Γένεσις 10
1 αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις τῶν υἱῶν Νωε Σημ Χαμ Ιαφεθ καὶ ἐγενήθησαν αὐτοῖς υἱοὶ μετὰ τὸν κατακλυσμόν
(This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had many children after the flood.
2 υἱοὶ Ιαφεθ Γαμερ καὶ Μαγωγ καὶ Μαδαι καὶ Ιωυαν καὶ Ελισα καὶ Θοβελ καὶ Μοσοχ καὶ Θιρας
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 καὶ υἱοὶ Γαμερ Ασχαναζ καὶ Ριφαθ καὶ Θοργαμα
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 καὶ υἱοὶ Ιωυαν Ελισα καὶ Θαρσις Κίτιοι Ῥόδιοι
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 ἐκ τούτων ἀφωρίσθησαν νῆσοι τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν ἕκαστος κατὰ γλῶσσαν ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν
Those sons and their families who were descended from Javan lived on the islands and on the land close to the [Mediterranean] Sea. Their descendants became tribes, each with its own language and clans and territory.
6 υἱοὶ δὲ Χαμ Χους καὶ Μεσραιμ Φουδ καὶ Χανααν
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 υἱοὶ δὲ Χους Σαβα καὶ Ευιλα καὶ Σαβαθα καὶ Ρεγμα καὶ Σαβακαθα υἱοὶ δὲ Ρεγμα Σαβα καὶ Δαδαν
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Χους δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Νεβρωδ οὗτος ἤρξατο εἶναι γίγας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
9 οὗτος ἦν γίγας κυνηγὸς ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τοῦτο ἐροῦσιν ὡς Νεβρωδ γίγας κυνηγὸς ἐναντίον κυρίου
Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh (sees that you are/has caused you to be) a great hunter like Nimrod.”
10 καὶ ἐγένετο ἀρχὴ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ Βαβυλὼν καὶ Ορεχ καὶ Αρχαδ καὶ Χαλαννη ἐν τῇ γῇ Σεννααρ
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης ἐξῆλθεν Ασσουρ καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν Νινευη καὶ τὴν Ροωβωθ πόλιν καὶ τὴν Χαλαχ
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 καὶ τὴν Δασεμ ἀνὰ μέσον Νινευη καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον Χαλαχ αὕτη ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 καὶ Μεσραιμ ἐγέννησεν τοὺς Λουδιιμ καὶ τοὺς Ενεμετιιμ καὶ τοὺς Λαβιιμ καὶ τοὺς Νεφθαλιιμ
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 καὶ τοὺς Πατροσωνιιμ καὶ τοὺς Χασλωνιιμ ὅθεν ἐξῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν Φυλιστιιμ καὶ τοὺς Καφθοριιμ
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 Χανααν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σιδῶνα πρωτότοκον καὶ τὸν Χετταῖον
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 καὶ τὸν Ιεβουσαῖον καὶ τὸν Αμορραῖον καὶ τὸν Γεργεσαῖον
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 καὶ τὸν Ευαῖον καὶ τὸν Αρουκαῖον καὶ τὸν Ασενναῖον
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 καὶ τὸν Ἀράδιον καὶ τὸν Σαμαραῖον καὶ τὸν Αμαθι καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο διεσπάρησαν αἱ φυλαὶ τῶν Χαναναίων
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
19 καὶ ἐγένοντο τὰ ὅρια τῶν Χαναναίων ἀπὸ Σιδῶνος ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Γεραρα καὶ Γάζαν ἕως ἐλθεῖν Σοδομων καὶ Γομορρας Αδαμα καὶ Σεβωιμ ἕως Λασα
Their land extended from Sidon [city] in the north as far south as Gaza [town], and then to the east as far as Gerar [town], and then farther east to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim [towns], and even as far as Lasha [town].
20 οὗτοι υἱοὶ Χαμ ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν κατὰ γλώσσας αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς χώραις αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 καὶ τῷ Σημ ἐγενήθη καὶ αὐτῷ πατρὶ πάντων τῶν υἱῶν Εβερ ἀδελφῷ Ιαφεθ τοῦ μείζονος
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 υἱοὶ Σημ Αιλαμ καὶ Ασσουρ καὶ Αρφαξαδ καὶ Λουδ καὶ Αραμ καὶ Καιναν
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 καὶ υἱοὶ Αραμ Ως καὶ Ουλ καὶ Γαθερ καὶ Μοσοχ
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 καὶ Αρφαξαδ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Καιναν καὶ Καιναν ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαλα Σαλα δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Εβερ
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 καὶ τῷ Εβερ ἐγενήθησαν δύο υἱοί ὄνομα τῷ ἑνὶ Φαλεκ ὅτι ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ διεμερίσθη ἡ γῆ καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ Ιεκταν
Eber became the father of two sons. One of them was named Peleg, [which means ‘division’], because during the time he lived, people on [MTY] the earth became divided and scattered everywhere. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.
26 Ιεκταν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ελμωδαδ καὶ τὸν Σαλεφ καὶ Ασαρμωθ καὶ Ιαραχ
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 καὶ Οδορρα καὶ Αιζηλ καὶ Δεκλα
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 καὶ Αβιμεηλ καὶ Σαβευ
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 καὶ Ουφιρ καὶ Ευιλα καὶ Ιωβαβ πάντες οὗτοι υἱοὶ Ιεκταν
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ κατοίκησις αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Μασση ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Σωφηρα ὄρος ἀνατολῶν
The areas in which they lived extended from Mesha westward to Sephar, which is in the (hill country/area that has a lot of hills).
31 οὗτοι υἱοὶ Σημ ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν κατὰ γλώσσας αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς χώραις αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
32 αὗται αἱ φυλαὶ υἱῶν Νωε κατὰ γενέσεις αὐτῶν κατὰ τὰ ἔθνη αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τούτων διεσπάρησαν νῆσοι τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς μετὰ τὸν κατακλυσμόν
All those groups descended from the sons of Noah. Each group had its own (genealogy/record of people’s ancestors) and each became a separate ethnic group. Those ethnic groups formed after the flood and spread all around the earth.
