Genesis 11
1 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
2 It happened, as they traveled from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they settled there.
And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
3 And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
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.
4 They said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."
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.”
5 And God came down to see the city and the tower, that humankind was building.
Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
6 And God said, "Look, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. So now nothing which they plan to do will be too difficult for them.
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.
7 Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
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.”
8 Then God scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth; so they ceased building the city.
And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there God confused the language of all the earth. From there he scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
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.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.
These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
11 Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
12 And Arpachshad lived one hundred and thirty-five years and became the father of Kenan.
Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
13 And Arpachshad lived four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Kenan, and fathered sons and daughters. And Kenan lived one hundred and thirty years and became the father of Shelah. And Kenan lived three hundred and thirty years after he had become the father of Shelah, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
14 Shelah lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Eber:
Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
15 and Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Eber, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
16 Eber lived one hundred and thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.
Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
17 Eber lived three hundred and seventy years after he became the father of Peleg, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
18 Peleg lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
19 Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
20 Reu lived one hundred and thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug.
Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
21 Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he became the father of Serug, and fathered sons and daughters.
Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
22 Serug lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.
In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
23 Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
24 Nahor lived seventy-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
25 Nahor lived one hundred and twenty-nine years after he became the father of Terah, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
26 Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur Kasdim.
And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.
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.
30 And Sarai was barren. She had no child.
But Sarai was barren and had no children.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and with them he set out from Ur Kasdim to go into the land of Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.
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.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years. And Terah died in Haran.
And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
