Genèse 10
1 Voici les générations des fils de Noé, Sem, Cham et Japheth: car il leur naquit des fils après le déluge.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
2 Les fils de Japheth sont: Gomer, Magog, Madaï, Javan, Thubal, Mosoch et Thiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Les fils de Gomer: Ascenez, Riphath et Thogorma.
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Et les fils de Javan: Elisa, Tharsis, Cetthim et Dodanim.
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5 C’est par eux que furent divisées les îles des nations dans leurs pays, chacun selon sa langue et ses familles dans leurs nations.
From these, the coastlands of the nations separated into their territories, every one according to its language, according to their families, in their nations.
6 Les fils de Cham: Chus, Mesraïm, Phuth et Chanaan.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 Les fils de Chus: Saba, Hévila, Sabatha, Regma et Sabatacha. Les fils de Regma: Saba et Dadan.
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Or Chus engendra Nemrod; c’est lui qui commença à être puissant sur la terre.
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9 C’était un fort chasseur devant le Seigneur. De là est venu le proverbe: Comme Nemrod, fort chasseur devant le Seigneur.
He was a mighty hunter before God. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before God."
10 Le commencement de son royaume fut Babylone, Arach, Achad et Chalanné, dans la terre de Sennaar.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 De ce pays sortit Assur qui bâtit Ninive, les rues de cette ville et Chalé,
Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth Ir, and Calah,
12 Et aussi Résen entre Ninive et Chalé: c’est la grande ville.
and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 Quant à Mesraïm, il engendra Ludim, Anamim, Laabim, Nephthuim,
And Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14 Phétrusim et Chasluim, d’où sont sortis les Philistins et les Caphtorins.
And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, which the Philistines descended from, and Caphtorim.
15 Chanaan engendra Sidon, son premier-né, l’Héthéen,
And Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
16 Le Jébuséen, l’Amorrhéen, le Gergéséen,
and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites,
17 L’Hévéen, l’Aracéen, le Sinéen,
and the Hivites, and the Arkites, and the Sinites,
18 L’Aradien, le Samaréen et l’Amathéen: et après cela se sont dispersés les peuples des Chananéens.
and the Arvadites, and the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
19 Et les limites des Chananéens furent depuis Sidon en venant à Gérara, jusqu’à Gaza; et en venant à Sodome, Gomorrhe, Adama et Séboïm, jusqu’à Lésa.
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.
20 Ce sont là les enfants de Cham selon leur parenté, leurs langues, leurs générations, leurs pays et leurs nations.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.
21 De Sem aussi, père de tous les enfants d’Héber et frère aîné de Japheth, naquirent des fils.
To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
22 Les fils de Sem sont: Elam, Assur, Arphaxad, Lud et Aram.
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 Les fils d’Aram: Us, Hul, Géther et Mes.
The sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Or Arphaxad engendra Salé, dont est né Héber.
And Arpachshad became the father of Kenan. And Kenan became the father of Shelah. And Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 À Héber naquirent deux fils: le nom de l’un fut Phaleg, parce qu’en ses jours la terre fut divisée; et le nom de son frère, Jectan.
To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
26 Lequel Jectan engendra Elmodad, Saleph, Asarmoth, Jaré,
And Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 Aduram, Uzal, Décla,
and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 Ebal, Abimaël, Saba,
and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 Ophir, Hévila et Jobab: tous ceux-là sont les fils de Jectan.
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30 Et leur habitation s’étendit de Messa jusqu’à Séphar, montagne qui est à l’orient.
Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 Voilà les fils de Sem, selon leur parenté, leurs langues, leurs pays et leurs nations.
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.
32 Et voilà les familles de Noé, selon leurs peuples et leurs nations. C’est par elles qu’ont été divisées toutes les nations sur la terre après le déluge.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations, and from these the nations branched out on the earth after the flood.
