1 Meʻa Hokohoko 4

1 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Siuta; ko Felesi, mo Hasiloni, mo Kalimi, mo Uli, mo Sopale.

And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,

2 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Liaia ko e foha ʻo Sopale ʻa Seati; pea naʻe tupu ʻia Seati ʻa ʻEhumai, mo Lehati. Ko kinautolu eni ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe kakai Sola.

and Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites.

3 Pea naʻe tupu mai eni mei he tamai ʻa Etama: ko Sesilili, mo Isima, mo Itipasi: pea ko e hingoa ʻo honau tuofefine ko Haseliponi:

And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.

4 Pea ko Penieli ko e tamai ʻa Kitoa, mo ʻAseli ko e tamai ʻa Husa. Ko kinautolu ni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Hua, ko e ʻuluaki fānau kia Efalata, ko e tamai ʻa Petelihema.

And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.

5 Pea ko ʻAsuli ko e tamai ʻa Tikoa naʻe maʻu ʻae uaifi ʻe toko ua, ko Hela mo Neala.

And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.

6 Pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Neala kiate ia ʻa ʻAhusami, mo Hefeli, mo Temini, mo ʻEhasitali. Ko e ngaahi tama eni ʻa Neala.

And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.

7 Pea ko e ngaahi tama eni ʻa Hela, ko Seleti, mo Sisoa, mo Etinani.

And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.

8 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Kosi ʻa ʻAnupi, mo Sopepa, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻEhaleli ko e foha ʻo Halumi.

And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.

9 Pea naʻe ongoongolelei lahi hake ʻa Sepesi ʻi hono kāinga: pea naʻe ui ʻa hono hingoa ʻe heʻene faʻē ko Sepesi, ko ʻene pehē, Koeʻuhi naʻaku fāʻeleʻi ia ʻi he mamahi.

And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.

10 Pea naʻe lotu ʻa Sepesi ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “Taumaiā, te ke tāpuaki moʻoni au, mo fakalahi ʻa hoku mata fonua, pea ke kau mai ho nima kiate au, pea ke maluʻi au mei he kovi, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻaku mamahi ai!” Pea naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa naʻa ne kole ki ai.

And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would make me know that you will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.

11 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Kilupi ko e tokoua ʻo Sua ʻa Mili, ʻaia ko e tamai kia Esitoni.

And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of Assathon.

12 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Esitoni ʻa Pete-Lafa, mo Pasea, mo Tihina ko e tamai ʻa Ilinahasi. Ko e kau tangata ia ʻo Leka.

He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the men of Rechab.

13 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Kinasi; ko e Otenili, mo Selaia: pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Otinili, ko Hetati.

And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.

14 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Meonotei ʻa Ofila: pea naʻe tupu ʻia Selaia ʻa Soape, ko e tamai ʻoe kakai ʻoe potu talalo ʻo Kalasimi; he ko e kau tufunga ʻakinautolu.

And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

15 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Kelepi ko e foha ʻo Sifune; ko Ilu, mo Ela, mo Naʻami: pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Ela, ʻio, ʻa Kinasi.

And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.

16 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sihalelili; ko Sifi, mo Sifa, mo Tilia, mo Esalili.

And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.

17 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Esela, ko Seteli, mo Meleti, mo ʻEfeli, mo Saloni: pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe ia ʻa Miliame, mo Samei, pea mo Isipa ko e tamai ʻa Esitimoa.

And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.

18 Pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe hono uaifi mei he kakai Siuta ʻa Seleti ko e tamai ʻa Kitoa, mo Hepa ko e tamai ʻa Soko, mo Sikutili ko e tamai ʻa Sanoa. Pea ko e ngaahi tama eni ʻo Pitia ko e ʻofefine ʻa Felo, ʻaia naʻe mali mo Meleti.

And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took.

19 Pea ko e ngaahi tama ʻae fefine ko Hotia ko e tuofefine ʻo Neami, ko e tamai ʻa Kila ko e tangata Kamai, mo Esitimoa ko e tangata Meaka.

And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.

20 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simoni, ko ʻAmanoni, mo Lina, mo Penihanani, mo Tiloni. Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Isi eni, ko Soheti mo Penisoheti.

And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.

21 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sela ko e foha ʻo Siuta, ko ʻEa ko e tamai ʻa Leka, mo Lata ko e tamai ʻa Malesa, pea mo e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe fale ʻokinautolu naʻe ngaohi ʻae tupenu lelei lahi, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo Esipea.

The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.

22 Mo Sokimi, mo e kau tangata ʻo Kosepa, mo Soasi, mo Salafi, ʻaia naʻe ʻaʻana ʻae pule ʻi Moape, mo Sasupi lehemi. Pea ko e ngaahi meʻa muʻa eni.

And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who lived in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.

23 Ko e kau tufunga ipu ʻumea ʻakinautolu ni, pea mo kinautolu naʻe nofo ki he tō ngoue mo e ngaahi ʻakau; naʻa nau nofo ai mo e tuʻi ke fai ʻene ngāue.

These [are] the potters who lived in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and lived there.

24 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simione, ko Nimueli, Mo Samini, mo Salipi, mo Sela, mo Sauli:

The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:

25 Ko Salumi ko hono foha, mo Mipisami ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Misima ko hono foha ʻoʻona.

Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:

26 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Misima; ko Hamueli ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Sakuli ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Simi ko hono foha ʻoʻona.

Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.

27 Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Simi ʻae ngaahi foha ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ono, mo e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻe toko ono; ka naʻe ʻikai ke tokolahi ʻae fānau ʻo hono ngaahi tokoua, pea naʻe ʻikai ke fanafanau lahi ʻa hono faʻahinga kotoa pē, ke hangē ko e fānau ʻa Siuta.

Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Juda.

28 Pea naʻa nau nofo ʻi Peasipa, mo Molata, mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Suali.

And they lived in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,

29 Pea ʻi Pilaʻa, pea ʻi Esemi, pea ʻi Tolati,

and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,

30 Pea ʻi Petueli, pea ʻi Hoama, pea ʻi Sikilaki,

and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,

31 Pea ʻi Pete-Malikapoti, mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Susimi, pea ʻi Petepilei, pea ʻi Saelimi. Ko honau ngaahi kolo eni ʻo aʻu ki he pule ʻa Tevita.

and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.

32 Pea ko honau ngaahi kolo siʻi, ko Etama, mo ʻAini, mo Limoni, mo Tokeni, mo ʻAsani, ko e kolo ʻe nima:

And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.

33 Pea mo honau ngaahi kolo siʻi naʻe tuʻu takatakai ʻi he ngaahi kolo ko ia, ʻo aʻu ki Peali. Ko eni ia ʻahonau ngaahi nofoʻanga ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their distribution.

34 Pea ko Mesopapi, mo Samileki, mo Sosa ko e foha ʻo ʻAmasia.

And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;

35 Mo Soeli, mo Sehu ko e foha ʻo Sosipia, ko e foha ʻo Selaia, ko e foha ʻo Esieli,

and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;

36 Mo Ilionei, mo Sakopa, mo Sisohaia, mo ʻAsaia, mo ʻAtieli, mo Sesimieli, mo Penaia,

and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;

37 Mo Sisa ko e foha ʻo Sifi, ko e foha ʻo ʻAloni, ko e foha ʻo Sitaia, ko e foha ʻo Simili, ko e foha ʻo Simaia;

and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.

38 Ko kinautolu ni kuo lau honau hingoa, ko e houʻeiki ʻakinautolu ʻo honau ngaahi faʻahinga: pea naʻe tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻaupito ʻae fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.

These went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.

39 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu atu ki he hūʻanga ki Kitoa, ki he potu hahake ʻoe teleʻa, ke kumi ʻae potu mohukuʻia maʻa ʻenau fanga manu.

And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.

40 Pea naʻa nau ʻilo ʻae potu mohukuʻia mo lelei, pea naʻe ʻataʻatā ʻae fonua, mo nofo lelei, mo melino pe; he naʻe nofo ʻi muʻa ʻi ai ʻae kakai Hami.

And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there were] some of the children of Cham who lived there before.

41 Pea ko kinautolu ni naʻe tohi ʻa honau hingoa naʻe haʻu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻonau teʻia honau ngaahi fale fehikitaki, pea mo e kakai Maoni naʻe ʻilo ʻi ai, mo nau fakaʻauha ʻaupito ia ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni, pea naʻa nau nofo ʻi honau ngaahi potu: koeʻuhi naʻe ʻi ai ʻae mohuku ki heʻenau fanga manu.

And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they struck the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they lived in their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.

42 Pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu, ʻae fānau ʻa Simione, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangeau, naʻe ʻalu ki he moʻunga ko Seia, pea ko honau ngaahi ʻeikitau ko Pelatia, mo Nealia, mo Lifaia, pea mo ʻUsili, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Isi.

And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.

43 Pea naʻa nau teʻia ʻae toenga ʻoe kakai ʻAmaleki naʻe hao, mo nau nofo ai ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.

And they struck the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.