歴代誌Ⅰ 1

1 アダム、セツ、エノス

[The first person God created was Adam]. Adam’s [son was] Seth. [Seth’s son was] Enosh. [Enosh’s son was] Kenan.

2 ケナン、マハラレル、ヤレド

[Kenan’s son was] Mahalalel. [Mahalalel’s son was] Jared. [Jared’s son was] Enoch.

3 エノク、メトセラ、ラメク

[Enoch’s son was] Methuselah. [Methusalah’s son was] Lamech. [Lamech’s son was] Noah.

4 ノア、セム、ハム、ヤペテ

[Noah’s sons were] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 ヤベテの子等はゴメル、マゴグ、マデア、ヤワン、トバル、メセク、テラス

The sons (OR, descendants) of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6 ゴメルの子等はアシケナズ、リパテ、トガルマ

The sons (OR, descendants) of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

7 ヤワンの子等はエリシヤ、タルシシ、キツテム、ドダニム

The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 ハムの子等はクシ、ミツライム、プテ、カナン

The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim (OR, Egypt), Put, and Canaan.

9 クシの子等はセバ、ハビラ、サブタ、ラアマ、サブテカ、ラアマの子等はセバとデダン

The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons (OR, descendants) of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

10 クシ、ニムロデを生り彼はじめて世の權力ある者となれり

Another descendant of Cush was Nimrod. When he grew up, he became a mighty warrior on the earth.

11 ミツライムはルデ族アナミ族レハビ族ナフト族

Mizraim (OR, Egypt) was the ancestor of the Lud people-group, the Anam people-group, the Lehab people-group, the Naphtuh people-group,

12 パテロス族カスル族カフトリ族を生りカスル族よりペリシテ族出たり

the Pathrus people-group, the Casluh people-group, and the Caphtor people-group. The people of [the] Philistia [region] were descended from the Casluh people-group.

13 カナンその冢子シドンおよびヘテを生み

Canaan’s first son was Sidon. He was also the ancestor of the Heth people-group,

14 またヱブス族アモリ族ギルガシ族

the Jebus people-group, the Amor people-group, the Girgash people-group,

15 ヒビ族アルキ族セニ族

the Hiv people-group, the Ark people-group, the Sin people-group,

16 アルワデ族ゼマリ族ハマテ族を生り

the Arvad people-group, the Zemar people-group, and the Hamath people-group.

17 セムの子等はエラム、アシユル、アルバクサデ、ルデ、アラム、ウズ、ホル、ゲテル、メセク

The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18 アルバクサデ、シラを生みシラ、エベルを生り

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.

19 エベルに二人の子生れたりその一人の名をベレグ(分)と曰ふ其は彼の代に地の人散り分れたればなりその弟の名をヨクタンと曰ふ

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg [which sounds like the word that means ‘divided’] because during the time that he lived, [the people on] the earth were divided [into various language groups]. Peleg’s [younger] brother was Joktan.

20 ヨクタンはアルモダデ、シヤレフ、ハザルマウテ、ヱラ

Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21 ハドラム、ウザル、デクラ

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22 エバル、アビマエル、シバ

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

23 オフル、ハビラおよびヨハブを生り是等はみなヨクタンの子なり

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.

24 セム、アルバクサデ、シラ

The descendants of Shem, [in order from him to Abraham], were Arphaxad, Shelah,

25 エベル、ベレグ、リウ

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 セルグ、ナホル、テラ

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 アブラム是すなはちアブラハムなり

and Abram, whose [name was later changed to] Abraham.

28 アブラハムの子等はイサクおよびイシマエル

Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.

29 彼らの子孫は左のごとしイシマエルの冢子はネバヨテ次はケダル、アデビエル、ミブサム

[The son of Abraham’s slave wife Hagar was Ishmael.] Ishmael’s [twelve] sons were Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30 ミシマ、ドマ、マツサ、ハダデ、テマ

Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31 ヱトル、ネフシ、ケデマ、イシマエルの子孫は是の如し

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

32 アブラハムの妾ケトラの生る子は左のごとし彼ジムラン、ヨクシヤン、メダン、ミデアン、イシバク、シユワを生りヨクシヤンの子等はシバおよびデダン

[After]’s [wife Sarah died, he took another wife named] Keturah. The sons of Abraham and Keturah were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.

33 ミデアンの子等はエバ、エペル、ヘノク、アビダ、エルダア是等はみなケトラの生る子なり

Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

34 アブラハム、イサクを生りイザクの子等はヱサウとイスラエル

The son of Abraham [and his wife Sarah] was Isaac, and Isaac’s sons were Esau and [Jacob, whose name was later changed to] Israel.

35 エサウの子等はエリバズ、リウエル、ヱウシ、ヤラム、コラ

The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36 エリバズの子等はテマン、オマル、ゼビ、ガタム、ケナズ、テムナ、アマレク

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho (OR, Zephi), Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

37 リウエルの子等はナハテ、ゼラ、シヤンマ、ミツザ

Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 セイの子等はロタン、シヨバル、ヂベオン、アナ、デシヨン、エゼル、デシヤン

[Another descendant of Esau was Seir. His descendants lived in the Edom region]. Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39 ロタンの子等はホリとホマム、ロタンの妹はテムナ

Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam, and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

40 シヨバルの子等はアルヤン、マナハテ、エバル、シピ、オナム、ヂベオンの子等はアヤとアナ

Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.

41 アナの子等はデシヨン、デシヨンの子等はハムラム、エシバン、イテラン、ケラン、

Anah’s son was Dishon. 1 Dishon’s sons were Hemdan (OR, Hamran), Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

42 エゼルの子等はビルハン、ザワン、ヤカン、デシヤンの子等はウズおよびアラン

Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan (OR, Jaakan). Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

43 イスラエルの子孫を治むる王いまだ有ざる前にエドムの地を治めたる王等は左のごとしベオルの子ベラその都城の名はデナバといふ

[These are the names of] the kings that ruled [the] Edom [region] before any kings ruled over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor, was king in Edom, and the name of the city [in which he lived] was Dinhabah.

44 ベラ薨てボズラのゼラの子ヨバブこれに代りて王となり

When Bela died, Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah [city], became the king.

45 ヨバブ薨てテマン人の地のホシヤムこれにかはりて王となり

When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.

46 ホシヤム薨てベダデの子ハダデこれにかはりて王となれり彼モアブの野にてミデアン人を撃りその都城の名はアビテといふ

When Husham died, Hadad, the son of Bedad, became the king. He [ruled in] Avith city. Hadad’s [army] defeated [the army of the] Midian [people-group] in [the] Moab [region].

47 ハダデ薨てマスレカのサムラこれに代りて王となり

When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah [town].

48 サムラ薨て河の旁なるレホボテのサウルこれに代りて王となり

When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth [city] along the [Euphrates] river.

49 サウル薨てアクボルの子バアルハナンこれに代りて王となり

When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, the son of Achbor, became the king.

50 バアルハナン薨てハダデこれにかはりて王となれりその都城の名はパイといふその妻はマテレデの女子にして名をメヘタベルといへりマテレデはメザハブの女なり

When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became the king. He was from Pau city. His wife’s name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred and the granddaughter of Me-Zahab.

51 ハダデも薨たり／エドムの諸侯は左のごとし、テムナ侯アルヤ侯ヱテテ侯

Then Hadad died. The leaders of the clans of the Edom people-group were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

52 アホリバマ侯エラ侯ピノン侯

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

53 ケナズ侯テマン侯ミブザル侯

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

54 マグデエル侯イラム侯エドムの諸侯は是のごとし

Magdiel, and Iram.