1Hæ sunt generationes filiorum Noë,These are the generations of the sons of Noah:Sem,Shem,ChamHam,et Japheth:and Japheth,natique sunt eis filii post diluvium.and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.

2Filii Japheth: Gomer,The sons of Japheth were Gomer,et Magog,and Magog,et Madai,and Madai,et Javan,and Javan,et Thubal,and Tubal,et Mosoch,and Meshech,et Thiras.and Tiras.

3Porro filii Gomer: Ascenez et Riphath et Thogorma.And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

4Filii autem Javan: Elisa et Tharsis,And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish,Cetthim et Dodanim.Kittim, and Rodanim.

5Ab his divisæ sunt insulæ gentium in regionibus suis,The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions,unusquisque secundum linguam suameach one according to his tongue,et familias suas in nationibus suis.and their families in their nations.

6Filii autem Cham: Chus,And the Sons of Ham were Cush,et Mesraim,and Mizraim,et Phuth,and Put,et Chanaan.and Canaan.

7Filii Chus: Saba, et Hevila,And the sons of Cush were Seba,et Sabatha,and Havilah,et Regma,and Sabtah,et Sabatacha.and Raamah, and Sabteca.Filii Regma: Saba et Dadan.The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dadan.

8Porro Chus genuit Nemrod:And then Cush conceived Nimrod;ipse cœpit esse potens in terra,he began to be powerful on the earth.

9et erat robustus venator coram Domino.And he was an able hunter before the Lord.Ob hoc exivit proverbium:From this, a proverb came forth:Quasi Nemrod robustus venator coram Domino.‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’

10Fuit autem principium regni ejus Babylon,And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon,et Arach et Achad,and Erech, and Accad,et Chalanne,and Chalanne,in terra Sennaar.in the land of Shinar.

11De terra illa egressus est Assur,From that land, Assur came forth,et ædificavit Niniven,and he built Nineveh,et plateas civitatis,and the streets of the city,et Chale.and Calah,

12Resen quoque inter Ninivenand also Resen,et Chale:between Nineveh and Calah.hæc est civitas magna.This is a great city.

13At vero Mesraim genuit Ludim,And truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim,et Anamim et Laabim,and Anamim, and Lehabim,Nephthuim,Naphtuhim,

14et Phetrusim,and Pathrusim,et Chasluim:and Casluhim,de quibus egressi sunt Philisthiim et Caphtorim.from whom came forth the Philistines and the Caphtorim.

15Chanaan autem genuit Sidonem primogenitum suum.Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn,Hethæum,the Hittite,

16et Jebusæum,and the Jebusite,et Amorrhæum,and the Amorite,Gergesæum,the Girgashite,

17Hevæum,the Hivite,et Aracæum:and the Arkite:Sinæum,the Sinite,

18et Aradium,and the Arvadian,Samaræum,the Samarite,et Amathæum:and the Hamathite.et post hæc disseminati sunt populi Chananæorum.And after this, the peoples of the Canaanites became widespread.

19Factique sunt termini Chanaan venientibus a Sidone Geraram usque Gazam,And the borders of Canaan went, as one travels, from Sidon to Gerar,donec ingrediaris Sodomam et Gomorrham,even to Gaza, until one enters Sodom and Gomorrah,et Adamam, et Seboim usque Lesa.and from Admah and Zeboiim, even to Lesa.

20Hi sunt filii Cham in cognationibus,These are the sons of Ham in their kindred,et linguis,and tongues,et generationibus,and generations,terrisqueand lands,et gentibus suis.and nations.

21De Sem quoque nati sunt,Likewise, from Shem,patre omnium filiorum Heber,the father of all the sons of Heber,fratre Japheth majore.the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.

22Filii Sem: Ælam,The sons of Shem were Elam,et Assur,and Asshur,et Arphaxad,and Arphaxad,et Lud,and Lud,et Aram.and Aram.

23Filii Aram: Us,The sons of Aram were Uz,et Hul,and Hul,et Gether,and Gether,et Mes.and Mash.

24At vero Arphaxad genuit Sale,But truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah,de quo ortus est Heber.from whom was born Eber.

25Natique sunt Heber filii duo:And to Eber were born two sons:nomen uni Phaleg,the name of the one was Peleg,eo quod in diebus ejus divisa sit terra:for in his days the earth became divided,et nomen fratris ejus Jectan.and his brother’s name was Joktan.

26Qui Jectan genuit Elmodad,This Joktan conceived Almodad,et Saleph,and Sheleph,et Asarmoth,and Hazarmaveth,Jare,Jerah

27et Aduram,and Hadoram,et Uzal,and Uzalet Decla,and Diklah,

28et Ebal,and Obalet Abimaël,and Abimael,Saba,Sheba

29et Ophir,and Ophir,et Hevila, et Jobab:and Havilah and Jobab.omnes isti, filii Jectan.All these were the sons of Joktan.

30Et facta est habitatio eorum de Messa pergentibus usque Sephar montem orientalem.And their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the east.

31Isti filii Sem secundum cognationes,These are the sons of Shem according to their kindred,et linguas,and tongues,et regiones in gentibus suis.and the regions within their nations.

32Hæ familiæ Noë juxta populos et nationes suas.These are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and nations.Ab his divisæ sunt gentes in terra post diluvium.The nations became divided according to these, on the earth after the great flood.