Genesis 11
Expanded Bible
The Languages Confused
11 At this time the whole world spoke one language, and everyone used the same words. 2 As people ·moved [migrated] ·from the east [or eastward; 2:8; 4:16], they found a plain in the land of ·Babylonia [L Shinar] and settled there.
3 They said to each other, “Let’s make bricks and ·bake [burn; fire] them ·to make them hard [thoroughly; C in ancient times builders used mudbrick].” So they used bricks instead of stones, and ·tar [bitumen] instead of mortar. 4 Then they said to each other, “Let’s build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into ·the sky [heaven; C a ziggurat or stepped pyramid at whose top was a temple thought to be in heaven]. We will ·become famous [L make for ourselves a reputation/name]. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth.”
5 The Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the ·people [L sons of man] had built. 6 The Lord said, “Now, these people are ·united [L one], all speaking ·the same [L one] language. This is only the beginning of what they will do. ·They will be able to do anything they want [L Nothing they want to do will be impossible for them]. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language [L there] so they will not be able to understand each other.”
8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they ·stopped [ceased] building the city. 9 The place is called Babel [C sounds like the Hebrew word for “confused”] since that is where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. So the Lord caused them to spread out from there over the whole world.
The Story of Shem’s Family
10 This is the ·family history [L book of the generations; 2:4] of Shem [9:18; 10:21–31]. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, his son Arphaxad [10:22] was born. 11 After that, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, his son Shelah [10:24] was born. 13 After that, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 When Shelah was 30 years old, his son Eber [10:21, 24] was born. 15 After that, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
16 When Eber was 34 years old, his son Peleg [10:25] was born. 17 After that, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
18 When Peleg was 30 years old, his son Reu was born. 19 After that, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 When Reu was 32 years old, his son Serug was born. 21 After that, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
22 When Serug was 30 years old, his son Nahor was born. 23 After that, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
24 When Nahor was 29 years old, his son Terah was born. 25 After that, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26 After Terah was 70 years old, his sons Abram, Nahor, and Haran were born.
The Story of Terah’s Family
27 ·This is the family history [L These are the generations; 2:4] of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot. 28 While his father, Terah, was still alive, Haran died in Ur [C a major city in southern Mesopotamia] ·in Babylonia [L of the Chaldeans; C Chaldea was another name for Babylon], where he was born. 29 Abram and Nahor both ·married [L took wives]. 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 Sarai ·was not able to have children [was barren; had no children].
31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran’s son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai (Abram’s wife) and moved out of Ur of ·Babylonia [L the Chaldeans; 11:28]. They had planned to go to the land of Canaan, but when they reached the city of Haran [C a city in northern Syria], they settled there.
32 Terah lived to be 205 years old, and then he died in Haran.
Genesis 11
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Tore ng Babel
11 Noon, isang wika lang ang ginagamit ng lahat ng tao sa buong mundo. 2 Habang lumilipat ng tirahan ang mga tao patungo sa silangan, nakarating sila sa isang patag na lugar sa Shinar, at doon sila nanirahan.
3-4 Ngayon, sinabi ng mga tao, “Magtayo tayo ng isang lungsod na may tore na aabot sa langit, para maging tanyag tayo at hindi mangalat sa buong mundo.” Kaya gumawa sila ng mga tisa,[a] at pinainitan nila ito nang mabuti para tumigas nang husto. Tisa ang ginamit nila sa halip na bato. At aspalto ang ginamit nila bilang semento.
5 Ngayon, bumaba ang Panginoon para tingnan ang pagtatayo ng mga tao ng lungsod at tore. 6 Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Ang mga taong ito ay nagkakaisa at may isang wika lang. At ang ginagawa nilang ito ay simula pa lamang ng mga binabalak pa nilang gawin. Hindi magtatagal, gagawin nila ang kahit anong gusto nilang gawin. 7 Kaya bumaba tayo. Pag-iba-ibahin natin ang wika nila para hindi sila magkaintindihan.”
8 Kaya pinangalat sila ng Panginoon sa buong mundo dahil hindi na sila magkaintindihan, at nahinto ang pagtatayo nila ng lungsod. 9 Ang lungsod na ito ay tinawag na Babel[b] dahil doon pinag-iba-iba ng Panginoon ang wika ng mga tao, at mula roon ay pinangalat niya sila sa buong mundo.
Ang mga Lahi ni Shem(A)
10 Ito ang salaysay tungkol sa pamilya ni Shem:
Dalawang taon pagkatapos ng baha, nasa 100 taong gulang na noon si Shem, nang isilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Arfaxad. 11 Matapos isilang si Arfaxad, nabuhay pa si Shem ng 500 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
12 Nang 35 taong gulang na si Arfaxad, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Shela. 13 Matapos isilang si Shela, nabuhay pa si Arfaxad ng 403 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
14 Nang 30 taong gulang na si Shela, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Eber. 15 Matapos isilang si Eber, nabuhay pa si Shela ng 403 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
16 Nang 34 taong gulang na si Eber, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Peleg. 17 Matapos isilang si Peleg, nabuhay pa si Eber ng 430 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
18 Nang 30 taong gulang na si Peleg, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Reu. 19 Matapos isilang si Reu, nabuhay pa si Peleg ng 209 na taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
20 Nang 32 taong gulang na si Reu, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Serug. 21 Matapos isilang si Serug, nabuhay pa si Reu ng 207 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
22 Nang 30 taong gulang na si Serug, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Nahor. 23 Matapos isilang si Nahor, nabuhay pa si Serug ng 200 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
24 Nang 29 taong gulang na si Nahor, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Tera. 25 Matapos isilang si Tera, nabuhay pa si Nahor ng 119 na taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.
26 Nang 70 taong gulang na si Tera, isinilang ang mga anak niyang lalaki na sina Abram, Nahor at Haran.
Ang mga Lahi ni Tera
27 Ito ang salaysay tungkol sa pamilya ni Tera:
Si Tera ang ama nina Abram, Nahor at Haran. Si Haran ang ama ni Lot. 28 Namatay si Haran doon sa Ur na sakop ng mga Caldeo,[c] sa lugar mismo kung saan isinilang siya. Namatay siya habang buhay pa ang ama niyang si Tera. 29 Naging asawa ni Abram si Sarai, at si Nahor ay naging asawa ni Milca. Ang ama ni Milca at ng kapatid niyang si Isca ay si Haran. 30 Si Sarai ay hindi magkaanak dahil siyaʼy baog.
31 Umalis si Tera sa Ur na sakop ng mga Caldeo. Kasama niya ang anak niyang si Abram, ang kanyang manugang na si Sarai, at ang apo niyang si Lot na anak ni Haran. Papunta sana sila sa Canaan, pero pagdating nila sa Haran doon na lamang sila tumira. 32 Doon namatay si Tera sa edad na 205.[d]
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