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18 And Kalev Ben Chetzron fathered by Azuvah his isha, and by Yeriot; her banim are these; Yesher, and Shovav, and Ardon.
19 And when Azuvah was dead, Kalev took [as isha] unto him Ephrat, which bore him Chur.
20 And Chur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Betzale’el.
21 And afterward Chetzron went in to the Bat Machir avi Gil’ad, whom he married when his age was threescore shanim; and she bore him Seguv.
22 And Seguv fathered Yair, who had three and twenty towns in Eretz Gil’ad.
23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with Chavvot Yair, from them, with Kenat, and the towns thereof, even threescore towns. All these belonged to the Bnei Machir avi Gil’ad.
24 And after that Chetzron was dead in Kalev Ephratah, then Aviyah Chetzron’s isha bore him Ashchur avi Tekoa.
25 And the Bnei Yerachme’el the bechor of Chetzron were Ram the bechor, and Bunah, and Oren, and Otzem, and Achiyah.
26 Yerachme’el had also another isha, whose shem was Atarah; she was the em of Onam.
27 And the Bnei Ram the bechor of Yerachme’el were Ma’atz, and Yamin, and Eker.
28 And the Bnei Onam were Shammai, and Yada. And the Bnei Shammai; Nadav and Avishur.
29 And the shem of the isha of Avishur was Avichayil, and she bore him Achban, and Molid.
30 And the Bnei Nadav: Seled, and Apayim, but Seled died without banim.
31 And the Bnei Apayim; Yishi. And the Bnei Yishi; Sheshan. And the Bnei Sheshan; Achlai.
32 And the Bnei Yada the brother of Shammai: Yeter, and Yonatan, and Yeter died without banim.
33 And the Bnei Yonatan: Pelet, and Zaza. These were the Bnei Yerachme’el.
34 Now Sheshan had no banim, but only banot. And Sheshan had an eved, a Mitzri (an Egyptian), shmo Yarcha.
35 And Sheshan gave his bat to Yarcha his eved as isha; and she bore him Attai.
36 And Attai fathered Natan, and Natan fathered Zavad,
37 And Zavad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Oved,
38 And Oved fathered Yehu, and Yehu fathered Azaryah,
39 And Azaryah fathered Cheletz, and Cheletz fathered Eleasah,
40 And Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum,
41 And Shallum fathered Yekamyah, and Yekamyah fathered Elishama.
42 Now the Bnei Kalev the brother of Yerachme’el were Mesha his bechor, who was avi Ziph; and the Bnei Mareshah avi Chevron.
43 And the Bnei Chevron; Korach, and Tapuach, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema fathered Racham avi Yorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.
45 And the Ben of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was avi Beit-tzur.
46 And Ephah, Kalev’s pilegesh, bore Charan, Motza, Gazez; and Charan fathered Gazez.
47 And the Bnei Yahdai; Regem, and Yotam, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Eiphah, and Sha’aph.
48 Ma’achah, Kalev’s pilegesh (concubine), bore Shever, and Tirchanah.
49 She bore also Sha’aph avi Madmannah, Sheva avi Machbenah, and avi Givea; and the Bat Kalev was Achsa.
50 These were the Bnei Kalev Ben Chur, the bechor of Ephratah; Shoval avi Kiryat Yearim.
51 Salma avi Beit-lechem, Chareph avi Beit-gader.
52 And Shoval avi Kiryat Yearim had banim; Haroeh, and half of Manuchot.
53 And the mishpekhot of Kiryat Yearim; the Yitri, and the Puti, and the Shumati, and the Mishra’i; of them came the Tzareati, and the Eshtauli.
54 The Bnei Salma; Beitlechem, and the Netophati, Atarot Bais Yoav, and half of the Manachati, the Tzori.
55 And the mishpekhot of the sofrim (scribes) which dwelt at Yabetz; the Tiratim, the Shimeatim, and Sukhatim. These are the Kinim that came of Chamat avi Bais Rechav.
3 Now these were the Bnei Dovid, which were born unto him in Chevron; the bechor Amnon, of Achinoam of Yizre’el; the second Daniel, of Aviga’il of Carmel;
2 The third, Avshalom Ben Ma’achah Bat Talmai Melech Geshur; the fourth, Adoniyah Ben Chaggit;
3 The fifth, Shephatyah of Avital; the sixth, Yitream by Eglah his isha.
4 These six were born unto him in Chevron; and there he reigned sheva shanim and shishah chodashim; and in Yerushalayim he reigned shloshim and shalosh shanah.
5 And these were born unto him in Yerushalayim: Shimea, and Shovav, and Natan, and Sh’lomo, four, by Bat-Shu’a Bat Ammiel;
6 Yivchar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Yaphia,
8 And Elishama, and Elyada, and Eliphelet, nine.
9 These were all the Bnei Dovid, besides the Bnei Pilagshim (concubines), and Tamar their achot.
10 And Ben Sh’lomo was Rechav’am, Aviyah bno, Asa bno, Yehoshaphat bno,
11 Yoram bno, Achazyahu bno, Yoash bno,
12 Amatzyahu bno, Azaryah bno, Yotam bno,
13 Achaz bno, Chizkiyahu bno, Menasheh bno,
14 Amon bno, Yoshiyahu bno.
15 And the Bnei Yoshiyahu were, the bechor Yochanan, the second Y’hoyakim, the third Tzidkiyahu, the fourth Shallum.
16 And the Bnei Y’hoyakim; Yechanyah bno, Tzidkiyah bno.
17 And the Bnei Yechanyah: Assir, She’alti’el bno,
18 Malkiram also, and Pedayah, Shenatzar, Yekamuyah, Hoshama, and Nedavyah.
19 And the Ben Pedayah were: Zerubavel and Shimei. And Bnei Zerubavel: Meshullam, and Chananyah, and Shlomit their achot;
20 And Chashuvah, Ohel, Berechyah, Chasadyah, Yushav-chesed, 5.
21 And the Ben Chananyah: Pelatyah, and Yeshayah, the Bnei Refayah, the Bnei Arnan, the Bnei Ovadyah, the Bnei Shechanyah.
22 And the Bnei Shechanyah: Shema’yah; and the Bnei Shema’yah: Chattush, Igeal, Bariach, Nearyah, Shaphat, 6.
23 The Ben Nearyah: Elyoenai, Chizkiyah, Azrikam, 3.
24 And the Bnei Elyoenai were Hodavahu, and Elyashiv, and Pelayah, and Akuv, and Yochanan, and Delayah, and Anani, 7.
4 The Bnei Yehudah; Peretz, Chetzron, and Carmi, and Chur, and Shoval.
2 And Reayah Ben Shoval fathered Yachat; and Yachat fathered Achumai, and Lahad. These are the mishpekhot of the Tzorati.
3 And these were the sons of Etam; Yizre’el (Jezreel), Yishma, Yidbash; and the shem of their achot (sister) was Hatzlelponi;
4 And Penuel avi Gedor, and Ezer avi Chushah. These are the Bnei Chur, the bechor of Ephratah avi Beit- Lechem.
24 And after chamash yamim, the Kohen Gadol Chananyah came down with some Zekenim and an orator, a certain Tertullus, who explained to the Moshel the charges keneged (against) Rav Sha’ul.
2 And when Rav Sha’ul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Your Excellency, much shalom has been attained through you, and reforms have come to this nation by your foresight.
3 "This in every way and everywhere, we acknowledge, most excellent Felix, with todah rabbah.
4 "But in order that I may not detain you any longer, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
5 "For having found this man a troublemaker and an inciter of riots among all the Yehudim throughout kol ha’aretz, a manhig of the kat [of Judaism], the Natzrati Kat.
6 "He even tried to desecrate the Beis Hamikdash! And so we apprehended him, [and would have tried him according to our own law;]
7 ["But the sar haelef Lysias came, and with great ko’ach took him away out of our hands, and ordered his adversaries to come unto you.]
8 "When you examine him, you will be able to find out yourself regarding all these things of which we accuse him."
9 And the rest of the Judeans joined in the attack, saying that these things were so.
10 And when the Moshel nodded to him to speak, Rav Sha’ul answered, "Knowing that for many years you have been a shofet (judge) to this nation, I cheerfully make my hitstaddekut.
11 "You will be able to learn that not more than twelve days have elapsed since I made an aliyah to worship in Yerushalayim.
12 "And neither in the Beis Hamikdash did they find me conversing with anyone nor did they find me stirring up the multitude either in the shuls or anywhere in Yerushalayim.
13 "Nor are they able to prove to you concerning the things of which now they are accusing me.
14 "For Ani modeh (I confess) this to you, that according to the Derech Hashem, which they call a ‘kat’ [of Judaism], I serve the Elohei Avoteinu, having emunah in everything written according to the Torah and the Nevi’im.
15 "I have a tikvah (hope) in Hashem, which also these ones themselves anticipate, the coming Techiyas HaMesim of both the Tzaddikim and the Resha’im.
16 "In view of this, I always do my best to keep a matzpun naki (clear conscience) before Hashem and before anashim.
17 "Now after many years, I came bringing nedavot (donations) to my people and also to make korbanot (sacrifices).
18 "And this is how they found me, having undergone purification in the Beis Hamikdash, not with rioters nor with any disturbance.
19 "But there were some Yehudim from the Province of Asia who ought to be present before you to make accusation, if they might have something against me.
20 "Or let these themselves say what crime they found in me when they stood me before the Sanhedrin,
21 "unless it is about this one statement, which I stood and cried out among them, and that statement was concerning the Techiyas HaMesim, and it is for this that I am being judged today by you."
22 But Felix, who was already rather well informed about the Derech Hashem, adjourned the meeting, saying, "When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case."
23 Then Felix gave orders to the centurion to guard Rav Sha’ul, but to grant him considerable liberty and not to prevent his chaverim from ministering to his needs.
24 And after some yamim, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was Jewish. He summoned Rav Sha’ul and listened to him concerning his emunah (faith) in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
25 And as Rav Sha’ul was conversing about tzedek [DANIEL 9:24] and kibush hayetzer (self-control) and about the Yom HaDin coming, Felix suddenly became afraid, and said, "That will do for the moment. Go now. When I find time, I’ll send for you."
26 At the same time Felix was also hoping that bribe money would be given to him by Rav Sha’ul. Therefore, Felix used to frequently send for Rav Sha’ul to converse with him.
27 When two years passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and, wanting to grant a favor to the Judeans, Felix left Rav Sha’ul in custody.
4 (For the one directing. With stringed instruments. Mizmor Dovid.) Hear me when I call, Elohei tzidki (O G-d of my righteousness); Thou hast relieved me when I was in distress; channeini, and hear my tefillah.
2 O ye Bnei Ish, how long will ye turn my kavod into shame? How long will ye love delusion, and seek kazav (lie, falsehood)? Selah.
3 But know that Hashem hath set apart the chasid for Himself; Hashem will hear when I call unto Him.
4 Be angry, yet sin not; commune with your own levav upon your mishkav, and be still. Selah.
5 Offer the zivkhei-tzedek, and put your trust in Hashem.
6 There be many that say, Who will show us any tov? Hashem, lift Thou up the ohr of Thy countenance upon us.
7 Thou hast put simcha in my lev, more than in the time that their dagan and their tirosh increased.
8 In shalom I will both lay me down, and sleep, for Thou alone, Hashem, makest me dwell in safety.
16 The mattan adam (gift of a man) openeth the way for him, and bringeth him before gedolim.
17 He that is harishon (the first) to make his case seemeth tzaddik, but his re’a cometh and doth cross-examine him.
18 The goral (lot) causeth contentions to cease, and keepeth the mighty apart.
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