Di Family of Di Nations
Noah three sons turn seventy nations, dem spread by clan, language and land. Dem name Nimrod kingdoms and Canaan borders, quietly setting di map for everytin wey go follow. Here, dem describe di scattering as spreading, before Babel explain why.
10 1Na dis be di story of Noah pikin dem—Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Dem born pikin dem for dem after di great water don comot.
2Di pikin dem of Japheth na: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3Di pikin dem of Gomer na: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4Di pikin dem of Javan na: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 5Na from dis ones di people wey dey for di coastland land share into dem own land, each one by im language, im clan, and im nation.
6Di pikin dem of Ham na: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 7Di pikin dem of Cush na: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Di pikin dem of Raamah na: Sheba and Dedan. 8Cush born Nimrod, wey be di first mighty man for di earth. 9E be mighty hunter for God front, na why dem dey talk say, “Like Nimrod, mighty hunter for God front.” 10Di beginning of im kingdom na Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, for di land of Shinar. a a v10 Shinar dey point to di area wey dem later join with Babylon. 11Na from dat land e comot go Assyria, and e build Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, 12and Resen, wey dey between Nineveh and Calah; dis one na di big city. 13Mizraim born di Ludim, di Anamim, di Lehabim, di Naphtuhim, 14di Pathrusim, di Casluhim (wey di Philistine dem comot from), and di Caphtorim.
15Canaan born Sidon im first pikin, and Heth, 16and di Jebusite dem, di Amorite dem, di Girgashite dem, 17di Hivite dem, di Arkite dem, di Sinite dem, 18di Arvadite dem, di Zemarite dem, and di Hamathite dem. After dat, di clan dem of di Canaanite people spread comot. 19Canaan border run from Sidon go reach Gerar sotay Gaza, and go reach Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, sotay Lasha. 20Na dis be Ham pikin dem, by dem clan, dem language, dem land, and dem nation.
21Dem born pikin dem for Shem too, wey be Japheth big brother, and di papa of all Eber pikin dem. 22Di pikin dem of Shem na: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. 23Di pikin dem of Aram na: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24Arphaxad born Shelah, and Shelah born Eber. 25Eber get two pikin: one dem call Peleg, because na for im time dem share di earth, and im brother dem call Joktan. b b v25 Peleg mean “division” — im name dey mark di time for im life wey dem share di people of di earth. 26Joktan born Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all dis ones na di pikin dem of Joktan. 30Dem land stretch from Mesha go reach Sephar, sotay di hill area for di east. 31Na dis be Shem pikin dem, by dem clan, dem language, dem land, and dem nation.
32Na dis be di clan dem of Noah pikin dem, by di way dem take born comot, for dem nation; na from dis ones di nation dem spread go every side of di earth after di great water don comot.
