The Genealogy of Saul the Benjamite
1Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn,
Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,
2Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.
3The sons of Bela were:
Addar, Gera, Abihud,8:3 Or Gera the father of Ehud 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.
6These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:
7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.
12The sons of Elpaal:
Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages), 13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
28All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29Jeiel8:29 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel. the father8:29 Father may mean civic leader or military leader. of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.
His wife’s name was Maakah, 30and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,8:30 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner. Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker 32and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.8:33 Also known as Ish-Bosheth
34The son of Jonathan:
Merib-Baal,8:34 Also known as Mephibosheth who was the father of Micah.
35The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melek, Tarea and Ahaz.
36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza. 37Moza was the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.
38Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39The sons of his brother Eshek:
Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third. 40The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.
All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
Benyamin Asefoɔ
1Benyamin mmammarima na ɛdidi soɔ yi:
Bela (abakan), Asbel, Ahra,
2Noha ne Rafha.
3Bela mmammarima yɛ:
Adar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abisua, Naaman, Ahoa, 5Gera, Sefufan ne Huram.
6Ehud mmammarima, mmusua ntuanofoɔ, a na wɔte Geba a wɔpamoo wɔn firii hɔ kɔɔ Manahat nie:
7Naaman, Ahiya ne Gera. Gera a na ɔyɛ Usa ne Ahihud agya no na ɛberɛ a wɔretu no, ɔdii wɔn anim.
8Saharaim gyaee ne yerenom Husim ne Baara akyi no, ɔwoo mma wɔ Moab asase so. 9Ne yere foforɔ Hodes woo Yobab, Sibia, Mesa, Malkam, 10Yeus, Sakia ne Mirma. Saa mmammarima yi bɛyɛɛ mmusua ntuanofoɔ. 11Na Saharaim yere Husim awo Abitub ne Elpaal dada.
12Elpaal mmammarima yɛ:
Eber, Misam ne Semed a ɔkyekyeree Ono ne Lod ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ no, 13Beria ne Sema. Na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofoɔ a na wɔte Ayalon, na wɔpamoo ɔmanfoɔ a wɔte Gat no.
14Beria mmammarima yɛ Ahio, Sasak, Yeremot, 15Sebadia, Arad, Eder, 16Mikael, Yispa ne Yoha.
17Elpaal mmammarima yɛ Sebadia, Mesulam, Hiski, Heber, 18Ismerai, Yislia ne Yobab.
19Simei mmammarima yɛ Yakim, Sikri, Sabdi, 20Elienai, Siletai, Eliel, 21Adaia, Beraia ne Simrat.
22Sasak mmammarima yɛ Yispan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Sikri, Hanan, 24Hanania, Elam, Antotia, 25Yifdeia ne Penuel.
26Yeroham mmammarima yɛ: Samserai, Seharia, Atalia, 27Yaaresia, Elia ne Sikri.
28Yeinom ne agyanom mmusua ntuanofoɔ a wɔatwerɛ wɔn din wɔ wɔn mu biara abusuadua nkrataa mu. Na wɔn nyinaa tenaa Yerusalem.
Saulo Abusua
29Yeiel (Gibeon agya) tenaa Gibeon. Na ne yere din de Maaka 30a na ne babarima piesie din de Abdon. Na Yeiel mmammarima a wɔaka no din de Sur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Seker, 32ne Miklot a ɔyɛ Simea agya. Na saa mmusuafoɔ yi tete bemmɛn wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ Yerusalem.
33Ner na ɔwoo Kis. Kis na ɔwoo Saulo, Saulo na ɔwoo Yonatan, Malki-Sua, Abinadab ne Esbaal.
34Yonatan babarima ne:
Merib-Baal (anaa Mefiboset) na Merib-Baal woo Mika.
35Mika mmammarima ne:
Piton, Melek, Tarea ne Ahas.
36Ahas woo Yehoada na Yehoada woo Alemet, Asmawet ne Simri. Na Simri woo Mosa. 37Mosa woo Binea. Binea woo Rafha. Rafha woo Elasa. Elasa woo Asel.
38Asel woo mmammarima baasia a wɔne:
Asrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia ne Hanan. Na yeinom yɛ Asel mma.
39Na Asel nuabarima Esek wɔ mmammarima baasa a wɔne
Ulam a ɔyɛ abakan, Yeus a ɔtɔ so mmienu ne Elifelet a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa. 40Ulam mmammarima nyinaa yɛ akofoɔ a wɔakwadare wɔ akodie mu, na wɔyɛ agyantofoɔ toamfom. Na wɔwɔ mma ne mmanananom bebree a na wɔn nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ ɔha aduonum.
Yeinom nyinaa yɛ Benyamin asefoɔ.
