Chapter 10
1. These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.
2. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
3. And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
4. And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim, and Dodanim.
5. By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.
6. And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
7. And the sons of Chus: Saba and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan.
8. Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on earth.
9. And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.
10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
11. Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.
12. Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
13. And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
14. And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
15. And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
16. And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
17. The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
18. And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
19. And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.
20. These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
21. Of Sem also, the father of all children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
22. The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23. The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether: and Mess.
24. But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
25. And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name Jectan.
26. Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
27. And Anduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
28. And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
29. And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab.
30. And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
31. These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
32. These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.
Chapter 11
1. And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.
2. And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it.
3. And each one said to his neighbour: Come, let us make brick, and bake them of stones, and slime instead of mortar.
4. And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven: and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.
5. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.
6. And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue: and they have begun to do this, neither will they leave off from their designs, till they accomplish them in deed.
7. Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there may not understand one another's speech.
8. And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city.
9. And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries.
10. These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood.
11. And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
12. And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale.
13. And Arphaxad lived after he begot Sale, three hundred and three years; and begot sons and daughters.
14. Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber.
15. And Sale lived after he begot Heber, four hundred and three years; and begot sons and daughters.
16. And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.
17. And Heber lived after he begot Phaleg, four hundred and thirty years: and begot sons and daughters.
18. Phaleg also lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
19. And Phaleg lived after he begot Reu, two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.
20. And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug.
21. And Reu lived after he begot Sarug, two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
22. And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor.
23. And Sarug lived after he begot Nachor, two hundred years: and begot sons and daughters.
24. And Nachor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Thare.
25. And Nachor lived after he begot Thare, a hundred and nineteen years: and begot sons and daughters.
26. And Thare lived seventy years, and begot Abram, and Nachor, and Aran.
27. And these are the generations of Thare: Thare begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. And Aran begot Lot.
28. And Aran died before Thare his father, in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Chaldees.
29. And Abram and Nachor married wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai: and the name of Nachor's wife, Melcha, the daughter of Aran, father of Melcha, and father of Jescha.
30. And Sarai was barren, and had no children.
31. And Thare took Abram, his son, and Lot the son of Aran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of Abram his son, and brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan: and they came as far as Haran, and dwelt there.
32. And the days of Thare were tow hundred and five years, and he died in Haran.
