Genesis 11

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

The entire world shared a single language and spoke with one voice.

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

As they traveled from the east, they discovered a beautiful, flat land in Shinar and decided to make it their home.

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

They turned to each other, saying, "Let's create bricks and fire them up until they're strong." So they used bricks instead of stones, and sticky tar instead of mortar.

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

They proposed, "Let's construct a city with a towering skyscraper that touches the sky. We'll make a name for ourselves to prevent us from being dispersed across the world."

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

The LORD descended to observe the city and tower that humanity had constructed.

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

God observed, "Look, the people are united, speaking one language, starting to achieve great things. Now, there's nothing they can't accomplish if they set their minds to it."

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

Come, let's descend and mix up their language so they won't comprehend each other's words.

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

And so, God dispersed them across the globe from that point, halting their construction of the city.

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Hence, it's named Babel, for it was there that God mixed up everyone's language, causing them to scatter across the entire world.

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

This is the lineage of Shem: At the age of a hundred, two years post the great flood, Shem became the father of Arphaxad.

And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

After Shem became a father to Arphaxad, he lived for another 500 years, during which he had more sons and daughters.

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

Arphaxad embraced life for thirty-five years, and then joyfully welcomed his son, Salah, into the world.

And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

After Arphaxad became a father to Salah, he lived for another 403 years, during which he had more sons and daughters.

And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

Salah, after living for three decades, joyfully welcomed his son, Eber, into the world.

And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

After fathering Eber, Salah lived for another 403 years, during which he had many more sons and daughters.

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

Eber, after living for 34 years, joyfully welcomed his son Peleg into the world.

And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

After fathering Peleg, Eber continued to live for another 430 years, during which he had more sons and daughters.

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

Peleg, after living for thirty years, became a proud father to Reu.

And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

After Peleg became a father to Reu, he lived for another 209 years, during which he had more sons and daughters.

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

Reu, at the age of thirty-two, joyfully welcomed his son, Serug, into the world.

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

After Reu became a father to Serug, he lived for another 207 years, during which he had more sons and daughters.

And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

After living for thirty years, Serug joyfully welcomed his son, Nahor, into the world.

And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

After Serug became a father to Nahor, he lived for another two centuries, filling his years with the joy and chaos of raising many more sons and daughters.

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

Nahor, after living for twenty-nine years, joyfully welcomed his son, Terah, into the world.

And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

After fathering Terah, Nahor continued to live for 119 more years, during which he had more sons and daughters.

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Terah had lived for seventy years, filled with wisdom and experiences, when he was blessed with three sons - Abram, Nahor, and Haran, bringing joy and new life into his world.

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

This is the lineage of Terah: Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran, in turn, was the father of Lot.

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Haran tragically passed away, leaving his father Terah heartbroken in their homeland, the city of Ur in Chaldea.

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Abram and Nahor chose their life partners. Abram was married to Sarai, while Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

But Sarai was unable to have children; she was childless.

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Terah, with a father's love, led his son Abram, his grandson Lot, and his beloved daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife. They bravely left their home in Ur of the Chaldees, seeking a new life in Canaan. Their journey brought them to Haran, where they settled and made their home.

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Terah lived a long life of 205 years, and at the end, he breathed his last in Haran.