Mose 1 10
1 Noa ƒe viwo, Sem, Ham kple Yafet dzi viŋutsuwo le tsiɖɔɖɔ la megbe. Woƒe dzidzimeviwo yi ale:
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2 Yafet ƒe viwoe nye: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Mesek kple Tiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tirass.
3 Gomer ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Askenaz, Rifat kple Togarma.
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Yavan ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Elisa, Tarsis, Kititɔwo kple Dodanitɔwo.
And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 (Woƒe dzidzimeviwo va zu ƒutadukɔwo le anyigba vovovowo dzi, eye woƒe gbegbɔgblɔwo to vovo tso wo nɔewo gbɔ.)
From these were separated the isles of the nations in their lands, every one after his tongue: after their families, in their nations.
6 Ham ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Kus, Egipte, Put kple Kanaan.
And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizrayim, Put and Canaan.
7 Kus ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raama kple Sabteka. Raama ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Seba kple Dedan.
And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtecha; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kus ƒe dzidzimevie nye Nimrɔd, ame si va zu kalẽtɔ gã aɖe le anyigba la dzi.
And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty man on the 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 mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.
10 Eɖu Babel, Erek, Akad kple Kalne si nɔ Sinarnyigba la dzi gbã.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Tso anyigba ma dzi la, eyi Asiria, afi si wòtu Ninive, Rehobot Ir, Kala
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city of Rechoboth, and Calach.
12 kple Resen ɖo; Resen le Ninive kple Kala dome, eye eyae nye du gã la.
And Ressen between Nineveh and Calach: the same is the great city.
13 Ame siwo nye Egipte ƒe dzidzimeviwo lae nye: Ludimtɔwo, Anamimtɔwo, Lehabitɔwo, Naftuhitɔwo,
And Mizrayim begat the Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim.
14 Patrusitɔwo, Kasluhitɔwo (ame siwo me Filistitɔwo dzɔ tso) kple Kaftoritɔwo.
And the Pethrussim, and Casluchin, [out of whom came the Pelishtim, ] and the Caphtorim.
15 Kanaan ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Sidon, ame si nye eƒe ŋgɔgbevi kple Het.
And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
16 Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Yebusitɔwo, Amoritɔwo, Girgasitɔwo,
And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Girgashite,
17 Hivitɔwo, Arkitɔwo, Sinitɔwo,
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 Arvaditɔwo, Zemaritɔwo kple Hamatitɔwo. (Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwo kaka
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19 tso Sidon yi Gerar va Gaza, Sodom, Gomora, Adma kple Zeboyim va se ɖe Lasa.)
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gazzah; as thou goest unto Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboyim, even unto Lesha.
20 Ame siawoe nye Ham ƒe dzidzimeviwo. Wonɔ anyigba geɖewo dzi, eye wonye dukɔ geɖewo. Gbegbɔgblɔ vovovowo nɔ wo si.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, in their nations.
21 Sem, ame si nye Yafet nɔvi tsitsitɔ ƒe vie nye Eber.
But unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, were children born.
22 Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Elam, Asur, Arfaxad, Lud kple Aram.
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram ƒe dzizimeviwoe nye: Uz, Hul, Geter kple Mas.
And the children of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arfaxad ƒe vie nye Sela, ame si dzi Eber.
And Arpachshad begat Shelach; and Shelach begat 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.
And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Yoktan ƒe viwoe nye: Almodad, Selef, Hazarmavet, Yera,
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerach,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,
And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Seba,
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba.
29 Ofir, Havila kple Yobab. Ame siawo katã nye Yoktan ƒe viŋutsuwo.
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 (Yoktan ƒe dzidzimevi siawo nɔ teƒe si tso Mesa va do ɖe Sefar ƒe ɣetoɖoƒewo gbɔ.)
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar, the mount of the east.
31 Ame siawoe nye Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwo. Woɖo wo ɖe woƒe dukɔwo, gbegbɔgblɔwo kple woƒe nɔƒewo nu.
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their 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 are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and from these were the nations separated on the earth after the flood.
