1 Berɛsosɛm 1
1 Adam asefoɔ yɛ Set, Enos,
Adam, Seth, Enos,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Yared,
Cainan, 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, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
6 Na Gomer asefoɔ ne Askenas, Rifat ne Togarma.
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, 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, and 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, Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dadan.
10 Kus woo Nimrod. Na Nimrod bɛyɛɛ ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ wɔ asase so.
Then Cush conceived Nimrod, and he began to be powerful upon the earth.
11 Misraim yɛ tete agya ma Ludfoɔ, Anamfoɔ, Lehabfoɔ, Naftuhfoɔ,
Truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12 Patrusfoɔ, Kasluhfoɔ ne Kaftorfoɔ a wɔn ase na Filistifoɔ firi.
as well as Pathrusim and Casluhim: from these the Philistines and the Caphtorim went forth.
13 Na Kanaan abakan din de Sidon a na ɔyɛ Sidonfoɔ tete agya. Na Kanaan nso yɛ Hetifoɔ,
Truly, Canaan conceived Sidon, his firstborn, as well as the Hittite,
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 also the Arvadian, and the Samarite, 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 Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
18 Na Arfaksad woo Sela na Sela woo Eber.
Then Arphaxad conceived Shelah, who also himself conceived 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 to Eber were born two sons. The name of one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided. And the name of his brother was Joktan.
20 Yoktan woo Almodada, Selef, Hasarmawet, Yera,
Then Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Usal, Dikla,
as well as Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22 Obal, Abimael, Seba,
and then Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, indeed
23 Ofir, Hawila ne Yobab. Yeinom nyinaa yɛ Yoktan asefoɔ.
also Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Joktan.
24 Ɛno enti, yei ne abusuadua a ɛfiri Sem: Arfaksad, Sela,
Shem, 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.
Abram, the same is Abraham.
28 Abraham mmammarima yɛ Isak ne Ismael.
And the sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29 Na Ismael mmammarima nso ne Nebaiot a ɔyɛ nʼabakan, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30 Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadad, Tema,
and Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31 Yetur, Nafis ne Kedema. Yeinom ne Ismael mmammarima.
Jetur, Naphish, 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, whom she conceived: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan: Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
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 are the sons of Keturah.
34 Abraham woo Isak. Isak mmammarima yɛ Esau ne Israel.
Now Abraham conceived Isaac, whose sons were 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, Kenez, and by Timna, Amalek.
37 Na Reuel mmammarima yɛ Nahat, Serah, Sama ne Misa.
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah.
38 Na Seir mmammarima yɛ Lotan, Sobal, Sibeon, Ana, Dison, Eser ne Disan.
The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, Dishan.
39 Na Lotan mmammarima yɛ Hori ne Homam. Na Lotan nuabaa din de Timna.
The sons of Lotan: Hori, Heman. Now the sister of Lotan 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. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. The sons of Anah: Dishon.
41 Na Ana babarima yɛ Dison. Na Dison mma yɛ Hemdan, Esban, Yitran ne Keran.
The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Esheban, 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, 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.
Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over 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.
Then Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah, from Bozrah, reigned in his place.
45 Na Yobab wuiɛ no, Husam a ɔfiri Teman asase so bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.
And when Jobab also had 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.
Then Husham also passed away, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, reigned in his place. And he struck the Midianites in the land of Moab. The name of his city was Avith.
47 Hadad wuiɛ no, Samla a ɔfiri Masreka kuropɔn mu bɛyɛɛ ɔhene.
And when Hadad also had died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 Samla wuiɛ no, Saulo a ɔfiri Rehobot a ɛda asuo Eufrate ho no bɛdii ɔhene.
Then Samlah also died, and Shaul from Rehoboth, which is situated beside a river, reigned in his place.
49 Na Saulo wuiɛ no, Akbor babarima Baal-Hanan bɛdii ɔhene.
Shaul also having died, Baal-hanan, the 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.
Then he too died, and Hadar reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pau. And his wife was called Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51 Na Hadad nso wuiɛ. Na Edom mmusua no ntuanofoɔ ne Timna, Alwa, Yetet,
And Hadar having died, there began to be commanders in Edom in place of kings: commander Thamna, commander Alvah, commander Jetheth,
52 Oholibama, Ela, Pinon,
commander Oholibamah, commander Elah, commander Pinon,
53 Kenas, Teman, Mibsar,
commander Kanez, commander Teman, commander Mibzar,
54 Magdiel ne Iram. Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Edom mmusua ntuanofoɔ.
commander Magdiel, commander Iram. These are the commanders of Edom.
