Genesis 10
1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
Noa ƒe viwo, Sem, Ham kple Yafet dzi viŋutsuwo le tsiɖɔɖɔ la megbe. Woƒe dzidzimeviwo yi ale:
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Yafet ƒe viwoe nye: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Mesek kple Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Gomer ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Askenaz, Rifat kple Togarma.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Yavan ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Elisa, Tarsis, Kititɔwo kple Dodanitɔwo.
5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
(Woƒe dzidzimeviwo va zu ƒutadukɔwo le anyigba vovovowo dzi, eye woƒe gbegbɔgblɔwo to vovo tso wo nɔewo gbɔ.)
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Ham ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Kus, Egipte, Put kple Kanaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Kus ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raama kple Sabteka. Raama ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba kple Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
Kus ƒe dzidzimevie nye Nimrɔd, ame si va zu kalẽtɔ gã aɖe le anyigba la dzi.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
Enye adela xɔŋkɔ aɖe si Yehowa yra, eye ame geɖewo kafunɛ. Amewo ɖia ɖase tso ame bubuwo ŋu be wole “abe Nimrɔd, adela xɔŋkɔ si Yehowa yra la ene.”
10 His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Eɖu Babel, Erek, Akad kple Kalne si nɔ Sinarnyigba la dzi gbã.
11 From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
Tso anyigba ma dzi la, eyi Asiria, afi si wòtu Ninive, Rehobot Ir, Kala
12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
kple Resen ɖo; Resen le Ninive kple Kala dome, eye eyae nye du gã la.
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Ame siwo nye Egipte ƒe dzidzimeviwo lae nye: Ludimtɔwo, Anamimtɔwo, Lehabitɔwo, Naftuhitɔwo,
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
Patrusitɔwo, Kasluhitɔwo (ame siwo me Filistitɔwo dzɔ tso) kple Kaftoritɔwo.
15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Kanaan ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Sidon, ame si nye eƒe ŋgɔgbevi kple Het.
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Yebusitɔwo, Amoritɔwo, Girgasitɔwo,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Hivitɔwo, Arkitɔwo, Sinitɔwo,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
Arvaditɔwo, Zemaritɔwo kple Hamatitɔwo. (Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwo kaka
19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
tso Sidon yi Gerar va Gaza, Sodom, Gomora, Adma kple Zeboyim va se ɖe Lasa.)
20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Ame siawoe nye Ham ƒe dzidzimeviwo. Wonɔ anyigba geɖewo dzi, eye wonye dukɔ geɖewo. Gbegbɔgblɔ vovovowo nɔ wo si.
21 And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Sem, ame si nye Yafet nɔvi tsitsitɔ ƒe vie nye Eber.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Elam, Asur, Arfaxad, Lud kple Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Aram ƒe dzizimeviwoe nye: Uz, Hul, Geter kple Mas.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Arfaxad ƒe vie nye Sela, ame si dzi Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
Vi eve nɔ Eber si: woawoe nye Peleg kple Yoktan. Peleg gɔmee nye “Memama,” elabena eƒe agbenɔɣi mee woma anyigba na gbe vovovoawo gblɔlawo.
26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Yoktan ƒe viwoe nye: Almodad, Selef, Hazarmavet, Yera,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Obal, Abimael, Seba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
Ofir, Havila kple Yobab. Ame siawo katã nye Yoktan ƒe viŋutsuwo.
30 Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
(Yoktan ƒe dzidzimevi siawo nɔ teƒe si tso Mesa va do ɖe Sefar ƒe ɣetoɖoƒewo gbɔ.)
31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Ame siawoe nye Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwo. Woɖo wo ɖe woƒe dukɔwo, gbegbɔgblɔwo kple woƒe nɔƒewo nu.
32 All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
Ame siwo katã woyɔ va yi la nye Noa ƒe dzidzimeviwo, to dzidzime geɖewo me, eye wonɔ dukɔ vovovo siwo dzɔ le tsiɖɔɖɔ megbe la me.
