從亞當到亞伯拉罕

亞當生塞特,塞特生以挪士, 以挪士生該南,該南生瑪勒列,瑪勒列生雅列, 雅列生以諾,以諾生瑪土撒拉,瑪土撒拉生拉麥, 拉麥生挪亞,挪亞生閃、含、雅弗。

雅弗的兒子是歌篾、瑪各、瑪代、雅完、土巴、米設、提拉。 歌篾的兒子是亞實基拿、低法、陀迦瑪。 雅完的兒子是以利沙、他施、基提、多單。

含的兒子是古實、麥西、弗、迦南。 古實的兒子是西巴、哈腓拉、撒弗他、拉瑪、撒弗提迦。拉瑪的兒子是示巴、底但。 10 古實也是寧錄之父,寧錄是世上第一位勇士。 11 麥西[a]的後代有路低人、亞拿米人、利哈比人、拿弗土希人、 12 帕斯魯細人、迦斯路希人、迦斐托人。非利士人是迦斐托人的後代。

13 迦南生長子西頓和次子赫。 14 他的後代還有耶布斯人、亞摩利人、革迦撒人、 15 希未人、亞基人、西尼人、 16 亞瓦底人、洗瑪利人和哈馬人。

17 閃的兒子是以攔、亞述、亞法撒、路德、亞蘭、烏斯、戶勒、基帖、米設。 18 亞法撒生沙拉,沙拉生希伯。 19 希伯有兩個兒子,一個名叫法勒[b],因為那時,世人分地而居;法勒的兄弟叫約坍。 20 約坍生亞摩答、沙列、哈薩瑪非、耶拉、 21 哈多蘭、烏薩、德拉、 22 以巴錄、亞比瑪利、示巴、 23 阿斐、哈腓拉、約巴。這些都是約坍的兒子。 24 閃生亞法撒,亞法撒生沙拉, 25 沙拉生希伯,希伯生法勒,法勒生拉吳, 26 拉吳生西鹿,西鹿生拿鶴,拿鶴生他拉, 27 他拉生亞伯蘭——又名亞伯拉罕。

從亞伯拉罕到雅各

28 亞伯拉罕的兒子是以撒和以實瑪利。 29 以下是他們的後代:

以實瑪利的長子是尼拜約,其餘的兒子是基達、押德別、米比衫、 30 米施瑪、度瑪、瑪撒、哈達、提瑪、 31 伊突、拿非施、基底瑪。這些人都是以實瑪利的兒子。 32 亞伯拉罕的妾基土拉所生的兒子是心蘭、約珊、米但、米甸、伊施巴、書亞。約珊的兒子是示巴和底但。 33 米甸的兒子是以法、以弗、哈諾、亞比大和以勒大。這些都是基土拉的子孫。

34 亞伯拉罕的兒子以撒生以掃和以色列。 35 以掃的兒子是以利法、流珥、耶烏施、雅蘭、可拉。 36 以利法的兒子是提幔、阿抹、洗玻、迦坦、基納斯、亭納、亞瑪力。 37 流珥的兒子是拿哈、謝拉、沙瑪、米撒。

以東地區的原住民

38 西珥的兒子是羅坍、朔巴、祭便、亞拿、底順、以察、底珊。 39 羅坍的兒子是何利和荷幔,羅坍的妹妹是亭納。 40 朔巴的兒子是亞勒文、瑪拿轄、以巴錄、示非、阿南。祭便的兒子是亞雅、亞拿。 41 亞拿的兒子是底順。底順的兒子是哈默蘭、伊是班、益蘭、基蘭。 42 以察的兒子是辟罕、撒番、亞干。底珊的兒子是烏斯和亞蘭。

以東諸王

43 以色列人還沒有君王統治之前,在以東做王的人如下:

比珥的兒子比拉,他定都亭哈巴。 44 比拉死後,波斯拉人謝拉的兒子約巴繼位。 45 約巴死後,提幔地區的戶珊繼位。 46 戶珊死後,比達的兒子哈達繼位,定都亞未得,他曾在摩押地區擊敗米甸人。 47 哈達死後,瑪士利加人桑拉繼位。 48 桑拉死後,大河邊的利河伯人掃羅繼位。 49 掃羅死後,亞革波的兒子巴勒·哈南繼位。 50 巴勒·哈南死後,哈達繼位,定都巴伊,他的妻子名叫米希她別,是米·薩合的孫女、瑪特列的女兒。

51 哈達死後,在以東做族長的人有亭納、亞勒瓦、耶帖、 52 亞何利巴瑪、以拉、比嫩、 53 基納斯、提幔、米比薩、 54 瑪基疊、以蘭。這些人都是以東的族長。

Footnotes

  1. 1·11 麥西」意思是「埃及」。
  2. 1·19 「法勒」意思是「分開」。

From Adam to Abraham

Adam,(A) Seth, Enosh,

Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Noah, Noah’s sons:[a]

Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Japheth’s(B) sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath,[b] and Togarmah.

Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.[c]

Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim,[d] Put, and Canaan.

Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca.

Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a great warrior on earth.

11 Mizraim(C) fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, 12 Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor.(D)

13 Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn and Heth, 14 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

17 Shem’s(E) sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 19 Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg[e] because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was Joktan. 20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan’s sons.

24 Shem,(F) Arpachshad, Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

Abraham’s Descendants

28 Abraham’s sons: Isaac and Ishmael.

29 These(G) are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

These were Ishmael’s sons.

32 The sons(H) born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Jokshan’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

33 Midian’s sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

All of these were Keturah’s descendants.

34 Abraham(I) fathered Isaac.

Isaac’s sons: Esau and Israel.(J)

35 Esau’s(K) sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36 Eliphaz’s sons: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.[f]

37 Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Edomites

38 Seir’s(L) sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Lotan’s sons: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

40 Shobal’s sons: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.

Zibeon’s sons: Aiah and Anah.

41 Anah’s son: Dishon.

Dishon’s sons: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Ezer’s sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.

Dishan’s sons: Uz and Aran.

43 These(M) were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom

before any king reigned over the Israelites:

Bela son of Beor.

Bela’s town was named Dinhabah.

44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah(N) reigned in his place.

45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites(O) reigned in his place.

46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the territory of Moab, reigned in his place.

Hadad’s town was named Avith.

47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River reigned in his place.

49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place.

Hadad’s city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel

daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

51 Then Hadad died.

Edom’s(P) chiefs: Timna, Alvah,[g] Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram.

These were Edom’s chiefs.

Footnotes

  1. 1:4 LXX; MT omits Noah’s sons
  2. 1:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read Diphath; Gn 10:3
  3. 1:7 Some Hb mss, Syr read Dodanim; Gn 10:4
  4. 1:8 = Egypt
  5. 1:19 = Division
  6. 1:36 LXX; MT reads and Timna and Amalek; Gn 36:12
  7. 1:51 Alt Hb tradition reads Aliah

The Descendants of Adam

(Genesis 5.1-32; 10.1-32; 11.10-32)

1-4 Adam was the father of Seth, and his descendants were Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah, who had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Japheth was the father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras, and they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them. Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath,[a] and Togarmah. Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.[b]

Ham was the father of Ethiopia,[c] Egypt, Put, and Canaan, and they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them. Ethiopia was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. 10 Ethiopia was also the father of Nimrod, the world's first mighty warrior. 11 Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12 Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines.[d] 13 Canaan's oldest son was Sidon; his other son was Heth. 14-16 Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17 Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech;[e] they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them. 18 Arpachshad was Shelah's father and Eber's grandfather. 19 Eber named his first son Peleg,[f] because in his time the earth was divided into tribal regions. Eber's second son was Joktan, 20-23 the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.

24-27 Shem's descendants included Arpachshad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, and Abram, later renamed Abraham.

Abraham's Family

(Genesis 25.1-4,12-16)

28 Abraham was the father of Isaac and Ishmael.

29-31 Ishmael had twelve sons, who were born in the following order: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

32 Abraham and his slave woman Keturah had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. 33 Midian was the father of Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

Esau's Family

(Genesis 36.1-14)

34 Abraham's son Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob.[g] 35 Esau was the father of Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36 Eliphaz was the father of Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. 37 Reuel was the father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The First Edomites and Their Kings

(Genesis 36.20-43)

38 Seir was the father of Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39 Lotan was the father of Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna. 40 Shobal was the father of Alvan,[h] Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon was the father of Aiah and Anah.

41 Anah was the father of Dishon and the grandfather of Hemdan,[i] Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42 Ezer was the father of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.[j] Dishan[k] was the father of Uz and Aran.

43 Before kings ruled in Israel, Bela son of Beor ruled the country of Edom from its capital of Dinhabah. 44 After Bela's death, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king. 45 After Jobab's death, Husham from the land of Teman became king. 46 After Husham's death, Hadad son of Bedad became king and ruled from Avith. Earlier, Bedad had defeated the Midianites in the territory of Moab. 47 After Hadad's death, Samlah from Masrekah became king; 48 after Samlah's death, Shaul from the town of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king; 49 and after Shaul's death, Baal Hanan son of Achbor became king. 50 After Baal Hanan's death, Hadad ruled from Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab.

51 The Edomite clans[l] were Timna, Alvah,[m] Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram.

Footnotes

  1. 1.6 Riphath: Most Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also Genesis 10.2-5); some Hebrew manuscripts “Diphath.” In Hebrew the letters “d” and “r” look almost exactly the same.
  2. 1.7 Dodanim: Most Hebrew manuscripts and one ancient translation (see also Genesis 10.2-5); some Hebrew manuscripts “Rodanim.” In Hebrew the letters “d” and “r” look almost exactly the same.
  3. 1.8 Ethiopia: The Hebrew text has “Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
  4. 1.12 Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines: The Hebrew text has “Casluhim, the ancestor of the Philistines, and Caphtorim”; but see Jeremiah 47.4 and Amos 9.7.
  5. 1.17 Meshech: Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts and some manuscripts of one ancient translation “Mash” (see also Genesis 10.21-31).
  6. 1.19 Peleg: In Hebrew “Peleg” means “divided.”
  7. 1.34 Jacob: The Hebrew text has “Israel,” which was Jacob's name after God renamed him.
  8. 1.40 Alvan: Or “Alian.”
  9. 1.41 Hemdan: Most Hebrew manuscripts and some manuscripts of one ancient translation (see also Genesis 36.26); other Hebrew manuscripts “Hamran.”
  10. 1.42 Jaakan: Or “Akan” (see Genesis 36.27).
  11. 1.42 Dishan: The Hebrew text has “Dishon,” another spelling of the name (see Genesis 36.28).
  12. 1.51 The Edomite clans: Or “The leaders of the Edomite clans.”
  13. 1.51 Alvah: Or “Aliah.”