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Adam’s Descendants
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.[a]
Japheth’s Descendants
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,[b] and Togarmah.
7 The sons[c] of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.[d]
Ham’s Descendants
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim,[e] Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.[f]
11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended[g]) , and the Caphtorites.
13 Canaan was the father of Sidon—his firstborn—and Heth, 14 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.
Shem’s Descendants
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Aram:[h] Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.[i]
18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 19 Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided;[j] his brother’s name was Joktan.
20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[k] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,[l] 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram (that is, Abraham).
28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29 These were their descendants:
Ishmael’s Descendants
Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were[m] Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
Keturah’s Descendants
32 The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine,[n] gave birth: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
Isaac’s Descendants
34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
Esau’s Descendants
35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi,[o] Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.[p]
37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The Descendants of Seir
38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.)[q]
40 The sons of Shobal: Alyan,[r] Manahath, Ebal, Shephi,[s] and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
41 The son[t] of Anah: Dishon.
The sons of Dishon: Hamran,[u] Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan.[v]
The sons of Dishan:[w] Uz and Aran.
Kings of Edom
43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him.[x]
45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.
46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.
47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.
48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River[y] succeeded him.
49 When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.
50 When Baal Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai.[z] His wife[aa] was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.
51 Hadad died.
Tribal Chiefs of Edom
The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman,[ab] Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram.[ac] These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.
Israel’s Descendants
2 These were the sons of Israel:[ad] Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin;
Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Judah’s Descendants
3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua,[ae] a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.[af]
4 Tamar, Judah’s[ag] daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara[ah]—five in all.
7 The son[ai] of Carmi: Achan,[aj] who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.[ak]
8 The son[al] of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.[am]
Ram’s Descendants
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. 11 Nahshon was the father of Salma,[an] and Salma was the father of Boaz. 12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 15 Ozem sixth, and David seventh. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai,[ao] Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
11 The following night the Lord[a] stood near[b] Paul[c] and said, “Have courage,[d] for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”[e]
The Plot to Kill Paul
12 When morning came,[f] the Jews formed[g] a conspiracy[h] and bound themselves with an oath[i] not to eat or drink anything[j] until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.[k] 14 They[l] went[m] to the chief priests[n] and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath[o] not to partake[p] of anything until we have killed Paul. 15 So now you and the council[q] request the commanding officer[r] to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine[s] his case[t] by conducting a more thorough inquiry.[u] We are ready to kill him[v] before he comes near this place.”[w]
16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush,[x] he came and entered[y] the barracks[z] and told Paul. 17 Paul called[aa] one of the centurions[ab] and said, “Take this young man to the commanding officer,[ac] for he has something to report to him.” 18 So the centurion[ad] took him and brought him to the commanding officer[ae] and said, “The prisoner Paul called[af] me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.” 19 The commanding officer[ag] took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, “What is it that you want[ah] to report to me?” 20 He replied,[ai] “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council[aj] tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him. 21 So do not let them persuade you to do this,[ak] because more than forty of them[al] are lying in ambush[am] for him. They[an] have bound themselves with an oath[ao] not to eat or drink anything[ap] until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”[aq] 22 Then the commanding officer[ar] sent the young man away, directing him,[as] “Tell no one that you have reported[at] these things to me.” 23 Then[au] he summoned[av] two of the centurions[aw] and said, “Make ready 200 soldiers to go to Caesarea[ax] along with 70 horsemen[ay] and 200 spearmen[az] by[ba] nine o’clock tonight,[bb] 24 and provide mounts for Paul to ride[bc] so that he may be brought safely to Felix[bd] the governor.”[be] 25 He wrote[bf] a letter that went like this:[bg]
26 Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor[bh] Felix,[bi] greetings. 27 This man was seized[bj] by the Jews and they were about to kill him,[bk] when I came up[bl] with the detachment[bm] and rescued him, because I had learned that he was[bn] a Roman citizen.[bo] 28 Since I wanted to know[bp] what charge they were accusing him of,[bq] I brought him down to their council.[br] 29 I found he[bs] was accused with reference to controversial questions[bt] about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.[bu] 30 When I was informed[bv] there would be a plot[bw] against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges[bx] against him before you.
31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders,[by] took[bz] Paul and brought him to Antipatris[ca] during the night. 32 The next day they let[cb] the horsemen[cc] go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.[cd] 33 When the horsemen[ce] came to Caesarea[cf] and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented[cg] Paul to him. 34 When the governor[ch] had read[ci] the letter,[cj] he asked[ck] what province he was from.[cl] When he learned[cm] that he was from Cilicia,[cn] 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing[co] when your accusers arrive too.” Then[cp] he ordered that Paul[cq] be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.[cr]
Psalm 3[a]
A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom.[b]
3 Lord, how[c] numerous are my enemies!
Many attack me.[d]
2 Many say about me,
“God will not deliver him.”[e] (Selah)[f]
3 But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me;[g]
you are my glory[h] and the one who restores me.[i]
4 To the Lord I cried out,[j]
and he answered me from his holy hill.[k] (Selah)
5 I rested and slept;
I awoke,[l] for the Lord protects[m] me.
6 I am not afraid[n] of the multitude of people[o]
who attack me from all directions.[p]
7 Rise up,[q] Lord!
Deliver me, my God!
Yes,[r] you will strike[s] all my enemies on the jaw;
you will break the teeth[t] of the wicked.[u]
8 The Lord delivers;[v]
you show favor to your people.[w] (Selah)
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