Kronika 1 1

1 Adam, Set, Enos,

Adam, Seth, Enos,

2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Yared,

Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 Enɔk, Metusela, Lamek, Noa.

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 Noa ƒe viwo: Sem, Ham kple Yafet.

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Yafet ƒe viwoe nye: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Mesek kple Tiras.

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

6 Gomer ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Askenaz, Rifat kple Togarma.

And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

7 Yavan ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Elisa, Tarsis, Kitim kple Rodanim.

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

8 Ham ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Kus, Egipte, Put kple Kanaan.

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

9 Kus ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raama kple Sabteka. Rama ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye Seba kple Dedan.

And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dadan.

10 Kus ƒe dzidzimevie nye Nimrɔd, ame si va zu kalẽtɔ gã aɖe le anyigba la dzi.

Then Cush conceived Nimrod, and he began to be powerful upon the earth.

11 Ame siwo nye Egipte ƒe dzidzimeviwo lae nye Ludimtɔwo, Anamimtɔwo, Lehabitɔwo, Naftuhitɔwo,

Truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

12 Patrusitɔwo, Kasluhitɔwo (ame siwo me Filistitɔwo dzɔ tso) kple Kaftoritɔwo.

as well as Pathrusim and Casluhim: from these the Philistines and the Caphtorim went forth.

13 Kanaan ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Sidon, ame si nye eƒe ŋgɔgbevi kple Het.

Truly, Canaan conceived Sidon, his firstborn, as well as the Hittite,

14 Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Yebusitɔwo, Amoritɔwo, Girgasitɔwo,

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

15 Hivitɔwo, Arkitɔwo, Sinitɔwo,

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

16 Arvaditɔwo, Zemaritɔwo kple Hamatitɔwo.

and also the Arvadian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.

17 Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Elam, Asur, Arfaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Geter kple Mesek.

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

18 Arfaxad ƒe vie nye Sela, ame si dzi Eber.

Then Arphaxad conceived Shelah, who also himself conceived Eber.

19 Vi eve nɔ Eber si: Woawoe nye Peleg kple Yoktan. Peleg gɔmee nye “Memama” elabena eƒe agbenɔɣi mee woma anyigba na gbe vovovoawo gblɔlawo.

And to Eber were born two sons. The name of one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided. And the name of his brother was Joktan.

20 Yoktan ƒe viwoe nye Almodad, Selef, Hazarmavet, Yera,

Then Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

21 Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,

as well as Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

22 Obal, Abimael, Seba,

and then Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, indeed

23 Ofir, Havila kple Yobab. Ame siawo katã nye Yoktan ƒe viŋutsuwo.

also Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Joktan.

24 Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Arfaxad, ame si dzi Sela,

Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

25 ame si dzi Eber, ame si dzi Peleg, ame si dzi Reu,

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 ame si dzi Serug, ame si dzi Nahor, ame si dzi Tera,

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 ame si dzi Abram ame si wova yɔna emegbe be Abraham.

Abram, the same is Abraham.

28 Abraham ƒe viwoe nye: Isak kple Ismael.

And the sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29 Ismael ƒe viwoe nye Nebayɔt, ame si nye via tsitsitɔ, Kedar, Adbel, Mibsam,

And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

30 Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadad, Tema,

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

31 Yetur, Nafis kple Kedema. Ame siawo nye Ismael viwo.

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

32 Abraham ƒe ahiãvi Ketura dzi Zimram, Yoksan, Medan, Midian, Isbak kple Sua. Yoksan ƒe viwo: Seba kple Dedan.

And the sons of Keturah, the concubine of Abraham, whom she conceived: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan: Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

33 Midian ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Efa, Efer, Hanok, Abida kple Elda. Woawoe nye Abraham kple srɔ̃a evelia, Ketura ƒe dzidzimeviwo.

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

34 Abraham ƒe vi, Isak, dzi Esau kple Israel.

Now Abraham conceived Isaac, whose sons were Esau and Israel.

35 Esau ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Elifaz, Reuel, Yeus, Yalam kple Korah.

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

36 Elifaz ƒe viwoe nye: Teman, Omar, Zefi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna kple Amalek.

The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenez, and by Timna, Amalek.

37 Reuel ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Nahat, Zera, Sama kple Miza.

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

38 Esua alo Seir ƒe vi aɖewoe nye: Lotan, Sobal, Zibeon, Ana, Dison, Ezer kple Disan.

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

39 Lotan ƒe viwoe nye Hori kple Homam. Timna nye Lotan nɔvinyɔnu.

The sons of Lotan: Hori, Heman. Now the sister of Lotan was Timna.

40 Sobal ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Alvan, Manahat, Ebal, Sefo kple Onam. Zibeon ƒe viwoe nye: Aya kple Ana.

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

41 Ana ƒe vie nye: Dison, ame si dzi Hamran, Esban, Itran kple Keran.

The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Esheban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Ezer ƒe viwoe nye: Bilhan, Zaavan kple Yaakan. Disan ƒe viwoe nye: Uz kple Aran.

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

43 Ame siwo ɖu fia le Edom hafi woɖo Israel fiaɖuƒe la gɔme anyi la woe nye: Bela, Beor ƒe vi. Du si me wònɔ la ŋkɔe nye Dinhaba.

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

44 Esi Bela ku la, Yobab, Zera ƒe vi, tso Bozra zu fia.

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

45 Esi Yobab ku la, Husam tso Temanitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe,

And when Jobab also had died, Husham, from the land of the Temanites, reigned in his place.

46 eye le Husam ƒe ku megbe la, Hadad, Bedad ƒe vi, ame si ɖu Midiantɔwo dzi le Moab nyigba dzi la ɖu fia eye eƒe fiadue nye Avit.

Then Husham also passed away, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, reigned in his place. And he struck the Midianites in the land of Moab. The name of his city was Avith.

47 Esi Hadad trɔ megbe la, Samla tso Masreka ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.

And when Hadad also had died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

48 Le Samla ƒe ku megbe la, Siaul tso Rehobot, du si le tɔsisi aɖe ŋu la ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.

Then Samlah also died, and Shaul from Rehoboth, which is situated beside a river, reigned in his place.

49 Le Siaul ƒe ku megbe la, Baal Hanan, Akbor ƒe vi ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.

Shaul also having died, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.

50 Esi Baal Hanan ku la, Hadad ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe eye eƒe fiadue nye Pau. Hadad srɔ̃e nye Mehetabel, dadae nye Matred, ame si dadae nye Me-Zahab.

Then he too died, and Hadar reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pau. And his wife was called Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

51 Hadad hã va ku. Edom fiawo le Hadad ƒe ku megbe nye: Timna, Alva, Yetet

And Hadar having died, there began to be commanders in Edom in place of kings: commander Thamna, commander Alvah, commander Jetheth,

52 Oholibama, Ela, Pinon,

commander Oholibamah, commander Elah, commander Pinon,

53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

commander Kanez, commander Teman, commander Mibzar,

54 Magdiel kple Iram. Ame siawoe nye Edom fiawo.

commander Magdiel, commander Iram. These are the commanders of Edom.