Genesis 11
King James Version
11 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
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Babels torn och språkförbistringen
11 Hela jorden hade ett enda språk[a] och samma ord. 2 Men när människorna bröt upp och drog österut, fann de en lågslätt i Shinars land och bosatte sig där. 3 De sade till varandra: ”Kom, så slår vi tegel[b] och bränner det!” Teglet använde de som sten, och som murbruk använde de jordbeck. 4 Och de sade: ”Kom, så bygger vi oss en stad och ett torn med spetsen uppe i himlen[c]! Låt oss göra oss ett namn, så att vi inte sprids ut över hela jorden.”
5 Då steg Herren ner för att se på staden och tornet som människorna byggde. 6 Herren sade: ”Se, de är ett enda folk och de har ett enda språk. Detta är deras första tilltag, och härefter ska ingenting vara omöjligt för dem vad de än beslutar sig för. 7 Låt oss stiga ner och förbistra deras språk, så att den ene inte förstår vad den andre säger.”
8 Så spred Herren ut dem därifrån över hela jorden, och de slutade bygga på staden. 9 Den fick namnet Babel, eftersom Herren där förbistrade[d] hela jordens språk, och därifrån spred han ut dem över hela jorden.
V. SEMS FORTSATTA HISTORIA 11:10-26
10 (A) Detta är Sems fortsatta historia. När Sem var 100 år blev han far till Arpakshad, två år efter floden. 11 Sedan Sem hade fått Arpakshad levde han 500 år och fick söner och döttrar.
12 (B) När Arpakshad var 35 år blev han far till Shela. 13 Sedan Arpakshad hade fått Shela levde han 403 år och fick söner och döttrar.
14 När Shela var 30 år blev han far till Eber. 15 Sedan Shela hade fått Eber levde han 403 år och fick söner och döttrar.
16 När Eber var 34 år blev han far till Peleg. 17 Sedan Eber hade fått Peleg levde han 430 år och fick söner och döttrar.
18 När Peleg var 30 år blev han far till Regu. 19 Sedan Peleg hade fått Regu levde han 209 år och fick söner och döttrar.
20 När Regu var 32 år blev han far till Serug. 21 Sedan Regu hade fått Serug levde han 207 år och fick söner och döttrar.
22 När Serug var 30 år blev han far till Nahor. 23 Sedan Serug hade fått Nahor levde han 200 år och fick söner och döttrar.
24 När Nahor var 29 år blev han far till Tera.[e] 25 Sedan Nahor hade fått Tera levde han 119 år och fick söner och döttrar.
26 När Tera var 70 år blev han far till Abram, Nahor och Haran.
VI. TERAS FORTSATTA HISTORIA 11:27-25:11
27 Detta är Teras fortsatta historia. Tera blev far till Abram, Nahor och Haran. Och Haran blev far till Lot. 28 Haran dog hos sin far Tera i sitt fädernesland, det kaldeiska Ur. 29 Abram och Nahor tog sig hustrur. Abrams hustru hette Saraj, och Nahors hustru hette Milka.[f] Hon var dotter till Haran, som var far till Milka och Jiska. 30 Men Saraj var ofruktsam och hade inga barn.
31 (C) Och Tera tog med sig sin son Abram och sin sonson Lot, Harans son, och sin sonhustru Saraj, som var hustru till hans son Abram. De drog tillsammans ut från det kaldeiska Ur för att bege sig till Kanaans land. Men när de kom till Harran[g] bosatte de sig där. 32 Teras ålder blev tvåhundrafem år, och Tera dog i Harran.
Footnotes
- 11:1 ett enda språk Även t ex det sumeriska eposet om Enmerkar (ca 2000 f Kr) talar om ett enda ursprungligt språk.
- 11:3 tegel Mer praktiskt än importerad sten på det leriga mesopotamiska slättlandet. Lertegel har använts åtminstone sedan 7000-talet f Kr.
- 11:4 torn med spetsen uppe i himlen Påminner om en ziggurat, mesopotamiska tempelpyramider som ansågs vara trappor upp till gudarnas boning i himlen. De äldsta bevarade zigguraterna härstammar från tiden efter 3000 f Kr, men plattformstempel byggdes även tidigare.
- 11:9 förbistrade Hebr. balál, som anspelar på namnet ”Babel”.
- 11:21f Regu … Serug … Nahor … Tera Kan översättas ”vän”, ”gren”, ”frustning” och ”bergsget”. Namnen förknippas med orter i närheten av Harran (vers 31) i gränstrakten mellan Syrien och Turkiet.
- 11:29 Saraj … Milka Betyder ”furstinna” och ”drottning”. Namnen kan vara hämtade från den akkadiske månguden Sins hustru och dotter (jfr Jos 24:2).
- 11:31 från det kaldeiska Ur … till Harran Storstaden Ur låg vid Persiska viken i sydöstra Irak, ca 90 mil från Harran. Judisk tradition pekar ut ett nordligare, mindre Ur (dagens Urfa) strax norr om Harran. Området beboddes enligt Maritexterna från 1700-talet f Kr av amoreer (jfr ”arameer”, 25:20, 5 Mos 26:5), som även bodde i Kanaans land (10:16, 14:13).
Genesis 11
English Standard Version
The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in (A)the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, (B)and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower (C)with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” 5 And (D)the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7 Come, (E)let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.” 8 So (F)the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called (G)Babel, because there the Lord confused[a] the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
Shem's Descendants
10 (H)These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. 11 And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12 When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah. 13 And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. 15 And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. 17 And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu. 19 And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug. 21 And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor. 23 And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
24 When (I)Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah. 25 And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26 When (J)Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Terah's Descendants
27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. 28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was (K)Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, (L)Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 Terah (M)took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together (N)from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. 32 The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:9 Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused
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