Genesis 11

The Tower of Babel

1The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary. 2As people moved toward the east,#11:2 Or “from the east.” they found a plain in Shinar [Babylonia] and settled there.

3They said to one another, “Let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used bricks as stones and tar #11:3 Or “bitumen.” as mortar.

4Then they said, “Let’s build a city for ourselves and a tower with its top in the sky. Let’s make a name for ourselves so that we won’t become scattered all over the face of the earth.”

5The Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the descendants of Adam were building. 6The Lord said, “They are one people with one language. This is only the beginning of what they will do! Now nothing they plan to do will be too difficult for them. 7Let us go down there and mix up their language so that they won’t understand each other.”

8So the Lord scattered them all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9This is why it was named Babel, because there the Lord turned the language of the whole earth into babble. From that place the Lord scattered them all over the face of the earth.

The Ten Descendants of Shem—Shem to Terah

(1 Chronicles 1:17–23)

10This is the account of Shem and his descendants. Two years after the flood when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad. 11After he became the father of Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12Arpachshad was 35 years old when he became the father of Shelah. 13After he became the father of Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

14Shelah was 30 years old when he became the father of Eber. 15After he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

16Eber was 34 years old when he became the father of Peleg. 17After he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18Peleg was 30 years old when he became the father of Reu. 19After he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

20Reu was 32 years old when he became the father of Serug. 21After he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

22Serug was 30 years old when he became the father of Nahor. 23After he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

24Nahor was 29 years old when he became the father of Terah. 25After he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

26Terah was 70 years old when he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Terah Moves to Haran

27This is the account of Terah and his descendants. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot. 28While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, his native land. 29Both Abram and Nahor married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, daughter of Haran. (Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah.) 30Sarai was not able to have children.

31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, wife of his son Abram. They set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came as far as Haran, they stayed there. 32Terah lived 205 years and died in Haran.

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Genesis 11

Ang Tore ng Babel

1Noon, isang wika lang ang ginagamit ng lahat ng tao sa buong mundo. 2Habang lumilipat ng tirahan ang mga tao patungo sa silangan, nakarating sila sa isang patag na lugar sa Shinar, at doon sila nanirahan.

3-4Ngayon, sinabi ng mga tao, “Magtayo tayo ng isang lungsod na may tore na aabot sa langit, para maging tanyag tayo at hindi mangalat sa buong mundo.” Kaya gumawa sila ng mga tisa,#11:3-4 tisa: sa Ingles, “brick.” at pinainitan nila ito nang mabuti para tumigas nang husto. Tisa ang ginamit nila sa halip na bato. At aspalto ang ginamit nila bilang semento.

5Ngayon, bumaba ang Panginoon para tingnan ang pagtatayo ng mga tao ng lungsod at tore. 6Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Ang mga taong ito ay nagkakaisa at may isang wika lang. At ang ginagawa nilang ito ay simula pa lamang ng mga binabalak pa nilang gawin. Hindi magtatagal, gagawin nila ang kahit anong gusto nilang gawin. 7Kaya bumaba tayo. Pag-iba-ibahin natin ang wika nila para hindi sila magkaintindihan.”

8Kaya pinangalat sila ng Panginoon sa buong mundo dahil hindi na sila magkaintindihan, at nahinto ang pagtatayo nila ng lungsod. 9Ang lungsod na ito ay tinawag na Babel#11:9 Babel: o, Babilonia. Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, “ibaʼt iba.” dahil doon pinag-iba-iba ng Panginoon ang wika ng mga tao, at mula roon ay pinangalat niya sila sa buong mundo.

Ang mga Lahi ni Shem

(1 Cro. 1:24-27)

10Ito ang salaysay tungkol sa pamilya ni Shem:

Dalawang taon pagkatapos ng baha, nasa 100 taong gulang na noon si Shem, nang isilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Arfaxad. 11Matapos isilang si Arfaxad, nabuhay pa si Shem ng 500 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

12Nang 35 taong gulang na si Arfaxad, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Shela. 13Matapos isilang si Shela, nabuhay pa si Arfaxad ng 403 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

14Nang 30 taong gulang na si Shela, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Eber. 15Matapos isilang si Eber, nabuhay pa si Shela ng 403 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

16Nang 34 taong gulang na si Eber, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Peleg. 17Matapos isilang si Peleg, nabuhay pa si Eber ng 430 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

18Nang 30 taong gulang na si Peleg, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Reu. 19Matapos isilang si Reu, nabuhay pa si Peleg ng 209 na taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

20Nang 32 taong gulang na si Reu, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Serug. 21Matapos isilang si Serug, nabuhay pa si Reu ng 207 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

22Nang 30 taong gulang na si Serug, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Nahor. 23Matapos isilang si Nahor, nabuhay pa si Serug ng 200 taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

24Nang 29 taong gulang na si Nahor, isinilang ang anak niyang lalaki na si Tera. 25Matapos isilang si Tera, nabuhay pa si Nahor ng 119 na taon at nadagdagan pa ang mga anak niya.

26Nang 70 taong gulang na si Tera, isinilang ang mga anak niyang lalaki na sina Abram, Nahor at Haran.

Ang mga Lahi ni Tera

27Ito ang salaysay tungkol sa pamilya ni Tera:

Si Tera ang ama nina Abram, Nahor at Haran. Si Haran ang ama ni Lot. 28Namatay si Haran doon sa Ur na sakop ng mga Caldeo,#11:28 Caldeo: Mga taong nakatira noon sa timog ng Babilonia. Nang bandang huli, naging Caldeo ang tawag sa mga taga-Babilonia. sa lugar mismo kung saan isinilang siya. Namatay siya habang buhay pa ang ama niyang si Tera. 29Naging asawa ni Abram si Sarai, at si Nahor ay naging asawa ni Milca. Ang ama ni Milca at ng kapatid niyang si Isca ay si Haran. 30Si Sarai ay hindi magkaanak dahil siyaʼy baog.

31Umalis si Tera sa Ur na sakop ng mga Caldeo. Kasama niya ang anak niyang si Abram, ang kanyang manugang na si Sarai, at ang apo niyang si Lot na anak ni Haran. Papunta sana sila sa Canaan, pero pagdating nila sa Haran doon na lamang sila tumira. 32Doon namatay si Tera sa edad na 205.#11:32 205: sa tekstong Samaritan, 145.

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