1 Un Jūdas dēli bija Perecs, Hecrons, Karmijs, Hūrs un Šobals. 2 Bet Reaja, Šobala dēls, dzemdināja Jahatu; un Jahats dzemdināja Ahumaju un Lahadu. Šīs ir corātiešu dzimtas. 3 Un šie ir Hūra, Ētama tēva, dēli: Jezreēls, Jišma un Jidbašs, un viņu māsas vārds bija Haclelponija, 4 un Pnuēls, Gedora tēvs, bet Ēzers ir Hušas tēvs. Šie ir Hūra, Efratas pirmdzimtā, Bētlemes tēva, dēli. 5 Un Ašhūram, Tekojas tēvam, bija divas sievas: Helea un Naāra. 6 Un Naāra viņam dzemdēja Ahuzāmu, Heferu, Teimeni un Ahaštari. Šie ir Naāras dēli. 7 Un Heleas dēli bija Cerets, Jihars un Etnans. 8 Un Kocs dzemdināja Anūbu un Cobebahu un Aharhēla, Haruma dēla, dzimtas. 9 Bet Jabecs bija vairāk godāts par saviem brāļiem; un viņa māte bija nosaukusi viņu vārdā Jabecs, sacīdama: "Es viņu esmu sāpēs dzemdējusi." 10 Un Jabecs piesauca Israēla Dievu, sacīdams: "Kaut Tu mani svētīdams svētītu un paplašinātu manas robežas un kaut Tava roka būtu allaž ar mani, un kaut Tu mani pasargātu no nelaimes, ka man nebūtu jācieš sāpes!" Un Dievs lika tam notikt, ko viņš bija lūdzis. 11 Un Helubs, Šuaha brālis, dzemdināja Mehīru, un tas ir Eštona tēvs. 12 Un Eštons dzemdināja Bet-Rafu, Paseahu un Tehinnu, kas bija Īr-Nahašas tēvs. Šie ir Rehas vīri. 13 Un Kenasa dēls bija Otniēls, kā arī Šeraja. Bet Otniēla dēls bija Hatats. 14 Bet Meonotajs dzemdināja Ofru, un Šeraja dzemdināja Joābu, kas bija amatnieku ielejas tēvs, jo tie bija amatnieki. 15 Un Kāleba, Jefunnas dēla, dēli bija Īrus, Ēla un Naāms, un Ēlas dēls bija Kenass. 16 Un Jehaleēla dēli bija Zifs, Zifa, Tirja un Asareēls. 17 Un Ezras dēli bija Jeters, Mereds, Ēfers un Jalons. Un šie ir Bitjas, faraona meitas, dēli, ko Mereds bija apprecējis, viņa dzemdēja Mirjāmu, Šamaju un Jišbahu, Eštemoas tēvu. 18 Bet viņa sieva, kas pati bija no jūdu cilts, dzemdēja Jēredu, Gedora tēvu, un Heberu, Soho tēvu, un Jekutiēlu, Sanoas tēvu. 19 Bet Hodijas sievas, Kegilas tēva, Nahāma māsas dēli bija kāds garmietis un Ēštemoa, maāhatietis. 20 Un Sīmona dēli bija Amnons, Rina, Ben-Hanans, Tilons, un Jišeja dēli bija Zohets un Ben-Zohets. 21 Bet Šelas, Jūdas dēla, dēli bija Gers, kas bija Lehas tēvs, un Laāda, kas bija Marešas tēvs, un linu vērpēju ģimenes no Ašbeas nama, 22 un Jokims, un vīri no Kazebas, arī Joass un Sarafs, kas pārvaldīja Moābu, un Jašubijs-Lehems. Bet tie ir seni nostāsti. 23 Tie bija podnieki un dzīvoja Neteimā un Gederā, tur viņi dzīvoja un kalpoja ķēniņam. 24 Un Simeona dēli bija Nemuēls un Jamīns, Jaribs, Zerahs un Sauls. 25 Un viņa dēls bija Šalums, un tā dēls Mibsāms, un tā dēls Mišma. 26 Un Mišmas dēli bija: Hamuēls - viņa dēls, Zakurs - tā dēls, Šimejs - tā dēls. 27 Bet Šimejam bija sešpadsmit dēli un sešas meitas, bet viņa brāļiem nebija tik daudz dēlu, un viņu dzimtas nepieauga tādā skaitā kā Jūdas. 28 Un tie dzīvoja Bēršebā, Moladā un Hacar-Šualā, 29 Bilhā, Ēcemā un Tolādā, 30 Betuēlā, Hormā un Ciklagā, 31 Bet-Markobotā, Hacar-Susimā, Bet-Birejā un Šaaraimā. Šīs bija viņu pilsētas, kas tiem bija apdzīvojamas līdz ķēniņa Dāvida valdīšanas laikam. 32 Un viņu ciemi bija: Ētama, Ajina, Rimona, Tohena un Ašana, piecas pilsētas. 33 Un viņiem piederēja visi ciemi visapkārt šīm pilsētām līdz pat Baalai. Tās ir viņu apmešanās vietas, un šie ir viņu cilts raksti. 34 Un vēl Mešobabs, Jamleas un Joša, Amacjas dēls, 35 un Joēls un Jehus, abi Jošibjas dēli, tas Serajas dēls, un tas Asiēla dēls, 36 un Ēlihoenajs, Jaākoba, Ješohaja, Asaja, Adiēls, Jesimiēls un Benaja, 37 un Ziza, Šifeja dēls, tas Alona dēls, tas Jedajas dēls, tas Šimrija dēls, un tas Šemajas dēls, 38 tie, kas še nosaukti vārdos, bija savu dzimtu vadoņi, un viņu tēvu nami ļoti pieauga pēc skaita. 39 Un viņi virzījās uz priekšu, noiedami līdz Gedoras apvidum un līdz ielejas austrumu malai, lai meklētu ganības saviem sīklopiem. 40 Viņi arī atrada treknas un labas ganības, un šī zeme bija plaši atvērta uz abām pusēm, klusa un mierīga, jo tie, kas pirms viņiem tur bija apmetušies, bija bijuši no Hama cilts. 41 Un šie vārdos nosauktie devās turp Hiskijas, Jūdas ķēniņa, dzīves laikā, un viņi uzbruka viņu teltīm un mehuniešiem, kas tur atradās, un viņi tos izdeldēja, līdz pat šai dienai, un apmetās viņu vietā, jo tur bija ganības viņu ganāmiem pulkiem. 42 Un viena daļa no viņiem, no Simeona dēliem, kādi pieci simti vīru, devās uz Seīra kalnu zemi, un viņu priekšgalā bija Pelatja, Nearja, Refaja un Usiēls, Jišija dēli. 43 Un viņi iznīcināja tur amalekiešu atlikušos, kas bija izglābušies, un viņi apmetās tur līdz pat šai dienai.
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.
