Sie Chronicle 8
1 Oasr wen limekosr natul Benjamin. Takin matwalos pa inge, matu nu ke srik: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
2 Nohah, ac Rapha.
Nohah, and Rapha.
3 Fwil natul Bela pa: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 Gera, Shephuphan, ac Huram.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Sifen kais sie sou in fwil natul Ehud su muta in Geba lilliyak elos, na elos som muta in sruoh in acn Manahath.
[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].
7 Elos pa: Naaman, Ahijah, ac Gera. Gera, su papa tumal Uzza ac Ahihud, pa kololos ke mukuila sac.
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.
8 Shaharaim el sisla mutan luo kial: Hushim ac Baara. Tok ke el muta in facl Moab,
[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.
9 el payuk nu sel Hodesh, su oswela wen itkosr natul: elos pa Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10 Jeuz, Sachia, ac Mirmah. Wen natul inge nufon elos sifen kais sie sou.
11 Oasr pac wen luo natul yorol Hushim: elos pa Abitub ac Elpaal.
12 Oasr wen tolu natul Elpaal: elos pa Eber, Misham, ac Shemed. Shemed pa musaela siti Ono ac Lod, oayapa inkul ma raunela acn ingan.
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.
13 Beriah ac Shema pa sifen sou ma som twe oakwuki in siti Aijalon ac lusak mwet su muta in siti Gath.
14 Inen kutu mwet in fwil natul Beriah pa: Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 Michael, Ishpah, ac Joha.
17 Inen kutu mwet in fwil natul Elpaal pa: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
[Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, ac Jobab.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 Inen kutu mwet in fwil natul Shimei pa: Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21 Adaiah, Beraiah, ac Shimrath.
22 Inen kutu mwet in fwil natul Shashak pa: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Iphdeiah, ac Penuel.
Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 Inen kutu mwet in fwil natul Jeroham pa: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, ac Zichri.
28 Pa ingan inen mwet su sifen kais sie sou oayapa mwet fulat in fwil lalos uh, su muta in Jerusalem.
In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Jeiel el musaela acn Gibeon ac oakwuki we. Inen mutan kial uh pa Maacah,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
30 ac wen se meet natul pa Abdon. Inen wen natul saya pa: Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah,
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
32 ac Mikloth, su papa tumal Shimeah. Fwil natulos uh muta Jerusalem apkuran nu yurin sou su ma pac in sou lulap lalos.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Ner pa papa tumal Kish, ac Kish pa papa tumal Tokosra Saul. Oasr wen akosr natul Saul: elos pa Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, ac Ishbosheth.
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.
34 Jonathan pa papa tumal Mephibosheth, su papa tumal Micah.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35 Oasr wen akosr natul Micah: elos pa Pithon, Melech, Tarea, ac Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz pa papa tumal Jehoaddah, ac Jehoaddah pa papa tumun wen tolu: elos pa Alemeth, Azmaveth, ac Zimri. Zimri pa papa tumal Moza.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Moza pa papa tumal Binea, su papa tumal Raphah, su papa tumal Eleasah; ac Eleasah pa papa tumal Azel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
38 Oasr wen onkosr natul Azel: elos pa Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, ac Hanan.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
39 Oasr wen tolu natul Eshek, tamulel lal Azel: elos pa Ulam, Jeush, ac Eliphelet.
Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
40 Wen natul Ulam elos mwet mweun pwengpeng ac elos oalel ke pisr. Pisen wen natul ac wen pac natulos sun siofok lumngaul nufon. Mwet nukewa ma takinyukla inelos lucng ingan, elos ma in sruf lal Benjamin.
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.
