The Genesis
Chapter
11
1 [At the time], the whole earth shared the same lips, because they all spoke the same language. 2 And as they migrated from the east, they found a flat area of land in Shinar, and started living there. 3 Then one man said to his neighbor: 'Come on, let's make some bricks and bake them in an oven.' So, bricks became their stone and mud served as their mortar.
4 And they said: 'Come on; let's build ourselves a city with a tower that reaches into the sky. And let's create a name for ourselves, before we end up being scattered all over the face of the earth.'
5 Then the Lord came down to see this city and its tower that the sons of men had built. 6 And Jehovah said: 'Look; they're all the same race and they share the same lips… and now they've started doing this. [Why, before long], they'll be able to accomplish anything they set out to do. 7 So, let's go down there and change their language so no one will be able to understand the voice of his neighbor.'
8 And Jehovah scattered them from there over the entire face of the earth, so they stopped building the city and its tower. 9 That is why [the city] is named Confusion (Babylon), because, that's where Jehovah confused all the languages of the earth and scattered them from there over all the face of the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old when he became father to Arphaxad in the second year after the Downpour. 11 And after Shem became father to Arphaxad, he lived three hundred and thirty five more years (fathering other sons and daughters), and then he died. 12 Arphaxad was a hundred and thirty-five years old when became father to Kainan. 13 And after Arphaxad became the father to Kainan, he lived three hundred and thirty years more (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. Kainan was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to Sala. And after he became father to Sala, he lived three hundred and thirty years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died.
14 Sala was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to Heber. 15 And after he became father to Heber, he lived three hundred and thirty years more (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 16 Heber was a hundred and thirty-four years old when he became father to Phaleg. 17 And after he became father to Phaleg, he lived two hundred and seventy years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 18 Phaleg was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to Ragau. 19 After he became father to Ragau, he lived two hundred and nine years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 20 Ragau was a hundred and thirty-two years old when he became father to Seruch. 21 After he became father to Seruch, he lived two hundred and seven years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died.
22 Seruch was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to NaHor. 23 And after he became father to NaHor, he lived two hundred years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 24 NaHor was seventy-nine years old when he became father to Terah. 25 And after he became father to Terah, he lived a hundred and twenty-nine years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 26 After Terah was seventy years old, he became father to Abram, NaHor, and Haran.
27 These are the generations of Terah: Terah became father to Abram, NaHor, and Haran; and Haran became father to Lot. 28 Haran died in the presence of Terah his father in the land where he was born, the country of the Chaldeans.
29 Both Abram and NaHor took women for themselves. Abram's woman was named Sara, and NaHor's woman was named Malcha. She was the daughter of Haran (the father of Malcha and Jescha). 30 However, Sara was sterile, so she didn't have any children.
31 Then Terah took his son Abram, Abram's woman Sara (his daughter-in-law), and his grandson Lot (the son of Haran), and carried them from the land of the Chaldeans toward the land of CanaAn. But when they got to Haran, they took up living there. 32 Terah continued living in the land of Haran for two hundred and five years, and [that is where] he died.
4 And they said: 'Come on; let's build ourselves a city with a tower that reaches into the sky. And let's create a name for ourselves, before we end up being scattered all over the face of the earth.'
5 Then the Lord came down to see this city and its tower that the sons of men had built. 6 And Jehovah said: 'Look; they're all the same race and they share the same lips… and now they've started doing this. [Why, before long], they'll be able to accomplish anything they set out to do. 7 So, let's go down there and change their language so no one will be able to understand the voice of his neighbor.'
8 And Jehovah scattered them from there over the entire face of the earth, so they stopped building the city and its tower. 9 That is why [the city] is named Confusion (Babylon), because, that's where Jehovah confused all the languages of the earth and scattered them from there over all the face of the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old when he became father to Arphaxad in the second year after the Downpour. 11 And after Shem became father to Arphaxad, he lived three hundred and thirty five more years (fathering other sons and daughters), and then he died. 12 Arphaxad was a hundred and thirty-five years old when became father to Kainan. 13 And after Arphaxad became the father to Kainan, he lived three hundred and thirty years more (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. Kainan was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to Sala. And after he became father to Sala, he lived three hundred and thirty years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died.
14 Sala was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to Heber. 15 And after he became father to Heber, he lived three hundred and thirty years more (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 16 Heber was a hundred and thirty-four years old when he became father to Phaleg. 17 And after he became father to Phaleg, he lived two hundred and seventy years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 18 Phaleg was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to Ragau. 19 After he became father to Ragau, he lived two hundred and nine years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 20 Ragau was a hundred and thirty-two years old when he became father to Seruch. 21 After he became father to Seruch, he lived two hundred and seven years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died.
22 Seruch was a hundred and thirty years old when he became father to NaHor. 23 And after he became father to NaHor, he lived two hundred years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 24 NaHor was seventy-nine years old when he became father to Terah. 25 And after he became father to Terah, he lived a hundred and twenty-nine years (as he fathered other sons and daughters), and then he died. 26 After Terah was seventy years old, he became father to Abram, NaHor, and Haran.
27 These are the generations of Terah: Terah became father to Abram, NaHor, and Haran; and Haran became father to Lot. 28 Haran died in the presence of Terah his father in the land where he was born, the country of the Chaldeans.
29 Both Abram and NaHor took women for themselves. Abram's woman was named Sara, and NaHor's woman was named Malcha. She was the daughter of Haran (the father of Malcha and Jescha). 30 However, Sara was sterile, so she didn't have any children.
31 Then Terah took his son Abram, Abram's woman Sara (his daughter-in-law), and his grandson Lot (the son of Haran), and carried them from the land of the Chaldeans toward the land of CanaAn. But when they got to Haran, they took up living there. 32 Terah continued living in the land of Haran for two hundred and five years, and [that is where] he died.
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