From 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.

这些人的后裔将各国的地土、海岛分开居住，各随各的方言、宗族立国。

从这些人中有沿海国家的人散居各处，有自己的土地，各有各的语言、宗族、国家。

从这些人中有沿海国家的人散居各处，有自己的土地，各有各的语言、宗族、国家。

雅弗的这些后裔按宗族、语言和民族分散在各海岛。

这些人的后裔分散居住在沿海的土地和岛屿上。各人随着自己的方言、宗族，住在自己的国土中。

沿海列国的人是从这些人扩散到自己地方的，各按自己的语言、自己的家族、自己的国家。

這些人的後裔將各國的地土、海島分開居住，各隨各的方言、宗族立國。

從這些人中有沿海國家的人散居各處，有自己的土地，各有各的語言、宗族、國家。

從這些人中有沿海國家的人散居各處，有自己的土地，各有各的語言、宗族、國家。

雅弗的這些後裔按宗族、語言和民族分散在各海島。

這些人的後裔分散居住在沿海的土地和島嶼上。各人隨著自己的方言、宗族，住在自己的國土中。

沿海島國是由這些人分開居住的。以上這些人是雅弗的子孫，按他們的地、各照各的方言、宗族、和邦國而排列的。

沿海列國的人是從這些人分散到自己地方的，各按自己的語言、自己的家族、自己的國家。

此數人散處州島、各為方言、族姓、邦國、○

此數人、散處洲島、以其邦國、民族、方言、為區別。○

此數人之後裔、散處州島、各隨各國方言、各分支派宗族、○

( From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)

From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.

Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.

From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language.

From these the people of the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth’s sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language.

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.

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

Go over to the coasts of Cyprus and look. Send people to the land of Kedar and have them look closely. See if there has ever been anything like this.

These are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.

The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon. He will destroy all the gods on earth. Then distant nations will bow down to him. All of them will serve him in their own lands.

all the kings of Tyre and Sidon the kings of the islands and other lands along the Mediterranean Sea

The whole world had only one language, and everyone spoke it.They moved to the east and found a broad valley in Babylon. There they made their home.They said to one another,“ Come on! Let’s make bricks and bake them well.” They used bricks instead of stones. They used tar to hold the bricks together.Then they said,“ Come on! Let’s build a city for ourselves. Let’s build a tower that reaches to the sky. We’ll make a name for ourselves. Then we won’t be scattered over the whole earth.”But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.He said,“ All these people are united and speak the same language. That is why they can do all this. Now they will be able to do anything they plan.Come on! Let us go down and mix up their language. Then they will not be able to understand one another.”So the Lord scattered them from there over the whole earth. And they stopped building the city.There the Lord mixed up the language of the whole world. That’s why the city was called Babel. From there the Lord scattered them over the whole earth.

He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg. That’s because the earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan.

The nations are only a drop in a bucket to him. He considers them as nothing but dust on the scales. He weighs the islands as if they were only fine dust.

He will pay his enemies back for what they have done. He’ll pour his anger out on them. He’ll punish those who attack him. He’ll give the people in the islands what they have coming to them.

The people on the islands have seen that king coming. And it has made them afraid. People tremble with fear from one end of the earth to the other. They come and gather together.

May the kings of Tarshish and of places far away bring him gifts. May the kings of Sheba and Seba give him presents.

People who live on the islands, listen to me. Pay attention, you nations far away. Before I was born the Lord chose me to serve him. Before I was born the Lord spoke my name.

Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing praise to him from one end of the earth to the other. Sing, you who sail out on the ocean. Sing, all you creatures in it. Sing, you islands. Sing, all you who live there.

So give glory to him, you who live in the east. Honor the name of the Lord, you who are in the islands of the sea. He is the God of Israel.

The time for me to set you free is near. I will soon save you. My powerful arm will make everything right among the nations. The islands will put their hope in me. They will wait for my powerful arm to act.

People from the islands are coming to me. The ships of Tarshish are out in front. They are bringing your children back from far away. Your children are bringing their silver and gold with them. They are coming to honor me. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.