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.

¹Haddaba kuwanu waa farcankii wiilashii Nuux, kuwaas oo ahaa Sheem, Xaam iyo Yaafed: oo wiilal baa u dhashay iyaga daadkii dabadiis.

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

²Wiilashii Yaafed waxay ahaayeen Gomer, iyo Maajuuj, iyo Maaday, iyo Yaawaan, iyo Tubal, iyo Mesheg, iyo Tiiraas.

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

³Wiilashii Gomerna waxay ahaayeen Ashkenas, iyo Riifad, iyo Togarmaah.

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

⁴Wiilashii Yaawaanna waxay ahaayeen Eliishah, iyo Tarshiish, iyo Kitiim iyo Dodaaniim.

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

⁵Kuwaasay jasiiradihii quruumuhu ugu kala qaybsameen waddammadoodii, dad kasta sidii afkoodii, iyo qabiilooyinkoodii, iyo quruumahoodii ay ahaayeen.

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

⁶Wiilashii Xaamna waxay ahaayeen Kuush, iyo Misrayim, iyo Fuud, iyo Kancaan.

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

⁷Wiilashii Kuushna waxay ahaayeen Sebaa, iyo Xawiilaah, iyo Sabtaah, iyo Racmaah, iyo Sabteka: wiilashii Racmaahna waxay ahaayeen Shebaa, iyo Dedaan.

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

⁸Kuushna wuxuu dhalay Nimrod: wuxuuna bilaabay inuu noqdo mid dhulka xoog weyn ku leh.

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

⁹Wuxuu ahaa ugaadhsade ku xoog weyn Rabbiga hortiisa: taas daraaddeed waxaa la yidhaahdaa, Sidii Nimrod ugaadhsade xoog weyn Rabbiga hortiisa.

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

¹⁰Bilowgii boqortooyadiisu waxay ahayd Baabel, iyo Ereg, iyo Akad, iyo Kalneh, waxayna ku yiilleen waddankii Shincaar.

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

¹¹Dhulkaas wuu ka tegey oo wuxuu galay Ashuur, wuxuuna dhisay Nineweh, iyo Rexobod, iyo Kaalah,

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

¹²iyo Resen oo u dhexeeyey Nineweh iyo Kaalah, (taasuna waxay tahay magaalada weyn).

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

¹³Misrayimna wuxuu dhalay Luudiim, iyo Canaamiim, iyo Lehaabiim iyo Naftuxiim,

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

¹⁴iyo Fatrusiim iyo Kasluxiim (oo ay reer Falastiin ka yimaadeen), iyo Kaftoriim.

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

¹⁵Kancaanna wuxuu dhalay Siidoon oo ahaa curadkiisii, iyo Xeed;

¹⁶the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

¹⁶iyo reer Yebuus, iyo reer Amor, iyo reer Girgaash;

¹⁷the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

¹⁷iyo reer Xiwi, iyo reer Carqi, iyo reer Siini;

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

¹⁸iyo reer Arwaad, iyo reer Semaar, iyo reer Xamaad: dabadeedna qabiilooyinkii Kancaan way kala firdheen.

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.

¹⁹Oo soohdintii reer Kancaan waxay ka bilaabmaysay Siidoon, markii loo kaco xagga Geraar, ilaa Gaasa, oo markii loo kaco xagga Sodom iyo Gomora iyo Admah iyo Seboyim, ilaa Laashac.

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

²⁰Kuwanu waxay ahaayeen wiilashii Xaam, sidii qabiilooyinkoodii, iyo afafkoodii, iyo waddammadoodii, iyo quruumahoodii ay ahaayeen.

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

²¹Sheem oo aabbe u ahaa carruurtii Ceeber oo dhan, oo ahaa Yaafed walaalkiisii weynaa, isagana carruur baa u dhalatay.

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

²²Wiilashii Sheemna waxay ahaayeen Ceelaam, iyo Ashuur, iyo Arfaksad, iyo Luud, iyo Araam.

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

²³Wiilashii Araamna waxay ahaayeen Cuus, iyo Xuul, iyo Geter, iyo Mash.

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

²⁴Arfaksadna wuxuu dhalay Salah; Salahna wuxuu dhalay Ceeber.

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.

²⁵Ceeberna waxaa u dhashay laba wiil: mid magiciisu wuxuu ahaa Feleg; waayo, waagiisii ayaa dhulku qaybsamay; magaca walaalkiisna wuxuu ahaa Yoqtaan.

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

²⁶Yoqtaanna wuxuu dhalay Almoodaad, iyo Shelef, iyo Xasarmaawed, iyo Yerah;

²⁷Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²⁷iyo Hadooraam, iyo Uusaal, iyo Diqlah;

²⁸Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

²⁸iyo Coobaal, iyo Abiimaa'el, iyo Shebaa;

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

²⁹iyo Oofir, iyo Xawiilaah, iyo Yoobaab: kuwaasu kulli waxay ahaayeen wiilashii Yoqtaan.

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

³⁰Meeshay degganaayeenna waxay ka bilaabmaysay Meesha, markii loo kaco xagga Sefaar, buurta bari.

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

³¹Kuwanu waxay ahaayeen wiilashii Sheem; sidii qabiilooyinkoodii, iyo afafkoodii, iyo waddammadoodii, iyo quruumahoodii ay ahaayeen.Kuwanu waa qabiilooyinkii wiilashii Nuux; sidii farcankoodii iyo quruumahoodii ay ahaayeen; oo kuwanaa quruumuhu ka kala qaybsameen daadkii dabadiis.

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.

³²Kuwanu waa qabiilooyinkii wiilashii Nuux; sidii farcankoodii iyo quruumahoodii ay ahaayeen; oo kuwanaa quruumuhu ka kala qaybsameen daadkii dabadiis.