¹Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

¹Dette er Noas Sønner, Sem, Kam og Jafets Slægtebog. Efter Vandfloden fødtes der dem Sønner.

²The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

²Jafets Sønner: Gomer, Magog. Madaj, Javan, Tubal, Mesjek og Tiras.

³The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

³Gomers Sønner: Asjkenaz, Rifaf og Togarma.

⁴The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

⁴Javans Sønner: Elisja, Tarsis. Kittæerne og Rodosboerne;

⁵Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

⁵fra dem nedstammer de fjerne Strandes Folk. Det var Jafets Sønner i deres Lande, hver med sit Tungemål, efter deres Slægter og i deres Folkeslag.

⁶The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁶Kams Sønner: Kusj, Mlizrajim, Put og Hana'an.

⁷The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

⁷Kusj's Sønner: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Ra'ma og Sabteka. Ra'mas Sønner: Saba og Dedan.

⁸Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

⁸Og Kusj avlede Nimrod, som var den første Storhersker på Jorden.

⁹He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”

⁹Han var en vældig Jæger for HERRENs Øjne; derfor siger man: "En vældig Jæget for HERRENs Øjne som Nimrod."

¹⁰The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

¹⁰Fra først af omfattede hans Rige Babel, Erelk, Akkad og Kalne i Sinear;

¹¹Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

¹¹fra dette Land drog han til Assyrien og byggede Nineve, Rehobot- Ir, Kela

¹²and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

¹²og Resen mellem Nineve og Kela, det er den store By.

¹³Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

¹³Mizrajim avlede Luderne,Anamerne, Lehaberne, Naftuherne,

¹⁴Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

¹⁴Patruserne, Kasluherne, fra hvem Filisterne udgik, og Kaftorerne.

¹⁵Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

¹⁵Kana'an avlede Zidon, hans førstefødte, Het,

¹⁶the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

¹⁶Jebusiterne, Amoriterne, Girgasjiterne,

¹⁷the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

¹⁷Hivviterne, Arkiterne, Siniterne,

¹⁸the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

¹⁸Arvaditerne, Zemariterne og Hamatiterne; men senere bredte Kana'anæernes Slægter sig,

¹⁹The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.

¹⁹så at Kana'anæernes Område strakte sig fra Zidon i Retning af Gerar indtil Gaza, i Retning af Sodoma, Gomorra, Adma,og Zebojim indtil Lasja.

²⁰These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.

²⁰Det var Kams Sønner efter deres Slægter og Tungemål i deres Lande og Folk.

²¹To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

²¹Men også Sem, alle Ebersønnernes Fader, Jafets ældste Broder, fødtes der Sønner.

²²The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

²²Sems Sønner: Elam, Assur, Arpaksjad, Lud og Aram.

²³The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

²³Arams Sønner: Uz, Hul, Geter og Masj.

²⁴Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

²⁴Arpaksjad avlede Sjela; Sjela avlede Eber;

²⁵To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.

²⁵Eber fødtes der to Sønner; den ene hed Peleg, thi på hans Tid adsplittedes Jordens Befolkning, og hans Broder hed Joktan.

²⁶Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²⁶Joktan avlede Almodad, Sjelef, Hazarmavet, Jera,

²⁷Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²⁷Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,

²⁸Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

²⁸Obal, Abimael, Saba,

²⁹Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

²⁹Ofir, Havila og Jobab. Alle disse var Joktans Sønner,

³⁰Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

³⁰og deres Bosteder strækker sig fra Mesja i Retning af Sefar, Østens Bjerge.

³¹These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.

³¹Det var Sems Sønner efter deres Slægter og Tungemål i deres Lande og Folk.

³²These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

³²Det var Noas Sønners Slægter efter deres Nedstamning, i deres Folk; fra dem nedstammer Folkene, som efter Vandfloden bredte sig på Jorden.