Genesis 11
1 At that time the whole world spoke just one language and used words with the same meaning.
Nthawi imeneyo anthu onse a pa dziko lapansi ankayankhula chiyankhulo chimodzi ndipo mawu amene ankayankhula anali amodzi.
2 As they moved east they discovered a plain in the land of Shinar so they settled there.
Pamene anthu amapita chakummawa anapeza chigwa ku dziko la Sinara nakhazikikako.
3 They said to one another, “Come on, let's make some bricks and bake them with fire.” (They used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of cement).
Tsono anawuzana kuti, “Tiyeni tiwumbe njerwa ndi kuziwotcha bwinobwino.” Tsono mʼmalo mwa miyala anagwiritsa ntchito njerwa zowotcha, ndipo mʼmalo mwa matope anagwiritsa ntchito phula.
4 Then they said, “Now let's build a city for ourselves with a tower whose top reaches the heavens. That way we'll gain a great reputation and we won't end up being scattered all over the world.”
Kenaka anati, “Tiyeni tidzimangire mzinda wokhala ndi nsanja yoti ikafike kumwamba kuti titchuke. Kupanda kutero tibalalikana pa dziko lonse lapansi.”
5 But the Lord came down to take a look at the city and the tower that the people were building.
Koma Yehova anatsika kudzaona mzindawo ndi nsanja imene anthu aja ankayimanga.
6 The Lord said, “Look! These people are united and they all speak one language. If this is what they can do now when they're just getting started, nothing will be impossible for them when they all put their minds to it!
Yehova anati, “Anthuwa ndi amodzi, ndipo ali ndi chiyankhulo chimodzi. Izi akuchitazi nʼchiyambi chabe cha zomwe akufuna kukwaniritsa kuchita.
7 We need to go down and mix up their language and make it confused so they won't be able to understand what they're saying to one other.”
Tiyeni titsikireko tikasokoneze chiyankhulo chawo kuti asamamvetsetsane.”
8 The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building the city.
Choncho Yehova anabalalitsa anthu aja pa dziko lonse lapansi ndipo analeka kumanga mzindawo.
9 That's why it was called Babel, because the Lord made the language of the world confused.
Nʼchifukwa chake mzindawo unatchedwa Babeli, popeza Yehova anasokoneza chiyankhulo cha anthu onse. Powachotsa kumeneko, Yehova anawabalalitsira pa dziko lonse lapansi.
10 The following is the genealogy of Shem. When Shem was 100, he had Arphaxad. This was two years after the flood.
Nayi mibado yochokera kwa Semu. Patapita zaka ziwiri chitatha chigumula, Semu ali ndi zaka 100, anabereka Aripakisadi.
11 Shem lived another 500 years after Arphaxad was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Aripakisadi, Semu anakhala ndi moyo zaka 500 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
12 When Arphaxad was 35, he had Shelah.
Pamene Aripakisadi anali ndi zaka 35, anabereka Sela.
13 Arphaxad lived another 403 years after Shelah was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Sela, Aripakisadi anakhala ndi moyo zaka zina 403 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
14 When Shelah was 30, he had Eber.
Pamene Sela anali ndi zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Eberi.
15 Shelah lived another 403 years after Eber was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Eberi, Sela anakhala ndi moyo zaka zina 403 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
16 When Eber was 34, he had Peleg.
Pamene Eberi anali ndi zaka 34 anabereka Pelegi.
17 Eber lived another 430 years after Peleg was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Pelegi, Eberi anakhala ndi moyo zaka zina 430 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
18 When Peleg was 30, he had Reu.
Pamene Pelegi anali ndi zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Reu.
19 Peleg lived another 209 years after Reu was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Reu, Pelegi anakhala zaka zina 209 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
20 When Reu was 32, he had Serug.
Pamene Reu anali ndi zaka 32, anabereka Serugi.
21 Reu lived another 207 years after Serug was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Serugi, Reu anakhala ndi moyo zaka zina 207 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
22 When Serug was 30, he had Nahor.
Pamene Serugi anali ndi zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Nahori.
23 Serug lived another 200 years after Nahor was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Nahori, Serugi anakhala ndi moyo zaka zina 200 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
24 When Nahor was 29, he had Terah.
Pamene Nahori anali ndi zaka 29, anabereka Tera.
25 Nahor lived another 119 years after Terah was born and had other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Tera, Nahori anakhala ndi moyo zaka zina 119 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
26 When Terah was 70, he had Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Pamene Tera anali ndi zaka 70, anabereka Abramu, Nahori ndi Harani.
27 The following is the genealogy of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
Nayi mibado yochokera mwa Tera. Tera anabereka Abramu, Nahori ndi Harani. Ndipo Harani anabereka Loti.
28 However, Haran died while his father, Terah, was still alive, in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth.
Abambo ake a Tera akanali ndi moyo, Harani anamwalira ku Uri wa ku Akaldeya kumene anabadwira.
29 Abram and Nahor both got married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah. (She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah).
Abramu ndi Nahori onse anakwatira. Dzina la mkazi wa Abramu linali Sarai, ndipo la mkazi wa Nahori linali Milika. Iyeyu ndi Isika abambo awo anali Harani.
30 Sarai wasn't able to become pregnant and so had no children.
Sarai analibe ana chifukwa anali wosabereka.
31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, (who was the son of Haran), his daughter-in-law Sarai, (the wife of his son Abram), and left Ur of the Chaldeans to move to the land of Canaan. They got as far as Haran and settled there.
Tera anatenga mwana wake Abramu, mdzukulu wake Loti, ndi mpongozi wake Sarai, mkazi wa Abramu natuluka mzinda wa Uri wa ku Akaldeya kupita ku Kanaani. Pamene anafika ku Harani, anakhazikika kumeneko.
32 Terah lived for 205 years and died in Haran.
Tera anamwalira ku Harani ali ndi zaka 205.
