1 Beniamino generò Bela, suo primogenito, Ashbel il secondo, Aharah il terzo,

2 Nohah il quarto, e Rafa il quinto.

3 I figliuoli di Bela furono: Addar, Ghera, Abihud,

4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

5 Ghera, Scefufan e Huram.

6 Questi sono i figliuoli di Ehud, che erano capi delle famiglie che abitavano Gheba e che furon trasportati schiavi a Manahath.

7 Egli generò Naaman, Ahija e Ghera, che li menò via schiavi; e generò Uzza ed Ahihud.

8 Shaharaim ebbe de’ figliuoli nella terra di Moab dopo che ebbe ripudiate le sue mogli Huscim e Baara.

9 Da Hodesh sua moglie ebbe: Jobab, Tsibia, Mesha, Malcam,

10 Jeuts, Sokia e Mirma. Questi furono i suoi figliuoli, capi di famiglie patriarcali.

11 Da Huscim ebbe: Abitub ed Elpaal.

12 Figliuoli di Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Scemed, che edificò Ono, Lod, e le città che ne dipendevano.

13 Beria e Scema, erano i capi delle famiglie che abitavano Ajalon, e misero in fuga gli abitanti di Gath.

14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadia,

15 Arad, Eder,

16 Micael, Jishpa, Joha erano figliuoli di Beria.

17 Zebadia, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

18 Jshmerai, Jzlia e Jobab erano figliuoli di Elpaal.

19 Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi,

20 Elienai, Tsilletai, Eliel,

21 Adaia, Beraia e Scimrath erano figliuoli di Scimei.

22 Jshpan, Eber, Eliel,

23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,

24 Hanania, Elam, Anthotija,

25 Jfdeia e Penuel erano figliuoli di Shashak.

26 Shamscerai, Sceharia, Atalia,

27 Jaaresia, Elija e Zicri erano figliuoli di Jeroham.

28 Questi erano capi di famiglie patriarcali: capi secondo le loro generazioni; e abitavano a Gerusalemme.

29 Il padre di Gabaon abitava a Gabaon, e sua moglie si chiamava Maaca.

30 Il suo figliuolo primogenito fu Abdon; poi ebbe Tsur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Ghedor, Ahio, Zeker.

31 Mikloth generò Scimea.

32 Anche questi abitarono dirimpetto ai loro fratelli a Gerusalemme coi loro fratelli.

33 Ner generò Kis; Kis generò Saul; Saul generò Gionathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, Eshbaal.

34 Figliuoli di Gionathan: Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal generò Mica.

35 Figliuoli di Mica: Pithon, Melec, Taarea, Ahaz.

36 Ahaz generò Jehoadda; Jehoadda generò Alemeth, Azmaveth e Zimri; Zimri generò Motsa;

37 Motsa generò Binea, che ebbe per figliuolo Rafa, che ebbe per figliuolo Eleasa, che ebbe per figliuolo tsel.

38 Atsel ebbe sei figliuoli, dei quali questi sono i nomi: Azrikam, Bocru, Ishmael, Scearia, Obadia e anan. Tutti questi erano figliuoli di Atsel.

39 Figliuoli di Escek suo fratello: Ulam, il suo primogenito; Jeush il secondo, ed Elifelet il terzo.

40 (8:39) I figliuoli di Ulam furono uomini forti e valorosi, tiratori d’arco; ebbero molti figliuoli e nipoti: entocinquanta. Tutti questi furon discendenti di Beniamino.

1 And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath: 7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive; and he begat Uzza and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam, 10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal. 12 And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns thereof; 13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath; 14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, 16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah, 17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, 18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal, 19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, 21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei, 22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, 23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, 25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak, 26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28 These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife’s name was Maacah; 30 and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 33 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza. 37 And Moza begat Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.