1 Chronicles 8
1 Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
2 Naua the fourthe, and Rapha the fyuethe.
Nohah, and Rapha.
3 And the sones of Bale weren Addoar, and Jera, and Abyud, and Abisue,
The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 and Noemany, and Acte,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.
[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 Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
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 forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
[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 sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna;
10 tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
11 Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
12 Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis;
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 forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth;
14 and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
15 and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
16 and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
17 and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
[Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 and Heber, and Jesamary, and Jezlia, and Jobab helpiden `in this iurney ayens men of Geth. The sones of Elphaal weren Jachym,
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 and Jechri,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
20 and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
21 and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
22 and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
24 and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
27 and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.
28 These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden 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 Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
30 and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
32 Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
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 Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35 The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel.
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 Sotheli Asel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Esricham, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Abadia, Aman; alle these weren the sones of Asel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
39 Forsothe the sones of Asa, his brothir, weren Vlam, the firste gendride sone, and Hus, the secounde, and Eliphales, the thridde.
Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
40 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.
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.
