1 Chronicles 1

The sons of Noah:^[a]

Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Efisɛ, yɛate mo gyidi a mowɔ wɔ Kristo Yesu mu ne dɔ a modɔ ahotefo no.

The sons^[b] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

Da a edi kan a motee Asɛmpa no, munyaa mu anidaso a ɛwɔ hɔ ma mo. Enti mo gyidi ne mo dɔ a mowɔ no gyina mo anidaso a mowɔ a wɔakora no wɔ ɔsoro ama mo no so.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath^[c] and Togarmah.

Efi da a edi kan a motee Onyankopɔn adom na muhuu sɛnea ɛte no, Asɛmpa no de nhyira abrɛ wiase mmaa nyinaa, na trɛw ara na ɛretrɛw sɛnea muhu no wɔ mo mu no.

The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

Ɛnam Epafra a ɔyɛ yɛn nua somfo a ɔde gyidi yɛ Kristo adwuma ma yɛn no so na muhuu eyi.

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

Ɔkaa ɔdɔ a Honhom no de ama mo no kyerɛɛ yɛn.

The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

Esiane saa nti, efi bere a yɛtee mo nka no, yɛbɔ mpae ma mo daa. Yebisa Onyankopɔn sɛ omfi ne pɛ mu mma mo nyansa ne ntease a ne Honhom de ma no.

Cush was the father^[d] of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

Ɛba saa a na mubetumi atena ase sɛnea Awurade hwehwɛ na bere biara nso, mobɛyɛ nea ɛsɔ n’ani. Dwuma biara a mubedi no, ɛbɛsow aba pa na mubenyin wɔ Onyankopɔn ho nimdeɛ mu.

Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

Yɛrebɔ mpae nso sɛ ne tumi ne n’ahoɔden bɛhyɛ mo ma sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔkwan biara so, mode Awurade mu ahosɛpɛw ne boasetɔ begyina biribiara ano.

Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

Momfa ahosɛpɛw nna Agya no a ɛnam ne so nti, moanya nea Onyankopɔn akora so ama n’ahotefo a wɔwɔ ne hann no mu no bi no ase.

Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,^[e] and of the Hittites,

Ogyee yɛn fii sum tumi ase de yɛn baa ne dɔ Ba no ahenni mu dwoodwoo,

Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

na ne nti na wɔama yɛade yɛn ho na wɔde yɛn bɔne akyɛ yɛn.

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

Kristo yɛ Onyankopɔn a wonhu no no sɛso. Ɔno ne Abakan a odi abɔde nyinaa so.

Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Efisɛ, ɛnam ne so na Onyankopɔn bɔɔ biribiara a ɛwɔ soro ne asase so, nea wohu ne nea wonhu, honhom mu atumfo, awuranom ne ahemfo. Onyankopɔn nam ne so na ɔbɔɔ wiase nyinaa na ɔbɔ maa no nso.

The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:^[f]

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

Na ɔwɔ hɔ ansa na wɔrebɔ biribiara na ne mu na biribiara nya n’afa pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

Asafo no yɛ ne nipadua; na ɔno na ɔyɛ asafo no ti. Ɔno na nipadua no nkwa fi no. Ɔno ne Abakan a wonyanee no fii awufo mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔno nko ara bedi ade nyinaa mu kan.

Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,^[g] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

Efi Onyankopɔn no ankasa pɛ mu na Ɔba no anya Onyankopɔn su nyinaa wɔ ne mu.

Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Ɛnam ne Ba no so na Onyankopɔn fi ne pɛ mu de wiase nyinaa san bɛhyɛɛ ɔno ankasa ase. Onyankopɔn nam ne Ba no wu a owui asɛnnua so no de asomdwoe bae, enti ɔde nneɛma a ɛwɔ asase so ne ɔsoro nyinaa ahyɛ n’ase.

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Bere bi a atwam no, esiane sɛ na moyɛ bɔne na modwene bɔne ho nti, na mo ne Onyankopɔn ntam kwan ware a na moyɛ n’atamfo nso.

Obal,^[h] Abimael, Sheba,

Nanso ɛnam ne Ba no wu so nti, Onyankopɔn afa mo nnamfo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mobɛyɛ kronn a bɔne biara nni mo ho wɔ n’anim.

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

Ɛsɛ sɛ mokɔ so ma mo gyidi mu yɛ den a momma ho kwan mma mo anidaso a munyaa no da a edi kan a motee Asɛmpa no nhinhim. Saa Asɛmpa a wɔka kyerɛ nnipa nyinaa yi nti, na me, Paulo, mebɛyɛɛ ɔsomfo no.

Paulo brɛ asafo no ho

Shem, Arphaxad,^[i] Shelah,

Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ merebrɛ mo ho. Menam me honam mu amane a merehu so boa nea aka wɔ Kristo amanehunu a ohui wɔ ne honam mu a egyina hɔ ma asafo no no.

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Onyankopɔn a mo yiye di nti, ɔde saa dwuma yi hyɛɛ me nsa no ayɛ me asafo no somfo. Dwumadi no yɛ n’asɛm no ka,

Serug, Nahor, Terah

a ɛyɛ ahintasɛm a mfe bebree a atwam no, ɔde hintaw adasamma nanso afei de, wada no adi akyerɛ n’ahotefo.

and Abram (that is, Abraham).

Onyankopɔn nhyehyɛe ne sɛ, ɔbɛda n’ahintasɛm a anuonyam wɔ mu no adi akyerɛ n’ahotefo. Ahintasɛm no ne sɛ: Kristo te mo mu; n’asekyerɛ ne sɛ Onyankopɔn anuonyam no ka mo.

The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

Ɛno nti, yɛka Kristo ho asɛm kyerɛ nnipa nyinaa. Yɛnam adwene pa so bɔ obiara kɔkɔ kyerɛkyerɛ no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obiara a yɛde no bɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn nsa no, na ɔyɛ onipa a n’adwene mu abue na ɔne Kristo nso ayɛ baako.

These were their descendants:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Ansa na metumi adi saa dwuma no, na efi tumi a Kristo nam n’ahoɔden so de ama me no.

Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

Abraham was the father of Isaac.

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,^[j] Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.^[k]

The sons of Reuel:

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,^[l] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.

The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,^[m] Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.^[n]

The sons of Dishan^[o]:

Uz and Aran.

These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river^[p] succeeded him as king.

When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,^[q] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

Hadad also died.

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.