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Genesis 11
World English Bible
Genesis 11
World English Bible
11 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. 2 As they traveled east,[a] they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there. 3 They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar. 4 They 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.”
5 Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built. 6 Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do. 7 Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city. 9 Therefore 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.
10 This 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. 11 Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
12 Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah. 13 Arpachshad lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
14 Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber. 15 Shelah lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
16 Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg. 17 Eber lived four hundred thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
18 Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu. 19 Peleg lived two hundred nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
20 Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug. 21 Reu lived two hundred seven years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
22 Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor. 23 Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
24 Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah. 25 Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
26 Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot. 28 Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees, while his father Terah was still alive. 29 Abram 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. 30 Sarai was barren. She had no child. 31 Terah 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. 32 The days of Terah were two hundred five years. Terah died in Haran.
Footnotes
- 11:2 LXX reads “from the east”.
Geneza 11
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Geneza 11
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Turnul Babel
11 Tot pământul vorbea o singură limbă şi folosea aceleaşi cuvinte. 2 Venind dinspre răsărit[a], oamenii au găsit o câmpie în ţara Şinar[b] şi s-au aşezat acolo. 3 Ei şi-au spus unul altuia: „Haideţi să facem cărămizi şi să le ardem bine.“ Ei foloseau cărămizi în loc de pietre şi smoală în loc de mortar. 4 Apoi au zis: „Haidem să ne construim o cetate şi un turn cu vârful până la cer şi să ne facem un nume, altfel vom fi împrăştiaţi pe tot pământul.“
5 Domnul S-a coborât să vadă cetatea şi turnul pe care oamenii le construiau. 6 Domnul a zis: „Ei sunt un singur popor, toţi au aceeaşi limbă, iar acesta este doar începutul a ceea ce vor să facă; nimic din ceea ce şi-au propus să facă nu va fi imposibil pentru ei. 7 Haidem să Ne coborâm şi să le încurcăm acolo limba, pentru ca ei să nu-şi mai înţeleagă limba unul altuia.“ 8 Astfel, Domnul i-a împrăştiat de acolo pe tot pământul, iar ei au încetat să mai construiască cetatea. 9 De aceea cetatea a fost numită Babel[c], pentru că acolo Domnul a încurcat limba întregului pământ şi apoi i-a împrăştiat pe tot pământul.
Urmaşii lui Sem până la Avram
10 Aceasta este genealogia[d] lui Sem.
La vârsta de o sută de ani, la doi ani după potop, lui Sem i s-a născut Arpahşad. 11 După naşterea lui Arpahşad, Sem a mai trăit cinci sute de ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
12 La vârsta de treizeci şi cinci de ani, lui Arpahşad i s-a născut Şelah. 13 După naşterea lui Şelah, Arpahşad a mai trăit patru sute trei ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.[e]
14 La vârsta de treizeci de ani, lui Şelah i s-a născut Eber. 15 După naşterea lui Eber, Şelah a mai trăit patru sute trei ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
16 La vârsta de treizeci şi patru de ani, lui Eber i s-a născut Peleg. 17 După naşterea lui Peleg, Eber a mai trăit patru sute treizeci de ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
18 La vârsta de treizeci de ani, lui Peleg i s-a născut Reu. 19 După naşterea lui Reu, Peleg a mai trăit două sute nouă ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
20 La vârsta de treizeci şi doi de ani, lui Reu i s-a născut Serug. 21 După naşterea lui Serug, Reu a mai trăit două sute şapte ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
22 La vârsta de treizeci de ani, lui Serug i s-a născut Nahor. 23 După naşterea lui Nahor, Serug a mai trăit două sute de ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
24 La vârsta de douăzeci şi nouă de ani, lui Nahor i s-a născut Terah. 25 După naşterea lui Terah, Nahor a mai trăit o sută nouăsprezece ani şi i s-au mai născut şi alţi copii: fii şi fiice.
26 La vârsta de şaptezeci de ani, lui Terah i s-au născut Avram, Nahor şi Haran.
27 Aceasta este genealogia[f] lui Terah: Terah a fost tatăl lui Avram, Nahor şi Haran. Haran a fost tatăl lui Lot.
28 Haran a murit înaintea tatălui său, Terah, în ţara în care s-a născut, în Ur din Caldeea. 29 Avram şi Nahor şi-au luat soţii. Numele soţiei lui Avram era Sarai, iar numele soţiei lui Nahor era Milca. Ea era fiica lui Haran, tatăl Milcăi şi al Iscăi. 30 Sarai era stearpă; ea nu avea copii.
31 Terah i-a luat pe fiul său Avram şi pe nepotul său Lot, fiul lui Haran, precum şi pe Sarai, nora sa şi soţia fiului său Avram, şi au ieşit împreună din Ur, din Caldeea, ca să meargă în Canaan; dar când au ajuns în Haran, s-au aşezat acolo. 32 Terah a trăit două sute cinci ani, apoi a murit în Haran.
Footnotes
- Geneza 11:2 Sau: în răsărit; sau: înspre răsărit; sensul este nesigur
- Geneza 11:2 Babilonia
- Geneza 11:9 Babel (akkadiană) înseamnă cale (poartă) spre zeu şi sună asemănător cu termenul ebraic pentru confuzie sau încurcătură.
- Geneza 11:10 Vezi nota de la 2:4
- Geneza 11:13 TM; LXX (vezi şi nota de la 10:24): La vârsta de o sută treizeci şi cinci de ani, lui Arfaxad i s-a născut Cainan. După ce i s-a născut Cainan, Arfaxad a mai trăit patru sute treizeci de ani şi i s-au mai născut fii şi fiice. Apoi a murit. La vârsta de o sută treizeci de ani lui Cainan i s-a născut Şelah. După ce i s-a născut Şelah, Cainan a mai trăit trei sute treizeci de ani şi i s-au mai născut fii şi fiice. Apoi a murit.
- Geneza 11:27 Vezi nota de la 2:4
Genesis 11
King James Version
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.
Genesis 11
New International Version
Genesis 11
New International Version
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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