1 Thusimbu 4
1 Judah chapate chu Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, chule Shobal ahiuve.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal chapa Reaiah kitipa hin Jahath ahingin, jahath hin Ahumai le Lahad ahingin ahi. Hichengse hi Zorath insung mite jeng ahiuvin ahi.
Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 Atam chapate chu Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, chule asopinu Hazzelelponi, Gedor hingpa,
These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel, chule Hushah hingpa Ezer ahiuve. Mi hicheng hi Bethlehem hingpa Ephrathah chapa apeng masapen Hur son achilhah ho ahiuvin ahi.
Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Tekoa pa Ashur chun ji ni anei in Amani chu Helah le Naarah ahilhone.
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah hin Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, chule Haahashtari ahingin ahi.
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 Helah chun Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan,
The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Chule Anub pa Koz, Zobedah le Harum chapa Aharshel insung mite chengse chu ahingin ahi.
Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Jebez kitipa ji asopite dang dang sanga agunchu jeh’in anun jong, amahi nat chung nunga kahin ahi tin amin Jabez asah’in ahi.
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”
10 Jabez hi Israel Pathen henga ataovin hiti aseiye, “O Pathen, nangin keima phathei neiboh tei teiyin lang, neikaile jing jengin lang, chule hahsatna le gentheina jousea kon’in neichom khen jing jengin,” atin ahi. Hichun hiche ataona hi Pathen’in anop peh tai.
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.
11 Shuhah sopipa Kelub chun Mehir anahingin, Mehir chun Eshton ahingin,
Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton chun Bethrapha, Paseah, chule Tehinnah ahingin ahi. Tehinnah chun Irnahash ahingin ahi. mihem hichengse hi Recah son achilhah ahiuve.
Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Kenaz chapate ni chu Othniel le Seraiah ahilhonin ahi. Othniel chapate ni chu Hathath le Meonothai ahilhone.
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
14 Meonothai chun Ophrah ahingin, chule Seraiah chun Geharashim pa Joab ahingin ahi; amaho hi khut them thing thembol mi ahiuve.
Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 Jephunneh chapa Caleb chapate chu Iru le Elah toh Naam ahiuve; chutengle Elah chapa chu Kenaz ahi.
The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Jehallelel chapate chu Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, chule Asarel ahiuvin ahi.
The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Ezreah chapate chu Jether, Mered, Epher, chule Jalon ahiuvin. Mereh jinu ho lah’a mi khat’in Meriam le Shammai toh Eshtemoa pa Ishba ahinpeh-in ahi.
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Chujongle Mered hin Judah numei khat jong akichenpi’in, amanun Gedor pa Jered ahingin, Soco pa Heber ahingin, chule Zanoah pa Jekuthiel jong anahingin ahi. Mered chun Pharaoh channu Bithia kitinu jong ana kichenpi’in, chule amanun jong chapa phabep ahinpeh-in ahi.
His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 Hodiah jinu chu Naham sopinu anahi. Amanu chapa lah’a khat chu keilah kho’a Garm mite pa ahin, chule khat pachu Eshtomoa mi Maacath miho pa ahi.
The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Shimon chapate chu Amnon le Rinnah toh, Ben-hanan le Tilon ahiuve. Ishi chapte ni chu Zoheth le Ben-Zoheth ahilhone.
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.
21 Shelah kitipa hi Judah chapate ho lah’a mi khat anahi. Shelah son achilhah ho chu Lecah pa Er; Mareshah pa Laasah; chule Beth-Ashbea kho’a tupat pon khonga pang insung mite toh;
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
22 Jokim; Cozeba mite le Joash chule Jashubi-Lehem le Moab gamsunga vaipoa anapang Sraph ahiuvin ahi. mi hijat le abonchauva amin nu chu khanglui laipeh’a athusim mu kisutna lekhahoa ana kisunlut peh ahitai.
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.
23 Amaho chengse hi bel denga pang ho, Netaim le Gederah kho’a cheng ahiuve. Hichea hi amaho hi cheng khom’uva lengpa natonga pang ji ahiuve.
These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
24 Simeon chapate chu Jemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zohar, chule Shaul ahiuve.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Shaul son achilhah ho chu Shallum le Mibsam, chule Mishma toh ahiuve.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26 Mishma son achilhah ho chu achapa Hammuel ahin; Hammuel chapa Zaccur ahin; chule Zaccur chapa Shimei ahi.
The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Shimei hin chapa som le gup jen ahingin, chule chanu gup ahinge; ahinlah asopi pasal dang vang cha tamnei aum pouvin ahi. Hijehchun, Simeon insung mite hi Judah insung mite bangin apung thei mong mong pouve.
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah.
28 Amaho hi Beersheba le moladah, Hazar-Shaul,
They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
29 Bilhah le Ezem Tolad dunga achenguvin,
at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,
31 Beth-Marcoboth, Hazarsusim, Beth-biri, chule Shaaraim dunga jong acheng uve.
at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.
32 David lengvaipoa ahung pan masanga kho hijat hi amaho thuneina noiya um ngen ahiuve. Amaho son achilhah hochu Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, chule Ashan pumin khopi nga,
Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
33 Chule kimvel dunga akhobah chengse chutoh Baalath mun chan geiyin jong achenguvin ahi. Hicheng hi amaho chenna mun ahin, chuleh, hiche min chengse ho hi amaho khanggui kisimna lekhabua ana kisun lut’ah ahi.
and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.
34 Simeon son achilhah dang hochu Meshobab, Jamlech, chule Amaziah chapa Joshah,
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35 Joel le Joshibiah chapa Jehu toh, Seraiah chapa ahin, Asiel chapa ahin,
Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 Elioenai ahin, Jaakobah ahin, Jeshohaiah ahin, Asaiah ahin, Adiel ahin, Jesimiel ahin, Benaiah ahin,
Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 Chule Shiphi chapa Ziza ahin, Allon chapa ahin, Jedaiah chapa ahin, Shimri chapa ahin, chule Shemaiah chapa ahi.
and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—
38 Tua amin cheh’a kisimdoh hohi Simeon insunga ama ama kailhah cheh’a haosa chapate cheh ahiuvin; apu apau insung dungjui cheh in jong nasatah in aphatheiyuvin akhangtou theilheh jenguve.
these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
39 Chule amaho hi Gerar gamkai langa akitol’uvin, phaicham gam'a niso lam geiyin jong acheuvin, akelngoi hon teu din hamhing um umna ahol’uvin ahi.
They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 Hikoma chun amahon gam phatah, hamhing thalhinna gam len tah, chule chamlenna le lung mong tah’a chenna thei akimuve. Hiche gam a ana cheng masa mite chu Ham son achilhah mi phabep anahi uvin ahi.
They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
41 Hinlah, Simeon insunga ama ama kailhah cheh’a haosa chapate chu hikoma hin Judah lengpa Hezekiah lengvaipoh layin ahung lut’uvin, hikoma anachengte Ham son achilhah phabep ho chule Meun mite ponbuh ho ahin, achennau in ho ahin, amuphah phah asumanguvin ahi. Hiti hin amaho chu asuhmang phat’uvin amaho khel’in anachenguvin, tuni gei hin amahon mun chu alo nalaiyuve. Ijeh-inem itileh hiche gam'a hi akelngoiteu neh ding hamhing pha amu’u ahi.
These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
42 Chuin, Simeon mite lah’a mihem ja nga tobang chu Seir molsang geiyin akitol’uvin, a lamkai diuvin Pelatiah le Neariah toh, Rephaiah, le Uzziel, abonchauva Ishi chapate chu anapansah uvin ahi.
Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 Amaho hin Amalek mi athimoh’a jamdoh chengse jong asumanguvin, chule amaho khel’in tuni geiyin acheng den tauve.
They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.
