1 Mosebog 10
1 Og disse ere Noas Sønners Slægter, Sems, Kams og Jafets; og dem fødtes Børn efter Floden.
(This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had many children after the flood.
2 Jafets Sønner vare: Gomer og Magog og Madai og Javan og Thubal og Mesek og Thiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Og Gomers Sønner: Askenas og Rifat og Thogarma.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Og Javans Sønner: Elisa og Tharsis, Kithim og Dodanim.
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 Af disse bleve Hedningernes Øer befolkede i deres Lande, hver efter sit Tungemaal, efter deres Slægter, i deres Folk.
Those sons and their families who were descended from Javan lived on the islands and on the land close to the [Mediterranean] Sea. Their descendants became tribes, each with its own language and clans and territory.
6 Og Kams Sønner vare: Kus og Mizraim og Put og Kanaan.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Og Kus' Sønner: Seba og Havila og Sabtha og Raema og Sabtheka; og Raemas Sønner: Skeba og Dedan.
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Men Kus avlede Nimrod; han begyndte at blive en vældig paa Jorden.
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
9 Han var en vældig Jæger for Herrens Ansigt; derfor siges: Som Nimrod, en vældig Jæger for Herrens Ansigt.
Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh (sees that you are/has caused you to be) a great hunter like Nimrod.”
10 Og Babel var hans Riges Begyndelse, og Erek og Akad og Kalne i Landet Sinear.
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 Fra dette Land drog han ud til Assur, og han byggede Ninive og Rekoboth-Ir og Kala
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 og Resen imellem Ninive og Kala; denne er den store Stad.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 Og Mizraim avlede Luder og Anamer og Lehaber og Naftuher
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 og Pathruser og Gasluher, fra hvilke Filisterne udgik, og Kaftorer.
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 Og Kanaan avlede Zidon, sin førstefødte, og Heth
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 og Jebusiter og Amoriter og Girgarsiter
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 og Heviter og Arkiter og Siniter
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 og Arvaditer og Zemariter og Hamathiter; og derefter udbredte sig Kananiternes Slægter.
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
19 Og Kananiternes Grænse var fra Zidon henimod Gerar indtil Gaza, henimod Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Zeboim indtil Lasa.
Their land extended from Sidon [city] in the north as far south as Gaza [town], and then to the east as far as Gerar [town], and then farther east to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim [towns], and even as far as Lasha [town].
20 Disse ere Kams Børn efter deres Slægter, efter deres Tungemaal, i deres Lande, i deres Folk.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 Og Sem fødtes ogsaa Børn; han var alle Ebers Børns Fader, Jafets ældre Broder.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 Sems Sønner vare: Elam og Assur og Arfaksad og Lud og Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Og Arams Sønner vare: Uz og Hul og Gether og Mas.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Og Arfaksad avlede Sala; og Sala avlede Eber.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 Og Eber fødtes to Sønner: den enes Navn var Peleg, fordi Jorden blev skiftet i hans Tid, og hans Broders Navn var Joktan.
Eber became the father of two sons. One of them was named Peleg, [which means ‘division’], because during the time he lived, people on [MTY] the earth became divided and scattered everywhere. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.
26 Og Joktan avlede Almodad og Salef og Hazarmaveth og Jara
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 og Adoram og Usal og Dikla
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 og Obal og Abimael og Skeba
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 og Ofir og Havila og Jobab; alle disse ere Joktans Sønner.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 Og deres Bolig var fra Mesa henimod Sefar, det Bjerg mod Østen.
The areas in which they lived extended from Mesha westward to Sephar, which is in the (hill country/area that has a lot of hills).
31 Disse ere Sems Børn efter deres Slægter, efter deres Tungemaal, i deres Lande, efter deres Folk.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
32 Disse ere Noas Børns Slægter i deres Afkom, i deres Folk; og af dem have Folkene adskilt sig paa Jorden efter Floden.
All those groups descended from the sons of Noah. Each group had its own (genealogy/record of people’s ancestors) and each became a separate ethnic group. Those ethnic groups formed after the flood and spread all around the earth.
