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 sonnes of Noah, Shem, Ham and Iapheth: vnto whom sonnes were borne after the flood.
2 The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.
The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.
And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah and 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.
Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.
6 Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
Moreouer, ye sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and 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.
And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in 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 mightie hunter before the Lord. wherefore it is saide, As Nimrod the mightie 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 kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,
Out of that land came Asshur, and builded Niniueh, and the citie Rehoboth, and Calah:
12 and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.
Resen also betweene Niniueh and Calah: this is a great citie.
13 And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;
And Mizraim begate Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.
14 of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.
Pathrusim also, and Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistims) and Caphtorims.
15 Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,
Also Canaan begat Zidon his first borne, and Heth,
16 and Amorrei, Gergesei,
And Iebusi, and Emori, and Girgashi,
17 Euei, and Arathei,
And Hiui, and Arki, and Sini,
18 Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
And Aruadi, and Zemari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the families of the Canaanites spred abroade.
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.
Then the border of the Canaanites was from Zidon, as thou commest to Gerar vntil Azzah, and as thou goest vnto Sodom, and Gomorah, and Admah, and Zeboijm, euen vnto Lasha.
20 These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, 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.
Vnto Shem also the father of all the sonnes of Eber, and elder brother of Iapheth were children borne.
22 The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.
The sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.
And the sonnes of Aram, Vz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.
24 And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.
Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate 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.
Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.
26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,
Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazarmaueth, and Ierah,
27 and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,
And Hadoram, and Vzal, and Dicklah,
28 and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
And Ophir, and Hauilah, and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan.
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 Mesha, as thou goest vnto Sephar a mount of the East.
31 These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.
These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis 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 are the families of the sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood.
