¹ και ην πασα η γη χειλος εν και φωνη μια πασιν

² και εγενετο εν τω κινησαι αυτους απο ανατολων ευρον πεδιον εν γη σεννααρ και κατωκησαν εκει

³ και ειπεν ανθρωπος τω πλησιον δευτε πλινθευσωμεν πλινθους και οπτησωμεν αυτας πυρι και εγενετο αυτοις η πλινθος εις λιθον και ασφαλτος ην αυτοις ο πηλος

⁴ και ειπαν δευτε οικοδομησωμεν εαυτοις πολιν και πυργον ου η κεφαλη εσται εως του ουρανου και ποιησωμεν εαυτοις ονομα προ του διασπαρηναι επι προσωπου πασης της γης

⁵ και κατεβη κυριος ιδειν την πολιν και τον πυργον ον ωκοδομησαν οι υιοι των ανθρωπων

⁶ και ειπεν κυριος ιδου γενος εν και χειλος εν παντων και τουτο ηρξαντο ποιησαι και νυν ουκ εκλειψει εξ αυτων παντα οσα αν επιθωνται ποιειν

⁷ δευτε και καταβαντες συγχεωμεν εκει αυτων την γλωσσαν ινα μη ακουσωσιν εκαστος την φωνην του πλησιον

⁸ και διεσπειρεν αυτους κυριος εκειθεν επι προσωπον πασης της γης και επαυσαντο οικοδομουντες την πολιν και τον πυργον

⁹ δια τουτο εκληθη το ονομα αυτης συγχυσις οτι εκει συνεχεεν κυριος τα χειλη πασης της γης και εκειθεν διεσπειρεν αυτους κυριος ο θεος επι προσωπον πασης της γης

¹⁰ και αυται αι γενεσεις σημ σημ υιος εκατον ετων οτε εγεννησεν τον αρφαξαδ δευτερου ετους μετα τον κατακλυσμον

¹¹ και εζησεν σημ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον αρφαξαδ πεντακοσια ετη και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

¹² και εζησεν αρφαξαδ εκατον τριακοντα πεντε ετη και εγεννησεν τον καιναν

¹³ και εζησεν αρφαξαδ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον καιναν ετη τετρακοσια τριακοντα και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν και εζησεν καιναν εκατον τριακοντα ετη και εγεννησεν τον σαλα και εζησεν καιναν μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον σαλα ετη τριακοσια τριακοντα και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

¹⁴ και εζησεν σαλα εκατον τριακοντα ετη και εγεννησεν τον εβερ

¹⁵ και εζησεν σαλα μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον εβερ τριακοσια τριακοντα ετη και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

¹⁶ και εζησεν εβερ εκατον τριακοντα τεσσαρα ετη και εγεννησεν τον φαλεκ

¹⁷ και εζησεν εβερ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον φαλεκ ετη τριακοσια εβδομηκοντα και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

¹⁸ και εζησεν φαλεκ εκατον τριακοντα ετη και εγεννησεν τον ραγαυ

¹⁹ και εζησεν φαλεκ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον ραγαυ διακοσια εννεα ετη και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

²⁰ και εζησεν ραγαυ εκατον τριακοντα δυο ετη και εγεννησεν τον σερουχ

²¹ και εζησεν ραγαυ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον σερουχ διακοσια επτα ετη και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

²² και εζησεν σερουχ εκατον τριακοντα ετη και εγεννησεν τον ναχωρ

²³ και εζησεν σερουχ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον ναχωρ ετη διακοσια και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

²⁴ και εζησεν ναχωρ ετη εβδομηκοντα εννεα και εγεννησεν τον θαρα

²⁵ και εζησεν ναχωρ μετα το γεννησαι αυτον τον θαρα ετη εκατον εικοσι εννεα και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας και απεθανεν

²⁶ και εζησεν θαρα εβδομηκοντα ετη και εγεννησεν τον αβραμ και τον ναχωρ και τον αρραν

²⁷ αυται δε αι γενεσεις θαρα θαρα εγεννησεν τον αβραμ και τον ναχωρ και τον αρραν και αρραν εγεννησεν τον λωτ

²⁸ και απεθανεν αρραν ενωπιον θαρα του πατρος αυτου εν τη γη η εγενηθη εν τη χωρα των χαλδαιων

²⁹ και ελαβον αβραμ και ναχωρ εαυτοις γυναικας ονομα τη γυναικι αβραμ σαρα και ονομα τη γυναικι ναχωρ μελχα θυγατηρ αρραν πατηρ μελχα και πατηρ ιεσχα

³⁰ και ην σαρα στειρα και ουκ ετεκνοποιει

³¹ και ελαβεν θαρα τον αβραμ υιον αυτου και τον λωτ υιον αρραν υιον του υιου αυτου και την σαραν την νυμφην αυτου γυναικα αβραμ του υιου αυτου και εξηγαγεν αυτους εκ της χωρας των χαλδαιων πορευθηναι εις την γην χανααν και ηλθεν εως χαρραν και κατωκησεν εκει

³² και εγενοντο αι ημεραι θαρα εν χαρραν διακοσια πεντε ετη και απεθανεν 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.