From Adam to Abraham
(Genesis 5.1-32Genesis 10.1-32Genesis 11.10-26)1 Adam was the father of Seth, Seth was the father of Enosh, Enosh the father of Kenan, 2 Kenan the father of Mahalalel, Mahalalel the father of Jared. 3 Jared was the father of Enoch, who was the father of Methuselah; Methuselah was the father of Lamech, 4 who was the father of Noah. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth—Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. 6 The descendants of Gomer were the people of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
8 The sons of Ham—Cush, Egypt, Libya, and Canaan—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. 9 The descendants of Cush were the people of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were the people of Sheba and Dedan. ( 10 Cush had a son named Nimrod, who became the world's first great conqueror.) 11 The descendants of Egypt were the people of Lydia, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, 12 Pathrus, Casluh, and of Crete (from whom the Philistines were descended). 13 Canaan's sons—Sidon, the oldest, and Heth—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. 14 Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.
17 Shem's sons—Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. 18 Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber. 19 Eber had two sons; one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided, and the other was named Joktan. 20 The descendants of Joktan were the people of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.
24 The family line from Shem to Abram is as follows: Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and Abram (also known as Abraham).
The Descendants of Ishmael
(Genesis 25.12-16)28 Abraham had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. 29 The sons of Ishmael became the heads of twelve tribes: Nebaioth (from the name of Ishmael's oldest son), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
32 Abraham had a concubine named Keturah, who bore him six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan had two sons: Sheba and Dedan. 33 Midian had five sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.
The Descendants of Esau
(Genesis 36.1-19)34 Abraham's son Isaac had two sons, Esau and Jacob. 35 Esau's sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36 Eliphaz became the ancestor of the following tribes: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. 37 And Reuel became the ancestor of the tribes of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The Original Inhabitants of Edom
(Genesis 36.20-30)38-42 The original inhabitants of Edom were descended from the following sons of Seir:
Lotan, who was the ancestor of the clans of Hori and Homam. (Lotan had a sister named Timna.)
Shobal, who was the ancestor of the clans of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
Zibeon, who had two sons, Aiah and Anah. Anah was the father of Dishon, and Dishon was the ancestor of the clans of Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
Ezer, who was the ancestor of the clans of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
Dishan, who was the ancestor of the clans of Uz and Aran.
The Kings of Edom
(Genesis 36.31-43)43-50 The following kings ruled the land of Edom one after the other, in the time before there were any kings in Israel:
Bela son of Beor from Dinhabah
Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah
Husham from the region of Teman
Hadad son of Bedad from Avith (he defeated the Midianites in a battle in the country of Moab)
Samlah from Masrekah
Shaul from Rehoboth-on-the-River
Baal Hanan son of Achbor
Hadad from Pau (his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab)
51 The people of Edom were divided into the following tribes: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram.
Bhalule Adamu kunoti kuna Abhurahama
(Kutangisa 5:1-32Kutangisa 10:1-32Kutangisa 11:10-26)1 Adamu wakabe ali tate ba Seti, Seti iye ali tate ba Enoshi, Enoshi ali tate ba Kenani, 2 Kenani iye kabe tate ba Mahalaleli, Mahalaleli ali tate ba Jaredi. 3 Jaredi wakabe ali tate ba Enoki, Enoki iye kabe tate ba Methusela, Methusela iye kabe tate ba Lameki, 4 Lameki iye wakabe ali tate ba Nuwa, Nuwa wakabe ne bakololo bali batatu bo Shemu na Hamu na Jafeti.
5 Bakololo ba Jafeti bakabe bali bo Gomeri na Magogi na Madai na Javani na Tubali na Mesheki na Tirasi. 6 Zwizekugwana zwa Gomeri zwakabe zwili bo Ashikenazi na Difati na Togama. 7 Zwizekugwana zwa Javani zwakabe zwili bo Elisha na Tashishi na Khitimu na Rodanimu.
8 Bakololo ba Hamu bakabe bali bo Khushi na Egipiti na Puti na Kanana. 9 Zwizekugwana zwa Khushi zwakabe zwili bo Sheba na Havila na Sabuta na Raama na Sabuteka. Bakololo ba Raama bakabe bali bo Sheba na Dedani. 10 Kushi wakabe ali tate ba Nimirodi, Nimirodi wakakula kabe mbhayani nkulu mu shango. 11 Zwizekugwana zwa Egipiti zwakabe zwili Baludi ne Baanami ne Balehabi ne Banafutu 12 ne Bapatirusi ne Bakasilu ibo budwilo gwe Bafilisitiya ne Bakhafutori. 13 Kanana iye wakabe ali tate babo Sidoni na Heti, Sidoni ali iye mbano. 14 Kanana wakabe ali bhalule le Bajebusi ne Baamori ne Bagirigashi ne 15 Bahivi ne Baariki ne Basini 16 ne Baarivadi ne Bazemari ne Bahamati.
17 Bakololo ba Shemu bakabe bali bo Elamu na Ashuri na Aripakishadi na Ludi na Aramu na Uzi na Hule na Getheri na Mesheki. 18 Aripakishadi wakabe ali tate ba Shela, Shela iye ali tate ba Eberi. 19 Eberi kazwala bakololo babili Pelegi ngoti mu tjibaka itjetjo bathu mu shango bakabe bakathubukana, mmwe wakabe ali Jokitani. 20 Jokitani wakabe ali bhalule le bathu be Alimodadi ne Shelefu ne be Hazamaveti ne be Jera ne be 21 Hadoramu ne be Uzali ne be Dikila ne be 22 Ebali ne be Abimaele ne be Sheba ne be 23 Ofira ne be Havila ne be Jobabu.
24 Zwizekugwana zwa Shemu kunoti kuna Abhuramu ndi yezwi: Shemu na Aripakishadi na Shela na 25 Eberi na Pelegi na Rewu na 26 Serugi na Nahori na Tera 27 na Abhuramu iye unodang'wa Abhurahama.
Zwizekugwana zwa Abhurahama
(Kutangisa 25:12-16)28 Abhurahama wakabe ana bakololo bali babili Isaki na Ishimaele. 29 Ezwi ndizo zwizekugwana zwabo: Mbano ya Ishimaele yakabe ili Nebayoti, banung'una babe betobedzana sahwoku, Kedari na Adibhele na Mibisamu na 30 Mishima na Duma na Masa na Hadadi na Tema na 31 Jetu na Nafishi na Kedema.
32 Abhurahama wakabe ana mmwe nkadzi edang'wa Ketura, Ketura kathamila Abhurahama bakololo bali batathatu, ibo bakabe bali bo Zimurani na Jokoshani na Medani na Midiyani na Ishibhaka na Shuwa. Bakololo ba Jokoshani bakabe bali bo Sheba na Dedani. 33 Bakololo ba Midiyani bakabe bali bo Efa na Eferi na Hanoki na Abida na Elida.
Zwizekugwana zwa Esau
(Kutangisa 36:1-19)34 Abhurahama wakabe ali tate ba Isaki. Isaki iye ali tate babo Esau na Iziraela. 35 Bakololo ba Esau bakabe bali bo Elifazi na Rewueli na Jeushi na Jalamu na Kora. 36 Bakololo ba Elifazi ibo bakabe bali bo Temani na Omari na Zefo na Gatamu na Kenazi na Timina na Amaleki. 37 Bakololo ba Rewueli ibo bakabe bali bo Nahati na Zera na Shama na Miza.
Bagali bekutanga be Edomu
(Kutangisa 36:20-30)38 Bakololo ba Seiri bakabe bali bo Lotani na Shobali na Zibeyoni na Ana na Dishoni na Ezeri na Dishani. 39 Bakololo ba Lotani bakabe bali bo Hori na Homamu. Hazwadzi ya Lotani yakabe ili Timina. 40 Bakololo ba Shobali bakabe ili bo Aliani na Manahati na Ebali na Shefi na Onami. Bakololo ba Zibeyoni bakabe bali bo Aiya na Ana. 41 Nkololo wa Ana wakabe ali Dishoni. Bakololo ba Dishoni ibo bakabe bali bo Hamarani na Eshibhani na Itirani na Kerani. 42 Bakololo ba Ezeri bakabe bali bo Bhilihani na Zaavani na Jaakani. Bakololo ba Dishani bakabe bali bo Uzi na Arani.
Bomambo be Edomu
(Kutangisa 36:31-43)43 Banotobela ndi bomambo bakabusa shango ye Edomu kutanga tanga kusathu kukabe ne mmwe mambo wakatongobe abusa Baiziraela. Bhela nkololo wa Bheori edwa ku nzi nkulu Dinihaba. 44 Bhela wakati asinofa, Jobabu nkololo wa Zera we Bhozira kan'gala thaka mu bushe. 45 Jobabu wakati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Hushamu we shango ye Batemani. 46 Kwakati Hushamu asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Hadadi nkololo wa Bhedadi, Bhedadi iwoyu ndiye wakakunda bathu be Midiyani mu shango ye Moabu, nzi uwe nkulu wakabe udang'wa Aviti. 47 Kwakati Hadadi asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Samila we Masireka. 48 Samila kati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Shaulo we ku Rehoboti ipa gwizi. 49 Shaulo wakati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Bhaalehanani nkololo wa Akibo. 50 Bhaalehanani wakati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Hadadi, nzi nkulu uwe wakabe udang'wa Pau, nkadzi uwe wakabe edang'wa Mehetabele ali nkololokadzi wa Matiredi, Matiredi ali nkololokadzi wa Mezahabu. 51 Hadadi naiye kafabo.
Boshe be Edomu bakabe bali bo Timina na Aliva na Jeteti 52 na Oholibama na Ela na Pinoni na 53 Kenazi na Temani na Mibizari na 54 Magidieli na Iramu.