The Descendants of Judah
1 Judah was the father of five sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Shobal was the father of Reaiah, the grandfather of Jahath, and the great-grandfather of Ahumai and Lahad. These men all belonged to the Zorathite clan.
3-4 Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath. Some of his descendants settled the town of Bethlehem. Hur's other descendants included Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and his daughter was Hazzelelponi. Penuel settled the town of Gedor, and Ezer settled the town of Hushah.
5 Ashhur, who settled the town of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah. 6 Ashhur and Naarah were the parents of Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. 7 Ashhur and Helah were the parents of Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz, the father of Anub and Zobebah, was also the ancestor of the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9 Jabez was a man who got his name because of the pain he caused his mother during birth. But he was still the most respected son in his family. 10 One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.” And God did just what Jabez had asked.
11 Chelub was the brother of Shuhah and the father of Mehir. Later, Mehir had a son, Eshton, 12 whose three sons were Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. It was Tehinnah who settled the town of Nahash. These men and their families lived in the town of Recah.
13 Kenaz was the father of Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel had two sons: Hathath and Meonothai, 14 who was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, who settled a place called “Valley of Crafts” because the people who lived there were experts in making things.
15 Caleb son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah was the father of Kenaz.
16 Jehallelel was the father of Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17-18 Ezrah was the father of Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered was married to Bithiah the daughter of the king of Egypt. They had a daughter named Miriam and two sons: Shammai and Ishbah. It was Ishbah who settled the town of Eshtemoa. Mered was also married to a woman from the tribe of Judah, and their sons were Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered settled the town of Gedor; Heber settled the town of Soco; and Jekuthiel settled the town of Zanoah.
19 A man named Hodiah was married to the sister of Naham. Hodiah's descendants included Keilah of the Garmite clan and Eshtemoa of the Maacathite clan.
20 Shimon was the father of Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
Ishi was the father of Zoheth and Benzoheth.
21-22 Judah also had a son named Shelah, whose descendants included Jokim and the people of the town of Cozeba, as well as Er who settled the town of Lecah and Laadah who settled the town of Mareshah. The people who lived in Beth-Ashbea were also descendants of Shelah, and they were experts in weaving cloth. Shelah was the ancestor of Joash and Saraph, two men who married Moabite women and then settled near Bethlehem —but these family records are very old. 23 The members of these clans were the potters who lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.
The Descendants of Simeon
24 Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25 The descendants of Shaul included his son Shallum, his grandson Mibsam, and his great-grandson Mishma. 26 The descendants of Mishma included his son Hammuel, his grandson Zaccur, and his great-grandson Shimei. 27 Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. But his brothers did not have as many children, so the Simeon tribe was smaller than the Judah tribe.
28-31 Before David became king, the people of the Simeon tribe lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. 32 They also lived in the five villages of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, 33 as well as in the nearby villages as far as the town of Baal. These are the places where Simeon's descendants had settled, according to their own family records.
34-38 As their families and clans became larger, the people of Simeon had the following leaders: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. 39 When the people needed more pastureland for their flocks and herds, they looked as far as the eastern side of the valley where the town of Gerar is located, 40 and they found a lot of good pastureland that was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites, 41 but when Hezekiah was king of Judah, the descendants of Simeon attacked and forced the Hamites and Meunites off the land, then settled there.
42 Some time later, 500 men from the Simeon tribe went into Edom under the command of Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel the sons of Ishi. 43 They killed the last of the Amalekites and lived there from then on.
Jūdas pēcnācēji
1 Jūdas dēli bija Perecs, Hecrons, Karmī, Hūrs un Šobāls. 2 Šobāla dēls bija Reāja, viņš bija Jahata tēvs, Jahats bija Ahūmaja un Lahada tēvs. Šī ir coriešu dzimta.
3 Viņu tēvs bija Ētāms – no viņa cēlies Jizreēls, Jišma un Jidbašs, viņu māsas vārds bija Celelponī. 4 Penuēls bija Gdoras tēvs, Ezers bija Hūšas tēvs. Šie ir Hūra, Efrāta pirmdzimtā, Betlēmes tēva, dēli. 5 Ašhūram, Tekoas tēvam, bija divas sievas – Hela un Naara. 6 Naara viņam dzemdēja Ahuzāmu, Hēferu, Tēmānu un Ahaštārī. Viņi ir Naaras dēli. 7 Helas dēli bija Cerets, Jichārs un Etnāns. 8 Kocs bija Hārūma dzimtu Ānūba, Cobēba un Aharhēla tēvs.
9 Jaabēcs bija godājamākais no brāļiem, viņa māte tam deva vārdu Jaabēcs , sacīdama: “Sāpēs es viņu dzemdēju!” 10 Jaabēcs piesauca Israēla Dievu, sacīdams: “Svētī mani bagātīgi un paplašini manas robežas, lai tava roka ir ar mani – sargi mani no ļauna, lai nesāp mana sirds!” Un Dievs lika notikt tam, ko viņš lūdza.
11 Šūhas brālis Kelūbs bija Mehīra tēvs, viņš ir Eštona tēvs, 12 Eštons bija Bēt-Rāfas, Pāsēha un Tehinnas tēvs, kas bija Īr-Nāhāšas tēvs. Šie ir Rēhas vīri.
13 Kenaza dēli – Otniēls un Serāja, Otniēla dēli bija Hatats un Meonotajs. 14 Meonotajs bija Ofras tēvs, un Serāja bija Joāba tēvs, kas bija Gē-Harašīma tēvs, jo tie bija amatnieki.
15 Kāleba, Jefunnes dēla, dēli bija – Īru, Ēla un Naams. Ēla dēls bija Kenazs. 16 Jehallelēla dēli bija Zīfs, Zīfa, Tīrja un Asarēls. 17 Ezras dēli – Jeters, Mereds, Ēfers un Jālons. Viņa ieņēma Mirjāmu, Šammaju un Jišbahu, Eštmo tēvu, – 18 viņa sieva, kas bija jūdiete, dzemdēja Jeredu, Gdoras tēvu, un Heberu, Soho tēvu, un Jekūtiēlu, Zānoha tēvu. Šie ir faraona meitas Bitjas, kuru apprecēja Mereds, dēli.
19 Hodijas sievas, Nahama māsas, dēli – Keīla, garmiešu tēvs, un maahietis Eštmo. 20 Šimona dēli – Amnons, Rinna, Ben-Hānāns un Tīlons. Jišī dēli – Zohēts un Ben-Zohēts. 21 Šēlas, Jūdas dēla, dēli – Gērs, Lēha tēvs, un Lada, Mārēša tēvs, kā arī linu darinātāju dzimtas no Bēt-Ašbes, 22 un Jokīms un Kozēbas vīri, Joāšs un Sārāfs, kuri pārvaldīja Moābu un atgriezās Betlēmē – pēc seniem nostāstiem. 23 Viņi bija podnieki un dzīvoja Netaīmā un Gedērā, tur viņi dzīvoja un strādāja ķēniņa labā.
Šimona pēcnācēji
(1Moz 46:10)24 Šimona dēli bija Nemuēls, Jāmīns, Jārībs, Zerahs, Sauls; 25 viņa dēls Šallūms, viņa dēls – Mibsāms, viņa dēls Mišma. 26 Mišmas dēls bija Hammuēls, viņa dēls Zakūrs, viņa dēls Šimī. 27 Šimī bija sešpadsmit dēli un sešas meitas, bet viņa brāļiem nebija daudz dēlu, un arī visa dzimta nepieauga tādā skaitā kā Jūdas dēli.
28 Viņi dzīvoja Bēršebā, Molādā un Hacar-Šuālā, 29 Bilhā, Ecemā, Toladā, 30 Betuēlā, Hormā un Ciklagā, 31 Bēt-Markabotā, Hacar-Sūsā, Bēt-Birī un Šaaraimā. Šīs bija viņu pilsētas līdz Dāvida valdīšanas sākumam. 32 Viņu ciemi bija: Ētāma, Aina, Rimmona, Tohena un Āšāna – piecas pilsētas. 33 Viņiem piederēja visi ciemi pie šīm pilsētām līdz Baalai. Tās ir vietas, kur viņi dzīvoja, un viņiem bija uzrakstīti cilts raksti – 34 Mešobābs, Jamlēhs, Joša, Amacjāhu dēls, 35 Joēls, Jehus, Jošibja dēls, Serājas dēls, Asiēla dēls, 36 un Eljoēnajs, Jaakoba, Jošohāja, Asāja, Adiēls, Jesīmiēls, Benājāhu, 37 Zīza, Šifī dēls, Allona dēls, Jedājas dēls, Šimrī dēls, Šemajas dēls. 38 Šie, kuru vārdi ir nosaukti, bija savu dzimtu augstmaņi, un viņu tēvu nams kļuva jo stiprs. 39 Savām avīm ganības meklēdami, tie gāja un nonāca Gdorā, ielejas austrumos. 40 Viņi atrada leknas un labas ganības, zeme bija ļoti plaša, klusa un mierīga. Pirms tam tur bija dzīvojuši Hāma dēli. 41 Šie, kuru vārdi ir uzrakstīti, nāca Jūdas ķēniņa Hizkijas laikā un izkāva turienes hāmiešu un māoniešu apmetnes, un tos iznīcināja. Tālab līdz šai dienai viņi dzīvo to vietā, jo tur viņiem ir ganības. 42 Pieci simti vīru no Šimona dēliem devās uz Seīra kalnu, un viņu vadītāji bija Pelatja, Naarja, Refāja un Uziēls, Jišī dēli. 43 Viņi apkāva atlikušos amālēkiešus un dzīvo tur līdz šai dienai.
