1 Chronicles 8
1 Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
Benjamin loh a caming la Bela, a pabae ah Ashbel, a pathum ah Aharah a sak.
2 Nohah, and Rapha.
A pali te Nohah, a panga te Rapha.
3 The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
Bela koca ah Addar, Gera, Abihud.
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah.
5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
Gera, Shephuphan, Huram om.
6 [One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
Amih he tah Geba ah kho aka sa a napa rhoek kah a lu la aka om Ehud koca rhoek ni. Tedae amih te Manahath la a poelyoe uh.
7 Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Amih, Naaman, Ahijah, Gera te a poelyoe phoeiah tah Uzzah neh Ahihud te a sak.
8 [Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
Shaharaim loh Moab khohmuen ah ca a sak phoeiah a yuu Hushim neh Baara te a hlak.
A yuu Hodesh lamloh Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Milkom,
Jeuz, Sakia, Mirmah a sak. Anih koca ah he rhoek tah a napa rhoek kah a lu la om.
Hushim lamloh Abitub neh Elpaal a sak.
12 Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
Elpaal koca ah Eber, Misham, Shemmed. Anih loh Ono, Lod neh a khobuel rhoek te a sak.
Beriah neh Shema tah Aijalon ah kho aka sa a napa rhoek kah a lu la om. Amih rhoi loh Gath kah khosa rhoek khaw a yong sak.
14 Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
Te phoeiah Ahio, Shashak neh Jerimoth.
Zebadiah, Arad neh Eder.
Michael, Ishpha, Beriah koca Joha.
17 [Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki neh Heber.
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
Ishmerai, Izliah neh Elpaal koca Jobab rhoek.
19 [Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
Jakim, Zikhri neh Zabdi.
Elienai, Zillethai neh Eliel.
Adaiah, Beriah neh Shimei koca Shimrath.
22 Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
Ishpan, Eber neh Eliel.
23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
Abdon, Zikhri neh Hanan.
24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Hananiah, Elam neh Anthothijah.
25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
Iphdeiah neh Shashak koca Penuel.
26 [Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
Shamsherai, Shehariah neh Athaliah.
Jaareshiah, Elijah neh Jeroham koca Zikhri.
28 In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
Amih rhuirhong ah khaw he rhoek he a napa rhoek kah a lu la ana om tih a lu rhoek he tah Jerusalem ah kho a sak uh.
29 [Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
Gibeon ah Gibeon napa loh kho a sak tih a yuu ming tah Maakah ni.
30 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Anih koca ah a caming te Abdon tih Zur, Kish, Baal neh Nadab.
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker.
32 and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
Mikloth loh Shimeah te a sak. Amih khaw Jerusalem ah a manuca neh a manuca hmaitoh tih kho a sak uh.
33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
Ner loh Kish a sak, Kish loh Saul a sak, Saul loh Jonathan, Malkhishua, Abinadab, Eshbaal a sak.
34 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
Jonathan koca ah Meribbaal tih Meribbaal loh Maikah a sak.
35 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
Maikah koca ah Pithon, Melek, Tarea neh Ahaz.
36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
Ahaz loh Jehoaddah a sak, Jehoaddah loh Alemeth, Azmaveth neh Zimri a sak. Zimri loh Moza a sak.
37 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
Moza loh Binea a sak. Binea capa Rapha, Rapha capa Elasah, Elasah capa Azel.
38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
Azel te capa parhuk om tih te rhoek kah a ming tah Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan. Amih he Azel koca boeih ni.
39 Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
A mana Eshek koca la a caming te Ulam tih a pabae te Jeush, a pathum te Eliphelet.
40 Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
Ulam koca rhoek he lii aka phu tatthai hlangrhalh hlang la om uh. A ca rhoek ping tih a ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek khaw ya sawmnga louh. He boeih he Benjamin koca lamkah ni.
