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 this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 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 were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

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

The sons of Javan were: 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.

Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

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

The sons of Ham were: 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 were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.

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

Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one 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 mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore 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.

The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, 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 he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

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

and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

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

Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

14 of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.

Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

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

Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

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. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

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.

The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go towards Gerar—to Gaza—as you go towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to 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, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

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

Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.

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

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

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

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

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

Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became 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.

To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.

26 And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,

Joktan became 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 the 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 dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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

These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their 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 are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.