Genesis 10
1 Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.
These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood.
2 The sons of Japheth, Gamer, and Magog, and Madoi, and Jovan, and Elisa, and Thobel, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.
3 And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and Thorgama.
Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.
4 And the sons of Jovan, Elisa, and Tharseis, Cetians, Rhodians.
Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
5 From these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their nations.
of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
6 And the sons of Cham, Chus, and Mesrain, Phud, and Chanaan.
Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
7 And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Rhegma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Rhegma, Saba, and Dadan.
Forsothe the sones of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.
8 And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.
Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
9 He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.
and he was a strong huntere of men bifore the Lord; of hym a prouerbe yede out, as Nemroth, a strong huntere bifore the Lord.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Orech, and Archad, and Chalanne, in the land of Senaar.
Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.
11 Out of that land came Assur, and built Ninevi, and the city Rhooboth, and Chalach,
Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,
12 and Dase between Ninevi and Chalach: this is the great city.
and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.
13 And Mesrain begot the Ludiim, and the Nephthalim, and the Enemetiim, and the Labiim,
And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;
14 and the Patrosoniim, and the Chasmoniim (whence came forth Phylistiim) and the Gaphthoriim.
of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.
15 And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Chettite,
Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,
16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
and Amorrei, Gergesei,
17 and the Evite, and the Arukite, and the Asennite,
Euei, and Arathei,
18 and the Aradian, and the Samarean, and the Amathite; and after this the tribes of the Chananites were dispersed.
Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
19 And the boundaries of the Chananites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerara and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim, as far as Dasa.
And the termes of Chanaan weren maad to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to Lesa.
20 There [were] the sons of Cham in their tribes according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
21 And to Sem himself also were children born, the father of all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.
22 Sons of Sem, Elam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Cainan.
The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And sons of Aram, Uz, and Ul, and Gater, and Mosoch.
The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.
24 And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Sala. And Sala begot Heber.
And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.
25 And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one, Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother Jektan.
And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan.
26 And Jektan begot Elmodad, and Saleth, and Sarmoth, and Jarach,
And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,
27 and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,
and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,
28 Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,
and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;
29 and Uphir, and Evila, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Jektan.
alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
30 And their dwelling was from Masse, till one comes to Saphera, a mountain of the east.
And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.
31 These were the sons of Sem in their tribes, according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.
32 These are the tribes of the sons of Noe, according to their generations, according to their nations: of them were the islands of the Gentiles scattered over the earth after the flood.
These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.
