Genesis 11
1 At first, all the people in [MTY] the world spoke the same language [DOU].
Umhlaba wonke-ke wawulolimi lunye, lamazwi manye.
2 As people moved further east, they arrived at a plain in Babylonia region and began to live there.
Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwabo bevela empumalanga bafica igceke elizweni leShinari, basebehlala khona.
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.
Basebesithi ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Wozani, asenzeni izitina sizitshise lokuzitshisa; lesitina saba lilitshe kubo, lengcino yaba ludaka kubo.
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!”
Basebesithi: Wozani, asizakheleni umuzi lomphotshongo osihloko sawo sisemazulwini, besesizenzela ibizo, hlezi sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
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.
INkosi yasisehla ukubona umuzi lomphotshongo abantwana babantu abawakhayo.
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]!
INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, yisizwe sinye, njalo balolimi lunye bonke, njalo yikho abaqala ukukwenza; khathesi-ke akulalutho olungabehlula abamisa ukulwenza.
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.”
Wozani, asehle, siphambanise lapho ulimi lwabo, ukuze bangezwa, ngulowo lalowo ulimi lomakhelwane wakhe.
8 So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
Ngakho iNkosi yabahlakazela ebusweni bomhlaba wonke besuka lapho; basebesima ukwakha umuzi.
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.
Ngalokho kwabizwa ibizo lawo ngokuthi iBabeli, ngoba lapho iNkosi yaphambanisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke; kusukela lapho iNkosi yabahlakaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
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.
Lezi yizizukulwana zikaShemu. UShemu wayeleminyaka elikhulu, wasezala uArpakishadi, iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo.
11 After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 more years and had more sons and daughters.
UShemu wasephila, esezele uArpakishadi, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
12 When Arphachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
UArpakishadi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, wazala uShela.
13 After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 more years and became the father of more sons and daughters.
UArpakishadi wasephila, esezele uShela, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
UShela wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uEberi.
15 After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UShela wasephila, esezele uEberi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
UEberi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lane, wazala uPelegi.
17 After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UEberi wasephila, esezele uPelegi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
UPelegi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uRewu.
19 After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UPelegi wasephila, esezele uRewu, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili layisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
URewu wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili, wazala uSerugi.
21 After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
URewu wasephila, esezele uSerugi, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
USerugi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uNahori.
23 After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
USerugi wasephila, esezele uNahori, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
UNahori wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye, wazala uTera.
25 After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UNahori wasephila, esezele uTera, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
26 When Terah was 70 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
UTera wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani.
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.
Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaTera. UTera wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani; uHarani wasezala uLothi.
28 Haran died before his father died. He died in Ur [city] in Chaldea land, where he was born.
UHarani wasesifa phambi kukayise uTera, elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, eUri yamaKhaladiya.
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.
OAbrama loNahori basebezithathela abafazi; ibizo lomkaAbrama nguSarayi, lebizo lomkaNahori nguMilka, indodakazi kaHarani, uyise kaMilka loyise kaIska.
30 Sarai was unable to bear any children.
Kodwa uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengelamntwana.
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.
UTera wasethatha uAbrama indodana yakhe, loLothi indodana kaHarani, indodana yendodana yakhe, loSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umkaAbrama indodana yakhe; basebesuka labo eUri yamaKhaladiya, ukuya elizweni leKhanani; basebefika eHarani, bahlala khona.
32 When Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.
Lensuku zikaTera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili lanhlanu; uTera wasefela eHarani.
