Genesis 11

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA MARTINI
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.	1 Or la terra avea una sola favella, e uno stesso linguaggio.
2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.	2 E partendosi dall'oriente, gli uomini trovarono una campagna nella terra di Sennaar, e ivi abitarono.
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.	3 E dissero tra di loro: Andiamo, facciamo de' mattoni, e li cuociamo col fuoco. E si valsero di mattoni in cambio di sassi, e di bitume in vece di calcina:
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.”	4 E dissero: Venite, facciamoci una città, e una torre, di cui la cima arrivi fino al cielo; e illustriamo il nostro nome prima di andar divisi per tutta quanta la terra.
5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.	5 Ma il Signore discese a vedere la città e la torre, che fabbricavano i figliuoli d'Adamo,
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.	6 E disse: Ecco che questo è un sol popolo, ed hanno tutti la stessa lingua: ed han principiato a fare tal cosa, e non desisteranno da' loro disegni, fino a che gli abbian di fatto condotti a termine.
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.”	7 Venite adunque, scendiamo, e confondiamo il loro linguaggio, sicché l'uno non capisca il parlare dell'altro.
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.	8 E per tal modo gli disperse il Signore da quel luogo per tutti i paesi, e lasciarono da parte la fabbrica della città.
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.	9 E quindi a questa fu dato il nome di Babel, perché ivi fu confuso il linguaggio di tutta la terra, e di là il Signore li disperse per tutte quante le regioni.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.	10 Questa è la genealogia di Sem: Sem avea cento anni, quando generò Arphaxad, due anni dopo il diluvio.
11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	11 E visse Sem, dopo aver generato Arphaxad, cinquecento anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.	12 Arphaxad poi visse trentacinque anni, e generò Sale.
13 And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	13 E visse Arphaxad, dopo aver generato Sale, trecento tre anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.	14 Sale poi visse trent'anni, e generò Heber.
15 And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	15 E visse Sale, dopo aver generato Heber, trecento tre anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.	16 E visse Heber trenta quattro anni, e generò Phaleg.
17 And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	17 E visse Heber, dopo aver generato Phaleg, quattrocento trent'anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.	18 E visse Phaleg trent'anni, e generò Reu.
19 And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	19 E visse Phaleg, dopo aver generato Reu, dugento nove anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.	20 E visse Reu trentadue anni, e generò Sarug.
21 Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	21 E visse Reu, dopo aver generato Sarug, dugento sette anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.	22 E visse Sarug trent'anni, e generò Nachor.
23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	23 E visse Sarug, dopo aver generato Nachor, dugento anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.	24 E visse Nachor ventinove anni, e generò Thare.
25 And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.	25 E visse Nachor, dopo aver generato Thare, cento diciannove anni: e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.	26 E visse Thare settant'anni, e generò Abram, e Nachor, e Aran.
27 And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.	27 E questa è la genealogia di Thare: Thare generò Abram, Nachor, e Aran. Aran poi generò Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.	28 E morì Aran prima di Thare suo padre nella terra, dov'era nato, in Ur de' Caldei.
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.	29 E Abram, e Nachor si ammogliarono: la moglie di Abram avea nome Sarai: e la moglie di Nachor ebbe nome Melcha, figliuola di Aran, padre di Melcha, e padre di Jesca.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.	30 Ma Sarai era sterile, e non avea figliuoli.
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.	31 Thare adunque prese seco Abram suo figliuolo, e Lot figliuolo di Aran, (cioè) figliuolo di un suo figliuolo, e Sarai sua nuora, moglie di Abram suo figliuolo, e li condusse via da Ur de' Caldei per andar nella terra di Chanaan, e andarono fino ad Haran, ed ivi abitarono.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.	32 E visse Thare dugento cinque anni, e morì in Haran.