Genèse 10
1 Voici les générations des fils de Noé: Sem, Cham et Japhet; des fils leur naquirent après le déluge.
Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.
2 Fils de Japhet: Gomer, Magog, Madaï, Javan, Elisa, Thubal, Mosoch et Thiras.
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Fils de Gomer: Ascenez, Riphat, et Thogorma.
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Fils de Javan: Elisa, Tharsis, Cettim et Dodanim.
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 Ceux-ci sont les pères des gentils, qui se partagèrent les îles et les eurent pour territoire, chacun selon sa langue, par tribus, par nations.
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 Fils de Cham: Chus, Mesraïm, Phuth et Chanaan.
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7 Fils de Chus: Saba, Hevila, Sabatha, Regma et Sabathaca. Fils de Regma: Saba et Dadan.
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha; and the sons of Raamah, Sheba, and Dedan.
8 Et Chus engendra Nemrod: celui-ci commença à être puissant sur la terre.
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9 Il était grand chasseur devant le Seigneur; c'est pourquoi l'on dit: Grand chasseur comme Nemrod devant le Seigneur.
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
10 Le commencement de son royaume fut Babylone, puis il eut Arach, Archad, Chalané, et la terre de Sennaar.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 De cette terre sortit Assur, qui bâtit Ninive, et la ville de Rhooboth et Chalé,
Out of that land went forth Ashur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12 Et Ressen, grande ville, entre Ninive et Chalé.
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same [is] a great city.
13 Mesraïm engendra les Ludim, les Ananim, les Laabim, les Nephtuïm,
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.
14 Les Phétrusim, les Chasluïm (d'où est sorti Philistin) et les Caphtorins.
And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim, ) and Caphtorim.
15 Chanaan engendra Sidon son premier-né, puis le Hétéen,
And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
16 Le Jebuséen, l'Amorrhéen, le Gergéséen,
And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Girgasite,
17 L'Evéen, l'Arucéen, l'Asennéen,
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 L'Aradien, le Samaréen et l'Amathéen. Après cela, les tribus des Chananéens se dispersèrent.
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites dispersed.
19 Les limites des Chananéens étaient la côte depuis Sidon jusqu'à Gérara et Gaza; puis elles s'étendirent jusqu'à Sodome et Gomorrhe, et passèrent par Adama et Séboïm jusqu'à Léba.
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, to Gaza; as thou goest to Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even to Lashah.
20 Tels furent les fils de Cham et leurs tribus, selon leurs langues, par contrées, et par nations.
These [are] the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.
21 Sem fut père aussi, et eut Héber de l'un de ses fils, frère de Japhet le plus grand.
To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.
22 Fils de Sem: Elam, Assur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aran et Caïnan.
The children of Shem; Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 Fils d'Aram: Hus, Hul, Gether et Mosoch.
And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad engendra Salé, et Salé engendra Héber.
And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25 D'Héber naquirent deux fils, nommés, l'un Phaleg, parce que de son temps la terre fut partagée, et l'autre Jectan.
And to 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 Or, Jectan engendra Elmodad, Saleph, Asarmoth Jaré,
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 Aduram, Uzal, Décla,
And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah.
28 Abimaël, Saba,
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 Ophir, Hévila et Jobab: tels furent les fils de Jectan.
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.
30 Ils habitèrent depuis Messa jusqu'à Séphar, montagne de l'Orient.
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest to Sephar, a mount of the east.
31 Tels furent les fils de Sem et leurs tribus, selon leurs langues, par contrées et par nations.
These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 Telles furent les tribus des fils de Noé, par familles et nations; et c'est ainsi que les fils de Noé peuplèrent les pays des nations, sur la terre, après le déluge.
These [are] the families of the sons of Noah after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
