¹ Και ητο πασα η γη μιας γλωσσης και μιας φωνης.

² Και οτε εκινησαν απο της ανατολης, ευρον πεδιαδα εν τη γη Σεννααρ· και κατωκησαν εκει.

³ Και ειπεν ο εις προς τον αλλον, Ελθετε, ας καμωμεν πλινθους, και ας ψησωμεν αυτας εν πυρι· και εχρησιμευσεν εις αυτους η μεν πλινθος αντι πετρας, η δε ασφαλτος εχρησιμευσεν εις αυτους αντι πηλου.

⁴ Και ειπον, Ελθετε, ας οικοδομησωμεν εις εαυτους πολιν και πυργον, του οποιου η κορυφη να φθανη εως του ουρανου· και ας αποκτησωμεν εις εαυτους ονομα, μηπως διασπαρωμεν επι του προσωπου πασης της γης.

⁵ Κατεβη δε ο Κυριος δια να ιδη την πολιν και τον πυργον, τον οποιον ωκοδομησαν οι υιοι των ανθρωπων.

⁶ Και ειπεν ο Κυριος, Ιδου, εις λαος, και παντες εχουσι μιαν γλωσσαν, και ηρχισαν να καμνωσι τουτο· και τωρα δεν θελει εμποδισθη εις αυτους παν ο, τι σκοπευουσι να καμωσιν·

⁷ ελθετε, ας καταβωμεν και ας συγχυσωμεν εκει την γλωσσαν αυτων, δια να μη εννοη ο εις του αλλου την γλωσσαν.

⁸ Και διεσκορπισεν αυτους ο Κυριος εκειθεν επι του προσωπου πασης της γης· και επαυσαν να οικοδομωσι την πολιν.

⁹ Δια τουτο ωνομασθη το ονομα αυτης Βαβελ· διοτι εκει συνεχεεν ο Κυριος την γλωσσαν πασης της γης· και εκειθεν διεσκορπισεν αυτους ο Κυριος επι το προσωπον πασης της γης.

¹⁰ Αυτη ειναι η γενεαλογια του Σημ. Ο Σημ ητο ετων εκατον, οτε εγεννησε τον Αρφαξαδ δυο ετη μετα τον κατακλυσμον·

¹¹ και εζησεν ο Σημ, αφου εγεννησε τον Αρφαξαδ, πεντακοσια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

¹² Και ο Αρφαξαδ εζησε τριακοντα πεντε ετη, και εγεννησε τον Σαλα·

¹³ και εζησεν ο Αρφαξαδ, αφου εγεννησε τον Σαλα, τετρακοσια τρια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

¹⁴ Και ο Σαλα εζησε τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Εβερ·

¹⁵ και εζησεν ο Σαλα, αφου εγεννησε τον Εβερ, τετρακοσια τρια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

¹⁶ Και εζησεν ο Εβερ τριακοντα τεσσαρα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Φαλεγ·

¹⁷ και εζησεν ο Εβερ, αφου εγεννησε τον Φαλεγ, τετρακοσια τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

¹⁸ Και εζησεν ο Φαλεγ τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Ραγαυ·

¹⁹ και εζησεν ο Φαλεγ, αφου εγεννησε τον Ραγαυ, διακοσια εννεα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

²⁰ Και εζησεν ο Ραγαυ τριακοντα δυο ετη, και εγεννησε τον Σερουχ·

²¹ και εζησεν ο Ραγαυ, αφου εγεννησε τον Σερουχ, διακοσια επτα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

²² Και εζησεν ο Σερουχ τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Ναχωρ·

²³ και εζησεν ο Σερουχ, αφου εγεννησε τον Ναχωρ, διακοσια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

²⁴ Και εζησεν ο Ναχωρ εικοσιεννεα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Θαρα·

²⁵ και εζησεν ο Ναχωρ, αφου εγεννησε τον Θαρα, εκατον δεκαεννεα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

²⁶ Και εζησεν ο Θαρα εβδομηκοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Αβραμ, τον Ναχωρ, και τον Αρραν.

²⁷ Και αυτη ειναι η γενεαλογια του Θαρα· ο Θαρα εγεννησε τον Αβραμ, τον Ναχωρ, και τον Αρραν· και ο Αρραν εγεννησε τον Λωτ.

²⁸ Και απεθανεν ο Αρραν ενωπιον Θαρα του πατρος αυτου εν τω τοπω της γεννησεως αυτου, εν Ουρ των Χαλδαιων.

²⁹ Και ελαβον ο Αβραμ και ο Ναχωρ εις εαυτους γυναικας· το ονομα της γυναικος του Αβραμ ητο Σαρα· και το ονομα της γυναικος του Ναχωρ, Μελχα, θυγατηρ του Αρραν, πατρος Μελχα, και πατρος Ιεσχα.

³⁰ Η δε Σαρα ητο στειρα, δεν ειχε τεκνον.

³¹ Και ελαβεν ο Θαρα Αβραμ τον υιον αυτου και Λωτ τον υιον του Αρραν εγγονον εαυτου, και Σαραν την εαυτου νυμφην, την γυναικα Αβραμ του υιου αυτου· και εξηλθον ομου απο της Ουρ των Χαλδαιων, δια να υπαγωσιν εις την γην Χανααν· και ηλθον εως Χαρραν και κατωκησαν εκει.

³² Και εγειναν αι ημεραι του Θαρα διακοσια πεντε ετη· και απεθανεν ο Θαρα εν Χαρραν.

¹ The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

² It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

³ They said one to 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 ourselves a name, 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 have all 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 and 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 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 sons and daughters.

¹⁴ Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber:

¹⁵ and Shelah lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of 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 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 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 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 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 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 before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

²⁹ Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, 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 forth 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.