Genesis 10
1 These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood.
These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.
2 The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.
And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5 of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations.
6 Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
7 Forsothe the sones of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.
And the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dadan.
8 Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.
9 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.
And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’
10 Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.
And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar.
11 Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,
From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,
12 and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.
and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.
13 And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;
And truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.
and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came forth the Philistines and the Caphtorim.
15 Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,
Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite,
16 and Amorrei, Gergesei,
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, the Girgashite,
17 Euei, and Arathei,
the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite,
18 Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
and the Arvadian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite. And after this, the peoples of the Canaanites became widespread.
19 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.
And the borders of Canaan went, as one travels, from Sidon to Gerar, even to Gaza, until one enters Sodom and Gomorrah, and from Admah and Zeboiim, even to Lesa.
20 These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
These are the sons of Ham in their kindred, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
21 Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.
Likewise, from Shem, the father of all the sons of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
22 The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.
The sons of Aram were Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.
But truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah, from whom was born Eber.
25 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.
And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,
This Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah
27 and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,
and Hadoram, and Uzal and Diklah,
28 and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;
and Obal and Abimael, Sheba
29 alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
and Ophir, and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30 And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.
And their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the east.
31 These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.
These are the sons of Shem according to their kindred, and tongues, and the regions within their nations.
32 These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.
These are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and nations. The nations became divided according to these, on the earth after the great flood.
