Genesis 10

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, to whom sons were born afterthe flood:	1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.
2 Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, the Medes, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.	2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.	3 And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, the Dananites.	4 And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5 From these came the dispersal to the islands of the nations. These were Japheth's sons, in theirrespective countries, each with its own language, by clan and nation.	5 The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations.
6 Ham's sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan.	6 And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. Raamah's sons: Sheba, Dedan.	7 And the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dadan.
8 Cush fathered Nimrod who was the first potentate on earth.	8 And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter in the eyes of Yahweh, hence the saying, 'Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in theeyes of Yahweh'.	9 And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’
10 The mainstays of his empire were Babel, Erech and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.	10 And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar.
11 From this country came Asshur, and he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,	11 From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,
12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (this being the capital).	12 and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.
13 Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, of Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,	13 And truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 Pathros, Casluh and Caphtor, from which the Philistines came.	14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came forth the Philistines and the Caphtorim.
15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his first-born, then Heth,	15 Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite,
16 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, Girgashites,	16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, the Girgashite,
17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,	17 the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite,
18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later, the Canaanite clans spread out.	18 and the Arvadian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite. And after this, the peoples of the Canaanites became widespread.
19 The Canaanite frontier stretched from Sidon al the way to Gerar near Gaza, and al the way toSodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboi m near Lesha.	19 And the borders of Chanaan went, as one travels, from Sidon to Gerar, even to Gaza, until one enters Sodom and Gomorrah, and from Admah and Zeboiim, even to Lesa.
20 These were Ham's sons, by clans and languages, by countries and nations.	20 These are the sons of Ham in their kindred, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
21 Shem too fathered sons, being ancestor of all the sons of Eber and Japheth's elder brother.	21 Likewise, from Shem, the father of all the sons of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
22 Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram.	22 The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.	23 The sons of Aram were Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.	24 But truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah, from whom was born Eber.
25 To Eber were born two sons: the first was cal ed Peleg, because it was in his time that the earth wasdivided, and his brother was called Joktan.	25 And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,	26 This Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,	27 and Hadoram, and Uzal and Diklah,
28 Obal, Abima-El, Sheba,	28 and Obal and Abimael, Sheba
29 Ophir, Havilah, Jobab; al these were sons of Joktan.	29 and Ophir, and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30 They occupied a stretch of country from Mesha all the way to Sephar, the eastern mountain range.	30 And their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the east.
31 These were Shem's sons, by clans and languages, by countries and nations.	31 These are the sons of Shem according to their kindred, and tongues, and the regions within their nations.
32 Such were the clans of Noah's descendants, listed by descent and nation. From them, other nationsbranched out on earth after the flood.	32 These are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and nations. The nations became divided according to these, on the earth after the great flood.