Genesis 10
1 These were the descendants of the sons of Noah, that is, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
Yeinom ne Noa mmammarima: Wɔn ne Sem, Ham ne Yafet asefoɔ. Wɔwowoo mmammarima nsuyire no akyiri.
2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Yafet asefoɔ nie: Gomer, Magog, Media, Yawan, Tubal, Mesek ne Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Gomer asefoɔ nie: Askenas, Rifat ne Togarma.
4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Yawan asefoɔ nie: Elisa, Tarsis, Kitim ne Rodanim.
5 From these the coastland peoples separated and went into their lands, every one with its own language, according to their clans, by their nations.
Na wɔn asefoɔ bɛyɛɛ ɛpo so adwumayɛfoɔ wɔ nsase ahodoɔ so a na abusuakuo biara ka ne kasa nko.
6 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Ham asefoɔ nie: Kus, Misraim, Put ne Kanaan.
7 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
Kus asefoɔ nie: Seba, Hawila, Sabta, Raama ne Sabteka. Na Raama asefoɔ nso ne: Saba ne Dedan.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror on the earth.
Kus woo Nimrod. Na Nimrod bɛyɛɛ ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ wɔ asase so.
9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”
Na ɔyɛ ɔbɔmmɔfoɔ kɛseɛ a Awurade ahyira no, na wɔbɔ ne din ka asɛm. Na obiara a ɔyɛ akokoɔdurusɛm no, wɔde no toto Nimrod a na ɔyɛ ɔbɔmmɔfoɔ kɛseɛ a Awurade ahyira no no ho.
10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Kalneh, in the land of Shinar.
Nʼahennie hyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Babilonia, Erek, Akad ne Kalne a, ne nyinaa wɔ Sinear asase so.
11 Out of that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
Ɔfirii saa asase no so trɛɛ nʼahennie mu kɔɔ Asiria, kɔkyekyeree Ninewe. Rehobot-Ir, Kala ne
12 and Resen, which was between Nineveh and Calah. It was a large city.
Resen a ɛda Ninewe ne Kala ntam; ɛno na ɛyɛ kuro kɛseɛ wɔ saa ahemman no mu.
13 Mizraim became the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Na Misraim woo Ludfoɔ, Anamfoɔ, Lehabfoɔ, Naftuhfoɔ,
14 the Pathrusites, the Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
Patrusfoɔ, Kasluhfoɔ ne Kaftorfoɔ a wɔyɛ Filistifoɔ agyanom.
15 Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,
Na Kanaan woo nʼabakan Sidon ne Het.
16 also of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Yebusifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Girgasifoɔ,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Hewifoɔ, Arkifoɔ, Sinifoɔ,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites spread out.
Arwadfoɔ, Semarifoɔ ne Hamatifoɔ. Akyire yi, Kanaanfoɔ mmusua no peteeɛ.
19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and as one goes toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.
Kanaan nsase ahyeɛ trɛ firii Sidon kɔduruu Gerar de kɔsii Gasa kɔduruu Sodom ne Gomora, Adma, Seboim de kɔsi Lasa.
20 These were the sons of Ham, by their clans, by their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.
Yeinom ne Ham asefoɔ a wɔn mmusuakuo, wɔn kasa, wɔn nsase ne wɔn aman da wɔn adi.
21 Sons also were born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was also the ancestor of all the people of Eber.
Sem a na ne nua panin ne Yafet no nso woo mmammarima. Sem nananom ne Eber mma.
22 The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Sem asefoɔ nie: Elam, Asur, Arfaksad, Lud ne Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Aram asefoɔ nie: Us, Hul, Geter ne Mas.
24 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
Na Arfaksad woo Sela, ɛnna Sela woo Eber.
25 Eber had two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
Eber woo mmammarima baanu. Abakan no din de Peleg a asekyerɛ ne “nkyekyɛmu” ɛfiri sɛ, ne berɛ so na nnipa a wɔwɔ ewiase mu kyekyɛ kɔɔ kasa ahodoɔ mu na wɔbɔ hweteeɛ. Nʼakyiri ba no din de Yoktan.
26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Yoktan woo Almodada, Selef, Hasarmawet, Yera,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Hadoram, Usal, Dikla,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Obal, Abimael, Seba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Ofir, Hawila ne Yobab.
30 Their territory was from Mesha, all the way to Sephar, the mountain of the east.
Asase a wɔte so no trɛ firi Mesa kɔsi Sefar, ɔmantam a ɛda bepɔ so wɔ apueeɛ fam no.
31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their clans and their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.
Yeinom ne Sem mmammarima, sɛdeɛ wɔn mmusua ne wɔn kasa, wɔn nsase ne wɔn amanaman te no.
32 These were the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations. From these the nations separated and went over the earth after the flood.
Yeinom ne Noa mmammarima mmusua, sɛdeɛ wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ te wɔ wɔn amanaman mu. Na ɛfiri yeinom mu na nsuyire no akyiri amanaman petee asase so.
