1 Mose 36
1 Eyinom ne Esau a wɔfrɛ no Edom no asefo.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Esau, whose other name was Edom.
2 Esau waree Kanaanfo mmea baasa. Wɔn din de Ada a ɔyɛ Hetini Elon babea, Ana babea Oholibama a ɔsan yɛ Hewini Sibeon nena ne
Esau married three women from the Canaan region: Adah, the daughter of Elon from the Heth people-group; Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon from the Hiv people-group;
3 Basmat a ɔyɛ Ismael babea na ɔyɛ Nebaiot nuabea.
and Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 Ada woo Elifas maa Esau. Basmat woo Reuel.
Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz. Basemath gave birth to Reuel.
5 Oholibama nso woo Yeus, Yalam ne Kora. Saa nnipa a wɔabobɔ wɔn din yi ne mmabarima a Esau yerenom baasa no wowoo wɔn maa no wɔ Kanaan asase so no.
Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons of Esau were born while he was living in the Canaan region.
6 Esau faa ne yerenom, ne mmabarima, ne mmabea, ne fifo nyinaa, ne nyɛmmoa ne mmoa a aka nyinaa ne nʼagyapade biara a ɔbrɛ nyaa no wɔ Kanaan asase so nyinaa, tu fii ne nua Yakob nkyɛn, kɔɔ asase bi so wɔ akyirikyiri.
Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.
7 Efisɛ na wɔn ahonyade no dɔɔso sɛ ɔne ne nua Yakob betumi atena faako. Na wɔn mmoa dodow nti, wɔn baanu no nsen asase a wɔte so no so.
8 Ɛno nti, Esau a wɔfrɛ no Edom no, kɔbɔɔ nʼatenae wɔ Seir bepɔw so.
They went to live in the Seir hilly area.
9 Eyinom ne Esau a ɔyɛ Edomfo agya no asefo a wɔwoo wɔn maa no bere a na ɔwɔ Seir bepɔw so no.
(Here is/I will now give you) another list of the male descendants of Esau. He was the ancestor of the Edom people-group who live in the Seir area.
10 Esau mmabarima no din na edidi so yi: Elifas, a ɔyɛ Esau yere panyin Ada babarima ne Reuel a ɔyɛ Basmat babarima.
Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz, and Esau’s wife Basemath gave birth to Reuel.
11 Elifas nso mmabarima din na edidi so yi: Teman, Omar, Sefo, Gatam ne Kenas.
The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Na Esau babarima Elifas nso wɔ mpena bi a ne din de Timna a ɔne no woo ba a wɔfrɛ no Amalek. Din a wɔabobɔ yi yɛ Esau yere Ada nenanom.
Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a secondary wife). Her name was Timna. She gave birth to Amalek. Those six men were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
13 Reuel mmabarima din na edidi so yi: Nahat, Serah, Sama ne Misa. Saa din a wɔabobɔ yi yɛ Esau yere Basmat nso nenanom.
Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
14 Esau yere Oholibama a ɔyɛ Ana babea, na ɔsan yɛ Sibeon nena no mmabarima a ɔwoo wɔn maa Esau no ne eyinom: Yeus, Yalam ne Kora.
Esau’s wife Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, gave birth to three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 Eyinom ne Esau asefo no mu atitiriw: Elifas a ɔyɛ Esau abakan no nso mmabarima din na edidi so yi: Atitiriw Teman, Omar, Sefo, Kenas,
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the people-groups who were descendants of Esau. His oldest son Eliphaz was the ancestor of the Teman people-group, the Omar people-group, the Zepho people-group, the Kenaz people-group,
16 Kora, Gatam ne Amalek. Saa din a wɔabobɔ yi ne Elifas a ɔyɛ Esau abakan no asefo atitiriw a wɔwowoo wɔn wɔ Edom asase so. Na saa atitiriw yi yɛ Ada nenanom.
the Korah people-group, the Gatam people-group, and the Amalek people-group. They were descendants of Eliphaz and of Esau’s wife Adah. They lived in the Edom region.
17 Esau babarima Reuel mmabarima din na edidi so yi: Otitiriw Nahat, Otitiriw Serah, Otitiriw Sama ne Otitiriw Misa. Saa din a wɔabobɔ yi ne Reuel a ɔyɛ Esau ba a ɔto so abien no nnipa atitiriw a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ Edom asase so. Na wɔyɛ Esau yere Basmat nenanom.
The sons of Esau’s son Reuel were ancestors of the Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah people-groups. They were descended from Esau’s wife Basemath. They also lived in Edom.
18 Esau yere Oholibama mmabarima din na edidi so yi: Otitiriw Yeus, Otitiriw Yalam ne Otitiriw Kora. Saa din a wɔabobɔ yi ne Esau yere Oholibama a ɔyɛ Ana babea no asefo nnipa atitiriw no.
The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, whose mother was Anah, were ancestors of the Jeush, Jalam, and Korah people-groups.
19 Saa din a wɔabobɔ yi ne Esau a ɔno ara ne Edom no mmabarima. Wɔn ara nso na wɔyɛ wɔn nnipa atitiriw no.
That is the list of the sons of Esau, and the people-groups who were their descendants.
20 Eyinom ne Horini Seir mmabarima a na saa bere no wɔtete Seir asase so no: Lotan, Sobal, Sibeon, Ana,
(This is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Seir, who belonged to the Hor people-group, who were the first people-group who lived in the Edom region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dison, Eser ne Disan. Saa nnipa a wɔabobɔ wɔn din yi ne Horini Seir mmabarima a na wɔtete Edom asase so no nnipa atitiriw no.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Those seven men became ancestors of people-groups. Each of the people-groups had the same name as the name of their ancestor.
22 Lotan mmabarima ne eyinom: Hori ne Homam. Na Timna yɛ Lotan nuabea.
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 Sobal nso mmabarima ne eyinom: Alwan, Manahat, Ebal, Sefo ne Onam.
The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 Na eyinom ne Sibeon mmabarima: Aya ne Ana. Saa Ana yi ne abarimaa a, bere bi ɔde nʼagya Sibeon mfurum kɔɔ adidi wɔ sare no so a okohuu asu aniwa bi a na nsuɔhyew fi mu ba no.
The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This Anah was the one who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was taking care of his father Zibeon’s donkeys.
25 Ana mma ni: Dison ne Oholibama a ɔyɛ Ana babea no.
Anah had two children—a son named Dishon and a daughter named Oholibamah.
26 Disan mmabarima ni: Hemdan, Esban, Yitran ne Keran.
Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
27 Eser mmabarima ne eyinom: Bilhan, Saawan ne Akan.
Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 Eyinom ne Disan mma: Us ne Aran.
Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.
29 Eyinom ne Horifo nnipa atitiriw: Lotan, Sobal, Sibeon, Ana,
The people-groups who were descendants of Hor lived in the Seir/Edom region. The names of the people-groups are Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
30 Disan, Eser ne Disan. Saa nnipa a wɔabobɔ wɔn din yi ne Horifo nnipa atitiriw a bere a na wɔwɔ Seir asase so no, wodii wɔn mmusua no so.
31 Eyinom ne nnipa a wodii kan dii hene wɔ Edom asase so ansa na Israelni biara rebedi Israelmma so hene:
These are the names of the kings who ruled in Edom before any kings ruled over Israel.
32 Bela a ɔyɛ Beor babarima bedii hene wɔ Edom asase so. Na nʼahenkurow din de Dinhaba.
Beor’s son Bela became the first king in Edom. The city where he lived was named Dinhabah.
33 Na Bela wui no, Serah babarima Yobab a ofi Bosra bedii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
When Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab/became the king. He was from Bozrah [city].
34 Na Yobab wui no, Husam a ofi Teman asase so bedii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.
35 Husam wu akyi Hadad a ɔyɛ Bedad babarima a okodii Midian so nkonim wɔ Moab asase so no na odii nʼade sɛ ɔhempɔn. Wɔtoo nʼahenkurow no din Hawit.
When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadan became the king. Husham’s army fought the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region and defeated them. The city where Husham lived was Avith.
36 Hadad wui no, Samla a ofi Masreka kuropɔn mu bɛyɛɛ ɔhene.
When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah [town].
37 Samla wui no, Saulo a ofi Rehobot a ɛda asu Eufrate ho no bedii hene.
When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth [town] along the [Euphrates] river.
38 Na Saulo wui no, Akbor babarima Baal-Hanan bedii hene.
When Shaul died, Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan became king.
39 Akbor babarima Baal-Hanan nso wui no, Hadad bedii nʼade, tenaa nʼahengua so sɛ ɔhempɔn. Na ɔhene Hadad ahenkurow no din de Pau, na ne yere nso din de Mehetabel a ɔyɛ Me-Sahab babea a ɔno nso yɛ Matred babea.
When Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. The city where he lived was named Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-Zahab.
40 Sɛnea wɔn a wodidi so yi a wɔyɛ Esau asefo no mmusua ne wɔn tenabea te ni: Timna abusua, Alwa abusua, Yetet abusua,
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of all the people-groups that were descendants of Esau: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. They all lived in the Edom region. The land where each people-group lived got the same name as the name of the people-group.
41 Oholibama abusua, Ela abusua, Pinon abusua,
42 Kenas abusua, Teman abusua, Mibsar abusua,
43 Magdiel abusua ne Iram abusua. Eyinom ne Edom mmusua a wɔde wɔn atenae no din totoe. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ Edomfo a wɔyɛ Esau asefo.
