Genesis 11
1 At first, all the people in [MTY] the world spoke the same language [DOU].
Nthawi imeneyo anthu onse a pa dziko lapansi ankayankhula chiyankhulo chimodzi ndipo mawu amene ankayankhula anali amodzi.
2 As people moved further east, they arrived at a plain in Babylonia region and began to live there.
Pamene anthu amapita chakummawa anapeza chigwa ku dziko la Sinara nakhazikikako.
3 Then they said to each other, “(Hey/Come on), let’s form bricks and bake them to make them hard, for building!” So they used bricks instead of stones, and used tar instead of (mortar/a mixture of cement, sand and lime) to hold them together.
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 They said, “Hey, let’s build a city for ourselves! We also ought to build a very high tower that reaches up to the sky! In that way we will become famous! If we do not do this, we will be scattered all over the earth!”
Kenaka anati, “Tiyeni tidzimangire mzinda wokhala ndi nsanja yoti ikafike kumwamba kuti titchuke. Kupanda kutero tibalalikana pa dziko lonse lapansi.”
5 So they began to build the city and the tower. Then Yahweh looked down and saw the city and the tower that those [puny] men were building.
Koma Yehova anatsika kudzaona mzindawo ndi nsanja imene anthu aja ankayimanga.
6 Yahweh said, “These people are one group that all speak the same language. If they have begun to do this now, then (there is nothing that they will decide to do that will be impossible for them/they will be able to do whatever they decide to do) [LIT]!
Yehova anati, “Anthuwa ndi amodzi, ndipo ali ndi chiyankhulo chimodzi. Izi akuchitazi nʼchiyambi chabe cha zomwe akufuna kukwaniritsa kuchita.
7 So, okay/now, we will go down there and cause there to be many different languages, so that they will not be able to understand each other.”
Tiyeni titsikireko tikasokoneze chiyankhulo chawo kuti asamamvetsetsane.”
8 So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
Choncho Yehova anabalalitsa anthu aja pa dziko lonse lapansi ndipo analeka kumanga mzindawo.
9 The city was called Babel which means ‘confusion’, because there Yahweh caused the people to become confused because the people [MTY] spoke [different languages that the others could not understand], not just one language. From there Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
Nʼchifukwa chake mzindawo unatchedwa Babeli, popeza Yehova anasokoneza chiyankhulo cha anthu onse. Powachotsa kumeneko, Yehova anawabalalitsira pa dziko lonse lapansi.
10 (This is a bigger list/I will now tell you more) of the descendants of Shem: Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad.
Nayi mibado yochokera kwa Semu. Patapita zaka ziwiri chitatha chigumula, Semu ali ndi zaka 100, anabereka Aripakisadi.
11 After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 more years and had more sons and daughters.
Atabereka Aripakisadi, Semu anakhala ndi moyo zaka 500 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
12 When Arphachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
Pamene Aripakisadi anali ndi zaka 35, anabereka Sela.
13 After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 more years and became the father of more 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 years old, he became the father of Eber.
Pamene Sela anali ndi zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Eberi.
15 After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
Pamene Eberi anali ndi zaka 34 anabereka Pelegi.
17 After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Reu.
Pamene Pelegi anali ndi zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Reu.
19 After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Atabereka Reu, Pelegi anakhala zaka zina 209 ndipo anali ndi ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
Pamene Reu anali ndi zaka 32, anabereka Serugi.
21 After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
Pamene Serugi anali ndi zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Nahori.
23 After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Terah.
Pamene Nahori anali ndi zaka 29, anabereka Tera.
25 After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 more years and became the father of 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 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
Pamene Tera anali ndi zaka 70, anabereka Abramu, Nahori ndi Harani.
27 (This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Terah: Terah’s sons were Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran’s son was named Lot.
Nayi mibado yochokera mwa Tera. Tera anabereka Abramu, Nahori ndi Harani. Ndipo Harani anabereka Loti.
28 Haran died before his father died. He died in Ur [city] in Chaldea land, where he was born.
Abambo ake a Tera akanali ndi moyo, Harani anamwalira ku Uri wa ku Akaldeya kumene anabadwira.
29 Abram and Nahor both married. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. Milcah and her younger sister Iscah were the daughters of Haran.
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 was unable to bear any children.
Sarai analibe ana chifukwa anali wosabereka.
31 Terah decided to leave Ur and go to live in Canaan land. So he took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and Abram’s wife Sarai with him. But instead of going to Canaan, they stopped at Haran [town] and lived 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 When Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.
Tera anamwalira ku Harani ali ndi zaka 205.
