1 WYC These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood. BSB BSB: This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
2 WYC The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras. BSB BSB: The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 WYC Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma. BSB BSB: The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 WYC Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym; BSB BSB: And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
5 WYC of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns. BSB BSB: From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
6 WYC Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan. BSB BSB: The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 WYC Forsothe the sones of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan. BSB BSB: The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 WYC Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe, BSB BSB: Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9 WYC and he was a strong huntere of men bifore the Lord; of hym a prouerbe yede out, as Nemroth, a strong huntere bifore the Lord. BSB BSB: He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
10 WYC Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar. BSB BSB: His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 WYC Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee, BSB BSB: From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 WYC and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee. BSB BSB: and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 WYC And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym; BSB BSB: Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 WYC of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth. BSB BSB: the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
15 WYC Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei, BSB BSB: And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 WYC and Amorrei, Gergesei, BSB BSB: the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 WYC Euei, and Arathei, BSB BSB: the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 WYC Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men. BSB BSB: the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
19 WYC And the termes of Chanaan weren maad to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to Lesa. BSB BSB: and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20 WYC These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
21 WYC Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother. BSB BSB: And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
22 WYC The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram. BSB BSB: The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 WYC The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes. BSB BSB: The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 WYC And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun. BSB BSB: Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 WYC And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan. BSB BSB: Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
26 WYC And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech, BSB BSB: And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 WYC and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal, BSB BSB: Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 WYC and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab; BSB BSB: Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 WYC alle these weren the sones of Jectan. BSB BSB: Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 WYC And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest. BSB BSB: Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 WYC These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
32 WYC These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood. BSB BSB: All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.