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 heads of fathers’ [houses] of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:

These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.

7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he 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 them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;

9 And he begat 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 Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ [houses].

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, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns thereof:

Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis;

13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ [houses] of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who 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, the 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, the 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, the 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, and 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, the sons of Jeroham.

and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.

28 These were heads of fathers’ [houses] throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.

29 And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, [Jeiel], whose wife’s name 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 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. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.

33 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, 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; 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, whose names are these; Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the 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; 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 were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an 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.