Kĩambĩrĩria 10
1 Ũyũ nĩguo ũhoro wa njiarwa cia Nuhu, nĩo Shemu, na Hamu, na Jafethu, arĩa o ene maagĩire na ariũ thuutha wa mũiyũro wa maaĩ.
The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them after the flood.
2 Ariũ a Jafethu nĩ aya: Gomeri, na Magogu, na Madai, na Javani, na Tubali, na Mesheki, na Tirasi.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Ariũ a Gomeri nĩ aya: Ashikenazu, na Rifathu, na Togarima.
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Ariũ a Javani nĩ aya: Elishahu, na Tarishishi, na Kitimu, na Rodanimu.
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 (Kuuma kũrĩ o gũkiuma andũ arĩa matũũraga ndwere-inĩ cia iria, o andũ na rũgongo rwao kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao, mabũrũri-inĩ mao, na o andũ na rũthiomi rwao.)
The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.
6 Nao ariũ a Hamu nĩ aya: Kushi, na Miziraimu, na Putu, na Kaanani.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 Ariũ a Kushi nĩ aya: Seba, na Havila, na Sabita, na Raama, na Sabiteka. Nao ariũ a Raama nĩ: Sheba, na Dedani.
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kushi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Nimurodi, ũrĩa wakũrire agĩtuĩka njamba ya hinya ya ita gũkũ thĩ.
Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.
9 Aarĩ mũguĩmi warĩ hinya mbere ya Jehova; na nĩkĩo kwĩragwo atĩrĩ, “O ta Nimurodi, mũguĩmi ũrĩ hinya mbere ya Jehova.”
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 Matũũra ma mbere ma ũthamaki wake maarĩ Babeli, na Ereku, na Akadi na Kaline, kũu Shinaru.
His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.
11 Kuuma bũrũri ũcio wa Shinaru agĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Ashuri, nakuo kũu agĩaka matũũra ma Nineve, na Rehobothu-Iru, na Kala,
From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 na Reseni, itũũra rĩrĩ gatagatĩ ka Nineve na Kala; rĩu nĩrĩo rĩarĩ itũũra inene.
and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 Nake Miziraimu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Aludi, na Aanami, na Alehabi, na Anafituhi,
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 na Apathirusi, na Akasuluhi (Afilisti moimire kuuma harĩ o), na Akafitori.
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
15 Kaanani nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Sidoni irigithathi rĩake, na Ahiti,
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 na Ajebusi, na Aamori, na Agirigashi,
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 na Ahivi, na Ariki, na Asiniti,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 na Aarivadi, na Azemari, na Ahamathi. Thuutha ũcio mĩhĩrĩga ya Kaanani ĩkĩhurunjũka,
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out
19 mĩhaka ya Akaanani yoimĩte Sidoni ĩrorete Gerari ĩgakinya Gaza, ningĩ ĩkarora Sodomu, na Gomora, na Adima, na Zeboimu, o nginya Lasha.
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 Acio nĩo ariũ a Hamu kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao, na thiomi ciao, marĩ ngʼongo ciao, na mabũrũri-inĩ mao.
These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
21 Shemu o nake nĩaciarĩirwo ariũ ake. Mũrũ wa nyina na Shemu ũrĩa warĩ mũkũrũ eetagwo Jafethu. Shemu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa rũruka ruothe rwa ariũ a Eberi.
Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
22 Ariũ a Shemu nĩ aya: Elamu, na Ashuri, na Arafakasadi, na Ludi, na Aramu.
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Nao ariũ a Aramu nĩ aya: Uzu, na Hulu, na Getheru, na Mesheki.
The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arafakasadi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Shela, nake Shela aarĩ ithe wa Eberi.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 Eberi nake nĩaciarĩirwo ariũ eerĩ: Ũmwe eetagwo Pelegu, tondũ hĩndĩ yake thĩ nĩyagayũkanire; mũrũ wa nyina eetagwo Jokitani.
Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.
26 Jokitani nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Alimodadi, na Shelefu, na Hazarimavethu, na Jera,
Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 na Hadoramu, na Uzali, na Dikila,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 na Obali, na Abimaeli, na Sheba,
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 na Ofiri, na Havila, na Jobabu. Acio othe nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Jokitani.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all sons of Joktan.
30 Rũgongo rũrĩa maatũũraga ruoimĩte Mesha rũgathiĩ rũrorete Sefari, kũu mwena wa irathĩro wa bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma.
They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
31 Acio nĩo ariũ a Shemu kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao, na thiomi ciao, marĩ ngʼongo ciao na mabũrũri-inĩ mao.
These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
32 Ĩyo nĩyo mĩhĩrĩga ya ariũ a Nuhu kũringana na njiaro ciao, marĩ mabũrũri-inĩ mao. Kuuma kũrĩ o, ndũrĩrĩ ikĩhurunjũka thĩ yothe thuutha wa mũiyũro wa maaĩ.
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.
