Genesis 11

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The whole world spoke the same language, with the same vocabulary.	1 ܘܗܘܬ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ. ܠܫܢܐ ܚܕ ܘܡܡܠܠܐ ܚܕ.
2 Now, as people moved eastwards they found a valley in the land of Shinar where they settled.	2 ܘܗ̣ܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܫܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܐܫܟܚܘ ܦܩܥܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܣܢܥܪ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܬܡܢ .
3 They said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks and bake them in the fire.' For stone they usedbricks, and for mortar they used bitumen.	3 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ. ܬܘ ܢܪܡܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܐ ܘܢܘܩܕ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ. ܘܗܘܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܒܬܐ ܠܟܐܦܐ. ܘܣܝܕܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡ̇ܠܛܐ.
4 'Come,' they said, 'let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top reaching heaven. Let us makea name for ourselves, so that we do not get scattered all over the world.'	4 ܘܐܡܪܘ. ܬܘ ܢܒܢܐ ܠܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ. ܘܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܪܫܗ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܘܢܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܫܡܐ. ܕܠܡܐ ܢܬܒܕܪ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ.
5 Now Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that the people had built.	5 ܘܢܚ̣ܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ. ܘܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܒ̇ܢܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ.
6 'So they are al a single people with a single language!' said Yahweh. 'This is only the start of theirundertakings! Now nothing they plan to do wil be beyond them.	6 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܚܕ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܚܕ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ. ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܡܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܨܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܠܡܥܒܕ.
7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they cannot understand one another.'	7 ܬܘ ܢܚܘܬ ܘܢ̇ܦܠܓ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܠܫ̈ܢܐ. ܕܠܐ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܠܫܢ ܚܒܪܗ.
8 Yahweh scattered them thence all over the world, and they stopped building the city.	8 ܘܒ̇ܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܦܫܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܒܢܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ.
9 That is why it was cal ed Babel, since there Yahweh confused the language of the whole world, andfrom there Yahweh scattered them al over the world.	9 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩ̣ܪܐ ܫܡܗ̇ ܒܒܠ. ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡ̇ܢ ܒܠܒܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܡܢ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܒ̇ܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ.
10 These are Shem's descendants: When Shem was a hundred years old he fathered Arpachshad, twoyears after the flood.	10 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܗ ܕܫܝܡ. ܫܝܡ ܒܪ ܡܐܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ. ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܪܦܟܫܪ. ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܛܘܦܢܐ.
11 After the birth of Arpachshad, Shem lived five hundred years and fathered sons and daughters.	11 ܘܚܝ̣ܐ ܫܝܡ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܪܦܟܫܪ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
12 When Arpachshad was thirty-five years old he fathered Shelah.	12 ܘܐܪܦܟܫܪ ܚ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܫܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܫܠܚ.
13 After the birth of Shelah, Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years and fathered sons anddaughters.	13 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܐܪܦܟܫܪ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܫܠܚ. ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
14 When Shelah was thirty years old he fathered Eber.	14 ܘܫܠܚ ܚܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܥܒ̇ܪ.
15 After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived four hundred and three years and fathered sons and daughters.	15 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܫܠܚ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܥܒ̇ܪ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
16 When Eber was thirty-four years old he fathered Peleg.	16 ܘܚܝܐ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܦܠܓ.
17 After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and fathered sons and daughters.	17 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܥܒܪ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܦܠܓ. ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
18 When Peleg was thirty years old he fathered Reu.	18 ܘܚܝ̣ܐ ܦܠܓ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܪܥܘ.
19 After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and fathered sons and daughters.	19 ܘܚܝ̣ܐ ܦܠܓ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܪܥܘ. ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
20 When Reu was thirty-two years old he fathered Serug.	20 ܘܚܝ̣ܐ ܐܪܥܘ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܣܪܘܓ.
21 After the birth of Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years and fathered sons and daughters.	21 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܐܪܥܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܣܪܘܓ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
22 When Serug was thirty years old he fathered Nahor.	22 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܣܪܘܓ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܢܚܘܪ.
23 After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years and fathered sons and daughters.	23 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܣܪܘܓ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܢܚܘܪ. ܡܐܬ̈ܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
24 When Nahor was twenty-nine years old he fathered Terah.	24 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܢܚܘܪ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܬܪܚ.
25 After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years and fathered sons and daughters.	25 ܘܚܝ̣ܐ ܢܚܘܪ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܘܠܕ ܠܬܪܚ. ܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܣܪܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ.
26 When Terah was seventy years old he fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran.	26 ܘܚ̣ܝܐ ܬܪܚ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܒܪܡ ܘܠܢܚܘܪ. ܘܠܗܪܢ.
27 These are Terah's descendants: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. Haran fathered Lot.	27 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬ̈ܘܠܕܬܗ ܕܬܪܚ. ܬܪܚ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܒܪܡ. ܘܠܢܚܘܪ ܘܠܗܪܢ. ܘܗܪܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܠܘܛ.
28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in his native land, Ur of the Chaldaeans.	28 ܘܡܝܬ ܗܪܢ ܒܚ̈ܝܝ ܬܪܚ ܐܒܘܗܝ. ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܒܗ̇ ܒܐܘܪ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ.
29 Abram and Nahor both married: Abram's wife was cal ed Sarai, Nahor's wife was called Milcahdaughter of Haran, father of Milcah and Iscah.	29 ܘܢܣܒ̣ܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܒܪܡ ܘܢܚܘܪ ܢܫ̈ܐ. ܫܡ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܐܒܪܡ ܣܪܝ. ܘܫܡ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܢܚܘܪ ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܒܪܬ ܗܪܢ. ܐܒܘܗ̇ ܕܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܘܐܒܘܗ̇ ܕܐܣܟܐ.
30 Sarai was barren, having no child.	30 ܘܗܘܬ ܣܪܝ ܥܩܪܬܐ. ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ.
31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law the wife ofAbram, and made them leave Ur of the Chaldaeans to go to the land of Canaan. But on arrival in Haran theysettled there.	31 ܘܕܒ̣ܪ ܬܪܚ ܠܐܒܪܡ ܒܪܗ ܘܠܠܘܛ ܒܪ ܗܪܢ ܒܪ ܒܪܗ. ܘܠܣܪܝ ܟܠܬܗ ܐܢܬܬ ܐܒܪܡ ܒܪܗ. ܘܢܦܩ̣ܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܪ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ. ܘܐܬܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܪܢ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܬܡܢ.
32 Terah's life lasted two hundred and five years; then he died at Haran.	32 ܘܗܘܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܬܪܚ. ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܡܝܬ ܬܪܚ ܒܚܪܢ.