1 K o nga tama a Hura: ko Parete, ko Heterono, ko Karami, ko Huru, ko Hopara.

The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 N a whanau ake ta Reaia, ta te tama a Hopara; ko Iahata. Whanau ake ta Iahata, ko Ahumai, ko Rahara. Ko nga hapu enei o nga Torati.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

3 N a, ko nga tama enei a te papa o Etama; ko Ietereere, ko Ihima, ko Iripaha; ko te ingoa ano o to ratou tuahine, ko Haterereponi;

These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi;

4 K o Penuere papa o Keroro, me Etere papa o Huhaha. Ko nga tama enei a Huru a te matamua a Eparata papa o Peterehema.

and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem.

5 N a tokorua nga wahine a Ahuru papa o Tekoa; ko Heraha, ko Naara.

And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 N a whanau ake a raua ko Naara; ko Ahutama, ko Hewhere, ko Temeni, ko Haahahatari, Ko nga tama enei a Naara.

Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

7 N a ko nga tama a Heraha; ko Terete, ko Ietoara, ko Etenana.

The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan;

8 A whanau ake a Koto; ko Anupu, ko Topepa, me nga hapu o Aharahere tama a Harumu.

and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9 N a nui atu te ingoa o Tapete i to ona tuakana, teina; i huaina ano hoki tona ingoa e tona whaea ko Tapete; i mea ia, No te mea i mamae toku ngakau i a ia i whanau i roto i ahau.

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

10 A i karanga a Tapete ki te Atua o Iharaira, i mea, Aue! me i pono rawa tau manaaki moku, me i whakanuia e koe te wahi moku, kia tata mai ano hoki tou ringa ki ahau, kia araia atu hoki e koe te kino i ahau, kei mamae toku ngakau! Na ka homai e te Atua tana i inoi ai.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.

11 N a whanau ake ta Kerupu, ta te teina o Hua ko Mehiri; ko te papa ia o Ehetono.

Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 W hanau ake ta Ehetono; ko Peterapa, ko Pahea, ko Tehina papa o Irinahaha. Ko nga tangata enei o Rekaha.

And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.

13 N a, ko nga tama a Kenaha; ko Otoniere, ko Heraia: na, ko nga tama a Otoniere; ko Hatata.

The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath,

14 N a, whanau ake ta Meonotai, ko Opora: whanau ake ta Heraia, ko Ioapa matua o Keharahimi; he hunga mohio ratou ki te mahi.

and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

15 N a, ko nga tama a Karepe tama a Iepune; ko Iru, ko Eraha, ko Naama: me nga tama a Eraha; ara a Kenaha.

The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.

16 M e nga tama a Ieharereere; ko Tiwhi, ko Tipaha, ko Tiria, ko Atareere.

The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 N a, ko nga tama a Etera: ko Ietere, ko Merere, ko Epere, ko Tarono: a whanau ake ana; ko Miriama, ko Hamai, ko Ihipa, papa o Ehetemoa.

The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18 A whanau ake a tana wahine, a Iehuria; ko Iarere papa o Keroro, ko Hepere papa o Hoko, ko Iekutiere papa o Tanoa. Ko nga tama enei a Pitia, tamahine a Parao i riro nei i a Merere.

(His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

19 A , ko nga tama a te wahine a Horiia, tuahine o Nahama, ko te papa o Keira Karami, me Ehetemoa Maakati.

The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20 N a, ko nga tama a Himono, ko Amanono, ko Rina, ko Penehanana, ko Tirono. Na, ko nga tama a Ihi; ko Tohete, ko Penetohete.

And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 K o nga tama a Heraha tama a Hura; ko Ere papa o Reka, ko Raara papa o Mareha, me nga hapu o te whare o nga kaimahi rinena, o te whare o Ahapea;

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea;

22 M e Tokimi, me nga tangata o Kotepa, me Ioaha, me Harapa, ko nga rangatira nei enei o Moapa, me Tahupi Reheme. Na he korero nonamata enei.

also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the records are ancient.

23 K o enei nga kaihanga rihi, me nga tangata i noho ki Netaimi, ki Keteraha: i noho ratou ki reira ki te kingi ki ana mahi.

These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work. The Family of Simeon

24 K o nga tama a Himiona; ko Nemuere, ko Iamini, ko Iaripi, ko Tera, ko Haora:

The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul,

25 K o tana tama ko Harumu; ko tana tama ko Mipihama; ko tana tama ko Mihima.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.

26 A , ko nga tama a Mihima; ko tana tama ko Hamuere; ko tana tama ko Takuru; ko tana tama ko Himei.

And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son.

27 N a kotahi tekau ma ono nga tama a Himei, tokoono nga tamahine; kihai ia i tokomaha nga tamariki a ona tuakana, kihai hoki o ratou hapu katoa i nui haere, kihai i rite ki nga tama a Hura.

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

28 N a, ko o ratou nohoanga, i Peerehepa, i Morara, i Hatarahuara;

They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

29 I Piriha, i Ateme, i Torara;

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30 I Petuere, i Horema, i Tikiraka;

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31 I Petemarakapoto, i Hatarahuhimi, i Petepirei, i Haaraimi. Ko o ratou pa enei, a tae noa ki te kingitanga o Rawiri.

Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

32 N a, ko o ratou kainga, ko Etama, ko Aina, ko Rimono, ko Tokene, ko Ahana; e rima nga pa:

And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities—

33 M e o ratou kainga katoa i nga taha katoa o aua pa ra ano, tae noa ki Paara. Ko o ratou nohoanga enei, a kei a ratou to ratou whakapapa.

and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy:

34 M e Mehopapa ano, ratou ko Tamareke, ko Hoha tama a Amatia;

Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

35 K o Hoera, ko Iehu tama a Tohipia, tama a Heraia, tama a Ahiere;

Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

36 K o Erioenai, ko Taakopa, ko Hehohaia, ko Ahaia, ko Ariere, ko Tehimiere, ko Penaia;

Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah;

37 K o Tita tama a Hipi, tama a Arono, tama a Ieraia, tama a Himiri, tama a Hemaia:

Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—

38 K o enei, kua whakahuatia nei o ratou ingoa, he rangatira no o ratou hapu. I nui haere ano nga whare o o ratou matua.

these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.

39 I haere hoki ratou ki te tapokoranga atu ki Keroro, ki te rawhiti ra ano o te raorao, ki te rapu haerenga mo a ratou kahui.

So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40 A ka kitea e ratou he haerenga momona, he wahi pai, he whenua whanui ano, ata takoto rangimarie; no Hama hoki te hunga i noho ki reira i mua.

And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

41 N a ko te haerenga mai o te hunga kua tuhituhia nei o ratou ingoa i nga ra o Hetekia kingi o Hura, patua iho e ratou o ratou teneti me nga Meunimi, i kitea ki reira, huna rawatia iho hoki ratou taea noatia tenei ra, noho iho ana ki to ratou wahi; no te mea he haerenga i reira mo a ratou hipi.

These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there.

42 N a, ko etahi o ratou, ara o nga tama a Himiona, e rima rau tangata, i haere ki Maunga Heira, ko o ratou rangatira ko Peratia, ko Nearia, ko Repaia, ko Utiere, he tama enei na Ihi.

Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

43 A patua iho e ratou nga oranga o nga Amareki i mawhiti i mua: noho ana i reira a taea noatia tenei ra.

And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.