1 Chronicles 7
1 Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
Isaka ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Tola, Pua, Yasub kple Simrɔn; wo katã le ame ene.
2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].
Tola ƒe viwoe nye: Uzi, Refaya, Yeriel, Yahmai, Ibsam kple Samuel eye wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nye eƒe ƒome ƒe tatɔ. Le Fia David ŋɔli la, aʋawɔla siwo tso ƒome siawo me la de ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve, alafa ade.
3 Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.
Izrahia nye Uzi ƒe vi. Izrahia ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Mikael, Obadia, Yoel kple Isia; wo ame atɔ̃ la katã nye dumegãwo.
4 In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.
Le David ŋɔli la, aʋawɔla siwo nɔ woƒe dzidzimeviwo dome la de ame akpe blaetɔ̃ vɔ ade. Srɔ̃wo kple viwo sɔ gbɔ le wo ame atɔ̃awo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe si.
5 In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.
Aʋawɔla siwo nɔ Isaka ƒe viwo dome la nye ame akpe blaenyi-vɔ-adre, wode dzesi wo ɖe dzidzimegbalẽ la me.
6 [Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
Benyamin ƒe viŋutsu etɔ̃awoe nye: Bela, Beker kple Yediael.
7 Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.
Bela ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Ezbon, Uzi, Uziel, Yerimot kple Iri. Ame atɔ̃ siawo katã nye ƒomewo ƒe tatɔwo. Aʋawɔla siwo le woƒe dzidzimeawo me la nye ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve kple blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ene. Wode dzesi wo katã ɖe dzidzimegblalẽwo me.
8 Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
Beker ƒe viwoe nye: Zemira, Yoas, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Yeremot, Abiya, Anatɔt kple Alemet.
9 In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.
Le Fia David ŋɔli la, aʋawɔla sesẽ akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve alafa eve nɔ woƒe dzidzimeviwo dome eye woƒe kplɔlawo nye woƒe ƒometatɔwo.
10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
Yediael ƒe vie nye: Bilhan, eye Bilhan ƒe viwoe nye: Yeus, Benyamin, Ehud, Kenaana, Zetan, Tarsis kple Ahisahar.
11 They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.
Yediael ƒe hlɔ̃wo ƒe tatɔwo kple aʋawɔla nye akpe wuiadre, alafa eve le Fia David ŋɔli.
12 Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.
Ir ƒe viwoe nye Supitɔwo kple Hupitɔwo. Husim nye Aher ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka.
13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.
Naftali ƒe viwo, ame siwo dzɔ tso Yakob ƒe vi siwo Yakob srɔ̃ Bilha dzi me la woe nye: Yahziel, Guni, Yezer kple Salum.
14 [This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.
Manase ƒe vi siwo srɔ̃a si nye Arameatɔ dzi nɛ la, woe nye Asriel kple Makir, ame si va zu Gilead fofo.
15 Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] had only daughters.
Makir nye ame si di srɔ̃wo na Hupim kple Supim. Makir nɔvinyɔnu nye Maaka. Makir ƒe vi bubue nye Zelofehad, ame si si vinyɔnuwo ɖeɖe ko nɔ.
16 Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Makir srɔ̃ hã ŋkɔe nye Maaka; edzi ŋutsuvi ɖeka eye wòna ŋkɔe be Peres; nɔvia ŋutsu ŋkɔe nye Seres, ame si dzi ŋutsuvi eve, Ulam kple Rakem.
17 Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.
Ulam dzi Bedan. Ale ame siawoe nye Gilead ƒe viwo kple tɔgbuiyɔviwo na Makir, ame si fofoe nye Manase.
18 Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Hamoleket, Makir nɔvinyɔnu dzi Ishod, Abiezer kple Mahla.
19 [One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Semida ƒe viwoe nye: Ahian, Sekem, Likhi kple Aniam.
20 [This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.
Efraim ƒe vidzimeviwoe nye: Sutela, Via ŋutsu, Bered, ame si dzi Tahat, ame si dzi Eleada, ame si dzi Tahat,
21 Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.
ame si dzi Zabad ame si dzi Sutela. Amewo tso Gat wu Ezer kple Elead esi ame eve siawo yi Gat be yewoafi woƒe lãwo.
22 Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.
Wo fofo Efraim fa wo ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe eye nɔviawo dze agbagba be yewoafa akɔ nɛ.
23 Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.
Le esia megbe la, srɔ̃a fɔ fu eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi. Efraim na ŋkɔe be Beria, si gɔmee nye “Dzɔgbevɔ̃e,” le nya si dzɔ la ta.
24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.
Efraim ƒe vinyɔnu ŋkɔe nye Seera, eyae tu Bet Horon Anyigbetɔ kple Bet Horon Dzigbetɔ siaa kple Uzen Seera.
25 [Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.
Efraim ƒe dzidzimeviwo yi ale: Efraim dzi Refa, ame si dzi Resef, ame si dzi Tela ame si dzi Tahan,
26 Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.
ame si dzi Ladan, ame si dzi Amihud, ame si dzi Elisama,
27 Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].
ame si dzi Nun, ame si dzi Yosua.
28 [This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.
Anyigba si dzi wonɔ la do liƒo kple Betel kple du siwo ƒo xlãe; edo liƒo kple Naran le ɣedzeƒe kple Gezer kple eƒe duwo le ɣetoɖoƒe eye wògado liƒo kple Sekem kple du siwo ƒo xlãe heyi Aya kple du siwo ƒo xlãe.
29 Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.
Du siwo nɔ Manase ƒe viwo, ame siwo dzɔ tso Yosef, Israel ƒe vi, me ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te la, woe nye Bet Sean, Taanak, Megido kple Dor kple du siwo ƒo xlã wo.
30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
Aser ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Imna, Isva, Isvi, Beria kple wo nɔvinyɔnu Sera.
31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith
Beria ƒe viwoe nye: Heber kple Malziel, ame si dzi Birzait.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.
Heber ƒe viwoe nye: Yaflet, Somer, Hotam kple wo nɔvinyɔnu, Sua.
33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
Yaflet ƒe viwoe nye: Pasak, Bimhal kple Asvat,
34 Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
Nɔvia, Semer ƒe viŋutsuviwoe nye: Ahi, Rohga, Huba kple Aram.
35 Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
Helem ƒe viwoe nye: Zofa, Imna, Seles kple Amal.
36 Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
Zofa ƒe viwoe nye: Sua, Harnefer, Sual, Beri, Imra,
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.
Bezer, Hod, Sama, Sila, Itran kple Beera.
38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
Yeter ƒe viwoe nye: Yefune, Pispa kple Ara.
39 [Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
Ula ƒe viwoe nye: Ara, Haniel kple Rizia.
40 All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.
Aser ƒe dzidzimeviwo katã nye ƒometatɔwo kple aʋawɔla nyuiwo. Wode aʋawɔla akpe blaeve-vɔ-ade.
