Genesis 10
1 (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.
Et ce sont ici les générations des fils de Noé: Sem, Cham, et Japheth; il leur naquit des fils après le déluge.
2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Les fils de Japheth: Gomer, et Magog, et Madaï, et Javan, et Tubal, et Méshec, et Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
– Et les fils de Gomer: Ashkenaz, et Riphath, et Togarma.
4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
– Et les fils de Javan: Élisha, et Tarsis, Kittim, et Dodanim.
5 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.
– De ceux-là est venue la répartition des îles des nations selon leurs pays, chacune selon sa langue, selon leurs familles, dans leurs nations.
6 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
Et les fils de Cham: Cush, et Mitsraïm, et Puth, et Canaan.
7 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
– Et les fils de Cush: Seba, et Havila, et Sabta, et Rahma, et Sabteca. Et les fils de Rahma: Sheba et Dedan.
8 Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
Et Cush engendra Nimrod: lui, commença à être puissant sur la terre;
9 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.”
il fut un puissant chasseur devant l’Éternel; c’est pourquoi on dit: Comme Nimrod, puissant chasseur devant l’Éternel.
10 Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
Et le commencement de son royaume fut Babel, et Érec, et Accad, et Calné, au pays de Shinhar.
11 From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
De ce pays-là sortit Assur, et il bâtit Ninive, et Rehoboth-Ir, et Calakh,
12 and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
et Résen entre Ninive et Calakh: c’est la grande ville.
13 Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
– Et Mitsraïm engendra les Ludim, et les Anamim, et les Lehabim, et les Naphtukhim,
14 Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
et les Pathrusim, et les Caslukhim (d’où sortirent les Philistins), et les Caphtorim.
15 Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
– Et Canaan engendra Sidon, son premier-né, et Heth,
16 Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
et le Jébusien, et l’Amoréen, et le Guirgasien,
17 Hiv, Ark, Sin,
et le Hévien, et l’Arkien, et le Sinien,
18 Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
et l’Arvadien, et le Tsemarien, et le Hamathien. Et ensuite les familles des Cananéens se dispersèrent.
19 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].
Et les limites des Cananéens furent depuis Sidon, quand tu viens vers Guérar, jusqu’à Gaza; quand tu viens vers Sodome et Gomorrhe et Adma et Tseboïm, jusqu’à Lésha.
20 Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
– Ce sont là les fils de Cham, selon leurs familles, selon leurs langues, dans leurs pays, dans leurs nations.
21 Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
Et à Sem, père de tous les fils d’Héber, [et] frère de Japheth, l’aîné, à lui aussi il naquit [des fils].
22 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Les fils de Sem: Élam, et Assur, et Arpacshad, et Lud, et Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
– Et les fils d’Aram: Uts, et Hul, et Guéther, et Mash.
24 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
– Et Arpacshad engendra Shélakh, et Shélakh engendra Héber.
25 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.
Et il naquit à Héber deux fils: le nom de l’un fut Péleg, car en ses jours la terre fut partagée; et le nom de son frère fut Joktan.
26 Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Et Joktan engendra Almodad, et Shéleph, et Hatsarmaveth, et Jérakh,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
et Hadoram, et Uzal, et Dikla,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
et Obal, et Abimaël, et Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
et Ophir, et Havila, et Jobab. Tous ceux-là étaient fils de Joktan.
30 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).
Et leur demeure était depuis Mésha, quand tu viens vers Sephar, montagne de l’orient.
31 They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
– Ce sont là les fils de Sem selon leurs familles, selon leurs langues, dans leurs pays, selon leurs nations.
32 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.
Ce sont là les familles des fils de Noé, selon leurs générations, dans leurs nations; et c’est d’eux qu’est venue la répartition des nations sur la terre après le déluge.
