復述猶大的後裔

猶大的兒子是法勒斯、希斯崙、迦米、戶珥、朔巴。 朔巴的兒子利亞雅生雅哈,雅哈生亞戶買和拉哈。他們都屬於瑣拉人的宗族。 以坦的兒子[a]是耶斯列、伊施瑪和伊得巴,女兒名叫哈悉勒玻尼。 基多的父親是毗努伊勒,戶沙的父親是以謝珥。這些人都是伯利恆的父親、以法她的長子戶珥的後代。 提哥亞的父親亞施戶有兩個妻子,一個名叫希拉,一個名叫拿拉。 拿拉給他生了亞戶撒、希弗、提米尼和哈轄斯他利。這些都是拿拉的兒子。 希拉的兒子是洗列、瑣轄和伊提南。 哥斯生亞諾和瑣比巴,他也是哈倫的兒子亞哈黑宗族的祖先。 雅比斯比他的眾弟兄尊貴,他母親給他取名叫雅比斯,意思是:「我生他時非常痛苦」。 10 雅比斯向以色列的上帝禱告說:「願你賜福給我,擴大我的疆土,與我同在,使我遠離患難和痛苦。」上帝答應了他的祈求。

11 書哈的弟兄基綠生米黑,米黑是伊施屯的父親。 12 伊施屯生伯拉巴、巴西亞和提欣拿,提欣拿是珥拿轄的父親。這些都是利迦人。 13 基納斯的兒子是俄陀聶和西萊雅。俄陀聶的兒子是哈塔、憫挪太。 14 憫挪太生俄弗拉。西萊雅生革·夏納欣人的祖先約押。他們都是工匠。 15 耶孚尼的兒子是迦勒,迦勒的兒子是以路、以拉和拿安,以拉的兒子是基納斯。 16 耶哈利勒的兒子是西弗、西法、提利和亞撒列。 17 以斯拉的兒子是益帖、米列、以弗和雅倫。米列娶了法老的女兒比提雅為妻,她給米列生了米利暗、沙邁和以實提摩的父親益巴。 18 米列還娶了一個猶大人為妻,她生了基多的父親雅列、梭哥的父親希伯和撒挪亞的父親耶古鐵。 19 荷第雅的妻子是拿含的妹妹,她的兒子們是迦米人基伊拉和瑪迦人以實提摩的父親。 20 示門的兒子是暗嫩、林拿、便·哈南和提倫。以示的兒子是梭黑和便·梭黑。

21 猶大有個兒子名叫示拉。示拉的後代是利迦的父親珥、瑪利沙的父親拉大、在亞實比織細麻布的各家族、 22 約敬、哥西巴人、約阿施以及統治摩押和雅叔比利恆的薩拉。這都是古代的記錄。 23 他們都是住在尼他英和基低拉的陶匠,他們在那裡為王效力。

西緬的後裔

24 西緬的兒子是尼姆利、雅憫、雅立、謝拉和掃羅。 25 掃羅的兒子是沙龍,沙龍的兒子是米比衫,米比衫的兒子是米施瑪, 26 米施瑪的兒子是哈姆利,哈姆利的兒子是撒刻,撒刻的兒子是示每。 27 示每有十六個兒子和六個女兒,他弟兄的兒女不多。他們整個宗族的人不如猶大宗族的人多。 28 西緬人住在別示巴、摩拉大、哈薩·書亞、 29 辟拉、以森、陀臘、 30 彼土利、何珥瑪、洗革拉、 31 伯·瑪嘉博、哈薩·蘇撒、伯·比利、沙拉音。在大衛做王以前,這些都是西緬人的城邑。 32 他們還有五座城邑:以坦、亞因、臨門、陀健、亞珊, 33 以及這些城附近的村莊,遠至巴力。這些都是他們的住處。他們有自己的家譜。

34 西緬的後代還有米所巴、雅米勒、亞瑪謝的兒子約沙、 35 約珥、約示比的兒子耶戶。約示比是西萊雅的兒子,西萊雅是亞薛的兒子。 36 西緬的後代還有以利約乃、雅哥巴、約朔海、亞帥雅、亞底業、耶西篾、比拿雅、 37 示非的兒子細撒。示非是亞龍的兒子,亞龍是耶大雅的兒子,耶大雅是申利的兒子,申利是示瑪雅的兒子。 38 以上所提的這些人都是族長,各宗族都人丁興旺。 39 他們前往平原東邊的基多谷尋找牧羊的草場, 40 找到了一片肥沃的草場,又遼闊又安靜。從前含族人在那裡居住。 41 在猶大王希西迦執政期間,以上這些西緬人的族長來攻打含族人的駐地和那裡所有的米烏尼人,消滅了他們,佔據了那裡,一直住到今天,因為那裡有可以牧羊的草場。 42 有五百個西緬人在以示的兒子毗拉提、尼利雅、利法雅和烏薛的帶領下前往西珥山, 43 剷除了殘餘的亞瑪力人,從此定居在那裡,直到今日。

Footnotes

  1. 4·3 兒子」希伯來文是「父親」。

Fils de Juda: Pérets, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur et Schobal.

Reaja, fils de Schobal, engendra Jachath; Jachath engendra Achumaï et Lahad. Ce sont les familles des Tsoreathiens.

Voici les descendants du père d'Étham: Jizreel, Jischma et Jidbasch; le nom de leur soeur était Hatselelponi.

Penuel était père de Guedor, et Ézer père de Huscha. Ce sont là les fils de Hur, premier-né d'Éphrata, père de Bethléhem.

Aschchur, père de Tekoa, eut deux femmes, Hélea et Naara.

Naara lui enfanta Achuzzam, Hépher, Thémeni et Achaschthari: ce sont là les fils de Naara.

Fils de Hélea: Tséreth, Tsochar et Ethnan.

Kots engendra Anub et Hatsobéba, et les familles d'Acharchel, fils d'Harum.

Jaebets était plus considéré que ses frères; sa mère lui donna le nom de Jaebets, en disant: C'est parce que je l'ai enfanté avec douleur.

10 Jaebets invoqua le Dieu d'Israël, en disant: Si tu me bénis et que tu étendes mes limites, si ta main est avec moi, et si tu me préserves du malheur, en sorte que je ne sois pas dans la souffrance!... Et Dieu accorda ce qu'il avait demandé.

11 Kelub, frère de Schucha, engendra Mechir, qui fut père d'Eschthon.

12 Eschthon engendra la maison de Rapha, Paséach, et Thechinna, père de la ville de Nachasch. Ce sont là les hommes de Réca.

13 Fils de Kenaz: Othniel et Seraja. Fils d'Othniel: Hathath.

14 Meonothaï engendra Ophra. Seraja engendra Joab, père de la vallée des ouvriers; car ils étaient ouvriers.

15 Fils de Caleb, fils de Jephunné: Iru, Éla et Naam, et les fils d'Éla, et Kenaz.

16 Fils de Jehalléleel: Ziph, Zipha, Thirja et Asareel.

17 Fils d'Esdras: Jéther, Méred, Épher et Jalon. La femme de Méred enfanta Miriam, Schammaï, et Jischbach, père d'Eschthemoa.

18 Sa femme, la Juive, enfanta Jéred, père de Guedor, Héber, père de Soco, et Jekuthiel, père de Zanoach. Ceux-là sont les fils de Bithja, fille de Pharaon, que Méred prit pour femme.

19 Fils de la femme d'Hodija, soeur de Nacham: le père de Kehila, le Garmien, et Eschthemoa, le Maacathien.

20 Fils de Simon: Amnon, Rinna, Ben Hanan et Thilon. Fils de Jischeï: Zocheth et Ben Zocheth.

21 Fils de Schéla, fils de Juda: Er, père de Léca, Laeda, père de Maréscha, et les familles de la maison où l'on travaille le byssus, de la maison d'Aschbéa,

22 et Jokim, et les hommes de Cozéba, et Joas et Saraph, qui dominèrent sur Moab, et Jaschubi Léchem. Ces choses sont anciennes.

23 C'étaient les potiers et les habitants des plantations et des parcs; ils demeuraient là près du roi et travaillaient pour lui.

24 Fils de Siméon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zérach, Saül.

25 Fils de Saül: Schallum. Mibsam, son fils; Mischma, son fils.

26 Fils de Mischma: Hammuel, son fils. Zaccur, son fils; Schimeï, son fils.

27 Schimeï eut seize fils et six filles. Ses frères n'eurent pas beaucoup de fils. Et toutes leurs familles ne se multiplièrent pas autant que les fils de Juda.

28 Ils habitaient à Beer Schéba, à Molada, à Hatsar Schual,

29 à Bilha, à Etsem, à Tholad,

30 à Bethuel, à Horma, à Tsiklag,

31 à Beth Marcaboth, à Hatsar Susim, à Beth Bireï et à Schaaraïm. Ce furent là leurs villes jusqu'au règne de David, et leurs villages.

32 Ils avaient encore Etham, Aïn, Rimmon, Thoken et Aschan, cinq villes;

33 et tous les villages aux environs de ces villes, jusqu'à Baal. Voilà leurs habitations et leur généalogie.

34 Meschobab; Jamlec; Joscha, fils d'Amatsia;

35 Joël; Jéhu, fils de Joschibia, fils de Seraja, fils d'Asiel;

36 Eljoénaï; Jaakoba; Jeschochaja; Asaja; Adiel; Jesimiel; Benaja;

37 Ziza, fils de Schipheï, fils d'Allon, fils de Jedaja, fils de Schimri, fils de Schemaeja.

38 Ceux-là, désignés par leurs noms, étaient princes dans leurs familles, et leurs maisons paternelles prirent un grand accroissement.

39 Ils allèrent du côté de Guedor jusqu'à l'orient de la vallée, afin de chercher des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.

40 Ils trouvèrent de gras et bons pâturages, et un pays vaste, tranquille et paisible, car ceux qui l'habitaient auparavant descendaient de Cham.

41 Ces hommes, inscrits par leurs noms, arrivèrent du temps d'Ézéchias, roi de Juda; ils attaquèrent leurs tentes et les Maonites qui se trouvaient là, ils les dévouèrent par interdit jusqu'à ce jour, et ils s'établirent à leur place, car il y avait là des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.

42 Il y eut aussi des fils de Siméon qui allèrent à la montagne de Séir, au nombre de cinq cents hommes. Ils avaient à leur tête Pelathia, Nearia, Rephaja et Uziel, fils de Jischeï.

43 Ils battirent le reste des réchappés d'Amalek, et ils s'établirent là jusqu'à ce jour.

More Information About the Clans of Judah

The descendants[a] of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Reaiah son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the clans of the Zorathites.

These were the sons[b] of Etam: Jezre’el, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Na’arah. Na’arah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Ha’ahashtari. These were the sons of Na’arah. The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

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

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I gave birth to him with pain.”[c] 10 Jabez called to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my borders! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil,[d] so that I will not experience pain!” God granted him what he requested.

11 Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Rekah.

13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.[e]

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab, who was the father of Ge Harashim,[f] because they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Na’am.
The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.[g]
18     His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, who was the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Ma’akathite.[h]

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 Lekah, La’adah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen at Beth Ashbea, 22 also Jokim and the men of Kozeba, also Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and Jashubi Lehem.[i] These records are ancient. 23 These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king, to work for him.

The Tribe of Simeon

24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26 The family line of Mishma was 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, and their whole family did not increase in number like the people of Judah.

28 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar Shual, 29 at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad, 30 at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag, 31 at Beth Markaboth, at Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Sha’araim. These were their cities until David’s reign. 32 Their villages were around Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token,[j] and Ashan—five cities 33 and all their villages that were around these cities, as far as Baal.[k] These were their settlements, and they had preserved their genealogical records.

Clan Leaders

34 Meshobab, Jamlek, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35 Joel and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 Elioenai, Ja’akobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—
38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their clans. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to search for pasture for their flocks. 40 They found good, rich pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. The people who had lived there previously were descended from Ham. 41 These who have been named came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and attacked the tent camps of the Hamites. They completely destroyed the Meunites who were found there, and to this day they have lived in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. 42 Some of them, five hundred men, also descendants of Simeon, went to Mount Seir. Their leaders were Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 They struck down the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:1 Literally sons. The five sons here are five generations. Carmi seems to be the same person as Caleb in chapter 2.
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:3 The translation follows the Greek and Latin texts. The Hebrew text reads these were the father of Etam.
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:9 The name Jabez sounds like the Hebrew word for pain.
  4. 1 Chronicles 4:10 Or harm
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:13 The words and Meonothai are not present in the Hebrew text but are present in the Greek and Latin texts.
  6. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Ge Harashim means Valley of Craftsmen.
  7. 1 Chronicles 4:17 The Hebrew text of verse 17 simply reads she gave birth to without naming the wife. The wife is first named near the end of verse 18. That reference has been moved to verse 17 for clarity.
  8. 1 Chronicles 4:19 The text and translation of this verse are uncertain.
  9. 1 Chronicles 4:22 The verse is very difficult and translations are numerous, for example: 1) both of whom ruled in Moab and in Jashubi Lehem (Jashubi Lehem is the name of a place); 2) both of whom ruled in Moab, and Jashubi Lehem. . . (Jashubi Lehem is a person); 3) who ruled in Moab and returned to [Beth]Lehem (here yashubi is a verb meaning returned); 4) who married into Moab but returned to Lehem.
  10. 1 Chronicles 4:32 This seems to be the same as Ether in Joshua 19:7.
  11. 1 Chronicles 4:33 This seems to be the same as Baalath Be’er (which is Ramah of the Negev) in Joshua 19:8.

The Family of Judah

The sons of Judah were (A)Perez, Hezron, [a]Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. And [b]Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi; and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.

These were the sons of (B)Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem.

And (C)Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan; and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

Now Jabez was (D)more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name [c]Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my [d]territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.

11 Chelub the brother of (E)Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of [e]Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.

13 The sons of Kenaz were (F)Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were [f]Hathath, 14 and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of (G)Ge Harashim,[g] for they were craftsmen. 15 The sons of (H)Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was [h]Kenaz. 16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And [i]Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 ([j]His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the (I)Maachathite. 20 And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 The sons of (J)Shelah (K)the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea; 22 also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the [k]records are ancient. 23 These were the potters and those who dwell at [l]Netaim and [m]Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work.

The Family of Simeon(L)

24 The (M)sons of Simeon were [n]Nemuel, Jamin, [o]Jarib, [p]Zerah, and Shaul, 25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. 26 And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, (N)nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

28 They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29 [q]Bilhah, Ezem, [r]Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Marcaboth, [s]Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. 32 And their villages were [t]Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities— 33 and all the villages that were around these cities as far as [u]Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy: 34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; 35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; 36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; 37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah— 38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.

39 So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

41 These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they (O)attacked[v] their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and (P)utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. 42 Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they [w]defeated (Q)the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.