以薩迦的後裔

以薩迦的四個兒子是陀拉、普瓦、雅述和伸崙。 陀拉的兒子是烏西、利法雅、耶勒、雅買、易伯散和示姆利,他們都是陀拉宗族的族長。在大衛執政年間,陀拉家共有兩萬二千六百個英勇的戰士。 烏西的兒子是伊斯拉希。伊斯拉希的兒子是米迦勒、俄巴底亞、約珥、伊示雅,他們五人都是族長。 他們妻兒眾多,因此各宗族中可以出征作戰的共有三萬六千人。 按家譜的記載,以薩迦支派的各族中共有八萬七千個英勇的戰士。

便雅憫的後裔

便雅憫的三個兒子是比拉、比結和耶疊。 比拉的五個兒子是以斯本、烏西、烏薛、耶利摩和以利,他們都是族長,是英勇的戰士。按家譜記載,他們宗族共有兩萬二千零三十四個戰士。 比結的兒子是細米拉、約阿施、以利以謝、以利約乃、暗利、耶利摩、亞比雅、亞拿突和亞拉篾。 比結的兒子都是族長。按家譜的記載,他們宗族共有兩萬零二百個英勇的戰士。 10 耶疊的兒子是比勒罕,比勒罕的兒子是耶烏斯、便雅憫、以忽、基拿拿、細坦、他施和亞希沙哈。 11 這些耶疊的兒子都是族長,宗族中可以英勇作戰的共一萬七千二百人。 12 以珥的兒子是書品和戶品,亞黑的兒子是戶伸。

拿弗他利的後裔

13 拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛、沽尼、耶色和沙龍。他們都是辟拉的後代。

瑪拿西的後裔

14 瑪拿西的妾是亞蘭人,她給瑪拿西生的兒子是亞斯列,另外還生了基列的父親瑪吉。 15 瑪吉娶了戶品和書品的妹妹瑪迦。瑪拿西的次子名叫西羅非哈,西羅非哈只有幾個女兒。 16 瑪吉的妻子瑪迦生了一個兒子,給他取名叫毗利施。毗利施的兄弟名叫示利施,示利施的兒子是烏蘭和利金。 17 烏蘭的兒子是比但。這些都是基列的子孫。基列是瑪吉的兒子,瑪吉是瑪拿西的兒子。 18 基列的妹妹哈摩利吉生了伊施何、亞比以謝和瑪拉。 19 示米大的兒子是亞現、示劍、利克希和阿尼安。

以法蓮的後裔

20 以法蓮的後代有書提拉,書提拉的兒子是比列,比列的兒子是他哈,他哈的兒子是以拉大,以拉大的兒子是他哈, 21 他哈的兒子是撒拔,撒拔的兒子是書提拉。以法蓮的另外兩個兒子以謝和以列因為偷迦特人的牲畜而被當地人殺死了。 22 他們的父親以法蓮為他們悲傷了多日,親戚都來安慰他。 23 後來,以法蓮與妻子同房,妻子懷孕,生了一個兒子。以法蓮因家裡遭遇不幸,就給孩子取名叫比利亞[a] 24 以法蓮有一個女兒叫舍伊拉,她建了上伯·和崙、下伯·和崙和烏羨·舍伊拉。 25 比利亞的兒子是利法和利悉,利悉的兒子是他拉,他拉的兒子是他罕, 26 他罕的兒子是拉但,拉但的兒子是亞米忽,亞米忽的兒子是以利沙瑪, 27 以利沙瑪的兒子是嫩,嫩的兒子是約書亞。 28 以法蓮人的地業和住處包括伯特利及其四圍的村莊、東部的拿蘭、西部的基色及其四圍的村莊、示劍及其四圍的村莊,遠至迦薩及其四圍的村莊。 29 瑪拿西人的地業包括伯·善、他納、米吉多、多珥以及它們四圍的村莊。這些是以色列之子約瑟的後代居住的地方。

亞設的後裔

30 亞設的兒子是音拿、亦施瓦、亦施韋、比利亞,女兒是西拉。 31 比利亞的兒子是希別和瑪結,瑪結的兒子是比撒威。 32 希別的兒子是雅弗勒、朔默、何坦,女兒是書雅。 33 雅弗勒的兒子是巴薩、賓哈和亞施法。這三人是雅弗勒的兒子。 34 朔默的兒子是亞希、羅迦、耶戶巴和亞蘭。 35 朔默的兄弟希連的兒子是瑣法、音那、示利斯和亞抹。 36 瑣法的兒子是書亞、哈尼弗、書阿勒、比利、音拉、 37 比悉、河得、珊瑪、施沙、益蘭、比拉。 38 益帖的兒子是耶孚尼、毗斯巴、亞拉。 39 烏拉的兒子是亞拉,漢尼業和利謝。 40 這些都是亞設的後代。他們都是族長,是英勇的戰士和傑出的首領。按照家譜的記載,他們宗族中可以出征作戰的共有兩萬六千人。

Footnotes

  1. 7·23 比利亞」意思是「不幸」。

Chapter 7

Issachar. [a]The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron: four.(A) The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of the ancestral houses of Tola, mighty warriors in their generations. In the time of David they numbered twenty-two thousand six hundred.(B) The sons of Uzzi: Izarahiah. The sons of Izarahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of these were chiefs. Along with them, in their generations, according to ancestral houses, were thirty-six thousand men in organized military troops, since they had more wives and children than their fellow tribesmen. In all the clans of Issachar there was a total of eighty-seven thousand warriors listed in their family records.

Benjamin. The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three.(C) The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five. They were heads of their ancestral houses and warriors. Their family records listed twenty-two thousand and thirty-four. The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth—all these were sons of Becher.(D) Their family records listed twenty thousand two hundred of their kindred who were heads of their ancestral houses and warriors. 10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these were sons of Jediael, heads of ancestral houses and warriors. They numbered seventeen thousand two hundred men fit for military service…[b] 12 Shupham and Hupham.(E)

Dan, Naphtali and Manasseh. The sons of Dan: Hushim. 13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. These were sons of Bilhah.(F) 14 The sons of Manasseh, whom his Aramean concubine bore:(G) she bore Machir, the father of Gilead.(H) 15 Machir took a wife whose name was Maacah; his sister’s name was Molecheth. Manasseh’s second son was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.(I) 16 Maacah, Machir’s wife, bore a son whom she named Peresh. He had a brother named Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Molecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Ephraim. 20 (J)The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, whose son was Bered, whose son was Tahath, whose son was Eleadah, whose son was Tahath, 21 whose son was Zabad. Ephraim’s son Shuthelah, and Ezer and Elead, who were born in the land, were killed by the inhabitants of Gath because they had gone down to take away their livestock. 22 Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, but after his relatives had come and comforted him, 23 he had relations with his wife, who conceived and bore a son whom he named Beriah, since evil[c] had befallen his house.(K) 24 He had a daughter, Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. 25 Zabad’s son was Rephah, whose son was Resheph, whose son was Telah, whose son was Tahan, 26 whose son was Ladan, whose son was Ammihud, whose son was Elishama,(L) 27 whose son was Nun, whose son was Joshua.

28 Their property and their dwellings were in Bethel and its towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its towns to the west, and also Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns.(M) 29 Manasseh, however, had possession of Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel.(N)

Asher. 30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; their sister was Serah.(O) 31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. 33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath; these were the sons of Japhlet. 34 The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 The sons of his brother Hotham were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. 40 All these were sons of Asher, heads of ancestral houses, distinguished men, warriors, and chiefs among the princes. Their family records numbered twenty-six thousand men fit for military service.

Footnotes

  1. 7:1–40 The seven northern tribes.
  2. 7:11 The Hebrew text appears to be defective.
  3. 7:23 Beriah…evil: the name sounds like the Hebrew word for “evil,” with the preposition be.

Issachar’s Children

Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, and they were leaders of their families. In the family history of Tola’s descendants, twenty-two thousand six hundred men were listed as fighting men during the time David was king.

Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah.

Izrahiah’s sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were leaders. Their family history shows they had thirty-six thousand men ready to serve in the army, because they had many wives and children.

The records of the family groups of Issachar show there were eighty-seven thousand fighting men.

Benjamin’s Children

Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

Bela had five sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, and they were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had twenty-two thousand thirty-four fighting men.

Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. They all were Beker’s sons. Their family history listed the family leaders and twenty thousand two hundred fighting men.

10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan.

Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael were leaders of their families. They had seventeen thousand two hundred fighting men ready to serve in the army.

12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

Naphtali’s Children

13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were Bilhah’s grandsons.

Manasseh’s Children

14 These are Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had an Aramean slave woman, who was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was Gilead’s father. 15 Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister was named Maacah. His second son was named Zelophehad, and he had only daughters. 16 Makir’s wife Maacah had a son whom she named Peresh. Peresh’s brother was named Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Ulam’s son was Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead, who was the son of Makir. Makir was Manasseh’s son. 18 Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Ephraim’s Children

20 These are the names of Ephraim’s descendants. Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath. 21 Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.

Ezer and Elead went to Gath to steal cows and sheep and were killed by some men who grew up in that city. 22 Their father Ephraim cried for them many days, and his family came to comfort him. 23 Then he had sexual relations with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom Ephraim named Beriah[a] because of the trouble that had happened to his family. 24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower Beth Horon, Upper Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah.

25 Rephah was Ephraim’s son. Resheph was Rephah’s son. Telah was Resheph’s son. Tahan was Telah’s son. 26 Ladan was Tahan’s son. Ammihud was Ladan’s son. Elishama was Ammihud’s son. 27 Nun was Elishama’s son, and Joshua was the son of Nun.

28 Ephraim’s descendants lived in these lands and towns: Bethel and the villages near it, Naaran on the east, Gezer and the villages near it on the west, and Shechem and the villages near it. These villages went all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29 Along the borders of Manasseh’s land were the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the villages near them. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher’s Children

30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was Birzaith’s father.

32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. They were Japhlet’s children.

34 Japhlet’s brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35 Shomer’s brother was Hotham. Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

39 Ulla’s sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All these men were descendants of Asher and leaders of their families. They were powerful warriors and outstanding leaders. Their family history lists that they had twenty-six thousand soldiers ready to serve in the army.

Footnotes

  1. 7:23 Beriah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “trouble.”