1 Chronicles 8
1 And, Benjamin, begat Bela his firstborn, —Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third, —
Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
2 Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.
Naua the fourthe, and Rapha the fyuethe.
3 And Bela had sons—Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, —
And the sones of Bale weren Addoar, and Jera, and Abyud, and Abisue,
4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, —
and Noemany, and Acte,
5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram.
6 And, these, are the sons of Ehud, —these, are the ancestral chiefs to the inhabitants of Geba, but they were carried away captive, unto Manahath;
These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.
7 and, as for Naaman and Ahijah and Gera, the same, carried them captive, —and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
8 And, Shaharaim, begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
9 Then begat he, of Hodesh his wife, —Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam;
sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna;
10 and Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah, —these, were his sons, ancestral chiefs.
tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
11 And, of Hushim, he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
12 And, the sons of Elpaal, Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, —he, built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof.
Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis;
13 And, as for Beriah and Shema, they, were ancestral chiefs to the inhabitants of Aijalon, —they, put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth;
14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, —
and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, —
and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, —
and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, —
and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal, —
and Heber, and Jesamary, and Jezlia, and Jobab helpiden `in this iurney ayens men of Geth. The sones of Elphaal weren Jachym,
19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi—
and Jechri,
20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, —
and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei, —
and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, —
and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, —
and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, —
and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak, —
the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, —
and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia,
27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham:
and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.
28 these, were ancestral chiefs to their generations, chief men, —these, dwelt in Jerusalem;
These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.
29 And, in Gibeon, dwelt the father of Gibeon [Jeiel], the name of whose wife, was Maacah, —
Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
30 and his firstborn son, Abdon, and Zur and Kish, and Baal and Ner and Nadab, —
and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
32 And, Mikloth, begat Shimeah, —moreover also, they, over against their brethren, did dwell in Jerusalem, with their own brethren.
Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
33 So then, Ner, begat Kish, and, Kish, begat Saul, —and, Saul, begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
34 And, the son of Jonathan, was Merib-baal, —and, Merib-baal, begat Micah.
Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
35 And, the sons of Micah, were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
36 And, Ahaz, begat Jehoaddah, and, Jehoaddah, begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, —and, Zimri, begat Moza;
And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
37 and, Moza, begat Binea, —Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel.
38 And, Azel, had six sons, and, these, were their names—Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obediah, and Hanan and Asah, —all these, were sons of Azel.
Sotheli Asel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Esricham, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Abadia, Aman; alle these weren the sones of Asel.
39 And, the sons of Eshek his brother, were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
Forsothe the sones of Asa, his brothir, weren Vlam, the firste gendride sone, and Hus, the secounde, and Eliphales, the thridde.
40 And the sons of Ulam became men that were heroes of valour, archers, with many sons, and sons’ sons, a hundred and fifty. All these, were of the sons of Benjamin.
And the sones of Vlam weren strongeste men, and beendynge a bouwe with greet strength, and hauynge many sones, and sones of sones, til to an hundrid and fifti. Alle these weren the sones of Beniamyn.
