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Translation of "The Tower of Babel" (Standalone)

Original:	And all the earth had one language and one tongue. And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place. And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth. And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth. And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building. And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs. Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another. So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town. So it was named Babel, because there the Lord took away the sense of all languages and from there the Lord sent them away over all the face of the earth.
Translation:	Άπε ωύλος βίτος γάβε οίνην ιέχτιν, άπε οίνον σεπϝον. Άπε άλτ, πὰν κρίνισσον αυ ϝῆρεις, ϝίστον μάγον εν Σενναάρης λάνδης · άπε λέκτον ας. Άπε σεῖ σέπεντες, „Τεῖγετις, τὴς γῖγνητεμες χλίκης, άπε δάγησσι δαΐητεμες.” Άπε γάπτον χλίκης κυι κλούκης, άπε γάπτον ὼξρη κυι μύρτελι. Άπε σεῖ σέπεντες, „Τεῖγετις, τὴς ζᾶβητεμες κάτρικαν άπε τρύσιν, πεῖς βάνδην τὴς σάνηντι πους νέμι · άπε τὴς ϝίσσοι γῖγνητεμες, ὰμπαν χλίτανοι σῖλιζημο γρε ωύλι βίτι δρίκης.” Άπε Κύριος χο βοῦτ πῖσοντης κάτρικαν άπε τρύσιν, πεῖς ϝίρον άνδρης ζᾶπτον. Άπε Κύριος σέπτ, „Πῖσετις, κὲνλον ώς οίνος έσσι, άπε ωύλος γάβετι οίνην ιέχτιν · άπε τωῦζηντι σό, άπε νού νέπε αύβητετι εῖς, πίδ φαντάζοντι γνίοντους. Τεῖγετις, τὴς χο τεῖγητεμες, άπε ας σό μίσκητεμες ζῶ ιέχτιν, οὺτος τὴς νῖσηντι σεῖ τῖγνηντι σέπϝον.” Οὺτος Κύριος χλίτανοι αυ σό σῖλησσι εῖς γρε ωύλι βίτι δρίκης: άπε κὸνσαντον ζᾶβοντην κάτρικαν. Οὺτος κῶγγρετο άγμαναν Βαβυλόν · χὰριδη Κύριος ας σό μίσκτ ωύλι βίτι ιέχτιν: άπε αυ σό Κύριος χλίτανοι σῖλησσι εῖς γρε ωύλι βίτι δρίκης.
Interlinear:	and all-M.SG.NOM.DEF world-SG.NOM hold-3SG.PST.IPFV one-F.SG.ACC.DEF language-SG.ACC \| and one-M.SG.ACC.DEF say-GER-SG.ACC and become-3SG.PST.PFV \| when journey-3PL.PST.PFV from East-SG.GEN \| find-3PL.PST.PFV plain-SG.ACC in Shinar-SG.GEN land-SG.GEN \| and lie-3PL.PST.PFV at and 3PL.M.RECP say-3PL.PST.IPFV \| go-2PL.IMP \| may make.FUT-1PL.FUT.IPFV brick-PL.ACC \| and good-F.PL.ACC.INDEF burn-1PL.FUT.IPFV \| and hold-3PL.PST.PFV brick-PL.ACC for stone-SG.GEN \| and hold-3PL.PST.PFV slime-PL.ACC for mortar-SG.GEN and 3PL.M.RECP say-3PL.PST.IPFV \| go-2PL.IMP \| may build-1PL.FUT.IPFV city-SG.ACC and tower-SG.ACC \| Q.F top-SG.ACC may reach-3PL.FUT.PFV to heaven-SG.GEN \| and may known-M.PL.NOM.DEF make.FUT-1PL.FUT.IPFV \| never broad-M.PL.NOM.DEF scatter-1PL.MPASS.FUT.PFV on all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN face-SG.GEN and Lord down come-3SG.PST.PFV see-PRES.PTCP-F.PL.ACC.DEF city-SG.ACC and tower-SG.ACC \| Q.F man-PL.GEN child-PL.NOM build-3PL.PST.PFV and Lord-SG.NOM say-3SG.PST.PFV \| see-2PL.IMP \| people-SG.NOM as one-M.SG.NOM.DEF COP.3SG.PRES \| and all-M.SG.NOM.DEF hold-3SG.PRES one-F.SG.ACC.DEF language-SG.ACC \| and begin-3PL.PRES DEM \| and now none ward-3SG.FUT.IPFV 3PL.M \| Q.N imagine-3PL.PRES do-PRES.PTCP-M.PL.ACC.DEF go-2PL.IMP \| may down go.FUT-1PL.FUT.IPFV \| and at DEM confuse-1PL.FUT.IPFV 3PL.M.POSS language-SG.ACC \| thus may COP.NEG.3PL.FUT.PFV 3PL.M.RECP understand-3PL.FUT.PFV speak-GER-SG.ACC thus Lord-SG.NOM broad-M.PL.NOM.DEF from DEM scatter-3SG.PST.PFV 3PL.M on all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN face-SG.GEN \| and stop-3PL.PST.PFV build-PRES.PTCP-F.SG.ACC.DEF city-SG.ACC thus call-3SG.MPASS.PRES name-SG.ACC Babel-SG.ACC \| because Lord-SG.NOM at DEM confuse-3SG.PST.PFV all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN language-SG.ACC \| and from DEM Lord-SG.NOM broad-M.PL.NOM.DEF scatter-3SG.PST.PFV 3PL.M on all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN face-SG.GEN

Original:

And all the earth had one language and one tongue. And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place. And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth. And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth. And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building. And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs. Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another. So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town. So it was named Babel, because there the Lord took away the sense of all languages and from there the Lord sent them away over all the face of the earth.

Translation:

Άπε ωύλος βίτος γάβε οίνην ιέχτιν, άπε οίνον σεπϝον. Άπε άλτ, πὰν κρίνισσον αυ ϝῆρεις, ϝίστον μάγον εν Σενναάρης λάνδης · άπε λέκτον ας. Άπε σεῖ σέπεντες, „Τεῖγετις, τὴς γῖγνητεμες χλίκης, άπε δάγησσι δαΐητεμες.” Άπε γάπτον χλίκης κυι κλούκης, άπε γάπτον ὼξρη κυι μύρτελι. Άπε σεῖ σέπεντες, „Τεῖγετις, τὴς ζᾶβητεμες κάτρικαν άπε τρύσιν, πεῖς βάνδην τὴς σάνηντι πους νέμι · άπε τὴς ϝίσσοι γῖγνητεμες, ὰμπαν χλίτανοι σῖλιζημο γρε ωύλι βίτι δρίκης.” Άπε Κύριος χο βοῦτ πῖσοντης κάτρικαν άπε τρύσιν, πεῖς ϝίρον άνδρης ζᾶπτον. Άπε Κύριος σέπτ, „Πῖσετις, κὲνλον ώς οίνος έσσι, άπε ωύλος γάβετι οίνην ιέχτιν · άπε τωῦζηντι σό, άπε νού νέπε αύβητετι εῖς, πίδ φαντάζοντι γνίοντους. Τεῖγετις, τὴς χο τεῖγητεμες, άπε ας σό μίσκητεμες ζῶ ιέχτιν, οὺτος τὴς νῖσηντι σεῖ τῖγνηντι σέπϝον.” Οὺτος Κύριος χλίτανοι αυ σό σῖλησσι εῖς γρε ωύλι βίτι δρίκης: άπε κὸνσαντον ζᾶβοντην κάτρικαν. Οὺτος κῶγγρετο άγμαναν Βαβυλόν · χὰριδη Κύριος ας σό μίσκτ ωύλι βίτι ιέχτιν: άπε αυ σό Κύριος χλίτανοι σῖλησσι εῖς γρε ωύλι βίτι δρίκης.

Interlinear:

and all-M.SG.NOM.DEF world-SG.NOM hold-3SG.PST.IPFV one-F.SG.ACC.DEF language-SG.ACC | and one-M.SG.ACC.DEF say-GER-SG.ACC

and become-3SG.PST.PFV | when journey-3PL.PST.PFV from East-SG.GEN | find-3PL.PST.PFV plain-SG.ACC in Shinar-SG.GEN land-SG.GEN | and lie-3PL.PST.PFV at

and 3PL.M.RECP say-3PL.PST.IPFV | go-2PL.IMP | may make.FUT-1PL.FUT.IPFV brick-PL.ACC | and good-F.PL.ACC.INDEF burn-1PL.FUT.IPFV | and hold-3PL.PST.PFV brick-PL.ACC for stone-SG.GEN | and hold-3PL.PST.PFV slime-PL.ACC for mortar-SG.GEN

and 3PL.M.RECP say-3PL.PST.IPFV | go-2PL.IMP | may build-1PL.FUT.IPFV city-SG.ACC and tower-SG.ACC | Q.F top-SG.ACC may reach-3PL.FUT.PFV to heaven-SG.GEN | and may known-M.PL.NOM.DEF make.FUT-1PL.FUT.IPFV | never broad-M.PL.NOM.DEF scatter-1PL.MPASS.FUT.PFV on all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN face-SG.GEN

and Lord down come-3SG.PST.PFV see-PRES.PTCP-F.PL.ACC.DEF city-SG.ACC and tower-SG.ACC | Q.F man-PL.GEN child-PL.NOM build-3PL.PST.PFV

and Lord-SG.NOM say-3SG.PST.PFV | see-2PL.IMP | people-SG.NOM as one-M.SG.NOM.DEF COP.3SG.PRES | and all-M.SG.NOM.DEF hold-3SG.PRES one-F.SG.ACC.DEF language-SG.ACC | and begin-3PL.PRES DEM | and now none ward-3SG.FUT.IPFV 3PL.M | Q.N imagine-3PL.PRES do-PRES.PTCP-M.PL.ACC.DEF

go-2PL.IMP | may down go.FUT-1PL.FUT.IPFV | and at DEM confuse-1PL.FUT.IPFV 3PL.M.POSS language-SG.ACC | thus may COP.NEG.3PL.FUT.PFV 3PL.M.RECP understand-3PL.FUT.PFV speak-GER-SG.ACC

thus Lord-SG.NOM broad-M.PL.NOM.DEF from DEM scatter-3SG.PST.PFV 3PL.M on all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN face-SG.GEN | and stop-3PL.PST.PFV build-PRES.PTCP-F.SG.ACC.DEF city-SG.ACC

thus call-3SG.MPASS.PRES name-SG.ACC Babel-SG.ACC | because Lord-SG.NOM at DEM confuse-3SG.PST.PFV all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN language-SG.ACC | and from DEM Lord-SG.NOM broad-M.PL.NOM.DEF scatter-3SG.PST.PFV 3PL.M on all-M.SG.GEN.DEF world-SG.GEN face-SG.GEN

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