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Genesi 10


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NOVA VULGATANEW JERUSALEM
1 Hae sunt generationes filio rum Noe, Sem, Cham et Ia pheth; natique sunt eis filii post diluvium.1 These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, to whom sons were born afterthe flood:
2 Filii Iapheth: Gomer et Magog et Madai et Iavan et Thubal et Mosoch et Thiras.2 Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, the Medes, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
3 Porro filii Gomer: Aschenez et Riphath et Thogorma.3 Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.
4 Filii autem Iavan: Elisa et Tharsis, Cetthim et Rodanim.4 Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, the Dananites.
5 Ab his divisae sunt insulae gentium in regionibus suis, unusquisque secundum linguam suam et familias suas in nationibus suis.
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.
6 Filii autem Cham: Chus et Mesraim et Phut et Chanaan.6 Ham's sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan.
7 Filii Chus: Saba et Hevila et Sabatha et Regma et Sabathacha. Filii Regma: Saba et Dedan.7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. Raamah's sons: Sheba, Dedan.
8 Porro Chus genuit Nemrod: ipse coepit esse potens in terra
8 Cush fathered Nimrod who was the first potentate on earth.
9 et erat robustus venator coram Domino. Ob hoc exivit proverbium: “Quasi Nemrod robustus venator coram Domino”.9 He was a mighty hunter in the eyes of Yahweh, hence the saying, 'Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in theeyes of Yahweh'.
10 Fuit autem principium regni eius Babylon et Arach et Achad et Chalanne in terra Sennaar.10 The mainstays of his empire were Babel, Erech and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
11 De terra illa egressus est in Assyriam et aedificavit Nineven et Rohobothir et Chale,11 From this country came Asshur, and he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 Resen quoque inter Nineven et Chale; haec est civitas magna.12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (this being the capital).
13 At vero Mesraim genuit Ludim et Anamim et Laabim, Nephthuim13 Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, of Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
14 et Phetrusim et Chasluim et Caphtorim, de quibus egressi sunt Philisthim.14 Pathros, Casluh and Caphtor, from which the Philistines came.
15 Chanaan autem genuit Sidonem primogenitum suum, Hetthaeum15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his first-born, then Heth,
16 et Iebusaeum et Amorraeum, Gergesaeum,16 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, Girgashites,
17 Hevaeum et Aracaeum, Sinaeum17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18 et Aradium, Samaraeum et Emathaeum; et post haec disseminati sunt populi Chananaeorum.18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later, the Canaanite clans spread out.
19 Factique sunt termini Chanaan venientibus a Sidone Geraram usque Gazam, donec ingrediaris Sodomam et Gomorram et Adamam et Seboim usque Lesa.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.
20 Hi sunt filii Cham in cognationibus et linguis terrisque et gentibus suis.
20 These were Ham's sons, by clans and languages, by countries and nations.
21 De Sem quoque nati sunt, patre omnium filiorum Heber, fratre Iapheth maiore.21 Shem too fathered sons, being ancestor of all the sons of Eber and Japheth's elder brother.
22 Filii Sem: Elam et Assur et Arphaxad et Lud et Aram.22 Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram.
23 Filii Aram: Us et Hul et Gether et Mes.23 Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.
24 At vero Arphaxad genuit Sala, de quo ortus est Heber.24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
25 Natique sunt Heber filii duo: nomen uni Phaleg, eo quod in diebus eius divisa sit terra, et nomen fratris eius Iectan.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.
26 Qui Iectan genuit Elmodad et Saleph et Asarmoth, Iare26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 et Adoram et Uzal et Decla27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 et Ebal et Abimael, Saba28 Obal, Abima-El, Sheba,
29 et Ophir et Hevila et Iobab. Omnes isti filii Iectan;29 Ophir, Havilah, Jobab; al these were sons of Joktan.
30 et facta est habitatio eorum de Messa pergentibus usque Sephar montem orientalem.
30 They occupied a stretch of country from Mesha all the way to Sephar, the eastern mountain range.
31 Isti filii Sem secundum cognationes et linguas et regiones in gentibus suis.
31 These were Shem's sons, by clans and languages, by countries and nations.
32 Hae familiae filiorum Noe iuxta generationes et nationes suas. Ab his divisae sunt gentes in terra post diluvium.
32 Such were the clans of Noah's descendants, listed by descent and nation. From them, other nationsbranched out on earth after the flood.