Genesis 11

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.	1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
2 And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it.	2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
3 And each one said to his neighbour: Come, let us make brick, and bake them of stones, and slime instead of mortar.	3 And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar.
4 And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven: and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.	4 And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.”
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.	5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
6 And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue: and they have begun to do this, neither will they leave off from their designs, till they accomplish them in deed.	6 And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.
7 Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there may not understand one another's speech.	7 Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor.”
8 And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city.	8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
9 And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries.	9 And for this reason, its name was called ‘Babel,’ because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region.
10 These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood.	10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
11 And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.	11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale.	12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begot Sale, three hundred and three years; and begot sons and daughters.	13 And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
14 Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber.	14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
15 And Sale lived after he begot Heber, four hundred and three years; and begot sons and daughters.	15 And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
16 And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.	16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
17 And Heber lived after he begot Phaleg, four hundred and thirty years: and begot sons and daughters.	17 And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
18 Phaleg also lived thirty years, and begot Reu.	18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
19 And Phaleg lived after he begot Reu, two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.	19 And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug.	20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
21 And Reu lived after he begot Sarug, two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.	21 Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
22 And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor.	22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
23 And Sarug lived after he begot Nachor, two hundred years: and begot sons and daughters.	23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
24 And Nachor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Thare.	24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
25 And Nachor lived after he begot Thare, a hundred and nineteen years: and begot sons and daughters.	25 And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
26 And Thare lived seventy years, and begot Abram, and Nachor, and Aran.	26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
27 And these are the generations of Thare: Thare begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. And Aran begot Lot.	27 And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
28 And Aran died before Thare his father, in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Chaldees.	28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 And Abram and Nachor married wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai: and the name of Nachor's wife, Melcha, the daughter of Aran, father of Melcha, and father of Jescha.	29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 And Sarai was barren, and had no children.	30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
31 And Thare took Abram, his son, and Lot the son of Aran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of Abram his son, and brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan: and they came as far as Haran, and dwelt there.	31 And so Terah took his son Abram, and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and he led them away from Ur of the Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan. And they approached as far as Haran, and they dwelt there.
32 And the days of Thare were tow hundred and five years, and he died in Haran.	32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.