Genesis 11
1 At first, all the people in [MTY] the world spoke the same language [DOU].
Sasa nchi yote ilikuwa inatumia lugha moja na ilikua na usemi mmoja.
2 As people moved further east, they arrived at a plain in Babylonia region and began to live there.
Ikawa waliposafiri upande wa mashariki, wakaona eneo tambarare katika nchi ya Shinari na wakakaa pale.
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.
Wakasemezana, “Haya njoni, tufanye matofari na tuyachome kikamilifu.” Walikuwa na matofari badala ya mawe na lami kama chokaa.
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!”
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 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.
Kwa hiyo Yahwe akashuka kuona mji na mnara ambao wazao wa Ibrahimu walikuwa wamejenga.
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]!
Yahwe akasema, “Tazama, watu hawa ni taifa moja na lugha moja, na wameanza kufanya hivi! Hivikaribuni halitashindikana jambo watakalo kusudia kulifanya.
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.”
Njoni, tushuke na tuvuruge lugha yao pale, ili kwamba wasielewane.”
8 So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
Kwa hiyo Yahwe akawatawanya kutoka pale kwenda pande zote za uso wa nchi na wakaacha kujenga mji.
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.
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 (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.
Hivi ndivyo vilikuwa vizazi vya Shemu. Shemu alikuwa na umri wa miaka mia moja, na akamzaa Alfaksadi miaka miwili baada ya gharika.
11 After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 more years and had more sons and daughters.
Shemu akaishi miaka miatano baada ya kumzaa Alfaksadi. Pia akazaa wana wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
12 When Arphachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
Wakati Alfaksadi alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini na mitano akamzaa Shela.
13 After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 more years and became the father of more 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 years old, he became the father of Eber.
Wakati Shela alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini, akamzaa Eberi.
15 After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
Wakati Eberi alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini na minne, akamzaa Pelegi.
17 After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Reu.
Wakati Pelegi alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini, akamzaa Reu.
19 After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Serug.
Wakati Reu alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini na miwili, alimzaa Serugi.
21 After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
Wakati Seregu alipokuwa ameishi miaka thelathini, akamzaa Nahori.
23 After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 more years and became the father of 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 years old, he became the father of Terah.
Wakati Nahori alipokuwa ameishi miaka ishirini na tisa, akamzaa Tera.
25 After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 more years and became the father of 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 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
Baada ya Tera kuishi miaka sabini, akamzaa Abram, Nahori, na Haran.
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.
Hivi ndivyo vilikuwa vizazi vya Tera. Tera alimzaa Abram, Nahori, na Harani, na Harani akamzaa Lutu.
28 Haran died before his father died. He died in Ur [city] in Chaldea land, where he was born.
Harani akafa machoni pa baba yake Tera katika nchi aliyozaliwa, katika Ur wa Wakaldayo.
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.
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 was unable to bear any children.
Sasa Sarai alikuwa Tasa; hakuwa na mtoto.
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 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 When Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.
Tera akaishi miaka 205 kisha akafa hapao Harani.
