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Genesis 36

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Esau Im Family Line

Esau pikin-pikin get full record of dia own — wives, chiefs, and kings wey rule for Edom before Israel get any king. Di brother wey dem pass over, dem no cancel am comot; e become nation wey dey near dem with history wey don settle.

Chapter 36.

Na dis be di family record of Esau (dat is, Edom). Esau take im wives from di daughters of Canaan: Adah, di pikin of Elon di Hittite man, and Oholibamah, di pikin of Anah, wey be di pikin of Zibeon di Hivite man, and Basemath, di pikin of Ishmael, wey be Nebaioth im sister. Adah born Eliphaz for Esau, and Basemath born Reuel, Oholibamah born Jeush, Jalam, and Korah—dis na Esau im sons wey dem born for am for di land of Canaan. Esau take im wives, im sons, im daughters, everybody for im house, im animals wey dem dey rear, all im other animals, and all di property wey e don gada for Canaan, and e move go one land wey far from im broda Jacob. Di things wey dem get too plenty make dem no fit stay togeda; di land wey dem dey no fit carry di two of dem because of di animals wey dem get. So Esau settle for di hill country of Seir. (Esau na Edom.)

Dis na di records of Esau, wey be papa of di Edomite people, for di hill country of Seir. Dis na di names of Esau im sons: Eliphaz, di pikin of Adah, Esau im wife; Reuel, di pikin of Basemath, Esau im wife. Eliphaz im sons na Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. Timna, wey be concubine of Esau im son Eliphaz, born Amalek for am. Dis na di sons of Esau im wife Adah. Dis na Reuel im sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah. Dis na di sons of Esau im wife Basemath. Dis na di sons of Esau im wife Oholibamah, di pikin of Anah, wey be di pikin of Zibeon: she born Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau.

Dis na di chiefs among Esau im sons. Di sons of Eliphaz, Esau im firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz. Chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek—dis na Eliphaz im chiefs for di land of Edom; dis na Adah im sons. Dis na di sons of Reuel, Esau im son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. Dis na Reuel im chiefs for di land of Edom. Dis na di sons of Basemath, Esau im wife. Di sons of Esau im wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. Dis na di chiefs of Esau im wife Oholibamah, di pikin of Anah. Dis na di sons of Esau (dat is, Edom), and dis na dia chiefs.

Dis na di sons of Seir di Horite man, wey bin dey live for di land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan—dem na chiefs of di Horite people, sons of Seir, for Edom land. Lotan im sons na Hori and Hemam, and Lotan im sister na Timna. Dis na Shobal im sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Dis na Zibeon im sons: Aiah and Anah. Na dis Anah be di one wey find hot spring water for di wilderness while e dey mind im papa Zibeon im donkeys. Dis na Anah im children: Dishon, and Oholibamah, di pikin of Anah. Dis na Dishon im sons: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. Dis na Ezer im sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. Dis na Dishan im sons: Uz and Aran. Dis na di chiefs of di Horite people: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan—dem na chiefs of di Horite people, clan by clan, for di land of Seir.

Kings Wey Rule Before Israel Own Kings

Dis na di kings wey rule for di land of Edom before any king rule ova di Israel people: Bela, di pikin of Beor, rule for Edom, and im city name na Dinhabah. Wen Bela die, Jobab, di pikin of Zerah from Bozrah, rule for im place. Wen Jobab die, Husham from di land of di Teman people rule for im place. Husham die; Hadad, di pikin of Bedad, wey beat Midian for di territory of Moab, rule for im place. Dem call im city Avith. Wen Hadad die, Samlah from Masrekah rule for im place. Wen Samlah die, Shaul from Rehoboth wey dey for di Euphrates river rule for im place. Wen Shaul die, Baal-hanan, di pikin of Achbor, rule for im place. Wen Baal-hanan, di pikin of Achbor, die, Hadar rule for im place; im city name na Pau, and im wife name na Mehetabel, di pikin of Matred, wey be di pikin of Mezahab.

Dis na Esau im chiefs, by clan, by place, by name: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth. Chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. Dis na Edom im chiefs, according to di places wey dem settle for di land wey dem hold. Esau na papa of di Edomite people.

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