Genesis 11
1 And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
At that time the whole world spoke just one language and used words with the same meaning.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
As they moved east they discovered a plain in the land of Shinar so they settled there.
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.
They said to one another, “Come on, let's make some bricks and bake them with fire.” (They used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of cement).
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.
Then they said, “Now let's build a city for ourselves with a tower whose top reaches the heavens. That way we'll gain a great reputation and we won't end up being scattered all over the world.”
5 And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men built.
But the Lord came down to take a look at the city and the tower that the people 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.
The Lord said, “Look! These people are united and they all speak one language. If this is what they can do now when they're just getting started, nothing will be impossible for them when they all put their minds to it!
7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand each other's speech.
We need to go down and mix up their language and make it confused so they won't be able to understand what they're saying to one other.”
8 So Jehovah scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building 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.
That's why it was called Babel, because the Lord made the language of the world confused.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
The following is the genealogy of Shem. When Shem was 100, he had Arphaxad. This was two years after the flood.
11 And Shem lived five hundred years after he begot Arphaxad, and begot sons and daughters.
Shem lived another 500 years after Arphaxad was born and had other sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan.
When Arphaxad was 35, he had 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.
Arphaxad lived another 403 years after Shelah was born and had other sons and daughters.
14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
When Shelah was 30, he had Eber.
15 And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he begot Eber, and begot sons and daughters.
Shelah lived another 403 years after Eber was born and had other sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
When Eber was 34, he had Peleg.
17 And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he begot Peleg, and begot sons and daughters.
Eber lived another 430 years after Peleg was born and had other sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
When Peleg was 30, he had Reu.
19 And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he begot Reu, and begot sons and daughters.
Peleg lived another 209 years after Reu was born and had other sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.
When Reu was 32, he had Serug.
21 And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he begot Serug, and begot sons and daughters.
Reu lived another 207 years after Serug was born and had other sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
When Serug was 30, he had Nahor.
23 And Serug lived two hundred years after he begot Nahor, and begot sons and daughters.
Serug lived another 200 years after Nahor was born and had other sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
When Nahor was 29, he had Terah.
25 And Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years after he begot Terah, and begot sons and daughters.
Nahor lived another 119 years after Terah was born and had other sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
When Terah was 70, he had Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran begot Lot.
The following is the genealogy of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
However, Haran died while his father, Terah, was still alive, in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth.
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.
Abram and Nahor both got married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah. (She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah).
30 And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
Sarai wasn't able to become pregnant and so 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.
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, (who was the son of Haran), his daughter-in-law Sarai, (the wife of his son Abram), and left Ur of the Chaldeans to move to the land of Canaan. They got as far as Haran and settled there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
Terah lived for 205 years and died in Haran.
