Mose 1 10
1 Noa ƒe viwo, Sem, Ham kple Yafet dzi viŋutsuwo le tsiɖɔɖɔ la megbe. Woƒe dzidzimeviwo yi ale:
The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them after the flood.
2 Yafet ƒe viwoe nye: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Mesek kple Tiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomer ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Askenaz, Rifat kple Togarma.
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Yavan ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Elisa, Tarsis, Kititɔwo kple Dodanitɔwo.
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 (Woƒe dzidzimeviwo va zu ƒutadukɔwo le anyigba vovovowo dzi, eye woƒe gbegbɔgblɔwo to vovo tso wo nɔewo gbɔ.)
The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.
6 Ham ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Kus, Egipte, Put kple Kanaan.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 Kus ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raama kple Sabteka. Raama ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba kple Dedan.
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kus ƒe dzidzimevie nye Nimrɔd, ame si va zu kalẽtɔ gã aɖe le anyigba la dzi.
Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.
9 Enye adela xɔŋkɔ aɖe si Yehowa yra, eye ame geɖewo kafunɛ. Amewo ɖia ɖase tso ame bubuwo ŋu be wole “abe Nimrɔd, adela xɔŋkɔ si Yehowa yra la ene.”
He was a powerful fighter who defied the Lord; which is why there's the expression, “Like Nimrod, a powerful fighter who defied the Lord.”
10 Eɖu Babel, Erek, Akad kple Kalne si nɔ Sinarnyigba la dzi gbã.
His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.
11 Tso anyigba ma dzi la, eyi Asiria, afi si wòtu Ninive, Rehobot Ir, Kala
From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 kple Resen ɖo; Resen le Ninive kple Kala dome, eye eyae nye du gã la.
and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 Ame siwo nye Egipte ƒe dzidzimeviwo lae nye: Ludimtɔwo, Anamimtɔwo, Lehabitɔwo, Naftuhitɔwo,
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 Patrusitɔwo, Kasluhitɔwo (ame siwo me Filistitɔwo dzɔ tso) kple Kaftoritɔwo.
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
15 Kanaan ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Sidon, ame si nye eƒe ŋgɔgbevi kple Het.
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Yebusitɔwo, Amoritɔwo, Girgasitɔwo,
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 Hivitɔwo, Arkitɔwo, Sinitɔwo,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 Arvaditɔwo, Zemaritɔwo kple Hamatitɔwo. (Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwo kaka
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out
19 tso Sidon yi Gerar va Gaza, Sodom, Gomora, Adma kple Zeboyim va se ɖe Lasa.)
and the territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon towards Gerar and all the way to Gaza, then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, all the way to Lasha.
20 Ame siawoe nye Ham ƒe dzidzimeviwo. Wonɔ anyigba geɖewo dzi, eye wonye dukɔ geɖewo. Gbegbɔgblɔ vovovowo nɔ wo si.
These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
21 Sem, ame si nye Yafet nɔvi tsitsitɔ ƒe vie nye Eber.
Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
22 Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Elam, Asur, Arfaxad, Lud kple Aram.
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram ƒe dzizimeviwoe nye: Uz, Hul, Geter kple Mas.
The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arfaxad ƒe vie nye Sela, ame si dzi Eber.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 Vi eve nɔ Eber si: woawoe nye Peleg kple Yoktan. Peleg gɔmee nye “Memama,” elabena eƒe agbenɔɣi mee woma anyigba na gbe vovovoawo gblɔlawo.
Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.
26 Yoktan ƒe viwoe nye: Almodad, Selef, Hazarmavet, Yera,
Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Seba,
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ofir, Havila kple Yobab. Ame siawo katã nye Yoktan ƒe viŋutsuwo.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all sons of Joktan.
30 (Yoktan ƒe dzidzimevi siawo nɔ teƒe si tso Mesa va do ɖe Sefar ƒe ɣetoɖoƒewo gbɔ.)
They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
31 Ame siawoe nye Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwo. Woɖo wo ɖe woƒe dukɔwo, gbegbɔgblɔwo kple woƒe nɔƒewo nu.
These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
32 Ame siwo katã woyɔ va yi la nye Noa ƒe dzidzimeviwo, to dzidzime geɖewo me, eye wonɔ dukɔ vovovo siwo dzɔ le tsiɖɔɖɔ megbe la me.
These were all the tribes descended from Noah's sons, according to their genealogies and national groups. From these ancestors the different nations of the earth spread around the world after the flood.
