲朔巴的子孙是哈罗以和半数米努·哈人。 53 基列·耶琳的各宗族是以帖人、布特人、舒玛人、密来人,从这些宗族中又衍生出琐拉人和以实陶人。 54 萨玛的后代是伯利恒人、尼陀法人、亚他绿·伯·约押人、半数玛拿哈人、琐利人, 55 以及住在雅比斯的文书世家特拉人、示米押人和苏甲人。这些都是基尼人,是利甲家族的祖先哈末的后代。

Footnotes

  1. 2:9 迦勒”希伯来文是“基路拜”,“迦勒”的另一种拼法。

The sons of our ancestor Israel (the brother of Esau) were the forefathers of the twelve tribes: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

The sons of Judah (Er, Onan, and Shelah) were born to his wife Bath-shua of Canaan. Er (Judah’s firstborn) was wicked in the eyes of the Eternal One, so He put him to death. Er’s widow (and Judah’s own daughter-in-law), Tamar, gave birth to Judah’s youngest children, Perez and Zerah, giving Judah a total of five sons. Perez fathered Hezron and Hamul. Zerah fathered five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara. The son of Carmi (the grandson of Zimri) was Achar, the troublemaker in Israel who violated the ban against taking the spoils of Jericho. The son of Ethan was Azariah.

King David descended from Perez’s first son. Hezron fathered Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10 Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, the leader of the tribe of Judah. 11 Nahshon’s son was Salma, who fathered Boaz. 12 Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed’s son was Jesse. Jesse had seven sons: 13 Eliab (his firstborn), Abinadab (the second), Shimea (the third), 14 Nethanel (the fourth), Raddai (the fifth), 15 Ozem (the sixth), and David (the seventh). 16 David had two sisters: Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail married Jether the Ishmaelite and gave birth to Amasa.

18 Hezron’s son Caleb had sons by his wife, Azubah, and by Jerioth. Jerioth’s sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur. 20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri’s son was Bezalel.

21 After that Hezron married the daughter of Machir (the father of Gilead) when he was 60 years old. She gave birth to Segub. 22 Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 cities in the land of Gilead. 23 But Geshur and Aram conquered the 23 cities of Jair and the villages of Kenath—60 cities total. The conquerors were the sons of Machir (the father of Gilead). 24 After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah (Hezron’s wife) gave birth to Ashhur, the leader of Tekoa.

25 Jerahmeel (the firstborn of Hezron) had five sons: Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, Atarah, who gave birth to Onam. 27 Ram fathered Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 Onam fathered Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur. 29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid. 30 Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without sons, 31 but Appaim fathered Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan, who fathered Ahlai. 32 Shammai’s brother, Jada, fathered Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without sons, but 33 Jonathan fathered Peleth and Zaza. They were the generation of Jerahmeel.[a] 34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, and he had a servant named Jarha, who was Egyptian.

Although many of the Jews’ female ancestors are influential in the development of the nation of Israel—women such as Rahab, Jael, and Deborah who perform feats even men are too faint of heart to accomplish—the men are the ones who build wealth and power over the generations. Because of the way inheritances work, only a son can continue his family’s lineage. When a father dies, his property is divided among his sons, with the first son inheriting a double portion of the assets. Daughters are typically married off and take on the identities of their husbands’ families; so when a man dies without any sons, his family line ends and his assets are disbursed to the nearest male relatives.

35 Sheshan married one daughter to Jarha (his Egyptian servant), and she gave birth to Attai. 36 Attai fathered Nathan, and here are the 11 generations that descended from Nathan: Zabad, 37 Ephlal, Obed, 38 Jehu, Azariah, 39 Helez, Eleasah, 40 Sismai, Shallum, 41 Jekamiah, and Elishama.

42 Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel and son of Hezron, fathered Mesha (his firstborn and the father of Ziph) and Mareshah (the father of Hebron). 43 Hebron fathered Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema’s son, Raham, fathered Jorkeam, and his brother Rekem fathered Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon fathered Bethzur. 46 Ephah (Caleb’s concubine) gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. 47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maacah (another of Caleb’s concubines) bore Sheber, Tirhanah, 49 Shaaph (the father of Madmannah), Sheva (the father of Machbena and Gibea), and a daughter, Achsah.

50 These were the generations of Caleb through Hur (the firstborn of Caleb’s second wife Ephrathah) were Shobal (the father of Kiriath-jearim), 51 Salma (the father of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the father of Beth-gader). 52 Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim governed Haroeh (half of the Manahathites) 53 and the families of Kiriath-jearim (the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites). From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54 Salma governed Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and the Zorites (half of the Manahathites). 55 Families of scribes lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath (the father of Rechab).

Footnotes

  1. 2:33 Verses 25–33