Genesis 10
1 These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood.
Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.
2 The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.
The sons of Japheth, Gamer, and Magog, and Madoi, and Jovan, and Elisa, and Thobel, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
3 Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.
And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and Thorgama.
4 Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
And the sons of Jovan, Elisa, and Tharseis, Cetians, Rhodians.
5 of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
From these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their nations.
6 Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
And the sons of Cham, Chus, and Mesrain, Phud, and Chanaan.
7 Forsothe the sones of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.
And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Rhegma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Rhegma, Saba, and Dadan.
8 Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.
9 and he was a strong huntere of men bifore the Lord; of hym a prouerbe yede out, as Nemroth, a strong huntere bifore the Lord.
He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.
10 Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Orech, and Archad, and Chalanne, in the land of Senaar.
11 Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,
Out of that land came Assur, and built Ninevi, and the city Rhooboth, and Chalach,
12 and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.
and Dase between Ninevi and Chalach: this is the great city.
13 And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;
And Mesrain begot the Ludiim, and the Nephthalim, and the Enemetiim, and the Labiim,
14 of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.
and the Patrosoniim, and the Chasmoniim (whence came forth Phylistiim) and the Gaphthoriim.
15 Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,
And Chanaan begot Sidon his first-born, and the Chettite,
16 and Amorrei, Gergesei,
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
17 Euei, and Arathei,
and the Evite, and the Arukite, and the Asennite,
18 Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
and the Aradian, and the Samarean, and the Amathite; and after this the tribes of the Chananites were dispersed.
19 And the termes of Chanaan weren maad to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to Lesa.
And the boundaries of the Chananites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerara and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim, as far as Dasa.
20 These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
There [were] the sons of Cham in their tribes according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21 Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.
And to Sem himself also were children born, the father of all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
22 The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.
Sons of Sem, Elam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Cainan.
23 The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.
And sons of Aram, Uz, and Ul, and Gater, and Mosoch.
24 And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.
And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Sala. And Sala begot Heber.
25 And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan.
And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one, Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother Jektan.
26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,
And Jektan begot Elmodad, and Saleth, and Sarmoth, and Jarach,
27 and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,
and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,
28 and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;
Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,
29 alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
and Uphir, and Evila, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Jektan.
30 And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.
And their dwelling was from Masse, till one comes to Saphera, a mountain of the east.
31 These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.
These were the sons of Sem in their tribes, according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
32 These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.
These are the tribes of the sons of Noe, according to their generations, according to their nations: of them were the islands of the Gentiles scattered over the earth after the flood.
