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.

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Na Yafet asefoɔ ne Gomer, Magog, Media, Yawan, Tubal, Mesek ne Tiras.

The sons of Japheth, Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech and Tiras.

6 Na Gomer asefoɔ ne Askenas, Rifat ne Togarma.

And, the sons of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.

7 Na Yawan asefoɔ ne Elisa, Tarsis, Kitim ne Rodanim.

And, the sons of Javan, Elishah, and Tarshish, —Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 Na Ham asefoɔ ne Kus, Misraim, Put ne Kanaan.

The sons of Ham, Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 Na Kus asefoɔ ne Seba, Hawila, Sabta, Raama ne Sabteka. Na Raama asefoɔ yɛ Saba ne Dedan.

And, the sons of Cush, Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And, the sons of Raamah, Sheba, and Dedan.

10 Kus woo Nimrod. Na Nimrod bɛyɛɛ ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ wɔ asase so.

And, Cush, begat Nimrod, —he, began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 Misraim yɛ tete agya ma Ludfoɔ, Anamfoɔ, Lehabfoɔ, Naftuhfoɔ,

And, Mizraim, begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

12 Patrusfoɔ, Kasluhfoɔ ne Kaftorfoɔ a wɔn ase na Filistifoɔ firi.

and Pathrusim, and Casluhim—whence went forth the Philistines, and Caphtorim.

13 Na Kanaan abakan din de Sidon a na ɔyɛ Sidonfoɔ tete agya. Na Kanaan nso yɛ Hetifoɔ,

And, Canaan, begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

14 Yebusifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Girgasifoɔ,

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

15 Hewifoɔ, Arkifoɔ, Sinifoɔ,

and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;

16 Arwadfoɔ, Semarifoɔ ne Hamatifoɔ tete agya.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 Na Sem asefoɔ yɛ Elam, Asur, Arfaksad, Lud ne Aram. Aram asefoɔ ne Us, Hul, Geter ne Mas.

The sons of Shem, Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, —and Uz, and Hul, and Gethur, and Meshech.

18 Na Arfaksad woo Sela na Sela woo Eber.

And, Arpachshad, begat Shelah, —and, Shelah, begat 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.

And, unto 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.

20 Yoktan woo Almodada, Selef, Hasarmawet, Yera,

And, Joktan, begat Almodad, and Sheleph, —and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

21 Hadoram, Usal, Dikla,

and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;

22 Obal, Abimael, Seba,

and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba;

23 Ofir, Hawila ne Yobab. Yeinom nyinaa yɛ Yoktan asefoɔ.

and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these, were the sons of Joktan.

24 Ɛno enti, yei ne abusuadua a ɛfiri Sem: Arfaksad, Sela,

Shem, Arpachshad, 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.

Abram—the same, is Abraham.

28 Abraham mmammarima yɛ Isak ne Ismael.

The sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael.

29 Na Ismael mmammarima nso ne Nebaiot a ɔyɛ nʼabakan, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

These, are their generations, —the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam;

30 Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadad, Tema,

Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema;

31 Yetur, Nafis ne Kedema. Yeinom ne Ismael mmammarima.

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These, are 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.

And, the sons of Keturah, the concubine of Abraham, she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah, —and, 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.

and, the sons of Midian, Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these, were the sons of Keturah.

34 Abraham woo Isak. Isak mmammarima yɛ Esau ne Israel.

So then Abraham begat Isaac, —the sons of Isaac, were Esau and Israel.

35 Na Esau mmammarima yɛ Elifas, Reuel, Yeus, Yalam ne Kora.

the sons of Esau, Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

36 Na Elifas mmammarima yɛ Teman, Omar, Sefi, Gatam, Kenas, Timna ne Amalek.

The sons of Eliphaz, Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and 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.

And, the sons of Seir, Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, —and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Na Lotan mmammarima yɛ Hori ne Homam. Na Lotan nuabaa din de Timna.

And, the sons of Lotan, Hori, and Homam, —and, Lotan’s sister, was Timna.

40 Na Sobal mmammarima yɛ Alian, Manahat, Ebal, Sefi ne Onam. Sibeon mmammarima yɛ Aya ne Ana.

The sons of Shobal, Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And, the sons of Zibeon, Aiah and Anah.

41 Na Ana babarima yɛ Dison. Na Dison mma yɛ Hemdan, Esban, Yitran ne Keran.

The sons of Anah, Dishon, —and, the sons of Dishon, Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Na Eser mmammarima yɛ Bilhan, Saawan ne Akan. Na Disan mmammarima yɛ Us ne Aran.

The sons of Ezer, Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. 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.

Now, these, are the kings, who reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned a king of the sons of Israel, —Bela the son of Beor, and, the name of his city, was Dinhabah.

44 Na Bela wuiɛ no, Serah babarima Yobab a ɔfiri Bosra bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.

And Bela died, —and there reigned in his stead, Jobab son of Zerah, of Bozrah.

45 Na Yobab wuiɛ no, Husam a ɔfiri Teman asase so bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.

And Jobab died, —and there reigned in his stead, Husham, of the land of the Temanites.

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.

And Husham died, —and there reigned in his stead, Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, and, the name of his city, was Avith.

47 Hadad wuiɛ no, Samla a ɔfiri Masreka kuropɔn mu bɛyɛɛ ɔhene.

And Hadad died, —and there reigned in his stead, Samlah of Masrekah.

48 Samla wuiɛ no, Saulo a ɔfiri Rehobot a ɛda asuo Eufrate ho no bɛdii ɔhene.

And Samlah died, —and there reigned in his stead, Shaul, of Rehoboth by the River.

49 Na Saulo wuiɛ no, Akbor babarima Baal-Hanan bɛdii ɔhene.

And Shaul died, —and there reigned in his stead, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor.

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.

And Baal-hanan died, —and there reigned in his stead, Hadad, and, the name of his city, was Pai, —and, the name of his wife, was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

51 Na Hadad nso wuiɛ. Na Edom mmusua no ntuanofoɔ ne Timna, Alwa, Yetet,

And Hadad died. And there were chiefs of Edom: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth;

52 Oholibama, Ela, Pinon,

chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon;

53 Kenas, Teman, Mibsar,

chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar;

54 Magdiel ne Iram. Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Edom mmusua ntuanofoɔ.

chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These, were the chiefs of Edom.