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.

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons 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: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

3 Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

4 Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

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, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

6 Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.

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

7 Forsothe the sones of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

8 Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on 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 mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

10 Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.

His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,

From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

12 and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.

and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

13 And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;

Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

14 of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.

the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

15 Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

16 and Amorrei, Gergesei,

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

17 Euei, and Arathei,

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

18 Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

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 borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

20 These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.

These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

21 Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

22 The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

23 The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.

The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.

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

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.

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 alle these weren the sones of Jectan.

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

30 And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.

Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

31 These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.

These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

32 These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.

All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.