Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
Wycliffe
Translated from the Latin in the 14th century
[1]Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde, [2]Naua the fourthe, and Rapha the fyuethe. [3]And the sones of Bale weren Addoar, and Jera, and Abyud, and Abisue, [4]and Noemany, and Acte, [5]but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram. [6]These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath. [7]Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud; [8]forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues; [9]sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna; [10]tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees. [11]Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal. [12]Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis; [13]forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth; [14]and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth, [15]and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder, [16]and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria, [17]and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi, [18]and Heber, and Jesamary, and Jezlia, and Jobab helpiden `in this iurney ayens men of Geth. The sones of Elphaal weren Jachym, [19]and Jechri, [20]and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay, [21]and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan, [22]and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon, [23]and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam, [24]and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel; [25]the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray, [26]and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia, [27]and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream. [28]These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem. [29]Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf; [30]and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, [31]and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth. [32]Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren. [33]Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal. [34]Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha. [35]The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz. [36]And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry. [37]Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel. [38]Sotheli Asel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Esricham, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Abadia, Aman; alle these weren the sones of Asel. [39]Forsothe the sones of Asa, his brothir, weren Vlam, the firste gendride sone, and Hus, the secounde, and Eliphales, the thridde. [40]And the sones of Vlam weren strongeste men, and beendynge a bouwe with greet strength, and hauynge many sones, and sones of sones, til to an hundrid and fifti. Alle these weren the sones of Beniamyn.
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Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
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