Genesis 11
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
Na kotahi tonu te reo o te whenua katoa, rite tonu ano nga korero.
2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
A, i a ratou e haere ana whaka te rawhiti, na ka kite ratou i tetahi mania i te whenua o Hinara; a noho ana ratou i reira.
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.
Na ka mea ratou ki tona hoa, ki tona hoa, Tena, tatou ka hanga pereki, me ata tahu marire ano hoki. Na ka meinga e ratou he pereki hei kohatu, he uku hoki ta ratou moata.
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.”
Na ka mea ratou, Tena, tatou ka hanga i tetahi pa me tetahi pourewa, a kia tutuki a runga ki te rangi, kia whai ingoa ai tatou; kei marara noa atu tatou ki te mata o te whenua katoa.
5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
Na ka heke iho a Ihowa kia kite i te pa me te pourewa, i hanga nei e nga tama a te tangata.
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.
A ka mea a Ihowa, Nana, kotahi tonu te iwi nei, kotahi ano hoki to ratou reo; a ka timataia nei tenei mahi e ratou: e kore ano ratou e taea te pupuri mai i tetahi mea, e whakaaro ana ratou kia mahia.
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.”
Tena, tatou ka heke atu, ka whakapoauau i o ratou reo i reira, kia kore ai ratou e matau, ia tangata, ia tangata ki te reo o tona hoa.
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
Na whakamararatia atu ana ratou i reira e Ihowa ki runga ki te mata o te whenua katoa: a mahue ake i a ratou te hanga i te pa.
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.
Na kona i huaina ai to reira ingoa ko Papera; no te mea i whakapoauautia e Ihowa i reira te reo o te whenua katoa: no reira ano hoki te whakamararatanga a Ihowa i a ratou ki te mata o te whenua katoa.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
Ko nga whakatupuranga enei o Hema: ka kotahi rau nga tau o Hema, na ka whanau a Arapahata i te rua o nga tau i muri i te waipuke:
11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A e rima rau nga tau i ora ai a Hema i muri i te whanautanga o Arapahata, a ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
A ka toru tekau ma rima nga tau i ora ai a Arapahata, na ka whanau a Haraha:
13 And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A e wha rau e toru nga tau i ora ai a Arapahata i muri i te whanautanga o Haraha, ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
A ka toru tekau nga tau i ora ai a Haraha, na ka whanau a Epere:
15 And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A e wha rau e toru nga tau o Haraha i muri i te whanautanga o Epere, ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
A e toru tekau ma wha nga tau i ora ai a Epere, ka whanau a Pereke:
17 And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
E wha rau e toru tekau nga tau i ora ai a Epere i muri i te whanautanga o Pereke, a ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
A ka toru tekau nga tau o Pereke, ka whanau a Reu:
19 And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A e rua rau e iwa nga tau i ora ai a Pereke i muri i te whanautanga o Reu, ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
A ka toru tekau ma rua nga tau o Reu, na ka whanau a Heruka:
21 Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A e rua rau ma whitu nga tau i ora ai a Reu i muri i te whanautanga o Heruka, ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
A ka toru tekau nga tau o Heruka, na ka whanau a Nahora:
23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A e rua rau nga tau i ora ai a Heruka i muri i te whanautanga o Nahora, ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
A e rua tekau ma iwa nga tau i ora ai a Nahora, na ka whanau a Teraha:
25 And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
A kotahi rau kotahi tekau ma iwa nga tau i ora ai a Nahora i muri i te whanautanga o Teraha, a ka whanau ana tama me ana tamahine.
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
A ka whitu tekau nga tau i ora ai a Teraha, na ka whanau a Aperama, a Nahora, ratou ko Harana.
27 And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
Na, ko nga whakatupuranga enei o Teraha: na Teraha ko Aperama, ko Nahora, ratou ko Harana; na Harana ko Rota.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
A i mate a Harana i te oranga ano o tona papa o Teraha i te whenua i whanau ai ia, i Uru o nga Karari.
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.
Na ka tango a Aperama raua ko Nahora i etahi wahine ma raua: ko te ingoa o te wahine a Aperama ko Harai, ko te ingoa o te wahine a Nahora ko Mireka tamahine a Harana, papa o Mireka, papa ano hoki o Iheka.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
A he pakoko a Harai; kahore ana tamariki.
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.
Na ka tango a Teraha i a Aperama i tana tama, raua ko Rota tama a Harana, ko te tama a tana tama, ratou ko tana hunaonga, ko Harai wahine a tana tama a Aperama; a whakatika tahi ana ratou i Uru o nga Karari, haere ana ki te whenua o Kanaana; na ka tae ki Harana, a noho ana i reira.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
A ko nga ra o Teraha e rua rau ma rima tau: na ka mate a Teraha ki Harana.
