Genesisy 11
1 Ary ny tany rehetra dia iray fanononana sy iray fiteny.
At that time the whole world spoke just one language and used words with the same meaning.
2 Ary raha nifindrafindra niantsinanana ny olona, dia nahita tany lemaka tany amin’ ny tany Sinara izy ka nonina teo.
As they moved east they discovered a plain in the land of Shinar so they settled there.
3 Ary niresadresaka hoe izy: Andeha isika hanao biriky ka handotra azy tsara. Ary ny biriky na taony solom-bato, ary ny asfalta nataony solon-drihitra.
They said to one another, “Come on, let's make some bricks and bake them with fire.” (They used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of cement).
4 Ary hoy izy: Andeha isika hanao tanàna sy tilikambo ho antsika, ka ny tampony hahatakatra ny lanitra, dia hanao izay hahazoantsika laza, fandrao hiely eny ambonin’ ny tany rehetra isika.
Then they said, “Now let's build a city for ourselves with a tower whose top reaches the heavens. That way we'll gain a great reputation and we won't end up being scattered all over the world.”
5 Dia nidina Jehovah hizaha ny tanàna sy ny tilikambo, izay nataon’ ny zanak’ olombelona.
But the Lord came down to take a look at the city and the tower that the people were building.
6 Ary hoy Jehovah: Indro, iray foko ny olona, sady iray fanononana izy rehetra, ary ity vao fiandohan’ ny hataony; koa izao dia tsy hisy azo sakanana na inona na inona izay saintsaininy hatao.
The Lord said, “Look! These people are united and they all speak one language. If this is what they can do now when they're just getting started, nothing will be impossible for them when they all put their minds to it!
7 Aoka isika hidina, ka eny no hanorokoroantsika ny fiteniny, mba tsy hifankahala teny izy.
We need to go down and mix up their language and make it confused so they won't be able to understand what they're saying to one other.”
8 Dia tao no nampielezan’ i Jehovah azy hiala ho eny ambonin’ ny tany rehetra; dia nitsahatra tsy nanao ny tanàna intsony izy.
The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building the city.
9 Koa izany no nanaovana ny anarany hoe Babela; fa tao Jehovah no nanorokoro ny fitenin’ ny tany rehetra; ary tao no nampielezan’ i Jehovah ny olona ho eny ambonin’ ny tany rehetra.
That's why it was called Babel, because the Lord made the language of the world confused.
10 Izao no taranak’ i Sema: Rehefa zato taona Sema, dia niteraka an’ i Arpaksada izy roa taona taorian’ ny safo-drano.
The following is the genealogy of Shem. When Shem was 100, he had Arphaxad. This was two years after the flood.
11 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Sema taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Arpaksada dia diman-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Shem lived another 500 years after Arphaxad was born and had other sons and daughters.
12 Ary rehefa dimy amby telo-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Arpaksada, dia niteraka an’ i Sela izy.
When Arphaxad was 35, he had Shelah.
13 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Arpaksada taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Sela dia telo amby efa-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Arphaxad lived another 403 years after Shelah was born and had other sons and daughters.
14 Ary rehefa telo-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Sela, dia niteraka an’ i Ebera izy.
When Shelah was 30, he had Eber.
15 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Sela taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Ebera dia telo amby efa-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Shelah lived another 403 years after Eber was born and had other sons and daughters.
16 Ary rehefa efatra amby telo-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Ebera, dia niteraka an’ i Palega izy.
When Eber was 34, he had Peleg.
17 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Ebera taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Palega dia telo-polo amby efa-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Eber lived another 430 years after Peleg was born and had other sons and daughters.
18 Ary rehefa telo-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Palega, dia niteraka an-dReo izy,
When Peleg was 30, he had Reu.
19 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Palega taorian’ ny niterahany an-dReo dia sivy amby roan-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Peleg lived another 209 years after Reu was born and had other sons and daughters.
20 Ary rehefa roa amby telo-polo, taona ny andro niainan-dReo, dia niteraka an’ i Seroga izy.
When Reu was 32, he had Serug.
21 Ary ny andro niainan-dReo taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Seroga dia fito amby roan-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Reu lived another 207 years after Serug was born and had other sons and daughters.
22 Ary rehefa telo-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Seroga, dia niteraka an’ i Nahora izy,
When Serug was 30, he had Nahor.
23 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Seroga taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Nahora dia roan-jato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Serug lived another 200 years after Nahor was born and had other sons and daughters.
24 Ary rehefa sivy amby roa-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Nahora, dia niteraka an’ i Tera izy.
When Nahor was 29, he had Terah.
25 Ary ny andro niainan’ i Nahora taorian’ ny niterahany an’ i Tera dia sivy ambin’ ny folo amby zato taona; ary niteraka zazalahy sy zazavavy izy.
Nahor lived another 119 years after Terah was born and had other sons and daughters.
26 Ary rehefa fito-polo taona ny andro niainan’ i Tera, dia niteraka an’ i Abrama sy Nahora ary Harana izy:
When Terah was 70, he had Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Ary izao no taranak’ i Tera: Tera niteraka an’ i Abrama sy Nahora ary Harana; ary Harana niteraka an’ i Lota.
The following is the genealogy of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
28 Ary maty Harana, raha mbola teo anatrehan’ i Tera rainy tany amin’ ny tany nahaterahany, dia tao Oran’ ny Kaldeana.
However, Haran died while his father, Terah, was still alive, in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth.
29 Ary Abrama sy Nahora dia samy naka vady ho azy: ny anaran’ ny vadin’ i Abrama dia Saray; ary ny anaran’ ny vadin’ i Nahora dia Milka, zanakavavin’ i Harana, rain’ i Milka sy rain’ Iska.
Abram and Nahor both got married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah. (She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah).
30 Ary momba Saray; tsy nanan-janaka izy.
Sarai wasn't able to become pregnant and so had no children.
31 Ary Tera nitondra an’ i Abrama zanany sy Lota zafiny, zanak’ i Harana, ary Saray vinantoni-vavy, vadin’ i Abrama zanany; dia niaraka taminy ireo ka niala tao Oran’ ny Kaldeana hankany amin’ ny tany Kanana; dia tonga tao Harana izy ka nonina tao.
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, (who was the son of Haran), his daughter-in-law Sarai, (the wife of his son Abram), and left Ur of the Chaldeans to move to the land of Canaan. They got as far as Haran and settled there.
32 Ary dimy amby roan-jato taona ny andro niainan’ i Tera; dia maty tao Harana izy.
Terah lived for 205 years and died in Haran.
