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.

The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons 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: 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;

The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

5 of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.

The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different 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. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

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

Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on 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 powerful fighter who defied the Lord; which is why there's the expression, “Like Nimrod, a powerful fighter who defied 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 the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.

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

From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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

and Resen, which lies 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, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).

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

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 tribes spread out

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 territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon towards Gerar and all the way to Gaza, then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, all the way to Lasha.

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

These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.

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

Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. 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. 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.

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.

26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,

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. These were all sons of Joktan.

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

They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.

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

These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, 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.

These were all the tribes descended from Noah's sons, according to their genealogies and national groups. From these ancestors the different nations of the earth spread around the world after the flood.