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Genesis 11
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Genesis 11
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De toren van Babel
11 In het begin was er op de hele aarde maar één taal. 2 Toen de mensen naar het oosten trokken, kwamen ze bij een vlakte in het land Sinear. Daar gingen ze wonen. 3 Ze zeiden tegen elkaar: "Laten we van klei bouwstenen bakken." Ze bouwden ermee en metselden ze met asfalt op elkaar. 4 Toen zeiden ze: "Laten we een stad bouwen met een toren waarvan de top tot in de hemel komt. Laten we er zo voor zorgen dat iedereen ontzag voor ons heeft. Dan zullen we niet over de hele aarde verspreid raken."
5 Toen kwam de Heer vanuit de hemel naar de aarde. Hij wilde de stad en de toren bekijken die de mensen aan het bouwen waren. 6 Hij zei: "Ze zijn nu één volk, met één taal. Niets zal onmogelijk voor hen zijn. Dit is nog maar het begin van al hun plannen. Daar zal Ik een eind aan maken. 7 Laten We naar beneden gaan en hun taal in de war maken, zodat ze elkaar niet meer begrijpen." 8 Zo verspreidde de Heer hen van daar over de hele aarde. Ze stopten met de bouw van de stad. 9 De mensen noemden de stad Babel (= 'verwarring') omdat de Heer daar de taal van de mensen verward heeft. Zo verspreidde de Heer hen vanuit die stad over de hele aarde.
De familie van Sem
10 Dit is de familie van Sem.
Toen Sem 100 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Arpachsad. Dat was twee jaar na de overstroming. 11 Sem leefde nog 500 jaar nadat Arpachsad was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
12 Toen Arpachsad 35 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Sela. 13 Arpachsad leefde nog 403 jaar nadat Sela was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
14 Toen Sela 30 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Heber. 15 Sela leefde nog 403 jaar nadat Heber was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
16 Toen Heber 34 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Peleg. 17 Heber leefde nog 430 jaar nadat Peleg was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
18 Toen Peleg 30 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Rehu. 19 Peleg leefde nog 209 jaar nadat Rehu was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
20 Toen Rehu 32 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Serug. 21 Rehu leefde nog 207 jaar nadat Serug was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
22 Toen Serug 30 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Nahor. 23 Serug leefde nog 200 jaar nadat Nahor was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
24 Toen Nahor 29 jaar was, kreeg hij een zoon: Terach. 25 Nahor leefde nog 119 jaar nadat Terach was geboren en kreeg nog meer zonen en dochters.
26 Toen Terach 70 jaar was, kreeg hij drie zonen: Abram, Nahor en Haran.
De familie van Terach
27 Dit is de familie van Terach. Terach kreeg drie zonen: Abram, Nahor en Haran. Haran kreeg een zoon: Lot. 28 Haran stierf toen zijn vader Terach nog leefde. Hij stierf in Ur in het land van de Chaldeeën, waar hij ook geboren was. 29 Abram en Nahor trouwden. Abrams vrouw heette Saraï en Nahors vrouw heette Milka. Milka was een dochter van Haran. Haran had twee dochters: Milka en Jiska. 30 Saraï kon geen kinderen krijgen.
31 Terach vertrok met zijn zoon Abram, zijn kleinzoon Lot (de zoon van Haran) en Saraï, de vrouw van Abram, uit Ur in het land van de Chaldeeën. Hij wilde met hen naar het land Kanaän gaan. Maar toen ze in Haran kwamen, bleven ze daar. 32 Terach stierf in Haran. Hij was toen 205 jaar.
Genesis 11
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Genesis 11
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The Tower of Babel
11 There was a time when the whole world spoke one language. Everyone used the same words. 2 Then people began to move from the East. They found a plain in the land of Babylonia and stayed there to live. 3 Then they said to each other, “Let’s make some bricks of clay and bake them in the fire.” Then they used these bricks as stones, and they used tar as mortar.
4 Then the people said, “Let’s build ourselves a city and a tower that will reach to the sky. Then we will be famous. This will keep us together so that we will not be scattered all over the earth.”
5 Then the Lord came down to see the city and the tower. 6 The Lord said, “These people all speak the same language. And I see that they are joined together to do this work. This is only the beginning of what they can do. Soon they will be able to do anything they want. 7 Let’s go down and confuse their language. Then they will not understand each other.”
8 So people stopped building the city, and the Lord scattered them all over the earth. 9 That is the place where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. That is why it is called Babel.[a] And it was from there that the Lord caused the people to spread out to all the other places on earth.
The History of Shem’s Family
10 This is the history of Shem’s family. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, his son Arphaxad was born. 11 After that Shem lived 500 years. He had other sons and daughters.
12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, his son Shelah was born. 13 After Shelah was born, Arphaxad lived 403 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
14 After Shelah was 30 years old, his son Eber was born. 15 After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
16 After Eber was 34 years old, his son Peleg was born. 17 After Peleg was born, Eber lived another 430 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
18 After Peleg was 30 years old, his son Reu was born. 19 After Reu was born, Peleg lived another 209 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
20 After Reu was 32 years old, his son Serug was born. 21 After Serug was born, Reu lived another 207 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
22 After Serug was 30 years old, his son Nahor was born. 23 After Nahor was born, Serug lived another 200 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
24 After Nahor was 29 years old, his son Terah was born. 25 After Terah was born, Nahor lived another 119 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
26 After Terah was 70 years old, his sons Abram, Nahor, and Haran were born.
The History of Terah’s Family
27 This is the history of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot. 28 Haran died in his hometown, Ur of Babylonia,[b] while his father Terah was still alive. 29 Abram and Nahor both married. Abram’s wife was named Sarai. Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. Milcah was the daughter of Haran. Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30 Sarai did not have any children because she was not able to have children.
31 Terah took his family and left Ur of Babylonia. They planned to travel to Canaan. Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran’s son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai (Abram’s wife). They traveled to the city of Haran and decided to stay there. 32 Terah lived to be 205 years old. He died in Haran.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:9 Babel Or “Babylon.” This is like a word meaning “confuse.”
- Genesis 11:28 Ur of Babylonia Literally, “Ur of the Chaldeans.” A city in southern Babylonia. Also in verse 31.
Genesis 11
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Genesis 11
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The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole world had one language(A) and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](B) and settled there.
3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks(C) and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone,(D) and tar(E) for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens,(F) so that we may make a name(G) for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered(H) over the face of the whole earth.”(I)
5 But the Lord came down(J) to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language(K) they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us(L) go down(M) and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”(N)
8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth,(O) and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel[c](P)—because there the Lord confused the language(Q) of the whole world.(R) From there the Lord scattered(S) them over the face of the whole earth.
From Shem to Abram(T)
10 This is the account(U) of Shem’s family line.
Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father[d] of Arphaxad.(V) 11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.(W) 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.[e]
14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.(X) 15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.(Y) 17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.(Z) 19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.(AA) 21 And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.(AB) 23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.(AC) 25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram,(AD) Nahor(AE) and Haran.(AF)
Abram’s Family
27 This is the account(AG) of Terah’s family line.
Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor(AH) and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.(AI) 28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans,(AJ) in the land of his birth. 29 Abram and Nahor(AK) both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai,(AL) and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah;(AM) she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah. 30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.(AN)
31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(AO) son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law(AP) Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans(AQ) to go to Canaan.(AR) But when they came to Harran,(AS) they settled there.
32 Terah(AT) lived 205 years, and he died in Harran.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
- Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia
- Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.
- Genesis 11:10 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 11-25.
- Genesis 11:13 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also Luke 3:35, 36 and note at Gen. 10:24) 35 years, he became the father of Cainan. 13 And after he became the father of Cainan, Arphaxad lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan had lived 130 years, he became the father of Shelah. And after he became the father of Shelah, Cainan lived 330 years and had other sons and daughters
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