1 Berɛsosɛm 1
1 Adam asefoɔ yɛ Set, Enos,
Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Yared,
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Henok, Metusela, Lamek,
Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.
4 Noa mma ne, Sem, Ham, ne Yafet.
The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 Na Yafet asefoɔ ne Gomer, Magog, Media, Yawan, Tubal, Mesek ne Tiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 Na Gomer asefoɔ ne Askenas, Rifat ne Togarma.
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
7 Na Yawan asefoɔ ne Elisa, Tarsis, Kitim ne Rodanim.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
8 Na Ham asefoɔ ne Kus, Misraim, Put ne Kanaan.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 Na Kus asefoɔ ne Seba, Hawila, Sabta, Raama ne Sabteka. Na Raama asefoɔ yɛ Saba ne Dedan.
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Kus woo Nimrod. Na Nimrod bɛyɛɛ ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ wɔ asase so.
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
11 Misraim yɛ tete agya ma Ludfoɔ, Anamfoɔ, Lehabfoɔ, Naftuhfoɔ,
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
12 Patrusfoɔ, Kasluhfoɔ ne Kaftorfoɔ a wɔn ase na Filistifoɔ firi.
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
13 Na Kanaan abakan din de Sidon a na ɔyɛ Sidonfoɔ tete agya. Na Kanaan nso yɛ Hetifoɔ,
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
14 Yebusifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Girgasifoɔ,
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
15 Hewifoɔ, Arkifoɔ, Sinifoɔ,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
16 Arwadfoɔ, Semarifoɔ ne Hamatifoɔ tete agya.
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
17 Na Sem asefoɔ yɛ Elam, Asur, Arfaksad, Lud ne Aram. Aram asefoɔ ne Us, Hul, Geter ne Mas.
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
18 Na Arfaksad woo Sela na Sela woo Eber.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
19 Eber woo mmammarima baanu. Abakan no din de Peleg a asekyerɛ ne “nkyekyɛmu” ɛfiri sɛ, ne berɛ so na nnipa a wɔwɔ ewiase mu kyekyɛ kɔɔ kasa ahodoɔ mu na wɔbɔ hweteeɛ. Nʼakyiri ba no din de Yoktan.
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
20 Yoktan woo Almodada, Selef, Hasarmawet, Yera,
And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Usal, Dikla,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22 Obal, Abimael, Seba,
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
23 Ofir, Hawila ne Yobab. Yeinom nyinaa yɛ Yoktan asefoɔ.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24 Ɛno enti, yei ne abusuadua a ɛfiri Sem: Arfaksad, Sela,
So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Tera,
Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 ne Abram a akyire yi, wɔfrɛɛ no Abraham no.
and Abram (that is, Abraham).
28 Abraham mmammarima yɛ Isak ne Ismael.
The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
29 Na Ismael mmammarima nso ne Nebaiot a ɔyɛ nʼabakan, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadad, Tema,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31 Yetur, Nafis ne Kedema. Yeinom ne Ismael mmammarima.
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32 Na Abraham mpena Ketura mmammarima ne Simran, Yoksan, Medan, Midian, Yisbak ne Sua. Na Yoksan asefoɔ yɛ Seba ne Dedan.
The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
33 Na Midian mmammarima ne Efa, Efer, Henok, Abida ne Eldaa. Yeinom nyinaa yɛ Abraham ne ne mpena Ketura mmammarima.
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.
34 Abraham woo Isak. Isak mmammarima yɛ Esau ne Israel.
Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
35 Na Esau mmammarima yɛ Elifas, Reuel, Yeus, Yalam ne Kora.
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 Na Elifas mmammarima yɛ Teman, Omar, Sefi, Gatam, Kenas, Timna ne Amalek.
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
37 Na Reuel mmammarima yɛ Nahat, Serah, Sama ne Misa.
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 Na Seir mmammarima yɛ Lotan, Sobal, Sibeon, Ana, Dison, Eser ne Disan.
The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 Na Lotan mmammarima yɛ Hori ne Homam. Na Lotan nuabaa din de Timna.
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
40 Na Sobal mmammarima yɛ Alian, Manahat, Ebal, Sefi ne Onam. Sibeon mmammarima yɛ Aya ne Ana.
The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
41 Na Ana babarima yɛ Dison. Na Dison mma yɛ Hemdan, Esban, Yitran ne Keran.
The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
42 Na Eser mmammarima yɛ Bilhan, Saawan ne Akan. Na Disan mmammarima yɛ Us ne Aran.
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
43 Yeinom ne ahemfo a wɔdii Edom so ansa na Israelfoɔ renya ahemfo: Beor babarima Bela, a ɔtenaa kuropɔn Dinhaba so dii ɔhene.
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
44 Na Bela wuiɛ no, Serah babarima Yobab a ɔfiri Bosra bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
45 Na Yobab wuiɛ no, Husam a ɔfiri Teman asase so bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46 Husam owuo akyi Hadad a ɔyɛ Bedad babarima a ɔkɔdii Midian so nkonim wɔ Moab asase so no na ɔdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhempɔn. Wɔtoo nʼahenkuro no edin Hawit.
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
47 Hadad wuiɛ no, Samla a ɔfiri Masreka kuropɔn mu bɛyɛɛ ɔhene.
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 Samla wuiɛ no, Saulo a ɔfiri Rehobot a ɛda asuo Eufrate ho no bɛdii ɔhene.
When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
49 Na Saulo wuiɛ no, Akbor babarima Baal-Hanan bɛdii ɔhene.
When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
50 Baal-Hanan wuiɛ no, Hadad tenaa kuropɔn Pai mu dii ɔhene. Na ne yere a wɔfrɛ no Mehetabel no yɛ Matred babaa ne Me-Sahab nso nana.
When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
51 Na Hadad nso wuiɛ. Na Edom mmusua no ntuanofoɔ ne Timna, Alwa, Yetet,
Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
52 Oholibama, Ela, Pinon,
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
53 Kenas, Teman, Mibsar,
Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
54 Magdiel ne Iram. Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Edom mmusua ntuanofoɔ.
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
