Genesis 11
1 At that time the whole world spoke just one language and used words with the same meaning.
Sasa nchi yote ilikuwa inatumia lugha moja na ilikua na usemi mmoja.
2 As they moved east they discovered a plain in the land of Shinar so they settled there.
Ikawa waliposafiri upande wa mashariki, wakaona eneo tambarare katika nchi ya Shinari na wakakaa pale.
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).
Wakasemezana, “Haya njoni, tufanye matofari na tuyachome kikamilifu.” Walikuwa na matofari badala ya mawe na lami kama chokaa.
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.”
Wakasema, “njoni, na tujenge mji sisi wenyewe na mnara ambao kilele chake kitafika angani, na tujifanyie jina. Kama hatutafanya, basi tutatawanyika katika uso wa nchi yote.”
5 But the Lord came down to take a look at the city and the tower that the people were building.
Kwa hiyo Yahwe akashuka kuona mji na mnara ambao wazao wa Ibrahimu walikuwa wamejenga.
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!
Yahwe akasema, “Tazama, watu hawa ni taifa moja na lugha moja, na wameanza kufanya hivi! Hivikaribuni halitashindikana jambo watakalo kusudia kulifanya.
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.”
Njoni, tushuke na tuvuruge lugha yao pale, ili kwamba wasielewane.”
8 The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building the city.
Kwa hiyo Yahwe akawatawanya kutoka pale kwenda pande zote za uso wa nchi na wakaacha kujenga mji.
9 That's why it was called Babel, because the Lord made the language of the world confused.
Kwa hiyo, jina lake ukaitwa Babeli, kwa sababu hapo Yahwe alivuruga lugha ya nchi yote na tangu pale Yahwe akawatawanya ng'ambo juu ya uso wa nchi yote.
10 The following is the genealogy of Shem. When Shem was 100, he had Arphaxad. This was two years after the flood.
Hivi ndivyo vilikuwa vizazi vya Shemu. Shemu alikuwa na umri wa miaka mia moja, na akamzaa Alfaksadi miaka miwili baada ya gharika.
11 Shem lived another 500 years after Arphaxad was born and had other sons and daughters.
Shemu akaishi miaka miatano baada ya kumzaa Alfaksadi. Pia akazaa wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
12 When Arphaxad was 35, he had Shelah.
Wakati Alfaksadi alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini na mitano akamzaa Shela.
13 Arphaxad lived another 403 years after Shelah was born and had other sons and daughters.
Alfaksadi aliishi miaka 403 baada ya kumzaa Shela. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
14 When Shelah was 30, he had Eber.
Wakati Shela alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini, akamzaa Eberi.
15 Shelah lived another 403 years after Eber was born and had other sons and daughters.
Shela aliishi miaka 403 baada ya kumzaa Eberi. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
16 When Eber was 34, he had Peleg.
Wakati Eberi alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini na minne, akamzaa Pelegi.
17 Eber lived another 430 years after Peleg was born and had other sons and daughters.
Eberi aliishi miaka 430 baada ya kumzaa Pelegi. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
18 When Peleg was 30, he had Reu.
Wakati Pelegi alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini, akamzaa Reu.
19 Peleg lived another 209 years after Reu was born and had other sons and daughters.
Pelegi aliishi miaka 209 baada ya kumza a Reu. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
20 When Reu was 32, he had Serug.
Wakati Reu alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini na miwili, alimzaa Serugi.
21 Reu lived another 207 years after Serug was born and had other sons and daughters.
Reu aliishi miaka207 baada ya kumzaa Seregu. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
22 When Serug was 30, he had Nahor.
Wakati Seregu alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini, akamzaa Nahori.
23 Serug lived another 200 years after Nahor was born and had other sons and daughters.
Seregu aliishi miaka mia mbili baada ya kumzaa Nahori. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
24 When Nahor was 29, he had Terah.
Wakati Nahori alipokuwa ameishi miaka ishirini na tisa, akamzaa Tera.
25 Nahor lived another 119 years after Terah was born and had other sons and daughters.
Nahori aliishi mika 119 baada ya kumzaa Tera. Akawazaa pia wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
26 When Terah was 70, he had Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Baada ya Tera kuishi miaka sabini, akamzaa Abram, Nahori, na Haran.
27 The following is the genealogy of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
Hivi ndivyo vilikuwa vizazi vya Tera. Tera alimzaa Abram, Nahori, na Harani, na Harani akamzaa Lutu.
28 However, Haran died while his father, Terah, was still alive, in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth.
Harani akafa machoni pa baba yake Tera katika nchi aliyozaliwa, katika Ur wa Wakaldayo.
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).
Abram na Nahori wakajitwalia wake. Mke wa Abram aliitwa Sarai na mke wa Nahori aliitwa Milka, binti wa Harani, aliyekuwa baba wa Milka na Iska.
30 Sarai wasn't able to become pregnant and so had no children.
Sasa Sarai alikuwa Tasa; hakuwa na mtoto.
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 akamtwaa Abram mwanawe, Lutu mwana wa mwanawe Harani, na Sarai mkwewe, mke wa mwanawe Abram, na kwa pamoja wakatoka Ur wa Wakaldayo, kwenda katika nchi ya Kanaani. Lakini walipofika Harani wakakaa pale.
32 Terah lived for 205 years and died in Haran.
Tera akaishi miaka 205 kisha akafa hapao Harani.
