Genesi 10
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10 Questa è la discendenza dei figli di Noè: Sem, Cam e Iafet, ai quali nacquero figli dopo il diluvio.
2 I figli di Iafet: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Iavan, Tubal, Mesech e Tiras.
3 I figli di Gomer: Askenaz, Rifat e Togarma.
4 I figli di Iavan: Elisa, Tarsis, quelli di Cipro e quelli di Rodi.
5 Da costoro derivarono le nazioni disperse per le isole nei loro territori, ciascuno secondo la propria lingua e secondo le loro famiglie, nelle loro nazioni.
6 I figli di Cam: Etiopia, Egitto, Put e Canaan.
7 I figli di Etiopia: Seba, Avìla, Sabta, Raama e Sàbteca.
I figli di Raama: Saba e Dedan.
8 Ora Etiopia generò Nimrod: costui cominciò a essere potente sulla terra.
9 Egli era valente nella caccia davanti al Signore, perciò si dice: «Come Nimrod, valente cacciatore davanti al Signore». 10 L'inizio del suo regno fu Babele, Uruch, Accad e Calne, nel paese di Sennaar. 11 Da quella terra si portò ad Assur e costruì Ninive, Recobot-Ir e Càlach 12 e Resen tra Ninive e Càlach; quella è la grande città.
13 Egitto generò quelli di Lud, Anam, Laab, Naftuch, 14 Patros, Casluch e Caftor, da dove uscirono i Filistei.
15 Canaan generò Sidone, suo primogenito, e Chet 16 e il Gebuseo, l'Amorreo, il Gergeseo, 17 l'Eveo, l'Archita e il Sineo, 18 l'Arvadita, il Semarita e l'Amatita. In seguito si dispersero le famiglie dei Cananei. 19 Il confine dei Cananei andava da Sidone in direzione di Gerar fino a Gaza, poi in direzione di Sòdoma, Gomorra, Adma e Zeboim, fino a Lesa. 20 Questi furono i figli di Cam secondo le loro famiglie e le loro lingue, nei loro territori e nei loro popoli.
21 Anche a Sem, padre di tutti i figli di Eber, fratello maggiore di Jafet, nacque una dicendenza.
22 I figli di Sem: Elam, Assur, Arpacsad, Lud e Aram.
23 I figli di Aram: Uz, Cul, Gheter e Mas.
24 Arpacsad generò Selach e Selach generò Eber. 25 A Eber nacquero due figli: uno si chiamò Peleg, perché ai suoi tempi fu divisa la terra, e il fratello si chiamò Joktan.
26 Joktan generò Almodad, Selef, Ascarmavet, Jerach, 27 Adòcam, Uzal, Dikla, 28 Obal, Abimaèl, Saba, 29 Ofir, Avìla e Ibab. Tutti questi furono i figli di Joktan; 30 la loro sede era sulle montagne dell'oriente, da Mesa in direzione di Sefar.
31 Questi furono i figli di Sem secondo le loro famiglie e le loro lingue, territori, secondo i loro popoli.
32 Queste furono le famiglie dei figli di Noè secondo le loro generazioni, nei loro popoli. Da costoro si dispersero le nazioni sulla terra dopo il diluvio.
Genesis 10
King James Version
10 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis 10
The Voice
10 Here is the account of the descendants of Noah’s three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who fathered many children after the flood.
2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 Now the descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 The descendants of Japheth became the peoples who settled the coastal and island regions. They developed their own languages, their own families and cultures, and they would eventually become separate peoples.
6 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 7 Cush’s descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 8 Cush also fathered Nimrod, who was the first man on earth to be known as a powerful warrior. 9 He was also a skillful hunter before the Eternal One. That’s why you often hear people say, “So-and-so is like Nimrod, a skillful hunter before the Eternal.” 10 The center of his kingdom was in Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh; all are located in the land of Shinar. 11 From there, he traveled into Assyria and established the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, 12 and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and Calah—and that is one magnificent city! 13 Now Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (the ancestor of the people known as the Philistines), and Caphtorim.
15 Canaan fathered Sidon (his firstborn), Heth, 16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Soon all of the families of Canaan’s descendants would spread abroad. 19 As a result, the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar all the way to Gaza; and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim all the way to Lasha. 20 All of these are descendants of Ham, who grew from a few initial families into a great people with their own languages, lands, and nations.
21 Now Shem (Japheth’s older brother) fathered a great number of children as well. He was the patriarch of all of the people of Eber. 22 His descendants include Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23 Aram’s descendants were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24 Now Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 25 Eber had two sons: one was named Peleg, which means “division,” because in his days, the earth was divided into many languages, and his brother’s name was Joktan. 26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these peoples were descended from Joktan. 30 They lived in the territory that extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the eastern hill country. 31 Shem’s descendants also grew from a few initial families to become a great people with their own languages, lands, and nations.
32 So these are the families descended from Noah’s sons according to their known genealogies. These cultures would soon spread farther and farther across the earth after the flood.
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