Genesis 11
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
And all the earth had one language and one tongue.
2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.
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.
And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth.
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.”
And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth.
5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building.
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.
And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.
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.”
Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another.
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town.
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.
So it was named Babel, because there the Lord took away the sense of all languages and from there the Lord sent them away over all the face of the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the great flow of waters;
11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Arpachshad, Shem went on living for five hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
And Arpachshad was thirty-five years old when he became the father of Shelah:
13 And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Shelah, Arpachshad went on living for four hundred and three years, and had sons and daughters:
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber:
15 And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Eber, Shelah went on living for four hundred and three years, and had sons and daughters:
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
And Eber was thirty-four years old when he became the father of Peleg:
17 And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Peleg, Eber went on living for four hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
And Peleg was thirty years old when he became the father of Reu:
19 And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Reu, Peleg went on living for two hundred and nine years, and had sons and daughters:
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug:
21 Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Serug, Reu went on living for two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters:
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
And Serug was thirty years old when he became the father of Nahor:
23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Nahor, Serug went on living for two hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
And Nahor was twenty-nine years old when he became the father of Terah:
25 And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
And after the birth of Terah, Nahor went on living for a hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters:
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
And Terah was seventy years old when he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
These are the generations of Terah: Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
And death came to Haran when he was with his father Terah in the land of his birth, Ur of the Chaldees.
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.
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: 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 Iscah.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
And Sarai had no child.
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.
And Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram and they went out from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and were there for some time.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
And all the years of Terah's life were two hundred and five: and Terah came to his end in Haran.
