1 Os descendentes de Noé são os seguintes: Sem, Cam e Jafete que lhe nasceram antes do dilúvio.2 Os filhos de Jafete foram: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javã, Tubal, Meseque e Tiras.3 Os filhos de Gomer: Asquenaz, Rifa e Togarma. E os filhos de Javã: Elisá, Tarsis, Quintim e Dodanim.5 Os descendentes destes tornarm-se povos marítimos, conquistando terra além mar, fomando nações, cada uma com a sua língua diferente.6 Os filhos de Cam foram: Cuche, Mizraim, Pute e Canaã.7 Os filhos de Cuche: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Rama e Sabteca. E os filhos de Rama: Seba e Dedã.8 Um dos descendentes de Cuche foi Nimrode que se tornou um dos senhores mais poderosos da terra. Era um grande caçador, e Deus abençoou-o de tal forma que o povo costumava dizer: Que Deus te faça um grande caçador, à maneira de Nimrode. O seu reino incluia grandes cidades como Abel, Ereque, Acade e Calné, na terra de Sinar. E daqui estendeu-se para a Assíria onde edificou Nínive, Reobote-Ir, Cala, Resen (entre Nínive e Cala), que era a maior cidade daquele império.13 Mizraim foi pai dos ludim, anamim, leabim, naftuim, patrusim, casluim (de quem descendem os filisteus) e caftorim. Canaã teve Sidom, o seu filho mais velho, e depois Hete. Enfim, deste descendem todos estes povos: jebuseus, amorreus, girgaseus, heveus, arqueus, sineus, arvadeus, zemareus, hamateus, que se espalharam até Sidom e Gerar, chegando ao limite de Gaza. Foram mesmo a Sodoma e Gomorra e a Adma e Zeboim perto de Lasa.20 Estes são os descendentes de Cam que se espalharam, formando povos e nações com as suas diferentes línguas.21 Os filhos de Sem foram: Elão, Assur, Arfaxade, Lude e Arã. Este último foi pai de: Uz, Hul, Geter e Mas. E Arfaxade teve Sala e este Eber. A Eber nasceram-lhe dois filhos: Pelegue (porque foi durante a sua vida que os povos de todo o mundo começaram a separar-se e a dispersar-se) e Joctã, seu irmão. Este foi pai de Almoda, Selefe, Hazarmave, Jera, Hadorão, Uzal, Dicla, Obal, Abimael, Seba, Ofir, Havila e Jobabe. Todos estes descendentes de Joctã viveram entre Messa e Sefar, que é uma montanha do oriente.31 Aqui estão os descendentes de Sem, segundo os povos e as nações que foram formando, com as suas línguas próprias e a localização geográfica respectiva.32 É esta a relação dos descendentes de Noé, a partir dos quais se formaram as nações da terra, depois do dilúvio.

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha; and the sons of Raamah, Sheba, and Dedan.8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.11 Out of that land went forth Ashur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,16 And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Girgasite,17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites dispersed.19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, to Gaza; as thou goest to Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even to Lashah.20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.21 To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.25 And to Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah.28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest to Sephar, a mount of the east.31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.32 These are the families of the sons of Noah after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.