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 sonnes of Noe: of Sem Ham and Iapheth which begat them children after the floude.
2 The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.
The sonnes of Iapheth were: Gomyr Magog Madai Iauan Tuball Mesech and Thyras.
3 Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.
And the sonnes of Gomyr were: Ascenas Riphat and Togarina.
4 Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
And the sonnes of Iauan were: Elisa Tharsis Cithun and Dodanim.
5 of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
Of these came the Iles of the gentylls in there contres every man in his speach kynred and nation.
6 Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
The sonnes of Ham were: Chus Misraim Phut 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.
The sonnes of Chus: were Seba Hevila Sabta Rayma and Sabtema. And the sonnes of Rayma were: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
Chus also begot Nemrod which bega to be myghtye in the erth.
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.
He was a myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde: Where of came the proverbe: he is as Nemrod that myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde.
10 Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.
And the begynnynge of hys kyngdome was Babell Erech Achad and Chalne in the lande of Synear:
11 Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,
Out of that lande came Assur and buylded Ninyue and the cyte rehoboth and Calah
12 and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.
And Ressen betwene Ninyue ad Chalah. That is a grete cyte.
13 And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;
And Mizraim begat Iudun Enamim Leabim Naphtuhim
14 of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.
Pathrusim and Castuhim: from whence came the Philystyns and the Capthiherynes.
15 Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,
Canaan also begat zidon his eldest sonne and Heth
16 and Amorrei, Gergesei,
Iebusi Emori Girgosi
17 Euei, and Arathei,
Hiui Arki Sini
18 Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
Aruadi Zemari and hamari. And afterward sprange the kynreds of the Canaanytes
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 costes of the Canaanytes were fro Sydon tyll thou come to Gerara and to Asa and tyll thou come to Sodoma Gomorra Adama Zeboim: eve vnto Lasa.
20 These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
These were the chyldre of Ham in there kynreddes tonges landes and nations.
21 Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.
And Sem the father of all ye childre of Eber and the eldest brother of Iapheth begat children also.
22 The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.
And his sonnes were: Elam Assur Arphachsad Lud ad Aram.
23 The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.
And ye childree of Aram were: Vz Hul Gether and Mas
24 And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.
And Arphachsad begat Sala and Sala begat 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 Eber begat. ij. sonnes. The name of the one was Peleg for in his tyme the erth was devyded. And the name of his brother was Iaketanr
26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,
Iaketan begat Almodad Saleph Hyzarmoneth Iarah
27 and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,
Hadoram Vsal Dikela
28 and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;
Obal Abimach Seba
29 alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
Ophir Heuila and Iobab. All these are the sonnes of Iaketan.
30 And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.
And the dwellynge of them was from Mesa vntill thou come vnto Sephara a mountayne of the easte lande.
31 These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.
These are the sonnes o Sem in their kynreddes languages contrees and 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 kynreddes of the sonnes of Noe in their generations and nations. And of these came the people that were in the world after the floude.
