复述犹大的后裔

犹大的儿子是法勒斯、希斯仑、迦米、户珥、朔巴。 朔巴的儿子利亚雅生雅哈,雅哈生亚户买和拉哈。他们都属于琐拉人的宗族。 以坦的儿子[a]是耶斯列、伊施玛和伊得巴,女儿名叫哈悉勒玻尼。 基多的父亲是毗努伊勒,户沙的父亲是以谢珥。这些人都是伯利恒的父亲、以法她的长子户珥的后代。 提哥亚的父亲亚施户有两个妻子,一个名叫希拉,一个名叫拿拉。 拿拉给他生了亚户撒、希弗、提米尼和哈辖斯他利。这些都是拿拉的儿子。 希拉的儿子是洗列、琐辖和伊提南。 哥斯生亚诺和琐比巴,他也是哈伦的儿子亚哈黑宗族的祖先。 雅比斯比他的众弟兄尊贵,他母亲给他取名叫雅比斯,意思是:“我生他时非常痛苦”。 10 雅比斯向以色列的上帝祷告说:“愿你赐福给我,扩大我的疆土,与我同在,使我远离患难和痛苦。”上帝答应了他的祈求。

11 书哈的弟兄基绿生米黑,米黑是伊施屯的父亲。 12 伊施屯生伯拉巴、巴西亚和提欣拿,提欣拿是珥拿辖的父亲。这些都是利迦人。 13 基纳斯的儿子是俄陀聂和西莱雅。俄陀聂的儿子是哈塔、悯挪太。 14 悯挪太生俄弗拉。西莱雅生革·夏纳欣人的祖先约押。他们都是工匠。 15 耶孚尼的儿子是迦勒,迦勒的儿子是以路、以拉和拿安,以拉的儿子是基纳斯。 16 耶哈利勒的儿子是西弗、西法、提利和亚撒列。 17 以斯拉的儿子是益帖、米列、以弗和雅伦。米列娶了法老的女儿比提雅为妻,她给米列生了米利暗、沙迈和以实提摩的父亲益巴。 18 米列还娶了一个犹大人为妻,她生了基多的父亲雅列、梭哥的父亲希伯和撒挪亚的父亲耶古铁。 19 荷第雅的妻子是拿含的妹妹,她的儿子们是迦米人基伊拉和玛迦人以实提摩的父亲。 20 示门的儿子是暗嫩、林拿、便·哈南和提伦。以示的儿子是梭黑和便·梭黑。

21 犹大有个儿子名叫示拉。示拉的后代是利迦的父亲珥、玛利沙的父亲拉大、在亚实比织细麻布的各家族、 22 约敬、哥西巴人、约阿施以及统治摩押和雅叔比利恒的萨拉。这都是古代的记录。 23 他们都是住在尼他英和基低拉的陶匠,他们在那里为王效力。

西缅的后裔

24 西缅的儿子是尼姆利、雅悯、雅立、谢拉和扫罗。 25 扫罗的儿子是沙龙,沙龙的儿子是米比衫,米比衫的儿子是米施玛, 26 米施玛的儿子是哈姆利,哈姆利的儿子是撒刻,撒刻的儿子是示每。 27 示每有十六个儿子和六个女儿,他弟兄的儿女不多。他们整个宗族的人不如犹大宗族的人多。 28 西缅人住在别示巴、摩拉大、哈萨·书亚、 29 辟拉、以森、陀腊、 30 彼土利、何珥玛、洗革拉、 31 伯·玛嘉博、哈萨·苏撒、伯·比利、沙拉音。在大卫做王以前,这些都是西缅人的城邑。 32 他们还有五座城邑:以坦、亚因、临门、陀健、亚珊, 33 以及这些城附近的村庄,远至巴力。这些都是他们的住处。他们有自己的家谱。

34 西缅的后代还有米所巴、雅米勒、亚玛谢的儿子约沙、 35 约珥、约示比的儿子耶户。约示比是西莱雅的儿子,西莱雅是亚薛的儿子。 36 西缅的后代还有以利约乃、雅哥巴、约朔海、亚帅雅、亚底业、耶西篾、比拿雅、 37 示非的儿子细撒。示非是亚龙的儿子,亚龙是耶大雅的儿子,耶大雅是申利的儿子,申利是示玛雅的儿子。 38 以上所提的这些人都是族长,各宗族都人丁兴旺。 39 他们前往平原东边的基多谷寻找牧羊的草场, 40 找到了一片肥沃的草场,又辽阔又安静。从前含族人在那里居住。 41 在犹大王希西迦执政期间,以上这些西缅人的族长来攻打含族人的驻地和那里所有的米乌尼人,消灭了他们,占据了那里,一直住到今天,因为那里有可以牧羊的草场。 42 有五百个西缅人在以示的儿子毗拉提、尼利雅、利法雅和乌薛的带领下前往西珥山, 43 铲除了残余的亚玛力人,从此定居在那里,直到今日。

Footnotes

  1. 4:3 儿子”希伯来文是“父亲”。

Сини Юдині: Перец, Хецрон, і Кармі, і Хур, і Шовал.

А Реая, син Шовалів, породив Яхата, а Яхат породив Ахумая та Лахада, оце роди цор'атян.

А оці Аві-Етамові: Їзреел, і Їшма, і Їдбаш, а ім'я їхній сестрі Гаццелелпоні.

А Пенуїл батько Ґедора, а Езер батько Хуші. Оце сини Хура, Єфремового первородженого, батька Віфлеєму.

А в Ашхура, батька Текої, були дві жінки: Хел'а та Наара.

І породила йому Наара Ахуззама, і Хефера, і Темені, і Ахаштарі, оце сини Наарині.

А сини Хел'ині: Церет, і Цохар, і Етнан.

А Коц породив Анува, і Гаццовеву, і роди Ахархела, сина Гарумового.

А Ябец був поважаний більше від своїх братів, і мати його назвала йому ім'я Ябец, говорячи: Я породила його в болісті.

10 кликнув Ябец до Бога Ізраїлевого, говорячи: Коли б Ти, благословляючи, поблагословив мене, і побільшив границю мою, і рука Твоя була зо мною, і зробив охорону від лиха, щоб не засмучувати мене! І Бог послав, чого він просив.

11 А Келув, брат Шухи, породив Мехіра, він батько Ештона.

12 А Ештон породив Бет-Рафу, і Пасеаха, і Техінну, батька міста Нахаша. Це люди Рехи.

13 А сини Кеназа: Отніїл та Серая. А сини Отніїлові: Хатат.

14 А Меонотай породив Офру, а Серая породив Яава, батька Ремісничої Долини, бо вони були ремісники.

15 А сини Калева, Єфуннеєвого сина: Іру, Ела та Наам. А Елин син Кеназ.

16 А сини Єгаллел'їлові: Зіф і Зіфа, Тір'я й Асар'їл.

17 А сини Езри: Єтер, і Меред, і Ефер, і Ялон. А оце сини Біт'ї, фараонової дочки, що взяв Меред; і вона зачала й породила Мір'яма, і Шаммая, і Їшбаха, батька Ештемої.

18 А жінка його юдеянка породила Єреда, батька Ґедору, і Хевера, батька Сохо, і Єкутіїла, батька Заноаха.

19 А сини жінки Годійї, сестри Нахама, батька ґарм'янина Кеїли та маахатянина Ештемоа,

20 а сини Симеонові: Амнон, і Рінна, Бен-Ханан, і Тілон. А сини Їш'ї: Зохет та Бен-Зохет.

21 Сини Шели, Юдиного сина: Ер, батько Лехи, і Лада, батько Мареші, і роди дому робітників віссону, з дому Ашбеа.

22 І Йокін, і люди Козеви, і Йоаш, і Сараф, що володіли Моавом, і Яшуві-Лехем. Та це справи стародавні.

23 Вони були ганчарі, і замешкували садки та городи; вони жили там у царя для його роботи.

24 Сини Симеонові: Немуїл, і Ямім, Ярів, Зерах, Саул,

25 його син Шаллум, його син Мівсам, його син Мішма.

26 А сини Мішми: Хаммуїл син його, його син Заккур, його син Шім'ї.

27 А в Шім'ї було шістнадцять синів та шість дочок, а брати його не мали багатьох синів, і не помножили ввесь свій рід так, як сини Юдині.

28 І осілися вони в Беер-Шеві, і в Моладі, і в Хацар-Шуалі,

29 і в Білзі, і в Ецемі, і в Толаді,

30 і в Бетуїлі, і в Хормі, і в Ціклаґу,

31 і в Бет-Маркавоті, і в Хацар-Сусімі, і в Бет-Бір'і, і в Шаараїмі, оце їхні міста аж до зацарювання Давидового.

32 А їхні осади: Етам, і Аїн, Ріммон, і Тохен, і Ашан, п'ятеро міст.

33 А всі їхні осади, що навколо тих міст, аж до Баалу; це місця їх оселення та родоводи їх про них.

34 А Мешовав, і Ямлех, і Йоша, син Амації,

35 і Йоїл, і Єгу, син Йошів'ї, сина Сераї, сина Асіїлового,

36 і Елйоенай, і Якова, і Шохая, і Асая, і Адіїл, і Єсіміїл, і Беная,

37 і Зіза, син Шіф'і, сина Аллона, сина Єдаї, сина Шімрі, сина Шемаї.

38 Це ті, що входять в імена князів у свої роди, а дім своїх батьків сильно розмножили.

39 І пішли вони до Мево-Ґедору, аж до східнього боку долини, щоб пошукати пасовиська для своїх отар.

40 І знайшли вони пасовисько сите та добре, а той край був просторий, і тихий та спокійний, бо від Хама походили ті, що сиділи там колись.

41 І пішли ці, записані іменами за днів Єзекії, царя Юдиного, і розбили їхні намети там, і побили меінітів, що були знайдені там, що їх учинили закляттям аж до цього дня, й осілися замість них, бо там пасовисько для їхньої дрібної худоби.

42 А з них, з Симеонових синів, пішли на гору Сеїр п'ять сотень чоловіка, а Пелатія, і Неарія, і Рефая, і Уззіїл, сини Їш'ї, були на чолі їх.

43 І вони побили останок урятованих Амалика, й осілися там аж до цього дня.

An Appendix to the Family of Judah

1-2 Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah, Shobal’s son, had Jahath; and Jahath had Ahumai and Lahad. These made up the families of the Zorathites.

3-4 Sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. Penuel had Gedor and Ezer had Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, firstborn son of Ephrathah, who was the father of Bethlehem.

5-8 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari—Naarah’s children. Helah’s sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, and Koz, who had Anub, Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

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9-10 Jabez was a better man than his brothers, a man of honor. His mother had named him Jabez (Oh, the pain!), saying, “A painful birth! I bore him in great pain!” Jabez prayed to the God of Israel: “Bless me, O bless me! Give me land, large tracts of land. And provide your personal protection—don’t let evil hurt me.” God gave him what he asked.

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11-12 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, had Mehir; Mehir had Eshton; Eshton had Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, who founded Ir Nahash (City of Smiths). These were known as the men of Recah.

13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah.

The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.

14 Meonothai had Ophrah; Seraiah had Joab, the founder of Ge Harashim (Colony of Artisans).

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

The son of Elah: Kenaz.

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

17-18 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives, Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah.

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

20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.

The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21-23 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the family of linen workers at Beth Ashbea, Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from very old traditions.) They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah, resident potters who worked for the king.

The Family of Simeon

24-25 The Simeon family tree: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul; Shaul had Shallum, Shallum had Mibsam, and Mibsam had Mishma.

26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel had Zaccur and Zaccur had Shimei.

27-33 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers were not nearly as prolific and never became a large family like Judah. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these towns until David became king. Other settlements in the vicinity were the five towns of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept good family records.

34-40 Meshobab; Jamlech; Joshah the son of Amaziah; Joel; Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; Elioenai; Jaakobah; Jeshohaiah; Asaiah; Adiel; Jesimiel; Benaiah; and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—all these were the leaders in their families. They prospered and increased in numbers so that they had to go as far as Gedor (Gerar) to the east of the valley looking for pasture for their flocks. And they found it—lush pasture, lots of elbow room, peaceful and quiet.

40-43 Some Hamites had lived there in former times. But the men in these family trees came when Hezekiah was king of Judah and attacked the Hamites, tearing down their tents and houses. There was nothing left of them, as you can see today. Then they moved in and took over because of the great pastureland. Five hundred of these Simeonites went on and invaded the hill country of Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. They killed all the escaped Amalekites who were still around. And they still live there.

Other Clans of Judah

The descendants of Judah:(A)

Perez, Hezron,(B) Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

These were the sons[a] of Etam:

Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.

These were the descendants of Hur,(C) the firstborn of Ephrathah and father[b] of Bethlehem.(D)

Ashhur(E) the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.

The sons of Helah:

Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[c] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash.[d] These were the men of Rekah.

13 The sons of Kenaz:

Othniel(F) and Seraiah.

The sons of Othniel:

Hathath and Meonothai.[e] 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.

Seraiah was the father of Joab,

the father of Ge Harashim.[f] It was called this because its people were skilled workers.

15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh:

Iru, Elah and Naam.

The son of Elah:

Kenaz.

16 The sons of Jehallelel:

Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

17 The sons of Ezrah:

Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam,(G) Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.(H)) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.

19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham:

the father of Keilah(I) the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.(J)

20 The sons of Shimon:

Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.

The descendants of Ishi:

Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 The sons of Shelah(K) son of Judah:

Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea, 22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.) 23 They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.

Simeon(L)

24 The descendants of Simeon:(M)

Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib,(N) Zerah and Shaul;

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

26 The descendants of Mishma:

Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah. 28 They lived in Beersheba,(O) Moladah,(P) Hazar Shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem,(Q) Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah,(R) Ziklag,(S) 31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim.(T) These were their towns until the reign of David. 32 Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain,(U) Rimmon, Token and Ashan(V)—five towns— 33 and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath.[g] These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.

34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, 35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.

38 The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly, 39 and they went to the outskirts of Gedor(W) to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks. 40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet.(X) Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

41 The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites(Y) who were there and completely destroyed[h] them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks. 42 And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.(Z) 43 They killed the remaining Amalekites(AA) who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:3 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:4 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere.
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.
  4. 1 Chronicles 4:12 Or of the city of Nahash
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:13 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not have and Meonothai.
  6. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Ge Harashim means valley of skilled workers.
  7. 1 Chronicles 4:33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); Hebrew Baal
  8. 1 Chronicles 4:41 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.