Genesis 11
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
Og al Jorden havde eet Tungemaal og eet Sprog.
2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
Og det skete, der de rejste fra Østen, da fandt de en Dal i Landet Sinear og boede der.
3 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.
Og de sagde, den ene til den anden: Velan, lader os stryge Tegl og brænde dem vel; og de havde Tegl for Sten, og Jordbeg havde de for Kalk.
4 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.”
Og de sagde: Velan, lader os bygge os en Stad og et Taarn, hvis Spidse kan naa op til Himmelen, og lader os gøre os et Navn, at vi ikke skulle adspredes over al Jorden.
5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
Da nedfor Herren for at se den Stad og det Taarn, som Menneskens Børn byggede.
6 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.
Og Herren sagde: Se, dette er eet Folk, og de have alle eet Tungemaal, og dette have de begyndt at gøre; og nu vil intet formenes dem af alt, hvad de faa i Sinde at gøre.
7 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.”
Velan, lader os fare ned og blande deres Tungemaal der, at den ene ikke forstaar den andens Tungemaal.
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
Og Herren adspredte dem derfra over al Jordens Kreds; og de lode af at bygge Staden.
9 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.
Derfor kaldte man dens Navn Babel; thi Herren blandede der al Jordens Tungemaal, og Herren adspredte dem derfra over al Jordens Kreds.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
Disse ere Sems Slægter. Sem var hundrede Aar gammel og avlede Arfaksad, to Aar efter Floden.
11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Sem levede, efter at han havde avlet Arfaksad, fem Hundrede Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
Og Arfaksad levede fem og tredive Aar og avlede Sala.
13 And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Arfaksad levede, efter at han havde avlet Sala, fire Hundrede og tre Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
Og Sala levede tredive Aar og avlede Eber.
15 And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Sala levede, efter at han havde avlet Eber, fire Hundrede Aar og tre Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
Og Eber levede fire og tredive Aar og avlede Peleg.
17 And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Eber levede, efter at han havde avlet Peleg, fire Hundrede Aar og tredive Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
Og Peleg levede tredive Aar og avlede Reu.
19 And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Peleg levede, efter at han havde avlet Reu, to Hundrede og ni Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
Og Reu levede to og tredive Aar og avlede Serug.
21 Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Reu levede, efter at han havde avlet Serug, to Hundrede Aar og syv Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
Og Serug levede tredive Aar og avlede Nakor.
23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Serug levede, efter at han havde avlet Nakor, to Hundrede Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
Og Nakor levede ni og tyve Aar og avlede Thara.
25 And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Og Nakor levede, efter at han havde avlet Thara, hundrede Aar og nitten Aar og avlede Sønner og Døtre.
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
Og Thara levede halvfjerdsindstyve Aar og avlede Abram, Nakor og Haran.
27 And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
Og disse ere Tharas Slægter. Thara avlede Abram, Nakor og Haran; og Haran avlede Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
Og Haran døde for Thara sin Faders Ansigt i sit Fædreneland, udi Ur i Kaldæa.
29 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.
Og Abram og Nakor toge sig Hustruer; Abrams Hustrus Navn var Sarai og Nakors Hustrus Navn Milka, en Datter af Haran, som var Fader til Milka og Fader til Jiska.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
Og Sarai var ufrugtbar, hun havde intet Barn.
31 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.
Og Thara tog Abram sin Søn og Lot Harans Søn, sin Sønnesøn, og Sarai sin Sønnekvinde, som var Abrams, hans Søns Hustru, og de droge ud med dem fra Ur i Kaldæa, at drage til det Land Kanaan, og de kom til Haran og boede der.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
Og Thara blev to Hundrede Aar og fem Aar gammel, og Thara døde i Haran.
