1 And it was after this that the sons (of Esau) waged war with the sons (of Jacob), and the sons (of Esau) fought with the sons (of Jacob) in Hebron, and Esau was still lying dead, and not buried.
2 And the battle was heavy between them, and the sons (of Esau) were smitten before the sons (of Jacob), and the sons (of Jacob) slew of the sons (of Esau) eighty men, and not one died of the people of the sons (of Jacob); and the hand of Joseph prevailed over all the people of the sons (of Esau), and he took Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and fifty of his men captive, and he bound them with chains of iron, and gave them into the hand of his servants to bring them to Egypt.
3 And it came to pass when the sons (of Jacob) had taken Zepho and his people captive, all those that remained were greatly afraid of their lives from the house of Esau, lest they should also be taken captive, and they all fled with Eliphaz (the son of Esau) and his people, with Esau's body, and they went on their road to Mount Seir.
4 And they came unto Mount Seir and they buried Esau in Seir, but they had not brought his head with them to Seir, for it was buried in that place where the battle had been in Hebron.
5 And it came to pass when the sons (of Esau) had fled from before the sons (of Jacob), the sons (of Jacob) pursued them unto the borders of Seir, but they did not slay a single man from amongst them when they pursued them, for Esau's body which they carried with them excited their confusion, so they fled and the sons (of Jacob) turned back from them and came up to the place where their brethren were in Hebron, and they remained there on that day, and on the next day until they rested from the battle.
6 And it came to pass on the third day they assembled all the sons (of Seir) the Horite, and they assembled all the children of the east, a multitude of people like the sand of the sea, and they went and came down to Egypt to fight with Joseph and his brethren, in order to deliver their brethren.
7 And Joseph and all the sons (of Jacob) heard that the sons (of Esau) and the children of the east had come upon them to battle in order to deliver their brethren.
8 And Joseph and his brethren and the strong men (of Egypt) went forth and fought in the city of Rameses, and Joseph and his brethren dealt out a tremendous blow amongst the sons (of Esau) and the children (of the east).
9 And they slew (of them) six hundred thousand men, and they slew amongst them all the mighty men of the children (of Seir) the Horite; there were only a few of them left, and they slew also a great many of the children of the east, and of the children (of Esau); and Eliphaz (the son of Esau), and the children of the east all fled before Joseph and his brethren.
10 And Joseph and his brethren pursued them until they came unto Succoth, and they yet slew of them in Succoth thirty men, and the rest escaped and they fled each to his city.
11 And Joseph and his brethren and the mighty men (of Egypt) turned back from them with joy and cheerfulness of heart, for they had smitten all their enemies.
12 And Zepho (the son of Eliphaz) and his men were still slaves in Egypt to the sons (of Jacob), and their pains increased.
13 And when the sons (of Esau) and the sons (of Seir) returned to their land, the sons (of Seir) saw that they had all fallen into the hands of the sons (of Jacob), and the people of Egypt, on account of the battle of the sons (of Esau).
14 And the sons (of Seir) said unto the sons (of Esau), You have seen and therefore you know that this camp was on your account, and not one mighty man or an adept in war remaineth.
15 Now therefore go forth from our land, go from us to the land of Canaan to the land of the dwelling of your fathers; wherefore shall your children inherit the effects of our children in latter days?
16 And the children (of Esau) would not listen to the children (of Seir), and the children (of Seir) considered to make war with them.
17 And the children (of Esau) sent secretly to Angeas king of Africa, the same is Dinhabah, saying,
18 Send unto us some of thy men and let them come unto us, and we will fight together with the children (of Seir) the Horite, for they have resolved to fight with us to drive us away from the land.
19 And Angeas (king of Dinhabah) did so, for he was in those days friendly to the children (of Esau), and Angeas sent five hundred valiant infantry to the children (of Esau), and eight hundred cavalry.
20 And the children (of Seir) sent unto the children of the east and unto the children of Midian, saying, You have seen what the children (of Esau) have done unto us, upon whose account we are almost all destroyed, in their battle with the sons (of Jacob).
21 Now therefore come unto us and assist us, and we will fight them together, and we will drive them from the land and be avenged of the cause of our brethren who died for their sakes in their battle with their brethren the sons (of Jacob).
22 And all the children of the east listened to the children (of Seir), and they came unto them about eight hundred men with drawn swords, and the children (of Esau) fought with the children (of Seir) at that time in the wilderness of Paran.
23 And the children (of Seir) prevailed then over the sons (of Esau), and the children (of Seir) slew on that day of the children (of Esau) in that battle about two hundred men of the people of Angeas (king of Dinhabah).
24 And on the second day the children (of Esau) came again to fight a second time with the children (of Seir), and the battle was sore upon the children (of Esau) this second time, and it troubled them greatly on account of the children (of Seir).
25 And when the children (of Esau) saw that the children (of Seir) were more powerful than they were, some men of the children (of Esau) turned and assisted the children (of Seir) their enemies.
26 And there fell yet of the people of the children (of Esau) in the second battle fifty-eight men of the people at Angeas (king of Dinhabah).
27 And on the third day the children (of Esau) heard that some of their brethren had turned from them to fight against them in the second battle; and the children (of Esau) mourned when they heard this thing.
28 And they said, What shall we do unto our brethren who turned from us to assist the children (of Seir) our enemies? and the children (of Esau) again sent to Angeas (king of Dinhabah), saying,
29 Send unto us again other men that with them we may fight with the children (of Seir), for they have already twice been heavier than we were.
30 And Angeas again sent to the children (of Esau) about six hundred valiant men, and they came to assist the children (of Esau).
31 And in ten days' time the children (of Esau) again waged war with the children (of Seir) in the wilderness of Paran, and the battle was very severe upon the children (of Seir), and the children (of Esau) prevailed at this time over the children (of Seir), and the children (of Seir) were smitten before the children (of Esau), and the children (of Esau) slew from them about two thousand men.
32 And all the mighty men of the children (of Seir) died in this battle, and there only remained their young children that were left in their cities.
33 And all Midian and the children (of the east) betook themselves to flight from the battle, and they left the children (of Seir) and fled when they saw that the battle was severe upon them, and the children (of Esau) pursued all the children of the east until they reached their land.
34 And the children (of Esau) slew yet of them about two hundred and fifty men and from the people of the children (of Esau) there fell in that battle about thirty men, but this evil came upon them through their brethren turning from them to assist the children (of Seir) the Horite, and the children (of Esau) again heard of the evil doings of their brethren, and they again mourned on account of this thing.
35 And it came to pass after the battle, the children (of Esau) turned back and came home unto Seir, and the children (of Esau) slew those who had remained in the land of the children (of Seir); they slew also their wives and little ones, they left not a soul alive except fifty young lads and damsels whom they suffered to live, and the children (of Esau) did not put them to death, and the lads became their slaves, and the damsels they took for wives.
36 And the children (of Esau) dwelt in Seir in the place of the children (of Seir), and they inherited their land and took possession of it.
37 And the children (of Esau) took all belonging in the land to the children (of Seir), also their flocks, their bullocks and their goods, and all belonging to the children (of Seir), did the children (of Esau) take, and the children (of Esau) dwelt in Seir in the place of the children (of Seir) unto this day, and the children (of Esau) divided the land into divisions to the five sons of Esau, according to their families.
38 And it came to pass in those days, that the children (of Esau) resolved to crown a king over them in the land of which they became possessed. And they said to each other, Not so, for he shall reign over us in our land, and we shall be under his counsel and he shall fight our battles, against our enemies, and they did so.
39 And all the children (of Esau) swore, saying, That none of their brethren should ever reign over them, but a strange man who is not of their brethren, for the souls of all the children (of Esau) were embittered every man against his son, brother and friend, on account of the evil they sustained from their brethren when they fought with the children (of Seir).
40 Therefore the sons (of Esau) swore, saying, From that day forward they would not choose a king from their brethren, but one from a strange land unto this day.
41 And there was a man there from the people of Angeas (king of Dinhabah); his name was Bela the son of Beor, who was a very valiant man, beautiful and comely and wise in all wisdom, and a man of sense and counsel; and there was none of the people of Angeas like unto him.
42 And all the children (of Esau) took him and anointed him and they crowned him for a king, and they bowed down to him, and they said unto him, May the king live, may the king live.
43 And they spread out the sheet, and they brought him each man earrings of gold and silver or rings or bracelets, and they made him very rich in silver and in gold, in onyx stones and bdellium, and they made him a royal throne, and they placed a regal crown upon his head, and they built a palace for him and he dwelt therein, and he became king over all the children (of Esau).
44 And the people of Angeas took their hire for their battle from the children (of Esau), and they went and returned at that time to their master in Dinhabah.
45 And Bela reigned over the children (of Esau) thirty years, and the children (of Esau) dwelt in the land instead of the children (of Seir), and they dwelt securely in their stead unto this day.