Mwanzo 10
1 Hawa ndio wazao wa Noa: Shemu, Hamu na Yafethi, ambao walizaa wana baada ya gharika.
Now, these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and there were born to them sons after the flood.
2 Wana wa Yafethi walikuwa: Gomeri, Magogu, Madai, Yavani, Tubali, Mesheki na Tirasi.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Javan and Tubal, —and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Wana wa Gomeri walikuwa: Ashkenazi, Rifathi na Togarma.
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Wana wa Yavani walikuwa: Elisha, Tarshishi, Kitimu na Rodanimu.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish. Kittim, and Rodanim, —
5 (Kutokana na hawa mataifa ya Pwani yalienea katika nchi zao, kwa koo zao katika mataifa yao, kila moja kwa lugha yake.)
From these, were dispersed [the inhabitants] of the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man by his tongue, by their families in their nations.
6 Wana wa Hamu walikuwa: Kushi, Misraimu, Putu na Kanaani.
And, the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan.
7 Wana wa Kushi walikuwa: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raama na Sabteka. Wana wa Raama walikuwa: Sheba na Dedani.
And, the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtechah, —And the sons of Raamah, Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kushi akamzaa Nimrodi, ambaye alikua akawa mtu shujaa duniani.
And, Cush begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero in the earth;
9 Alikuwa mwindaji hodari mbele za Bwana. Ndiyo sababu watu husema, “Kama Nimrodi, hodari wa kuwinda mbele za Bwana.”
he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.
10 Vituo vyake vya kwanza katika ufalme wake vilikuwa Babeli, Ereki, Akadi na Kalne katika Shinari.
So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Kutoka nchi ile alikwenda Ashuru, ambako alijenga Ninawi, Rehoboth-iri, Kala,
From that land, went forth Asshur, —and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:
12 na Reseni, iliyo kati ya Ninawi na Kala; huo ndio mji mkubwa.
and Resen, between Niveveh and Calah, —the same is the great city.
13 Misraimu alikuwa baba wa: Waludi, Waanami, Walehabi, Wanaftuhi,
And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim;
14 Wapathrusi, Wakasluhi (hao ndio asili ya Wafilisti), na Wakaftori.
and Pathrusim and Casluhim whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim.
15 Kanaani alikuwa baba wa: Sidoni mzaliwa wake wa kwanza, Hethi,
And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:
16 Wayebusi, Waamori, Wagirgashi,
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
17 Wahivi, Waariki, Wasini,
and the Hivite and the Arkite, and the Sinite:
18 Waarvadi, Wasemari na Wahamathi. Baadaye koo za Wakanaani zilitawanyika,
and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite, —and after-wards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite.
19 na mipaka ya Kanaani ilienea kutoka Sidoni kuelekea Gerari hadi Gaza, kisha kuelekea Sodoma, Gomora, Adma na Seboimu, hadi kufikia Lasha.
And it came to pass that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar unto Gaza, —as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.
20 Hawa ni wana wa Hamu kwa koo zao na lugha zao, katika nchi zao na mataifa yao.
These, are the sons of Ham, by their families by their tongues, in their lands in their nations.
21 Shemu ambaye ni ndugu mkubwa wa Yafethi, kwake kulizaliwa wana pia. Shemu alikuwa baba wa wana wote wa Eberi.
Now, to Shem, father of all the sons of Eber, elder brother of Japheth, to him also, were children born.
22 Wana wa Shemu walikuwa: Elamu, Ashuru, Arfaksadi, Ludi na Aramu.
The sons of Shem, Elam and Asshur, —and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
23 Wana wa Aramu walikuwa: Usi, Huli, Getheri na Mesheki.
And, the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.
24 Arfaksadi alikuwa baba wa Shela, naye Shela akamzaa Eberi.
Now Arpachshad, begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
25 Eberi akapata wana wawili: Mmoja wao aliitwa Pelegi, kwa kuwa wakati wake ndipo dunia iligawanyika; nduguye aliitwa Yoktani.
And to Eber, were born two sons, —the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days, was the earth divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.
26 Yoktani alikuwa baba wa: Almodadi, Shelefu, Hasarmawethi, Yera,
Now, Joktan, begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;
27 Hadoramu, Uzali, Dikla,
and Hadoram and Uzal, and Diklah:
28 Obali, Abimaeli, Sheba,
and Obal and Abimael, and Sheba:
29 Ofiri, Havila na Yobabu. Hawa wote walikuwa wana wa Yoktani.
and Ophir and Havilah, and Jobab—all these were sons of Joktan.
30 Nchi waliyoishi ilienea toka Mesha kuelekea Sefari kwenye nchi ya vilima iliyoko mashariki.
And it came to pass that their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou enterest in towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 Hao ndio wana wa Shemu kwa koo zao na lugha zao, katika nchi zao na mataifa yao.
These are the sons of Shem, by their families by their tongues, in their lands by their nations.
32 Hizi ndizo koo za wana wa Noa, kufuatana na vizazi vyao, katika mataifa yao. Kutokana na hawa mataifa yalienea duniani kote baada ya gharika.
These, are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations in their nations, and from these, were dispersed the nations in the earth after the flood.
