1 Chronicles 1

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,

Adam gendride Seth; Enos,

2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Chaynan, Malaleel, Jared,

3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Enoch, Matussale, Lameth;

4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Noe gendride Sem, Cham, and Japhet.

5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sones of Japhat weren Gomer, Magog, Magdai, and Jauan, Tubal, Mosoch, and Tiras.

6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asceneth, and Riphat, and Thogorma.

7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Sotheli the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym.

8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

The sones of Cham weren Chus, and Mesraym, Phuth, and Chanaan.

9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Sotheli the sones of Chus weren Saba, and Euila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. Forsothe the sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.

10 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Sotheli Chus gendride Nemroth; this Nemroth bigan to be myyti in erthe.

11 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

Forsothe Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Ananyn, and Labaym,

12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.

and Neptoym, and Phetrusym, and Casluym, of whiche the Philisteis and Capthureis yeden out.

13 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

Sotheli Chanaan gendride Sidon his first gendrid sone,

14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

and Ethei, and Jebusei, and Ammorrei, and Gergesei,

15 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

and Euei, and Arachei, and Synei,

16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

and Aradye, and Samathei, and Emathei.

17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arphaxat, and Luth, and Aram. Forsothe the sones of Aram weren Hus, and Hul, and Gothor, and Mosoch.

18 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

Forsothe Arphaxat gendride Sale; which hym silf gendride Heber.

19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Sotheli to Heber weren borun twei sones; name of oon was Phaleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brother was Jectan.

20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Forsothe Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech, and Aselmod,

21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

and Jare, and Adoram, and Vzal,

22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

and Deda, Hebal, and Ameth, and Abymael,

23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

and Saba, also and Ophir, and Euila, and Jobab; alle these weren the sones of Jectan.

24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

Sem, Arphaxat, Sale,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Heber, Phalech, Ragau,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,

Seruth, Nachor, Thare, Abram;

27 Abram (also called Abraham).

forsothe this is Abraham.

28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

The sones of Abraham weren Isaac and Ismael.

29 These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

And these the generaciouns of hem; the firste gendrid of Ismael Nabioth, and Cedar, and Abdahel, and Mapsam,

30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

and Masma, and Duma, and Massa, Adad, and Themar, Jahur, Naphis, Cedma;

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

these ben the sones of Ismael.

32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

Forsothe the sones of Cethure, secoundarie wijf of Abraham, whiche sche gendride, weren Zamram, Jersan, Madan, Madian, Jelboe, Sue. Sotheli the sones of Jersan weren Saba, and Dadan. Forsothe the sones of Dadan weren Assurym, and Latusym, and Laomym.

33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

Sotheli the sones of Madian weren Epha, Ethei, and Enoch, and Abdia, and Heldaa. Alle these weren the sones of Cethure.

34 Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

Forsothe Abraham gendride Isaac; whose sones weren Esau and Israel.

35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

The sones of Esau weren Eliphat, Rahuel, Semyaus, and Elam, and Chore.

36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

The sones of Eliphath weren Theman, Omer, Sephi, Gethem, Genez, Cenez, Thanna, Amalech.

37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The sones of Rahuel weren Naab, Gazara, Samma, Masa.

38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

The sones of Seir weren Lothan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.

39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

The sones of Lothan weren Horry, Huma; sotheli the sistir of Lothan was Thanna.

40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

The sones of Sobal weren Alian, and Manaath, and Ebal, and Sephi, and Onam. The sones of Sebeon weren Ana, and Anna. The sone of Ana was Dison.

41 The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

The sones of Dison weren Amaram, and Hesabam, and Lecram, and Caram.

42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

The sones of Eser weren Balaam, and Jaban, and Jesan. The sones of Disan weren Hus and Aram.

43 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

These ben the kyngis that regneden in the lond of Edom, bifor that a kyng was on the sones of Israel. Bale, the sone of Beor; and the name of his citee was Danaba.

44 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

Sotheli Bale was deed; and Jobab, sone of Zare of Basra, regnyde for hym.

45 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

And whanne Jobab was deed, Husam of the lond of Themayns regnede for hym.

46 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

And Husam diede; and Adad, sone of Badad, that smoot Madian in the lond of Moab, regnyde for hym; and the name of the citee of `hym, that is, of Adad, was Abyud.

47 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

And whanne Adad was deed, Semela of Maserecha, regnede for hym.

48 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

But also Semela was deed, and Saul of Robooth, which is set bisidis the ryuer, regnyde for hym.

49 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

Also whanne Saul was deed, Balanam, the sone of Achabor, regnyde for him.

50 Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

But also he was deed, and Adad, the name of whos citee was Phou, regnede for hym; and his wijf was clepid Methesael, the douyter of Mathred, douyter of Mezaab.

51 Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

Forsothe whanne Adad was deed, dukis bigunnen to be in Edom for kyngis; duyk Thanna, duyk Alia, duyk Jetheth,

52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

duyk Olibama, duyk Ela, duyk Phynon,

53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

duik Ceneth, duyk Theman, duyk Mabsar,

54 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

duyk Magdiel, duyk Iram. These weren the duykis of Edom.