Genesis 11
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
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 travelled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived 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’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for 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’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on 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.
The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men 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.
The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.
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’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. 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 the LORD confused the language of all the earth. From there, the LORD scattered them abroad on 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.
This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad 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 Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and 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.
Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
Shelah lived thirty years, and 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 four hundred and three years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
Eber lived thirty-four years, and 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 four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
Peleg lived thirty years, and 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 two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
Reu lived thirty-two years, and 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 two hundred and seven years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
Serug lived thirty years, and 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, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and 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 one hundred and nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
Terah lived seventy years, and 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 this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 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 land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees, while his father Terah was still alive.
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 married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
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 Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
The days of Terah were two hundred and five years. Terah died in Haran.
