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1 Noa ƒe viwo, Sem, Ham kple Yafet dzi viŋutsuwo le tsiɖɔɖɔ la megbe. Woƒe dzidzimeviwo yi ale:
These were the descendants of the sons of Noah, that is, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
2 Yafet ƒe viwoe nye: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Mesek kple Tiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomer ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Askenaz, Rifat kple Togarma.
The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Yavan ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Elisa, Tarsis, Kititɔwo kple Dodanitɔwo.
The sons of Javan were 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 the coastland peoples separated and went into their lands, every one with its own language, according to their clans, by their nations.
6 Ham ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Kus, Egipte, Put kple Kanaan.
The sons of Ham were 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 were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kus ƒe dzidzimevie nye Nimrɔd, ame si va zu kalẽtɔ gã aɖe le anyigba la dzi.
Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror 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 Yahweh. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”
10 Eɖu Babel, Erek, Akad kple Kalne si nɔ Sinarnyigba la dzi gbã.
The first centers of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Kalneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Tso anyigba ma dzi la, eyi Asiria, afi si wòtu Ninive, Rehobot Ir, Kala
Out of that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 kple Resen ɖo; Resen le Ninive kple Kala dome, eye eyae nye du gã la.
and Resen, which was between Nineveh and Calah. It was a large city.
13 Ame siwo nye Egipte ƒe dzidzimeviwo lae nye: Ludimtɔwo, Anamimtɔwo, Lehabitɔwo, Naftuhitɔwo,
Mizraim became 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 Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
15 Kanaan ƒe viwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye: Sidon, ame si nye eƒe ŋgɔgbevi kple Het.
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,
16 Kanaan ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Yebusitɔwo, Amoritɔwo, Girgasitɔwo,
also of 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. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites spread out.
19 tso Sidon yi Gerar va Gaza, Sodom, Gomora, Adma kple Zeboyim va se ɖe Lasa.)
The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and as one goes toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboyim, as far as 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, by their clans, by their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.
21 Sem, ame si nye Yafet nɔvi tsitsitɔ ƒe vie nye Eber.
Sons also were born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was also the ancestor of all the people of Eber.
22 Sem ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Elam, Asur, Arfaxad, Lud kple Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram ƒe dzizimeviwoe nye: Uz, Hul, Geter kple Mas.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
24 Arfaxad ƒe vie nye Sela, ame si dzi Eber.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became 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. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
26 Yoktan ƒe viwoe nye: Almodad, Selef, Hazarmavet, Yera,
Joktan became 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. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30 (Yoktan ƒe dzidzimevi siawo nɔ teƒe si tso Mesa va do ɖe Sefar ƒe ɣetoɖoƒewo gbɔ.)
Their territory was from Mesha, all the way to Sephar, the mountain of 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 clans and their languages, in their lands, according to 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 were the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations. From these the nations separated and went over the earth after the flood.
