Judah’s Descendants

Judah’s sons:(A) Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad.

These were the families of the Zorathites.

These were Etam’s sons:[a] Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah.

These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:

Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah’s sons.

Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar,[b] and Ethnan. Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah,[c] and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

Jabez[d] was more honored than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only you would bless me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not experience pain.”[e] And God granted his request.

11 Chelub brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah.

13 Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.

Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai.[f]

14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah,

and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Craftsmen’s Valley,[g] for they were craftsmen.

15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam.

Elah’s son: Kenaz.

16 Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. 19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

20 Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.

Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild[h] of linen workers at Beth-ashbea, 22 Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites[i] and returned to Lehem.[j] These names are from ancient records. 23 They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.

Simeon’s Descendants

24 Simeon’s sons:(B) Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

25 Shaul’s sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

26 Mishma’s sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole family did not become as numerous as the Judeans. 28 They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king. 32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities, 33 and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves.

34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

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

36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah—

38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. Their ancestral houses increased greatly. 39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet,(C) for some Hamites had lived there previously.

41 These(D) who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction,(E) as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks. 42 Now five hundred men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the descendants of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.(F) 43 They struck down(G) the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.

Footnotes

  1. 4:3 LXX; MT reads father
  2. 4:7 Alt Hb tradition reads Izhar
  3. 4:8 Or Hazzobebah
  4. 4:9 In Hb, the name Jabez sounds like “he causes pain.”
  5. 4:10 Or not cause any pain
  6. 4:13 LXX, Vg; MT omits and Meonothai
  7. 4:14 Or the Ge-harashim
  8. 4:21 Lit house
  9. 4:22 Or who ruled over Moab
  10. 4:22 Tg, Vg; MT reads and Jashubi Lehem

Synir Júda: Peres, Hesron, Karmí, Húr og Sóbal.

En Reaja, sonur Sóbals, gat Jahat, Jahat gat Ahúmaí og Lahad. Þetta eru ættir Sóreatíta.

Þessir voru synir Etams: Jesreel, Jisma, Jídbas, en systir þeirra hét Haselelpóní.

Enn fremur Penúel, faðir Gedórs, og Eser, faðir Húsa. Þetta eru synir Húrs, frumburðar Efrata, föður að Betlehem.

Ashúr, faðir að Tekóa, átti tvær konur, Heleu og Naeru.

Og Naera ól honum Ahússam, Hefer, Temní og Ahastaríta. Þetta eru synir Naeru.

Og synir Heleu voru: Seret, Jísehar og Etnam.

En Kós gat Anúb, Sóbeba og ættir Aharhels, sonar Harúms.

En Jaebes var fyrir bræðrum sínum, og móðir hans nefndi hann Jaebes og mælti: "Ég hefi alið hann með harmkvælum."

10 Og Jaebes ákallaði Guð Ísraels og mælti: "Blessa þú mig og auk landi við mig, og verði hönd þín með mér, og bæg þú ógæfunni frá mér, svo að engin harmkvæli komi yfir mig." Og Guð veitti honum það, sem hann bað um.

11 En Kelúb, bróðir Súha, gat Mehír. Hann er faðir Estóns.

12 En Estón gat Bet Rafa, Pasea og Tehinna, föður að borg Nahasar; þetta eru Rekamenn.

13 Synir Kenas: Otníel og Seraja. Og synir Otníels: Hatat.

14 En Meonotaí gat Ofra, og Seraja gat Jóab, föður að Smiðadal, því að þeir voru smiðir.

15 Synir Kalebs Jefúnnesonar: Írú, Ela og Naam; synir Ela: Kenas.

16 Synir Jehalelels: Síf, Sífa, Tirja og Asareel.

17 Synir Esra: Jeter, Mered, Efer og Jalon. Og þessir eru synir Bitju, dóttur Faraós, er gekk að eiga Mered: Hún ól Mirjam, Sammaí og Jísba, föður Estemóa.

18 En kona hans, er var frá Júda, ól Jered, föður að Gedór, og Heber, föður að Sókó, og Jekútíel, föður að Sanóa.

19 Synir konu Hódía, systur Nahams: faðir Kegílu, Garmíta, Estemóa og Maakatíta.

20 Synir Símons: Amnon, Rinna, Ben Hanan og Tílon; og synir Jíseí: Sóhet og sonur Sóhets.

21 Synir Sela, sonar Júda: Ger, faðir Leka, Laeda, faðir Maresa, og ættir baðmullarverkmannanna frá Bet Asbea,

22 enn fremur Jókím og mennirnir frá Kóseba, Jóas og Saraf, er unnu Móab og Jasúbí Lehem. Þetta eru fornar sögur.

23 Þeir voru leirkerasmiðir og byggðu Netaím og Gedera. Hjá konungi, við þjónustu hans, þar bjuggu þeir.

24 Synir Símeons: Nemúel, Jamín, Jaríb, Sera, Sál.

25 Hans sonur var Sallúm, hans son Mibsam, hans son Misma.

26 Og synir Misma voru: Hammúel, sonur hans, hans son Sakkúr, hans son Símeí.

27 Símeí átti sextán sonu og sex dætur, en bræður hans áttu eigi margt barna, og ætt þeirra varð eigi svo fjölmenn sem Júdamenn.

28 Þeir bjuggu í Beerseba, Mólada, Hasar Súal,

29 Bílha, Esem, Tólad,

30 Betúel, Harma, Siklag,

31 Bet Markabót, Hasar Súsím, Bet Bíreí og Saaraím. Þetta voru borgir þeirra, þangað til Davíð tók ríki.

32 Og þorp þeirra voru: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tóken og Asan _ fimm borgir,

33 og auk þess öll þau þorp, er lágu kringum borgir þessar, allt til Baal. Þetta voru bústaðir þeirra, og höfðu þeir ættartal fyrir sig.

34 Mesóbab, Jamlek, Jósa, sonur Amasja,

35 Jóel, Jehú, sonur Jósíbja, Serajasonar, Asíelssonar,

36 og Eljóenaí, Jaakoba, Jesóhaja, Asaja, Adíel, Jesímíel og Benaja,

37 Sísa, sonur Sífeí, Allonssonar, Jedajasonar, Simrísonar, Semajasonar;

38 þessir menn sem hér eru nafngreindir, voru höfðingjar í ættum sínum, og hafa ættir þeirra orðið mjög fjölmennar.

39 Og þeir fóru þaðan, er leið liggur til Gedór, allt þar til kemur austur fyrir dalinn, til þess að leita haglendis fyrir sauði sína.

40 Og þeir fundu feitt og gott haglendi, og landrými var þar mikið, og rólegt var þar og friðsamlegt, því að þeir, er áður höfðu byggt þar, voru komnir af Kam.

41 Þá komu þeir, sem hér eru nafngreindir, á dögum Hiskía Júdakonungs, eyddu tjöldum þeirra og drápu Meúníta, sem þar voru, og gjöreyddu þeim allt fram á þennan dag og bjuggu þar eftir þá, því að þar var haglendi fyrir sauði þeirra.

42 Og af þeim Símeonsniðjum fóru fimm hundruð manns til Seírfjalla, og voru þeir Pelatja, Nearja, Refaja og Ússíel, synir Jíseí, fyrir þeim.

43 Drápu þeir hinar síðustu leifar Amalekíta og bjuggu þar allt fram á þennan dag.