The Descendants of Judah
1 These are some of the descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Shobal was the father of Reaiah, who was the father of Jahath, the father of Ahumai and Lahad, the ancestors of the people who lived in Zorah.
3-4 Hur was the oldest son of his father Caleb's wife Ephrath, and his descendants founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had three sons: Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam had three sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and one daughter, Hazzelelponi. Penuel founded the city of Gedor, and Ezer founded Hushah.
5 Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6 He and Naarah had four sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. 7 Ashhur and Helah had three sons: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel son of Harum.
9 There was a man named Jabez, who was the most respected member of his family. His mother had given him the name Jabez, because his birth had been very painful. 10 But Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, “Bless me, God, and give me much land. Be with me and keep me from anything evil that might cause me pain.” And God gave him what he prayed for.
Other Family Lists
11 Caleb, the brother of Shuhah, had a son, Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton, 12 who had three sons: Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the founder of the city of Nahash. The descendants of these men lived in Recah.
13 Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons, Hathath and Meonothai. 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of Handcraft Valley, where all the people were skilled workers.
15 Caleb son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And Elah was the father of Kenaz.
16 Jehallelel had four sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17-18 Ezrah had four sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, a daughter of the king of Egypt, and they had a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah founded the town of Eshtemoa. Mered also married a woman from the tribe of Judah, and they had three sons: Jered, who founded the town of Gedor; Heber, founder of the town of Soco; and Jekuthiel, founder of the town of Zanoah.
19 Hodiah married the sister of Naham. Their descendants founded the clan of Garm, which lived in the town of Keilah, and the clan of Maacath, which lived in the town of Eshtemoa.
20 Shimon had four sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
Ishi had two sons: Zoheth and Benzoheth.
The Descendants of Shelah
21 Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea; 22 Jokim and the people who lived in the town of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabite women and then settled in Bethlehem. (These traditions are very old.) 23 They were potters in the service of the king and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah.
The Descendants of Simeon
24 Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25 Shaul's son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was Mishma. 26 Then from Mishma the line descended through Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei. 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his relatives had fewer children, and the tribe of Simeon did not grow as much as the tribe of Judah did.
28 Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. 32 They also lived in five other places: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, 33 and the surrounding villages, as far southwest as the town of Baalath. These are the records which they kept of their families and of the places where they lived.
34-38 The following men were the heads of their clans:
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel,Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel),Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah).Because their families continued to grow, 39 they spread out westward almost to Gerar and pastured their sheep on the eastern side of the valley in which that city is located. 40 They found plenty of fertile pasture lands there in a stretch of open country that was quiet and peaceful. The people who had lived there before were Hamites.
41 In the time of King Hezekiah of Judah, the men named above went to Gerar and destroyed the tents and huts of the people who lived there. They drove the people out and settled there permanently because there was plenty of pasture for their sheep. 42 Five hundred other members of the tribe of Simeon went east to Edom. They were led by the sons of Ishi: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel. 43 There they killed the surviving Amalekites, and they have lived there ever since.
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.
