1 Os descendentes de Judá foram: Perez, Hezrom, Carmi, Hur e Sobal.
2 Reaías, filho de Sobal, gerou Jaate. Jaate gerou Aumai e Laade. Esses foram os clãs dos zoratitas.
3 Os descendentes de Etã foram: Jezreel, Isma e Idbás, sua irmã Hazelelponi, 4 Penuel, pai de Gedor, e Ézer, pai de Husá. Todos esses foram descendentes de Hur, o filho mais velho de Efrata, antepassado de Belém.
5 Asur, pai de Tecoa, teve duas esposas: Helá e Naará. 6 Naará deu à luz Auzã, Héfer, Temeni e Haastari. 7 Helá deu à luz Zerete, Izar, Etnã 8 e Coz, antepassado de Anube, Zobeba e todos os clãs de Aarel, filho de Harum.
9 Havia um homem chamado Jabez, mais respeitado que qualquer um de seus irmãos. Sua mãe lhe deu o nome de Jabez, porque disse: "Eu o dei à luz com muita dor". 10 Jabez orou ao Deus de Israel: "Ah, como seria bom se me abençoasses e expandisses meu território! Sê comigo em tudo que eu fizer e guarda-me de todo mal e aflição!". E Deus atendeu a seu pedido.
11 Quelube, irmão de Suá, gerou Meir. Meir gerou Estom. 12 Estom gerou Bete-Rafa, Paseia e Teína. Teína gerou Ir-Naás. Esses foram os habitantes de Reca.
13 Os filhos de Quenaz foram: Otniel e Seraías. Os filhos de Otniel foram: Hatate e Meonotai. 14 Meonotai gerou Ofra. Seraías gerou Joabe, fundador de Ge-Harasim, assim chamada porque seus habitantes eram artesãos.
15 Os filhos de Calebe, filho de Jefoné, foram: Iru, Elá e Naã. O filho de Elá foi Quenaz.
16 Os filhos de Jealelel foram: Zife, Zifa, Tiria e Asareel.
17 Os filhos de Ezra foram: Jéter, Merede, Éfer e Jalom. Uma das esposas de Merede deu à luz Miriã, Samai e Isbá, pai de Estemoa. 18 Ele se casou com uma mulher de Judá que deu à luz Jerede, pai de Gedor, Héber, pai de Socó, e Jecutiel, pai de Zanoa. Merede também se casou com Bitia, filha do faraó, e ela lhe deu filhos.
19 A esposa de Hodias era irmã de Naã. Um de seus filhos gerou Queila, o garmita, e o outro gerou Estemoa, o maacatita.
20 Os filhos de Simão foram: Amnom, Rina, Ben-Hanã e Tilom.
Os filhos de Isi foram: Zoete e Ben-Zoete.
21 Os descendentes de Selá, filho de Judá, foram: Er, pai de Leca; Laada, pai de Maressa; os clãs dos que trabalham com linho em Bete-Asbeia; 22 Joquim; os homens de Cozeba; Joás e Sarafe, que governaram Moabe e Jasubi-Leém. Esses nomes vêm de registros antigos. 23 Eram oleiros que habitavam em Netaim e em Gederá e que trabalhavam para o rei.
24 Os filhos de Simeão foram: Jemuel, Jamim, Jaribe, Zoar e Saul.
25 Os descendentes de Saul foram: Salum, Mibsão e Misma.
26 Os descendentes de Misma foram: Hamuel, Zacur e Simei.
27 Simei teve dezesseis filhos e seis filhas, mas nenhum de seus irmãos teve uma família grande. Por isso a tribo de Simeão nunca chegou a ser tão numerosa quanto a tribo de Judá.
28 Habitavam em Berseba, Moladá, Hazar-Sual, 29 Bila, Azém, Tolade, 30 Betuel, Hormá, Ziclague, 31 Bete-Marcabote, Hazar-Susim, Bete-Biri e Saaraim. Essas cidades permaneceram sob seu controle até o tempo do rei Davi. 32 Seus descendentes também habitavam em Etã, Aim, Rimom, Toquém e Asã, cinco cidades 33 com os povoados ao seu redor, até Baalate. Esse era seu território, e esses nomes estão listados em seus registros genealógicos.
34 Outros descendentes de Simeão foram: Mesobabe, Janleque, Josa, filho de Amazias; 35 Joel, Jeú, filho de Josibias, filho de Seraías, filho de Asiel; 36 Elioenai, Jaacobá, Jesoaías, Asaías, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaia 37 e Ziza, filho de Sifi, filho de Alom, filho de Jedaías, filho de Sinri e filho de Semaías.
38 Esses foram os nomes de alguns dos chefes dos clãs de Simeão. Suas famílias cresceram muito 39 e mudaram-se para a região de Gerar, na parte leste do vale, à procura de pastos para seus rebanhos. 40 Encontraram ali muitas pastagens boas, e a terra era ampla, tranquila e pacífica.
Alguns dos descendentes de Cam tinham vivido naquela região. 41 Mas, durante o reinado de Ezequias, rei de Judá, esses líderes de Simeão invadiram a região e destruíram completamente as habitações dos descendentes de Cam e dos meunitas. Hoje não resta vestígio deles. Mataram todos que viviam ali e tomaram a terra para si, pois queriam bons pastos para seus rebanhos. 42 Quinhentos homens da tribo de Simeão invadiram o monte Seir, liderados por Pelatias, Nearias, Refaías e Uziel, filhos de Isi. 43 Destruíram os amalequitas que haviam sobrevivido, e habitam ali até hoje.
1 The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.
2 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons "of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father "of Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, "saying, "I gave birth to him in pain."
10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.
11 Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. "These were the men of Rekah.
13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. [^5]
14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim. "It was called this because its people were skilled workers.
15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered's wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.
19 The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.
20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.)
23 They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.
24 The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;
25 Shallum was Shaul's son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.
26 The descendants of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.
28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.
32 Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan —five towns —
33 and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. "These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38 The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
39 and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.
40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.
41 The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed "them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
42 And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.
43 They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.