Then when Noah had ended giving orders to his son Shem, concerning the body of our father Adam, Noah said to his son Shem,
2"Bring hither to me thy brothers, and make them come near me."
3Then when they came to Noah, he looked at them and said unto them, "O my sons, after my death ye shall part asunder, and sore troubles shall happen to your race.
4"Yet I will from now, divide among you the earth into three portions; as every one of you shall be settled in his own portion.
5Unto Shem my first-born son, shall his lot be from Jerusalem which is a great city, as far as Qardayun and Andika. (Bactriana and India)
6It takes in the border mountain that reaches unto Gefnr, between the land of Egypt and that of the Philistines.
7Unto my next son Ham, his portion shall be from Aris towards the south, unto Fardundan and unto Gaduriun, and unto the borders of the west.
8And unto my third son Japhet, his portion shall be from the corner of the west towards the south unto Damatha, a large tract of country; and all the north also as far as Aris."
9He then said to them, "Let every one of you take a portion different from that of his brothers; and let every one of you dwell in his own portion."
10And they settled in it, as he commanded them.
11And they all had sons and daughters during their father Noah's lifetime.
12And Noah divided the earth among them by God's order, in order that there should be no enmity between the three brothers.
13Then when Noah had ended his commandments to Shem and to his brothers, his hands dropped, his tongue became dumb, his eyes closed and he died, like his fathers.
14He died aged 950 years, on a Wednesday, the 2nd day of the month Gembot, on the mountain on the which was the ark; and there he will remain until the day God reveals his resting-place .
15And they mourned for him 40 days.