1 Chronicles 7 – NIRV & ASCB

New International Reader’s Version

1 Chronicles 7:1-40

The Family Line of Issachar

1The sons of Issachar were

Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. The total number of sons was four.

2The sons of Tola were

Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of fighting men who were listed in the history of the family line of Tola was 22,600. That was when David was king.

3The son of Uzzi was

Izrahiah.

The sons of Izrahiah were

Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. 4According to their family history, 36,000 of their men were ready for battle. That’s because they had many wives and children.

5The total number of fighting men who belonged to all the family groups of Issachar was 87,000. The men were listed in their family history.

The Family Line of Benjamin

6The three sons of Benjamin were

Bela, Beker and Jediael.

7The sons of Bela were

Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of sons was five. Their family history listed 22,034 fighting men.

8The sons of Beker were

Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All of them were the sons of Beker. 9Their family history listed the leaders of their families. It also listed 20,200 fighting men.

10The son of Jediael was

Bilhan.

The sons of Bilhan were

Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11All these sons of Jediael were the leaders of their families. There were 17,200 fighting men who were ready to go to war.

12The Shuppites and Huppites belonged to the family line of Ir. The Hushites belonged to the family line of Aher.

The Family Line of Naphtali

13The sons of Naphtali were

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They belonged to the family line of Bilhah.

The Family Line of Manasseh

14Here is the family line of Manasseh.

He had a concubine who was from the land of Aram. She had Asriel and Makir by him. Makir was the father of Gilead. 15Makir married a woman from among the Huppites and Shuppites. He had a sister named Maakah. Another member of Manasseh’s family line was Zelophehad. All he had was daughters. 16Makir’s wife Maakah had a son by him. She named the boy Peresh. He had a brother named Sheresh. The sons of Sheresh were Ulam and Rakem.

17The son of Ulam was

Bedan.

These were the members of the family line of Makir, the son of Manasseh. Gilead was the son of Makir.

18Gilead’s sister was Hammoleketh. She was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.

19The sons of Shemida were

Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

The Family Line of Ephraim

20Here are the members of the family line of Ephraim.

Shuthelah was Ephraim’s son.

Bered was Shuthelah’s son.

Tahath was Bered’s son.

Eleadah was Tahath’s son.

Tahath was Eleadah’s son.

21Zabad was Tahath’s son.

And Shuthelah was Zabad’s son.

Men from Gath killed Ezer and Elead when they went down to steal their livestock. 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them for many days. His relatives came to comfort him. 23Then he slept with his wife. She became pregnant and had a baby boy. Ephraim named him Beriah. That’s because something bad had happened in his family. 24His daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Upper Beth Horon. She also built Uzzen Sheerah.

25Rephah was Beriah’s son.

Resheph was Rephah’s son.

Telah was Resheph’s son.

Tahan was Telah’s son.

26Ladan was Tahan’s son.

Ammihud was Ladan’s son.

Elishama was Ammihud’s son.

27Nun was Elishama’s son.

And Joshua was the son of Nun.

28The lands and settlements of the members of Ephraim’s line included Bethel and the villages around it. Naaran was on the east. Gezer and its villages were on the west. The lands and settlements included Shechem. They also included the villages around Shechem all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The members of the family line of Joseph lived in these towns. Joseph was the son of Israel.

The Family Line of Asher

30The sons of Asher were

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.

31The sons of Beriah were

Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith.

32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham and their sister Shua.

33The sons of Japhlet were

Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.

They were Japhlet’s sons.

34The sons of Shomer were

Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.

35The sons of Shomer’s brother Helem were

Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

36The sons of Zophah were

Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera.

38The sons of Jether were

Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

39The sons of Ulla were

Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

40All of them were members of the family line of Asher. They were the leaders of their families. They were fine men. They were brave fighting men. They were outstanding leaders. The total number of men who were ready for battle was 26,000. They were listed in their family history.

Asante Twi Contemporary Bible

1 Berɛsosɛm 7:1-40

Isakar Asefoɔ

1Na Isakar mmammarima baanan no din de

Tola, Pua, Yasub ne Simron.

2Tola mmammarima no ne:

Usi, Refaia, Yeriel, Yahmai, Yibsam ne Samuel. Na wɔn mu biara yɛ wɔn agyanom mmusua ntuanofoɔ. Ɔhene Dawid ɛberɛ so no, na mmarima dodoɔ a wɔwɔ saa mmusua yi mu a wɔyɛ asraafoɔ no dodoɔ yɛ ɔpeduonu mmienu ne ahansia (22,600).

3Na Usi babarima din de:

Yisrahia.

Na Yisrahia mmammarima din de:

Mikael, Obadia, Yoɛl ne Yisia a na wɔn baanum tuatua mmusua ano. 4Mmarima dodoɔ a na wɔwɔ hɔ a wɔyɛ asraafoɔ no dodoɔ yɛ ɔpeduasa nsia. Na wɔn baanum no nyinaa yerenom ne wɔn mmammarima yɛ bebree.

5Mmarima a na wɔwɔ hɔ a wɔfiri Isakar mmusua no nyinaa mu a wɔyɛ asraafoɔ no dodoɔ yɛ ɔpeduɔwɔtwe nson (87,000). Wɔtwerɛɛ wɔn nyinaa din nnidisoɔ nnidisoɔ guu wɔn abusuadua krataa mu.

Benyamin Asefoɔ

6Na Benyamin mmammarima baasa no din de:

Bela, Beker ne Yediael.

7Na Bela mmammarima yɛ:

Esbon, Usi, Usiel, Yerimot ne Iri. Na saa akofoɔ baanum yi yɛ mmusua ntuanofoɔ. Nnipa a wɔfiri wɔn asefoɔ mu yɛɛ asraafoɔ no dodoɔ yɛ ɔpeduonu mmienu ne aduasa ɛnan (22,034). Wɔtwerɛɛ wɔn nyinaa din guu wɔn abusuadua krataa mu.

8Na Beker mmammarima din de:

Semira, Yoas, Elieser, Elioenai, Omri, Yeremot, Abia, Anatot ne Alemet. 9Sɛdeɛ na wɔn abusuadua kyerɛ no, na wɔn abusua ntuanofoɔ akyi no, wɔn asefoɔ ɔpeduonu ne ahanu (20,200) wɔ hɔ a wɔtumi dɔm sraa.

10Na Yediael babarima ne:

Bilhan.

Na Bilhan mmammarima ne:

Yeus, Benyamin, Ehud, Kenaana, Setan, Tarsis ne Ahisahar. 11Na wɔyɛ Yediael mmusua no mu ntuanofoɔ a wɔn asefoɔ a na wɔka wɔn ho a wɔtumi dɔm sraa no dodoɔ yɛ ɔpedunson ne ahanu (17,200).

12Na Ir mmammarima ne Supim, ne Hupim. Aher na ɔwoo Husim.

Naftali Asefoɔ

13Na Naftali mmammarima yɛ:

Yahsiel, Guni, Yeser ne Salum. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ Yakob yere Bilha asefoɔ.

Manase Asefoɔ

14Manase mmammarima a ɔne ne mpena Aramni wowoo wɔn ne Asriel ne Makir. Makir na ɔwoo Gilead. 15Makir pɛɛ ɔyerenom maa Hupim ne Supim. Na wɔfrɛ Makir nuabaa Maaka. Na Makir asefoɔ no mu baako a wɔfrɛ no Selofehad wowoo mmammaa nko ara. 16Makir yere Maaka woo ɔbabarima a ɔtoo no edin Peres. Na ne nuabarima din de Seres. Peres mmammarima din de Ulam ne Rekem.

17Na Ulam babarima din de:

Bedan.

Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ Gileadfoɔ a wɔyɛ Manase babarima Makir asefoɔ.

18Makir nuabaa Moleket woo Is-Hod, Abieser ne Mahla.

19Na Semida mmammarima yɛ:

Ahian, Sekem, Likhi ne Aniam.

Efraim Asefoɔ

20Efraim asefoɔ ne:

Sutela, Bered, Tahat, Elada,

Tahat, 21Sabad ne Sutela.

Wɔkunkumm Efraim mmammarima Eser ne Elad wɔ Gat, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔwia nyɛmmoa firi akuafoɔ a wɔbɛn hɔ no. 22Wɔn agya Efraim suu wɔn kyɛree yie, na nʼabusuafoɔ bɛkyekyeree ne werɛ. 23Ɛno akyi, Efraim kɔɔ ne yere ho, na ɔnyinsɛnee, woo ɔbabarima. Efraim too no edin Beria ɛsiane abɛbrɛsɛ a nʼabusuafoɔ faa mu no enti. 24Efraim woo ɔbabaa too no edin Seer. Ɔno na ɔkyekyeree nkuro Bet-Horon Anafoɔ, Atifi ne Usen-Seera.

25Efraim asefoɔ nnidisoɔ ne Refa, Resef, Tela, Tahan

26Ladan, Amihud, Elisama, 27Nun ne Yosua.

28Efraim asefoɔ no tenaa asase Bet-El ne ne nkurotoɔ a atwa afa anafoɔ fam, Naaran a ɛda apueeɛ fam, Geser ne ne nkuraaseɛ a ɛda atɔeɛ fam ne Sekem ne ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia, kɔfa atifi fam, de kɔsi Aya a nkuraaseɛ ka ho no so. 29Manase hyeɛ so no, na nkuro a ɛdeda hɔ yɛ Bet-Sean, Taanak, Megido, Dor ne wɔn nkuraase a atwa ho ahyia no. Israel ba Yosef asefoɔ tenaa saa nkuro yi so.

Aser Asefoɔ

30Na Aser mmammarima yɛ:

Yimna, Yiswa, Yiswi ne Beria. Na wɔwɔ nuabaa a ne din de Sera.

31Na Beria mmammarima din de:

Heber ne Malkiel a ɔwoo Birsait no.

32Na Heber mmammarima din de Yaflet, Somer ne Hotam. Na wɔwɔ nuabaa a ne din de Sua.

33Na Yaflet mmammarima din de:

Pasak, Bimhal ne Aswat.

34Na Semer mmammarima din de:

Ahi, Rohga, Hubah ne Aram.

35Na ne nuabarima Helem mmammarima din de:

Sofa, Yimna, Seles ne Amal.

36Na Sofa mmammarima din de:

Suah, Harnefer, Sual, Beri, Yimra, 37Beser, Hod, Sama, Silsa, Yitran ne Beera.

38Na Yeter mmammarima din de:

Yefune, Pispa ne Ara.

39Na Ula mmammarima din de:

Arah, Haniel ne Risia.

40Na Aser asefoɔ no mu biara yɛ wɔn agyanom abusua ɔdaanoni. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ akofoɔ pa ne ntuanofoɔ a wɔdi mu. Na mmarima ɔpeduonu nsia (26,000) na wɔwɔ hɔ a wɔatwerɛ wɔn din agu wɔn mmusuadua nwoma mu a wɔyɛ akofoɔ a wɔagye edin.