Jenèz 11
1 Nan konmansman, tout moun sou latè te pale yon sèl lang, yonn te konprann lòt.
At first, all the people in [MTY] the world spoke the same language [DOU].
2 Apre yo pati soti kote solèy leve a, yo rive nan yon plenn nan peyi Chenea. Yo moute kay yo la, yo rete.
As people moved further east, they arrived at a plain in Babylonia region and began to live there.
3 Lè sa a, yonn di lòt. Mezanmi, vini non! Ann fè brik. Ann kwit yo nan dife. Se konsa, yo pran brik sèvi wòch pou bati kay, yo pran asfat sèvi mòtye.
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.
4 Apre sa, yo di. Annou wè! Ann bati yon gwo lavil pou nou rete ak yon gwo gwo kay tout won byen wo ki rive jouk nan syèl la. Konsa tout moun va respekte nou, yo p'ap ka gaye nou toupatou sou latè.
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!”
5 Seyè a desann pou l' wè lavil la ansanm ak gwo kay won moun yo t'ap bati a.
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.
6 Epi li di. Koulye a, gade! Yo tout fè yon sèl pèp. Yo tout yo pale yon sèl lang. Gade sa yo konmanse ap fè. Talè konsa y'ap pare pou yo fè sa yo vle.
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]!
7 Bon. N'ap desann, n'ap mele lang yo. Konsa, yonn p'ap ka konprann sa lòt ap di.
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.”
8 Se konsa Seyè a gaye yo toupatou sou latè. Yo sispann bati lavil la.
So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
9 Se poutèt sa yo rele lavil la Babèl, paske se la Seyè a te mele lang tout moun ki rete sou latè, li fè yo pati, li gaye yo toupatou sou latè.
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.
10 Men pitit pitit Sèm yo. Dezan apre inondasyon an, Sèm te gen santan (100 an) lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Apachad.
(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.
11 Apre sa, li viv senksanzan (500 an) ankò. Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 more years and had more sons and daughters.
12 Apachad te gen trannsenkan lè li te fè yon pitit gason yo rele Chela.
When Arphachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
13 Apre sa, li viv katsantwazan (403 an) ankò. Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 more years and became the father of more sons and daughters.
14 Chela te gen trantan lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Ebè.
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
15 Apre sa, li viv katsantwazan (403 an) ankò. Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
16 Ebè te gen trannkatran lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Pelèg.
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
17 Apre sa, li viv katsantrantan (430 an). Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
18 Pelèg te gen trantan lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Reou.
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
19 Apre sa, li viv desannevan (209 an) ankò. Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 Reou te gen tranndezan lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Sewoug.
When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
21 Apre sa, li viv desansetan (207 an) ankò. Li fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
22 Sewoug te gen trantan lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Nakò.
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
23 Apre sa, li viv desanzan (200 an) ankò. Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
24 Nakò te gen ventnevan lè li fè yon pitit gason yo rele Terak.
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
25 Apre sa, li viv sandiznevan (119 an) ankò. Li te fè lòt pitit gason ak pitit fi.
After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
26 Terak te gen swasanndizan lè li fè twa pitit gason yo rele Abram, Nakò ak Aran.
When Terah was 70 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
27 Men pitit ak pitit pitit Terak yo: Terak te papa Abram, Nakò ak Aran. Aran te papa Lòt.
(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.
28 Aran mouri anvan papa l'. Li mouri lavil Our nan peyi Kalde kote l' te fèt la.
Haran died before his father died. He died in Ur [city] in Chaldea land, where he was born.
29 Abram ak Nakò te fè pozisyon. Abram marye ak Sarayi, Nakò marye ak Milka, pitit fi Aran. Aran te gen yon lòt pitit ankò yo te rele Jiska.
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.
30 Sarayi pa t' gen pitit, li pa t' ka fè pitit.
Sarai was unable to bear any children.
31 Terak pran pitit li, Abram, pitit pitit li, Lòt, ki te pitit Aran, ansanm ak bèlfi li Sarayi ki te madanm Abram, pitit li. Li pati ak yo, li kite lavil Our nan peyi Kalde pou li ale nan peyi Kanaran. Men lè yo rive lavil Karan, yo te rete la.
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.
32 Se la Terak mouri. Li te gen desansenkan (205 an).
When Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.
