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1 Yuda asefo no bi din de Peres, Hesron, Karmi, Hur ne Sobal.
The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur, and Sobal.
2 Sobal babarima Reaia na ɔwoo Yahat. Yahat woo Ahumai ne Lahad. Eyinom na na wɔyɛ Sorafo mmusua.
And Raia the son of Sobal beget Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.
3 Na Etam asefo no ne Yesreel, Yisma, Yidbas ne Haslelponi a na ɔyɛ ne babea,
And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, and Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.
4 Penuel a na ɔyɛ Gedor agya ne Eser a na ɔyɛ Husa agya. Eyinom na na wɔyɛ Hur a na ɔyɛ Efrata abakan ne Betlehem agya no asefo.
And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.
5 Na Tekoa agya a ne din de Ashur no wɔ yerenom baanu a wɔfrɛ wɔn Hela ne Naara.
And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:
6 Naara woo Ahusam, Hefer, Temeni ne Ahastari.
And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.
7 Hela woo Seret, Sohar, Etnan,
And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.
8 ne Kos a nʼasefo ne Anub, Hasobeba ne Harum babarima Aharhel, Harum ne ne mmusua nyinaa.
And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.
9 Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yabes a ɔyɛɛ ɔkɛse sen ne nuabarimanom nyinaa. Ne na too no din Yabes, efisɛ onyaa ɔyaw wɔ nʼawo mu.
And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.
10 Yabes ne obi a ɔbɔɔ mpae kyerɛɛ Israel Nyankopɔn se, “Ao, hyira me na trɛw mʼahye mu. Mesrɛ wo, ka me ho wɔ nea mɛyɛ biara mu, na yi me fi ɔhaw ne ɔyaw nyinaa mu.” Na Onyankopɔn yɛɛ nʼabisade no maa no.
And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.
11 Suba nuabarima Kelub woo Mehir. Mehir woo Eston.
And Caleb the brother of Sua beget Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.
12 Eston woo Bet-Rafa, Paseah ne Tehina. Tehina woo Ir-Nahas. Eyinom ne Reka asefo.
And Esthon beget Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.
13 Kenas mmabarima ne Otniel ne Seraia. Otniel mmabarima ne Hatat ne Meonotai.
And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.
14 Meonotai woo Ofra. Na Seraia woo Yoab a ofii Adwumfo Bon ase, efisɛ na adwumfo pii tete hɔ.
Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.
15 Na Yefune babarima Kaleb mmabarima yɛ Iru, Ela ne Naam. Na Ela babarima yɛ Kenas.
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.
16 Yehalelel mmabarima ne Sif ne Sifa, Tiria ne Asarel.
The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and Asrael.
17 Ɛsra mmabarima yɛ Yeter, Mered, Efer ne Yalon. Mered waree Misraimnibea ma ɔwoo Miriam, Samai ne Yisba a ɔbɛyɛɛ Estemoa agya no.
And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he beget Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.
18 Mered nso waree ɔbea a ofi Yuda. Ɔno nso woo Yered a ɔbɛyɛɛ Gedor agya, Heber a ɔyɛ Soko agya, ne Yekutiel a ɔyɛ Sanoa agya. Na wɔfrɛ Mered yere Misraimni no se Bitia a na ɔyɛ Misraimhene babea.
And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife.
19 Na Hodia yere yɛ Naham nuabea. Ne mmabarima no mu baako na ɔwoo Keila a ɔyɛ Garmini na ɔbaako nso woo Estemoa a ɔyɛ Maakatni.
And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.
20 Simon mmabarima ne Amnon, Rina, Ben-Hanan ne Tilon. Na Yisi asefo no ne Sohet ne Ben-Sohet.
The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
21 Na Sela yɛ Yuda mma no mu baako. Na Sela asefo no ne Er a ɔwoo Leka, Lada a ɔwoo Maresa a na wɔyɛ nweratam ho adwuma wɔ Bet-Asbea,
The sons of Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of oath.
22 Yokim, Kosebafo, Yoas, ne Saraf a na wodi Moab ne Yasubi-Lehem so no. Saa din yi nyinaa, wonya fii tete nkyerɛw a na wɔakyerɛw agu hɔ mu.
And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.
23 Na wɔyɛ nkukunwemfo a na wɔte Netaim ne Gedera. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ nnwuma ma ɔhene.
These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.
24 Na Simeon mmabarima no din de Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Serah ne Saulo.
The sons of Simeon: Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:
25 Na Saulo asefo yɛ Salum, Mibsam ne Misma.
Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.
26 Na Misma asefo yɛ Hamuel, Sakur ne Simei.
The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.
27 Simei woo mmabarima dunsia ne mmabea baasia. Ne nuabarimanom de, na wɔn mu biara nni abusua kɛse saa. Ɛno nti, Simeon abusua annɔ te sɛ Yuda abusua no.
The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda.
28 Wɔtenaa Beer-Seba, Molada ne Hasar-Sual,
And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,
29 Bilha, Esem ne Tolad,
And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,
30 Betuel, Horma ne Siklag,
And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,
31 Bet-Markabot, Hasar-Susim, Bet-Biri ne Saaraim. Na saa nkurow yi nyinaa hyɛɛ wɔn ase kosii ɔhene Dawid bere so.
And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
32 Wɔn asefo nso tenaa Etam, Ain, Rimon, Token ne Asan a ɛyɛ nkurow anum yi so,
Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.
33 ne ne nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia no kosii Baal. Na wɔn atenae ni, na wɔahyehyɛ saa din yi nyinaa wɔ wɔn anato nkrataa mu.
And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.
34 Wɔn a wɔka Simeon asefo ho no bi nso ne Mesobab, Yamlek ne Amasia babarima Yosa,
And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josa, the son of Amasias,
35 Yoel, Yosibia babarima Yehu a ɔyɛ Seraia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Asiel babarima,
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,
36 Elioenai, Yaakoba, Yesohaia, Asaia, Adiel, Yesimiel ne Benaia,
And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,
37 Sifi babarima Sisa a nʼagya yɛ Alon babarima, na ɔno yɛ Yedaia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Simri babarima a nʼagya yɛ Semaia.
Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.
38 Din a yɛabobɔ yi yɛ ntuanofo a wɔdeda Simeon mmusuakuw a wɔyɛ adefo no ano no bi.
These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.
39 Wɔkɔɔ Gedor fam a na ɛwɔ obon no apuei fam sɛ wɔrekɔpɛ asase pa ama wɔn mmoa adidi so.
And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.
40 Wonyaa mmoa adidibea pa wɔ hɔ. Na asase no so dwo na basabasayɛ biara nni hɔ. Na Ham asefo no bi akɔtena Gedor fa mu hɔ dedaw.
And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.
41 Yudahene Hesekia bere so no, Simeon ntuanofo no ko dii hɔ so, sɛee Ham ne Meunifo afi pasaa. Wokum obiara a na ɔte hɔ, faa asase no, efisɛ, na wɔpɛ sɛ wonya mmoa didibea pa no.
And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.
42 Akofo no mu ahannum a wofi Simeon abusuakuw mu no kɔɔ bepɔw Seir so, a na Pelatia, Nearia, Refaia ne Usiel a wɔn nyinaa yɛ Yisi mmabarima no na na wodi wɔn anim.
Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:
43 Amalekfo kakra a wɔkae no, wokunkum wɔn nyinaa, faa hɔ, na wɔtenaa hɔ.
And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.
