Genesis 10
1 Èyí ni ìran àwọn ọmọ Noa: Ṣemu, Hamu àti Jafeti, tí àwọn náà sì bí ọmọ lẹ́yìn ìkún omi.
(This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had many children after the flood.
2 Àwọn ọmọ Jafeti ni: Gomeri, Magogu, Madai, Jafani, Tubali, Meṣeki àti Tirasi.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Àwọn ọmọ Gomeri ni: Aṣkenasi, Rifati àti Togarma.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Àwọn ọmọ Jafani ni: Eliṣa, Tarṣiṣi, Kittimu, àti Dodanimu.
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 (Láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn wọ̀nyí ni àwọn tí ń gbé agbègbè tí omi wà ti tàn ká agbègbè wọn, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀yà wọn, ìdílé wọn ní orílẹ̀-èdè wọn, olúkúlùkù pẹ̀lú èdè tirẹ̀).
Those sons and their families who were descended from Javan lived on the islands and on the land close to the [Mediterranean] Sea. Their descendants became tribes, each with its own language and clans and territory.
6 Àwọn ọmọ Hamu ni: Kuṣi, Ejibiti, Puti àti Kenaani.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Àwọn ọmọ Kuṣi ni: Seba, Hafila, Sabta, Raama, àti Sabteka. Àwọn ọmọ Raama ni: Ṣeba àti Dedani.
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kuṣi sì bí Nimrodu, ẹni tí ó di alágbára jagunjagun ní ayé.
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
9 Ó sì jẹ́ ògbójú ọdẹ níwájú Olúwa; nítorí náà ni a ṣe ń wí pé, “Bí Nimrodu, ògbójú ọdẹ níwájú Olúwa.”
Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh (sees that you are/has caused you to be) a great hunter like Nimrod.”
10 Ìjọba rẹ̀ bẹ̀rẹ̀ ni Babeli, Ereki, Akkadi, Kalne, gbogbo wọn wà ní ilẹ̀ Ṣinari.
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 Láti ilẹ̀ náà ni ó ti lọ sí Asiria, níbi tí ó ti tẹ ìlú Ninefe, Rehoboti àti Kala,
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 àti Resini, tí ó wà ní àárín Ninefe àti Kala, tí ó jẹ́ ìlú olókìkí.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 Ejibiti sì bí Ludimu, Anamimu, Lehabimu, Naftuhimu.
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 Patrusimu, Kasluhimu (láti ọ̀dọ̀ ẹni tí àwọn ará Filistini ti wá) àti àwọn ará Kaftorimu.
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 Kenaani sì bí Sidoni àkọ́bí rẹ̀, àti Heti.
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 Àti àwọn ará Jebusi, àti àwọn ará Amori, àti àwọn ará Girgaṣi,
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 àti àwọn ará Hifi, àti àwọn ará Arki, àti àwọn ará Sini,
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 àti àwọn ará Arfadi, àti àwọn ará Semari, àti àwọn ará Hamati. Lẹ́yìn èyí ni àwọn ẹ̀yà Kenaani tànkálẹ̀.
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
19 Ààlà ilẹ̀ àwọn ará Kenaani sì dé Sidoni, lọ sí Gerari títí dé Gasa, lọ sí Sodomu, Gomorra, Adma àti Seboimu, títí dé Laṣa.
Their land extended from Sidon [city] in the north as far south as Gaza [town], and then to the east as far as Gerar [town], and then farther east to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim [towns], and even as far as Lasha [town].
20 Àwọn wọ̀nyí ni àwọn ọmọ Hamu, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀yà wọn, àti èdè wọn, ní ìpínlẹ̀ wọn àti ní orílẹ̀-èdè wọn.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 A bí àwọn ọmọ fún Ṣemu tí Jafeti jẹ́ ẹ̀gbọ́n rẹ̀ ọkùnrin: Ṣemu sì ni baba gbogbo àwọn ọmọ Eberi.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 Àwọn ọmọ Ṣemu ni: Elamu, Aṣuri, Arfakṣadi, Ludi àti Aramu.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Àwọn ọmọ Aramu ni: Usi, Huli, Geteri àti Meṣeki.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arfakṣadi sì bí Ṣela, Ṣela sì bí Eberi.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 Eberi sì bí ọmọ méjì: ọ̀kan ń jẹ́ Pelegi, nítorí ní ìgbà ọjọ́ rẹ̀ ni ilẹ̀ ya; orúkọ arákùnrin rẹ̀ ni Joktani.
Eber became the father of two sons. One of them was named Peleg, [which means ‘division’], because during the time he lived, people on [MTY] the earth became divided and scattered everywhere. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.
26 Joktani sì bí Almodadi, Ṣelefi, Hasarmafeti, Jera.
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoramu, Usali, Dikla,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obali, Abimaeli, Ṣeba.
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ofiri, Hafila àti Jobabu. Gbogbo àwọn wọ̀nyí ni ọmọ Joktani.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 Agbègbè ibi tí wọn ń gbé bẹ̀rẹ̀ láti Meṣa títí dé Sefari, ní àwọn ilẹ̀ tó kún fún òkè ní ìlà-oòrùn.
The areas in which they lived extended from Mesha westward to Sephar, which is in the (hill country/area that has a lot of hills).
31 Àwọn wọ̀nyí ni àwọn ẹ̀yà ọmọ Ṣemu gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìdílé wọn, ní èdè wọn, ní ilẹ̀ wọn àti ní orílẹ̀-èdè wọn.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
32 Àwọn wọ̀nyí ni àwọn ẹ̀yà ọmọ Noa gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìran wọn, ní orílẹ̀-èdè wọn. Ní ipasẹ̀ wọn ni àwọn ènìyàn ti tàn ká ilẹ̀ ayé lẹ́yìn ìkún omi.
All those groups descended from the sons of Noah. Each group had its own (genealogy/record of people’s ancestors) and each became a separate ethnic group. Those ethnic groups formed after the flood and spread all around the earth.
