A List of Nations
1Here is the story of Shem, Ham and Japheth. They were Noah’s sons. After the flood, they also had sons.
The Sons of Japheth
2The sons of Japheth were
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
3The sons of Gomer were
Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4The sons of Javan were
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites. 5From these people came the families who lived near the Mediterranean Sea. Each tribe and nation then spread out into its own territory and had its own language.
The Sons of Ham
6The sons of Ham were
Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7The sons of Cush were
Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah were
Sheba and Dedan.
8Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod became a mighty hero on the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes. That’s why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say, “They are like Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes.” 10The first capital cities of Nimrod’s kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh. These cities were in the land of Babylon. 11From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah. 12He also built Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Nineveh is the most famous city.
13Egypt was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14Pathrusites, Kasluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Kasluhites.
15Canaan was the father of Sidon.
Sidon was his oldest son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, 16Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites. 17And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
Later the Canaanite tribes scattered. 19The borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar all the way to Gaza. Then they continued toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim all the way to Lasha.
20These are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.
The Sons of Shem
21Sons were also born to Shem, Japheth’s younger brother. All the sons of Eber belonged to Shem’s family line.
22The sons of Shem were
Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23The sons of Aram were
Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24Arphaxad was the father of Shelah.
Shelah was the father of Eber.
25Eber had two sons.
One was named Peleg. That’s because the earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan.
26Joktan was the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. They were all sons of Joktan.
30The area where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar. It was in the eastern hill country.
31These are the sons of Shem. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.
32These are the tribes of Noah’s sons. They are listed by their family lines within their nations. From them the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
Mũtaratara wa Ndũrĩrĩ
110:1 Kĩam 2:4; 1Maũ 1:4Ũyũ nĩguo ũhoro wa njiarwa cia Nuhu, nĩo Shemu, na Hamu, na Jafethu, arĩa o ene maagĩire na ariũ thuutha wa mũiyũro wa maaĩ.
Ariũ a Jafethu
210:2 Ezek 38:2; Ezek 39:1; Kũg 20:8Ariũ a Jafethu nĩ aya:
Gomeri, na Magogu, na Madai, na Javani, na Tubali, na Mesheki, na Tirasi.
310:3 Ezek 38:6; Jer 51:27Ariũ a Gomeri nĩ aya:
Ashikenazu, na Rifathu, na Togarima.
410:4 Jon 1:3; Ndar 24:24Ariũ a Javani nĩ aya:
Elishahu, na Tarishishi, na Kitimu, na Rodanimu. 510:5 Kĩam 9:27(Kuuma kũrĩ o gũkiuma andũ arĩa matũũraga ndwere-inĩ cia iria, o andũ na rũgongo rwao kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao, mabũrũri-inĩ mao, na o andũ na rũthiomi rwao.)
Ariũ a Hamu
610:6 Ezek 27:10; Kĩam 9:18Nao ariũ a Hamu nĩ aya:
Kushi, na Miziraimu, na Putu, na Kaanani.10:6 Miziraimu nĩ bũrũri wa Misiri, Putu nakuo kwahoteka gũkorwo nĩ bũrũri wa Libia kana bũrũri wa Somalia ũmũthĩ.
710:7 Ayub 1:15; Ezek 38:13Ariũ a Kushi nĩ aya:
Seba, na Havila, na Sabita, na Raama, na Sabiteka.
Nao ariũ a Raama nĩ:
Sheba, na Dedani.10:7 Mabũrũri maya mũgwanja ma ariũ a Kushi maakoragwo Arabia.
8Kushi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Nimurodi, ũrĩa wakũrire agĩtuĩka njamba ya hinya ya ita gũkũ thĩ. 910:9 Isa 18:2Aarĩ mũguĩmi warĩ hinya mbere ya Jehova; na nĩkĩo kwĩragwo atĩrĩ, “O ta Nimurodi, mũguĩmi ũrĩ hinya mbere ya Jehova.” 1010:10 Kĩam 11:9; Amos 6:2Matũũra ma mbere ma ũthamaki wake maarĩ Babeli, na Ereku, na Akadi na Kaline, kũu Shinaru.10:10 Shinaru nĩ rĩĩtwa rĩa tene rĩa bũrũri wa Babuloni. 1110:11 Mik 5:6; Jon 1:2Kuuma bũrũri ũcio wa Shinaru agĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Ashuri, nakuo kũu agĩaka matũũra ma Nineve, na Rehobothu-Iru, na Kala, 12na Reseni, itũũra rĩrĩ gatagatĩ ka Nineve na Kala; rĩu nĩrĩo rĩarĩ itũũra inene.
13Nake Miziraimu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa
Aludi, na Aanami, na Alehabi, na Anafituhi, 14na Apathirusi, na Akasuluhi (Afilisti moimire kuuma harĩ o), na Akafitori.
1510:15 Kĩam 9:18; Josh 1:4Kaanani nĩwe warĩ ithe wa
Sidoni irigithathi rĩake, na Ahiti, 1610:16 Ndar 13:29na Ajebusi, na Aamori, na Agirigashi, 1710:17 Kĩam 34:2; Thaam 3:8na Ahivi, na Ariki, na Asiniti, 1810:18 Ezek 27:8; 1Maũ 18:3; Thaam 13:11na Aarivadi, na Azemari, na Ahamathi.
Thuutha ũcio mĩhĩrĩga ya Kaanani ĩkĩhurunjũka, 1910:19 Kĩam 13:12; Kĩam 17:8mĩhaka ya Akaanani yoimĩte Sidoni ĩrorete Gerari ĩgakinya Gaza, ningĩ ĩkarora Sodomu, na Gomora, na Adima, na Zeboimu, o nginya Lasha.
20Acio nĩo ariũ a Hamu kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao, na thiomi ciao, marĩ ngʼongo ciao, na mabũrũri-inĩ mao.
Ashemu
2110:21 Kĩam 10:24; Ndar 24:24Shemu o nake nĩaciarĩirwo ariũ ake. Mũrũ wa nyina na Shemu ũrĩa warĩ mũkũrũ eetagwo Jafethu. Shemu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa rũruka ruothe rwa ariũ a Eberi.
2210:22 2Ath 5:1Ariũ a Shemu nĩ aya:
Elamu, na Ashuri, na Arafakasadi, na Ludi, na Aramu.
2310:23 Ayub 1:1Nao ariũ a Aramu nĩ aya:
Uzu, na Hulu, na Getheru, na Mesheki.
2410:24 Kĩam 10:21Arafakasadi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Shela, nake Shela aarĩ ithe wa Eberi.
25Eberi nake nĩaciarĩirwo ariũ eerĩ:
Ũmwe eetagwo Pelegu, tondũ hĩndĩ yake thĩ nĩyagayũkanire; mũrũ wa nyina eetagwo Jokitani.
26Jokitani nĩwe warĩ ithe wa
Alimodadi, na Shelefu, na Hazarimavethu, na Jera, 27na Hadoramu, na Uzali, na Dikila, 2810:28 Thab 72:10, 15na Obali, na Abimaeli, na Sheba, 2910:29 Isa 13:12na Ofiri, na Havila, na Jobabu. Acio othe nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Jokitani.
30Rũgongo rũrĩa maatũũraga ruoimĩte Mesha rũgathiĩ rũrorete Sefari, kũu mwena wa irathĩro wa bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma.
31Acio nĩo ariũ a Shemu kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao, na thiomi ciao, marĩ ngʼongo ciao na mabũrũri-inĩ mao.
3210:32 Kĩam 10:1; Kĩam 9:19Ĩyo nĩyo mĩhĩrĩga ya ariũ a Nuhu kũringana na njiaro ciao, marĩ mabũrũri-inĩ mao. Kuuma kũrĩ o, ndũrĩrĩ ikĩhurunjũka thĩ yothe thuutha wa mũiyũro wa maaĩ.
