1 Chronicles 1

1 Adam gendride Seth; Enos,

Adam, Seth, Enosh;

2 Chaynan, Malaleel, Jared,

Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

3 Enoch, Matussale, Lameth;

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

4 Noe gendride Sem, Cham, and Japhet.

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

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

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

And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.

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

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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

The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

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

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 Forsothe Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Ananyn, and Labaym,

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

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

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

13 Sotheli Chanaan gendride Sidon his first gendrid sone,

And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

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

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

15 and Euei, and Arachei, and Synei,

and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;

16 and Aradye, and Samathei, and Emathei.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 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.

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

18 Forsothe Arphaxat gendride Sale; which hym silf gendride Heber.

And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

19 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.

And unto 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.

20 Forsothe Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech, and Aselmod,

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

21 and Jare, and Adoram, and Vzal,

and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;

22 and Deda, Hebal, and Ameth, and Abymael,

and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba;

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

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

24 Sem, Arphaxat, Sale,

Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;

25 Heber, Phalech, Ragau,

Eber, Peleg, Reu;

26 Seruth, Nachor, Thare, Abram;

Serug, Nahor, Terah;

27 forsothe this is Abraham.

Abram (the same is Abraham).

28 The sones of Abraham weren Isaac and Ismael.

The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

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

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

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

Mishma, and Dumah, Massa; Hadad, and Tema,

31 these ben the sones of Ismael.

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

32 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.

And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

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

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

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

And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau, and Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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

And the sons of Seir; Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan.

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

And the sons of Lotan; Hori and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

40 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.

The sons of Shobal; Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah and Anah.

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

The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.

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

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

43 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.

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

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

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

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

And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

46 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.

And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

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

And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

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

And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

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

And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

50 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.

And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

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

And Hadad died. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth;

52 duyk Olibama, duyk Ela, duyk Phynon,

duke Oholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon;

53 duik Ceneth, duyk Theman, duyk Mabsar,

duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar;

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

duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.