Genesis 11
1 At that time the whole world spoke just one language and used words with the same meaning.
Na kotahi tonu te reo o te whenua katoa, rite tonu ano nga korero.
2 As they moved east they discovered a plain in the land of Shinar so they settled there.
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 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).
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 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.”
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 But the Lord came down to take a look at the city and the tower that the people 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 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!
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 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.”
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 The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building 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 That's why it was called Babel, because the Lord made the language of the world confused.
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 The following is the genealogy of Shem. When Shem was 100, he had Arphaxad. This was two years after the 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 Shem lived another 500 years after Arphaxad was born and had other 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 When Arphaxad was 35, he had Shelah.
A ka toru tekau ma rima nga tau i ora ai a Arapahata, na ka whanau a Haraha:
13 Arphaxad lived another 403 years after Shelah was born and had other 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 When Shelah was 30, he had Eber.
A ka toru tekau nga tau i ora ai a Haraha, na ka whanau a Epere:
15 Shelah lived another 403 years after Eber was born and had other 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 When Eber was 34, he had Peleg.
A e toru tekau ma wha nga tau i ora ai a Epere, ka whanau a Pereke:
17 Eber lived another 430 years after Peleg was born and had other 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 When Peleg was 30, he had Reu.
A ka toru tekau nga tau o Pereke, ka whanau a Reu:
19 Peleg lived another 209 years after Reu was born and had other 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 When Reu was 32, he had Serug.
A ka toru tekau ma rua nga tau o Reu, na ka whanau a Heruka:
21 Reu lived another 207 years after Serug was born and had other 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 When Serug was 30, he had Nahor.
A ka toru tekau nga tau o Heruka, na ka whanau a Nahora:
23 Serug lived another 200 years after Nahor was born and had other 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 When Nahor was 29, he had Terah.
A e rua tekau ma iwa nga tau i ora ai a Nahora, na ka whanau a Teraha:
25 Nahor lived another 119 years after Terah was born and had other 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 When Terah was 70, he had Abram, 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 The following is the genealogy of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
Na, ko nga whakatupuranga enei o Teraha: na Teraha ko Aperama, ko Nahora, ratou ko Harana; na Harana ko Rota.
28 However, Haran died while his father, Terah, was still alive, in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth.
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 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).
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 Sarai wasn't able to become pregnant and so had no children.
A he pakoko a Harai; kahore ana tamariki.
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.
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 Terah lived for 205 years and died in Haran.
A ko nga ra o Teraha e rua rau ma rima tau: na ka mate a Teraha ki Harana.
