Genesis 11
1 And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
At first, all the people in [MTY] the world spoke the same language [DOU].
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 people moved further east, they arrived at a plain in Babylonia region and began to live 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.
Then they said to each other, “(Hey/Come on), let’s form bricks and bake them to make them hard, for building!” So they used bricks instead of stones, and used tar instead of (mortar/a mixture of cement, sand and lime) to hold them together.
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.
They said, “Hey, let’s build a city for ourselves! We also ought to build a very high tower that reaches up to the sky! In that way we will become famous! If we do not do this, we will be scattered all over the earth!”
5 And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men built.
So they began to build the city and the tower. Then Yahweh looked down and saw the city and the tower that those [puny] men 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.
Yahweh said, “These people are one group that all speak the same language. If they have begun to do this now, then (there is nothing that they will decide to do that will be impossible for them/they will be able to do whatever they decide to do) [LIT]!
7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand each other's speech.
So, okay/now, we will go down there and cause there to be many different languages, so that they will not be able to understand each other.”
8 So Jehovah scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
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.
The city was called Babel which means ‘confusion’, because there Yahweh caused the people to become confused because the people [MTY] spoke [different languages that the others could not understand], not just one language. From there Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
(This is a bigger list/I will now tell you more) of the descendants of Shem: Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad.
11 And Shem lived five hundred years after he begot Arphaxad, and begot sons and daughters.
After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 more years and had more sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan.
When Arphachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of 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.
After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 more years and became the father of more sons and daughters.
14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
15 And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he begot Eber, and begot sons and daughters.
After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
17 And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he begot Peleg, and begot sons and daughters.
After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
19 And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he begot Reu, and begot sons and daughters.
After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.
When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
21 And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he begot Serug, and begot sons and daughters.
After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
23 And Serug lived two hundred years after he begot Nahor, and begot sons and daughters.
After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
25 And Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years after he begot Terah, and begot sons and daughters.
After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
When Terah was 70 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran begot Lot.
(This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Terah: Terah’s sons were Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran’s son was named Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Haran died before his father died. He died in Ur [city] in Chaldea land, where he was born.
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 married. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. Milcah and her younger sister Iscah were the daughters of Haran.
30 And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
Sarai was unable to bear any 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 decided to leave Ur and go to live in Canaan land. So he took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and Abram’s wife Sarai with him. But instead of going to Canaan, they stopped at Haran [town] and lived there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
When Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.
