¹ Ο δε Κυριος ειπε προς τον Αβραμ, Εξελθε εκ της γης σου, και εκ της συγγενειας σου, και εκ του οικου του πατρος σου, εις την γην την οποιαν θελω σοι δειξει·

² και θελω σε καμει εις εθνος μεγα· και θελω σε ευλογησει, και θελω μεγαλυνει το ονομα σου· και θελεις εισθαι εις ευλογιαν·

³ και θελω ευλογησει τους ευλογουντας σε, και τους καταρωμενους σε θελω καταρασθη· και θελουσιν ευλογηθη εν σοι πασαι αι φυλαι της γης.

⁴ Και υπηγεν ο Αβραμ, καθως ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος· και μετ' αυτου υπηγε και ο Λωτ· ο δε Αβραμ ητο ηλικιας εβδομηκοντα πεντε ετων, οτε εξηλθεν απο Χαρραν.

⁵ Και ελαβεν ο Αβραμ Σαραν την γυναικα αυτου, και Λωτ τον υιον του αδελφου αυτου, και παντα τα υπαρχοντα αυτων οσα ειχον αποκτησει, και τους ανθρωπους τους οποιους ειχον αποκτησει εν Χαρραν, και εξηλθον δια να υπαγωσιν εις την γην Χανααν· και ηλθον εις την γην Χανααν.

⁶ Και διεπερασεν ο Αβραμ την γην εκεινην εως του τοπου Συχεμ, εως της δρυος Μορεχ· οι δε Χαναναιοι τοτε κατωκουν εν τη γη ταυτη.

⁷ Και εφανη ο Κυριος εις τον Αβραμ και ειπεν, Εις το σπερμα σου θελω δωσει την γην ταυτην. Και ωκοδομησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον εις τον Κυριον, οστις εφανη εις αυτον.

⁸ Και εκειθεν μετεβη προς το ορος, το κατα ανατολας της Βαιθηλ, και εστησε την σκηνην αυτου εχων την Βαιθηλ προς δυσμας και την Γαι προς ανατολας· και ωκοδομησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον εις τον Κυριον, και επεκαλεσθη το ονομα του Κυριου.

⁹ Και μετεσκηνωσεν ο Αβραμ, οδοιπορων και προχωρων προς μεσημβριαν.

¹⁰ Εγεινε δε πεινα εν τη γη ταυτη· και κατεβη ο Αβραμ εις την Αιγυπτον δια να παροικηση εκει· διοτι η πεινα ητο βαρεια εν τη γη.

¹¹ Και οτε επλησιαζε να εισελθη εις την Αιγυπτον, ειπε προς Σαραν την γυναικα αυτου, Ιδου, γνωριζω οτι εισαι γυνη ευειδης·

¹² θελει συμβη λοιπον, ωστε καθως σε ιδωσιν οι Αιγυπτιοι, θελουσιν ειπει, Γυνη αυτου ειναι αυτη· και θελουσι φονευσει εμε, σε δε θελουσι φυλαξει ζωσαν.

¹³ Ειπε λοιπον, οτι εισαι αδελφη μου, δια να γεινη καλον εις εμε εξ αιτιας σου, και να φυλαχθη η ζωη μου δια σε.

¹⁴ Και οτε εισηλθεν ο Αβραμ εις την Αιγυπτον, ειδον οι Αιγυπτιοι την γυναικα οτι ητο ωραια σφοδρα.

¹⁵ Και οι αρχοντες του Φαραω ειδον αυτην, και επηνεσαν αυτην προς τον Φαραω· και εληφθη η γυνη εις την οικιαν του Φαραω.

¹⁶ Τον δε Αβραμ μετεχειρισθησαν καλως δι' αυτην· και ειχε προβατα και βοας και ονους και δουλους και δουλας και ονους θηλυκας και καμηλους.

¹⁷ Και επεφερεν ο Κυριος επι τον Φαραω και επι τον οικον αυτου πληγας μεγαλας εξ αιτιας Σαρας της γυναικος του Αβραμ.

¹⁸ Εκαλεσε δε ο Φαραω τον Αβραμ, και ειπε, Τι ειναι τουτο, το οποιον εκαμες εις εμε; δια τι δεν μ' εφανερωσας οτι αυτη ειναι γυνη σου;

¹⁹ δια τι ειπας, Αδελφη μου ειναι αυτη; και ελαβον αυτην εις εμαυτον δια γυναικα· και τωρα, ιδου η γυνη σου· λαβε αυτην, και υπαγε.

²⁰ Και διωρισεν ο Φαραω ανθρωπους εις αυτον· και συμπροεπεμψαν αυτον, και την γυναικα αυτου και παντα οσα ειχε.

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.