Genesis 11
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
Now the whole earth used one language and had the same words.
2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
As they journeyed in the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there.
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.
They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick instead of stone and tar as mortar.
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.”
They said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top will reach to the sky, and let us make a name for ourselves. If we do not, we will be scattered across the surface of the whole earth.”
5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
So Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower which the descendants of Adam had built.
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.
Yahweh said, “Look, they are one people with the same language, and they are beginning to do this! Soon nothing that they intend to do will be impossible for them.
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 confuse their language there, so that they may not understand each other.”
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
So Yahweh scattered them from there across the surface of all the earth and they stopped building the city.
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.
Therefore, its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of the whole earth and from there Yahweh scattered them abroad over the surface of all 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 were the descendants of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and he became the father of Arphaxad two years after the flood.
11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arphaxad. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
When Arphaxad had lived thirty-five years, 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.
Arphaxad lived 403 years after he became the father of Shelah. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
When Shelah had lived thirty years, 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.
Shelah lived 403 years after he became the father of Eber. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
When Eber had lived thirty-four years, 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.
Eber lived 430 years after he became the father of Peleg. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
When Peleg had lived thirty years, 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.
Peleg lived 209 years after he became the father of Reu. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
When Reu had lived thirty-two years, 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.
Reu lived 207 years after he became the father of Serug. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
When Serug had lived thirty years, he became the father of Nahor.
23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
When Nahor had live twenty-nine years, 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.
Nahor lived 119 years after he became the father of Terah. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
After Terah had lived seventy years, 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.
Now these were the descendants of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran became the father of Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
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.
Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai and the name of Nahor's wife was Milkah, a daughter of Haran, who was the father of Milkah and Iskah.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
Now Sarai was barren; she 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.
Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of his son Haran, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and together they left Ur of the Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan. But they came to Haran and stayed there.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
Terah lived 205 years and then died in Haran.
