1 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. 2 As they traveled east, 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.

1 那时， 全世界只有一种语言， 大家说同样的话语。

2 他们向东迁移的时候， 在示拿地发现一块平原， 就住在那里。

3 他们彼此说： "来， 我们做砖， 把砖烧透吧！ "他们就把砖当作石头， 又把石漆当作灰泥。

4 他们又说： "来， 我们建一座城， 造一座塔， 塔顶要通天。我们要为自己立名， 免得分散在全地上。"

5 耶和华下来， 要看看世人建造的城和塔。

6 耶和华说： "看哪， 他们同是一个民族， 有一样的语言， 他们一开始就作这事， 以后他们所要作的一切， 就没有可以拦阻他们的了。

7 来， 我们下去， 在那里混乱他们的语言， 使他们听不懂对方的话。"

8 于是， 耶和华把他们从那里分散到全地上， 他们就停止建造那城。

9 因此， 那城的名就叫巴别， 因为耶和华在那里混乱了全地所有的人的语言， 又从那里把他们分散在全地上。

10 以下是闪的后代。洪水以后两年， 闪一百岁的时候， 生了亚法撒。

11 闪生亚法撒以后， 又活了五百年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

12 亚法撒活到三十五岁， 就生了沙拉。

13 亚法撒生沙拉以后， 又活了四百零三年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

14 沙拉活到三十岁， 就生了希伯。

15 沙拉生希伯以后， 又活了四百零三年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

16 希伯活到三十四岁， 就生了法勒。

17 希伯生法勒以后， 又活了四百三十年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

18 法勒活到三十岁， 就生了拉吴。

19 法勒生拉吴以后， 又活了二百零九年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

20 拉吴活到三十二岁， 就生了西鹿。

21 拉吴生西鹿以后， 又活了二百零七年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

22 西鹿活到三十岁， 就生了拿鹤。

23 西鹿生拿鹤以后， 又活了二百年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

24 拿鹤活到二十九岁， 就生了他拉。

25 拿鹤生他拉以后， 又活了一百一十九年， 并且生了其他的儿女。

26 他拉活到七十岁， 就生了亚伯兰、拿鹤和哈兰。

27 以下是他拉的后代： 他拉生亚伯兰、拿鹤和哈兰； 哈兰生罗得。

28 哈兰在他父亲他拉之前， 死在他出生之地， 就是迦勒底的吾珥。

29 亚伯兰和拿鹤都娶了妻子； 亚伯兰的妻子名叫撒莱； 拿鹤的妻子名叫密迦， 是哈兰的女儿； 哈兰是密迦和亦迦的父亲。

30 撒莱不能生育， 没有孩子。

31 他拉带着他的儿子亚伯兰和他的孙子， 就是哈兰的儿子罗得， 以及他的媳妇亚伯兰的妻子撒莱， 一同出了迦勒底的吾珥， 要到迦南地去； 他们到了哈兰， 就住在那里。

32 他拉死在哈兰； 他的寿数共二百零五岁。