From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.

这是挪亚的三个儿子，他们的后裔分散在全地。

这是挪亚的三个儿子，他们的后裔散布全地。

这是挪亚的三个儿子，他们的后裔散布全地。

挪亚这三个儿子的后代遍布天下。

这三个人是挪亚的儿子，全地的人都是从这些人播散开来的。

这三人是挪亚的儿子，全地的人都是从他们扩散出来的。

這是挪亞的三個兒子，他們的後裔分散在全地。

這是挪亞的三個兒子，他們的後裔散佈全地。

這是挪亞的三個兒子，他們的後裔散佈全地。

挪亞這三個兒子的後代遍佈天下。

這三個人是挪亞的兒子，全地的人都是從這些人播散開來的。

這三個人是挪亞的兒子；全地的人口是從這三人散佈出來的。

這三人是挪亞的兒子，全地的人都是從他們分散出來的。

由挪亞三子、人民遍滿於地、○

挪亞三子之裔、蔓延遍地、

此即挪亞之三子、遍地之民、皆為其後裔、○

These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.

The people who were scattered over the earth came from Noah’s three sons.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed.

These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.

These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.

These[ are] the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

These were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

Release all the animals— the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground— so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

and Noah. The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg( which means“ division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,Obal, Abimael, Sheba,Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah,Eber, Peleg, Reu,Serug, Nahor, Terah,and Abram, later known as Abraham.The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.

The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say,“ This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth ir, Calah,and Resen( the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg( which means“ division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,Obal, Abimael, Sheba,Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.