Genesis 第10章
Nations Descended from Noah
1These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
210:2 For ver. 1-5, see 1 Chr. 1:5-7; Ezek. 38:1-6The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4The sons of Javan: Elishah, 10:4 Ps. 72:10; Ezek. 38:13Tarshish, 10:4 Num. 24:24; Isa. 23:1, 12; Dan. 11:30Kittim, and Dodanim.
5From these 10:5 Isa. 11:11; Jer. 2:10; 25:22; Ezek. 27:6; Zeph. 2:11the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
610:6 For ver. 6-8, see 1 Chr. 1:8-10The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.10:8 Or he began to be a mighty man on the earth
9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
10The beginning of his kingdom was 10:10 ch. 11:9Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in 10:10 ch. 11:2the land of Shinar.
11From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and
12Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
1310:13 For ver. 13-18, see 1 Chr. 1:11-16Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom10:14 Or from where the Philistines came), and 10:14 Deut. 2:23; Jer. 47:4; Amos 9:7Caphtorim.
16and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.
19And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth,10:21 Or the brother of Japheth the elder children were born.
22The 10:22 For ver. 22-29, see 1 Chr. 1:17-25sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
2510:25 1 Chr. 1:19To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg,10:25 Peleg means division for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
2910:29 1 Kgs. 9:28; 10:11Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
31These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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