1 T he whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

2 A s they traveled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;

3 T hey said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.

and they say each one to his neighbour, `Give help, let us make bricks, and burn thoroughly:' and the brick is to them for stone, and the bitumen hath been to them for mortar.

4 T hey said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”

And they say, `Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'

5 Y ahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

And Jehovah cometh down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have builded;

6 Y ahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

and Jehovah saith, `Lo, the people one, and one pronunciation to them all, and this it hath dreamed of doing; and now, nothing is restrained from them of that which they have purposed to do.

7 C ome, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

Give help, let us go down, and mingle there their pronunciation, so that a man doth not understand the pronunciation of his companion.'

8 S o Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

And Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;

9 T herefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.

therefore hath called its name Babel, for there hath Jehovah mingled the pronunciation of all the earth, and from thence hath Jehovah scattered them over the face of all the earth.

10 T his is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.

These births of Shem: Shem a son of an hundred years, and begetteth Arphaxad two years after the deluge.

11 S hem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Shem liveth after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

12 A rpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.

And Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.

13 A rpachshad lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Arphaxad liveth after his begetting Salah four hundred and three years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

14 S helah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber.

And Salah hath lived thirty years, and begetteth Eber.

15 S helah lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Salah liveth after his begetting Eber four hundred and three years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

16 E ber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.

And Eber liveth four and thirty years, and begetteth Peleg.

17 E ber lived four hundred thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Eber liveth after his begetting Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

18 P eleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.

And Peleg liveth thirty years, and begetteth Reu.

19 P eleg lived two hundred nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Peleg liveth after his begetting Reu two hundred and nine years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

20 R eu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug.

And Reu liveth two and thirty years, and begetteth Serug.

21 R eu lived two hundred seven years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Reu liveth after his begetting Serug two hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

22 S erug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.

And Serug liveth thirty years, and begetteth Nahor.

23 S erug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Serug liveth after his begetting Nahor two hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

24 N ahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.

And Nahor liveth nine and twenty years, and begetteth Terah.

25 N ahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

And Nahor liveth after his begetting Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

26 T erah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

And Terah liveth seventy years, and begetteth Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

27 N ow this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.

And these births of Terah: Terah hath begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran hath begotten Lot;

28 H aran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

and Haran dieth in the presence of Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

29 A bram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.

And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah.

30 S arai was barren. She had no child.

And Sarai is barren -- she hath no child.

31 T erah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.

And Terah taketh Abram his son, and Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, and they go out with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come unto Charan, and dwell there.

32 T he days of Terah were two hundred five years. Terah died in Haran.

And the days of Terah are two hundred and five years, and Terah dieth in Charan.