Genesis 10
1 These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born 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: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, 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 Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.
Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
5 By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families 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 Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
7 And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: 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 Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
9 And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout 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 Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
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 forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.
Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,
12 Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.
13 And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;
14 And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.
15 And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
and Amorrei, Gergesei,
17 The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
Euei, and Arathei,
18 And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
19 And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.
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 These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
21 Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.
22 The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether, and Mess.
The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.
24 But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.
25 And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name Jectan.
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 Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,
27 And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,
28 And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;
29 And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.
alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
30 And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.
31 These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.
32 These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on 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.
