Genesis 11
1 And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
3 And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had slime for mortar.
And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar.
4 And they said, Come, let us build a city for us, and a tower, and its top in the heavens. And let us make a name for us, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.”
5 And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men built.
Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
6 And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. And now nothing will be withheld from them, which they propose to do.
And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.
7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand each other's speech.
Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor.”
8 So Jehovah scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
9 Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because Jehovah there confounded the language of all the earth, and from there Jehovah scattered them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
And for this reason, its name was called ‘Babel,’ because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
11 And Shem lived five hundred years after he begot Arphaxad, and begot sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan.
Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
13 And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten Cainan, four hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died. And Cainan lived a hundred and thirty years and begot Shelah; and Cainan lived after he had begotten Shelah, three hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.
And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
15 And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he begot Eber, and begot sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
17 And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he begot Peleg, and begot sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
19 And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he begot Reu, and begot sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.
Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
21 And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he begot Serug, and begot sons and daughters.
Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
23 And Serug lived two hundred years after he begot Nahor, and begot sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
25 And Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years after he begot Terah, and begot sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran begot Lot.
And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 And Abram and Nahor took wives to themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Then Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
But Sarai was barren and had no children.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. And they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran, and dwelt there.
And so Terah took his son Abram, and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and he led them away from Ur of the Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan. And they approached as far as Haran, and they dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
