Gênesis 36

Dette er Esaus, det er Edoms, Slægtsbog.

Esau tog sine Hustruer af Kana'ans Døtre: Ada, en Datter af Hetiten Elon, Oholibama, en Datter af Ana, Hivviten Zibons Søn,

og Ismaels Datter Basemat, Søster til Nebajot.

Ada fødte Esau Elifaz, Basemat fødte Reuel,

og Obolibama fødte Jeusj, Jalam og Kora. Det var Esaus Sønner, der fødtes ham i Kana'ans Land.

Derpå tog Esau sine Hustruer sine Sønner og Døtre, hele sin Husstand, sit Kvæg og al den Ejendom, han havde samlet sig i Kana'ans Land, og drog til Landet lige over for sin Broder Jakob;

deres Gods var for meget til, at de kunde bo sammen, og deres. Udlændigheds Land kunde ikke rumme dem, så store var deres. Hjorde;

og Esau bosatte sig i Seirs. Bjerge; Esau, det er Edom.

Dette er Esaus Slægtebog, han, som var Stamfader til Edomiterne i Seirs Bjerge.

Følgende var Esaus Sønners Navne: Elifaz, en Søn af Esaus Hustru Ada, og Reuel, en Søn af Esaus Hustru Basemat.

Elifazs Sønner var Teman, Omar, Zefo, Gatam og Kenaz.

Timna, som var Esaus Søn Elifazs Medhustru, fødte ham Amalek. Det var Esaus Hustru Adas Sønner.

Følgende var Reuels Sønner: Nahat, Zera, Sjamma og Mizza. Det var Esaus Hustru Basemats Sønner.

Følgende var Sønner af Esaus Hustru Oholibama, Datter af Zibons Søn Ana; hun fødte for Esau: Jeusj, Jalam og Kora.

Følgende var Esaus Sønners Stammehøvdinger: Elifaz's, Esaus førstefødtes, Sønner: Høvdingeroe Teman, Omar, Zefo, Henaz,

Kora, Gatam og Amalek. Det var de fra Elifaz stammende Høvdinger i Edoms Land; det var Adas Sønner.

Følgende var Esaus Søn Reuels Sønner: Høvdingerne Nahat, Zera, Sjamma og Mizza. Det var de fra Reuel stammende Høvdinger i Edoms Land; det var Esaus Hustru Basemats Sønner.

Følgende var Esaus Hustru Oholibamas Sønner: Høvdingerne Jeusj, Jalam og Kora. Det var de Høvdinger, der stammede fra Oholibama, Esaus Hustru, Anas Datter.

Det var Esaus Sønner, og det var deres Stammehøvdinger; det var Edom.

Følgende var Horiten Seirs Sønner, Landets oprindelige Befolkning: Lotan, Sjobal, Zibon, Ana,

Disjon, Ezer og Risjon. Det var Horiternes Stammebøvdinger, Seirs Sønner i Edoms Land.

Lotans Sønner var Hori og Hemam, og Lotans Søster var Timna.

Følgende var Sjobals Sønner: Alvan, Manahat, Ebal, Sjefo og Onam.

Følgende var Zibons Sønner: Aja og Ana. Det var denne Ana, som fandt de varne Kilder i Ørkenen, da han vogtede sin Fader Zibons Æsler.

Følgende var Anas Børn: Disjon og Oholibama, Anas Datter.

Følgende var Disjons Sønner: Hemdan, Esjban, Jitran og Keran.

Følgende var Ezers Sønner: Bilhan, Zåvan og Akan.

Følgende var Risjons Sønner: Uz og Aran.

Følgende var Horiternes Stammehøvdinger: Høvdingerne Lotan, Sjobal, Zibon, Ana,

Disjon, Ezer og Risjon. Det var Horiternes Stammehøvdinger efter deres Stammer i Seirs Land.

Følgende var de Konger, der herskede i Edoms Land, før Israeliterne fik Konger:

Bela, Beors Søn, herskede i Edom; hans By hed Dinbaba.

Da Bela døde, blev Jobab, Zeras Søn fra Bozra, Konge i hans Sted.

Da Jobab døde, blev Husjam fra Temaniternes Land Konge i hans Sted.

Da Husjam døde, blev Hadad, Bedads Søn, Kongei hans Sted; det var ham, der slog Midjaniterne på Moabs Slette; hans By hed Avit.

Da Hadad døde, blev Samla fra Masreka Konge i hans Sted.

Da Samla døde, blev Sjaul fra Rehobot ved Floden Konge i hans Sted.

Da Sjaul døde, blev Bål Hanan, Akbors Søn, Konge i hans Sted.

Da Bål Hanan, Akbors Søn, døde, blev Hadar Konge i hans Sted; hans By hed Pau, og hans Hustru hed Mehetabel, en Datter af Matred, en Datter af Mezahab.

Følgende var Navnene på Esaus Stammehøvdinger efter deres Slægter, Bosteder og Navne: Høvdingerne Timna, Alva, Jetet,

Oholibama, Ela, Pinon,

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar

Magdiel og Iram. Det var Edoms Stammehøvdinger efter deres Boliger i det Land, de fik i Eje. Det var Esau, Edoms Fader.

Now these {are} the generations of Esau, who {is} Edom.

Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. {Bashemath: or, Mahalath}

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these {are} the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. {persons: Heb. souls}

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau {is} Edom.

And these {are} the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: {the Edomites: Heb. Edom}

These {are} the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. {Zepho: or, Zephi}

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these {were} the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

And these {are} the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

These {were} dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn {son} of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

Duke Korah, duke Gatam, {and} duke Amalek: these {are} the dukes {that came} of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these {were} the sons of Adah.

And these {are} the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these {are} the dukes {that came} of Reuel in the land of Edom; these {are} the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

And these {are} the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these {were} the dukes {that came} of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

These {are} the sons of Esau, who {is} Edom, and these {are} their dukes.

These {are} the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these {are} the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister {was} Timna. {Hemam: or, Homam}

And the children of Shobal {were} these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. {Alvan: or, Alian} {Shepho: or, Shephi}

And these {are} the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this {was that} Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

And the children of Anah {were} these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

And these {are} the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. {Hemdan: or, Amram}

The children of Ezer {are} these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. {Akan: or, Jakan}

The children of Dishan {are} these; Uz, and Aran.

These {are} the dukes {that came} of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these {are} the dukes {that came} of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

And these {are} the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city {was} Dinhabah.

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city {was} Avith.

And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth {by} the river reigned in his stead.

And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city {was} Pau; and his wife's name {was} Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. {Hadar, Pau: or, Hadad, Pai: after his death was an Aristocracy}

And these {are} the names of the dukes {that came} of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, {Alvah: or, Aliah}

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these {be} the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he {is} Esau the father of the Edomites. {the Edomites: Heb. Edom}