Efi Adam So Kosi Noa Mma So
1Adam asefo yɛ Set, Enos,
2Kenan, Mahalalel, Yared,
3Henok, Metusela, Lamek,
4Noa mma ne, Sem, Ham, ne Yafet.
Yafet Asefo
5Na Yafet asefo ne Gomer, Magog, Media, Yawan, Tubal, Mesek ne Tiras.
6Na Gomer asefo ne Askenas, Rifat ne Togarma.
7Na Yawan asefo ne Elisa, Tarsis, Kitim ne Rodanim.
Ham Asefo
8Na Ham asefo ne Kus, Misraim, Put ne Kanaan.
9Na Kus asefo ne Seba, Hawila, Sabta, Raama ne Sabteka. Na Raama asefo yɛ Saba ne Dedan. 10Kus woo Nimrod. Na Nimrod bɛyɛɛ ɔkofo kɛse wɔ asase so.
11Na Misraim woo
Ludfo, Anamfo, Lehabfo, Naftuhfo, 12Patrusfo, Kasluhfo ne Kaftorfo a wɔn ase na Filistifo fi.
13Na Kanaan woo nʼabakan
Sidon ne Het, 14Yebusifo, Amorifo, Girgasifo, 15Hewifo, Arkifo, Sinifo, 16Arwadfo, Semarifo ne Hamatifo tete agya.
Sem Asefo
17Na Sem asefo yɛ Elam, Asur, Arfaksad, Lud ne Aram.
Aram asefo ne Us, Hul, Geter ne Mas.
18Na Arfaksad woo Sela na Sela woo Eber. 19Eber woo mmabarima baanu. Wɔtoo ɔbaako din Peleg a ase kyerɛ Nkyekyɛmu, efisɛ nʼawobere mu na kasa ahorow nti, nnipa a wɔwɔ asase so mu kyekyɛe ma wɔhwetee. Na wɔtoo ne nua a ɔka ne ho no din Yoktan.
20Yoktan woo Almodada, Selef, Hasarmawet, Yera, 21Hadoram, Usal, Dikla, 22Obal, Abimael, Seba, 23Ofir, Hawila ne Yobab. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ Yoktan asefo.
24Ɛno nti, eyi ne anato a efi Sem: Arfaksad, Selah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Tera, 27ne Abram a akyiri no, wɔfrɛɛ no Abraham no.
Abraham Asefo
28Abraham mmabarima yɛ Isak ne Ismael.
29Na Ismael mmabarima nso ne
Nebaiot a ɔyɛ nʼabakan, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadad, Tema, 31Yetur, Nafis ne Kedema.
Eyinom ne Ismael mmabarima.
32Na Abraham mpena Ketura mmabarima ne Simran, Yoksan, Medan, Midian, Yisbak ne Sua.
Na Yoksan asefo yɛ Seba ne Dedan.
33Midian woo Efa, Efer, Henok, Abida ne Eldaa.
Eyinom nyinaa yɛ Ketura asefo.
Isak Asefo
34Abraham woo Isak. Isak mmabarima yɛ Esau ne Israel.1.34 Israel: Eyi ne din a Onyankopɔn de too Yakob
Esau Asefo
35Na Esau mmabarima yɛ Elifas, Reuel, Yeus, Yalam ne Kora.
36Na Elifas mmabarima yɛ Teman, Omar, Sefi, Gatam, Kenas, Timna ne Amalek.
37Na Reuel mmabarima yɛ Nahat, Serah, Sama ne Misa.
Edomfo Abɔse
38Na Seir mmabarima yɛ Lotan, Sobal, Sibeon, Ana, Dison, Eser ne Disan.
39Na Lotan mmabarima yɛ Hori ne Homam. Na Lotan nuabea din de Timna.
40Na Sobal mmabarima yɛ Alian, Manahat, Ebal, Sefi ne Onam.
Sibeon mmabarima yɛ Aya ne Ana.
41Na Ana babarima yɛ Dison.
Na Dison mma yɛ Hemdan, Esban, Yitran ne Keran.
42Na Eser mmabarima yɛ Bilhan, Saawan ne Akan.
Na Disan mmabarima yɛ Us ne Aran.
Edom Sodifo
43Eyinom ne ahemfo a wodii Edom so ansa na Israelfo renya ahemfo:
Beor babarima Bela, a ɔtenaa kuropɔn Dinhaba so dii hene.
44Na Bela wui no, Serah babarima Yobab a ofi Bosra bedii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
45Na Yobab wui no, Husam a ofi Teman asase so bedii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
46Husam wu akyi no, Hadad a ɔyɛ Bedad babarima a okodii Midian so nkonim wɔ Moab asase so no na odii nʼade sɛ ɔhempɔn. Wɔtoo nʼahenkurow no din Hawit.
47Hadad wui no, Samla a ofi Masreka kuropɔn mu bɛyɛɛ ɔhene.
48Samla wui no, Saulo a ofi Rehobot a ɛda asu Eufrate ho no bedii hene.
49Na Saulo wui no, Akbor babarima Baal-Hanan bedii hene.
50Baal-Hanan wui no, Hadad tenaa kuropɔn Pai mu dii hene. Na ne yere a wɔfrɛ no Mehetabel no yɛ Matred babea ne Me-Sahab nso nena. 51Na Hadad nso wui.
Na Edom mmusua no ntuanofo ne
Timna, Alia, Yetet, 52Oholibama, Ela, Pinon, 53Kenas, Teman, Mibsar, 54Magdiel ne Iram.
Eyinom na na wɔyɛ Edom mmusua ntuanofo.
Historical records from Adam to Abraham
To Noah’s sons
1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Noah.
4The sons of Noah:1:4 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line. Shem, Ham and Japheth.
The Japhethites
5The sons1:5 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23. of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
6The sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, Riphath1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath and Togarmah.
7The sons of Javan:
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
The Hamites
8The sons of Ham:
Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
9The sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.
10Cush was the father1:10 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20. of
Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.
11Egypt was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
13Canaan was the father of
Sidon his firstborn,1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost and of the Hittites, 14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
The Semites
17The sons of Shem:
Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
The sons of Aram:1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line.
Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,
and Shelah the father of Eber.
19Two sons were born to Eber:
one was named Peleg,1:19 Peleg means division. because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
20Joktan was the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal,1:22 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebal Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24Shem, Arphaxad,1:24 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10) Shelah,
25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26Serug, Nahor, Terah
27and Abram (that is, Abraham).
The family of Abraham
28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
Descendants of Hagar
29These were their descendants:
Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.
These were the sons of Ishmael.
Descendants of Keturah
32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan:
Sheba and Dedan.
33The sons of Midian:
Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.
All these were descendants of Keturah.
Descendants of Sarah
34Abraham was the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.
Esau’s sons
35The sons of Esau:
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
36The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, Omar, Zepho,1:36 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi Gatam and Kenaz;
by Timna: Amalek.1:36 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:12); Hebrew Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek
37The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
The people of Seir in Edom
38The sons of Seir:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
39The sons of Lotan:
Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
40The sons of Shobal:
Alvan,1:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts Alian Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah and Anah.
41The son of Anah:
Dishon.
The sons of Dishon:
Hemdan,1:41 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts Hamran Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
42The sons of Ezer:
Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.1:42 Many Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts Zaavan, Jaakan
The sons of Dishan1:42 See Gen. 36:28; Hebrew Dishon, a variant of Dishan:
Uz and Aran.
The rulers of Edom
43These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:
Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.
44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river1:48 Possibly the Euphrates succeeded him as king.
49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.
50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,1:50 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts Pai and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51Hadad also died.
The chiefs of Edom were:
Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel and Iram.
These were the chiefs of Edom.
