Genesis 10

1 And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are 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 Sons of Japheth [are] Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.

3 And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.

4 And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;

5 By these the islands of the nations have been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by 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 sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.

7 And sons of Cush [are] Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah [are] Sheba and Dedan.

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 Cush has begotten Nimrod;

Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,

9 he has begun to be a hero in the land; he has been a hero in hunting before YHWH; therefore it is said, “As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before YHWH.”

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 first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;

Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.

11 from that land he has gone out to Asshur, and builds Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,

12 and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it [is] the great city.

and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.

13 And Mitzraim has begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;

14 and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim (from where have come out Philistim), and the Caphtorim.

of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.

15 And Canaan has begotten Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

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 Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Euei, and Arathei,

18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite have been scattered.

Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.

19 And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] your coming toward Gerar, to Gaza; [in] your coming toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, to Lasha.

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] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.

21 As for Shem, father of all sons of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, he has also begotten.

Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.

22 Sons of Shem [are] Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.

23 And sons of Aram [are] Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.

24 And Arphaxad has begotten Salah, and Salah has begotten Eber.

And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.

25 And two sons have been born to Eber; the name of the first [is] Peleg (for in his days the earth has been divided), and his brother’s name [is] Joktan.

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 Joktan has begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,

27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,

28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;

29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these [are] sons of Joktan;

alle these weren the sones of Jectan.

30 and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] your coming toward Sephar, 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 [are] sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.

These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.

32 These [are] families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, in their nations, and by these the nations have been parted in 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.