Jenèz 10
1 Apre gwo inondasyon an, pitit Noe yo, Sèm, Kam ak Jafè, te fè pitit. Men non pitit gason yo te fè.
(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 Men pitit gason Jafè yo: Se te Gomè, Magòg, Madayi, Javan, Toubal, Mechèk ak Tiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomè te fè twa pitit gason. Achkenaz, Rifat ak Togama.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Se Javan ki te papa Elicha, Tasis, Kitim ak Wodanim.
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 Se tout pitit ak pitit pitit Jafè yo sa ki zansèt tout moun k'ap viv nan zile yo, yo chak sou tè pa yo, yo chak ak lang pa yo. Yo t'ap viv ansanm, fanmi ak fanmi, nasyon ak nasyon.
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 Men pitit gason Kam yo. Se te Kouch, Mizrayim, Pout ak Kanaran.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Kouch te fè senk pitit gason: Seba, Avila, Sabta, Rama ak Sabteka. Rama menm te gen de pitit gason: Seba ak Dedan.
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kouch te gen yon lòt pitit gason yo te rele: Nimwòd. Nimwòd sa a, se premye moun ki te gwo chèf sou latè.
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
9 Se te yon gwo chasè devan Seyè a. Se poutèt sa yo di. Gwo chasè devan Bondye tankou Nimwòd.
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 Nan peyi kote li t'ap gouvènen an te gen lavil sa yo: Babèl, Erèk, Akad, Kalne nan peyi Chenea.
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 Apre sa, li kite peyi a, li ale lavil Asou. Men lavil li bati yo: Neniv, Reobòt-Ir, Kalak.
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 Lèfini, li bati lavil Rezèm ant Neniv ak Kalak. Kalak sa a te yon gwo lavil.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 Mizrayim fè pitit. Se yo ki zansèt moun peyi Lidi, peyi Anan, peyi Leyab ak peyi Naftou,
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 peyi Patwous, peyi Kaslou ak peyi Kaftò. Se nan peyi Kaslou sa a moun Filisti yo soti.
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 Premye pitit Kanaran se te Sidon. Apre sa vin Et.
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 Se Kanaran tout ki papa Jebis, Amori, Gigach,
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 Evi, Aka, Seni,
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 Avad, Zema, Amat. Apre sa tout fanmi Kanaran yo gaye.
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
19 Lizyè tè moun Kanaran yo pati depi lavil Sidon, li mete tèt sou Gera jouk li rive Gaza. Apre sa, li vire sou Sodòm ak Gomò, Adma ak Seboyim jouk li rive Lecha.
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 Se tout pitit ak pitit pitit Kam yo sa, yo chak sou tè pa yo, yo chak ak lang yo. Yo t'ap viv ansanm, fanmi ak fanmi, nasyon ak nasyon.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 Sèm te gran frè Jafè. Li te gen anpil pitit tou. Se li ki te zansèt tout pitit Ebè yo.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 Men pitit gason Sèm yo. Se te Elam, Asou, Apachad, Lidi ak Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Men pitit Aram yo. Se te Ouz, Oul, Getè ak Mach.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Se Apachad ki te papa Chelak. Chelak menm te papa Ebè.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 Ebè te gen de pitit gason. Yonn te rele Pelèg, paske se nan tan li moun sou latè te divize yonn ak lòt. Yo te rele frè l' la Joktan.
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 Joktan te papa Almodad, Chelèf, Azmavèt, Jerak,
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Adoram, Ouzal, Dikla,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimayèl, Seba,
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ofi, Avila ak Jobab. Yo tout se pitit Joktan yo te ye.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 Tè kote yo t'ap viv la te pran depi lavil Mecha, li moute kote lavil Sefa, jouk mòn ki bò kote solèy leve a.
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 Se tout pitit ak pitit pitit Sèm yo sa, yo chak sou tè pa yo, yo chak ak lang pa yo. Yo t'ap viv ansanm, fanmi ak fanmi, nasyon ak nasyon.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
32 tout moun sa yo se branch fanmi pitit Noe yo, dapre zansèt yo, nasyon pa nasyon. Apre gwo inondasyon an, tout nasyon ki sou latè soti nan pitit Noe yo.
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.
