Senjecas - Tower of Babel

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	COL = collective	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PST = past
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	Q = interrogative particle
	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	OCC = occupation suffix	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	PP = patient (past) participle	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	INC = inchoative	PRF = perfect	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	ELT = elative	IND = indicative	PRV = privative prefix	VBLZ = verbalizer

Text

babela̋s þőőro - The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

ivrěȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

• New American Bible
• Literal Hebrew Translation
• Senjecan Text

Gloss

• 1. The whole world spoke the same language, using the same words.
• And.was all earth of.language one and.of.speech one.
• da őru v̌e̋e̋tu þűn ȝeka̋sk̬e þűn sam̃a̋sk̬' e-e̋sa:

da	őr-u	v̌e̋e̋t-u	þűn	ȝek-a̋s=k̬e	þűn	sam̃-a̋s=k̬-'	e-e̋s-a
and	all-ABS	earth-N.s	one	language-G.s=and	one	speech-G.s-and-ELIS	PST=be-IND

• 2. While men were migrating in the east, they came upon a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
• And.it.was as.they.traveled from.east, they.found level.valley in.land.of Shinar, and they.lived.there.
• da e-e̋sa—méti nus a̋a̋usam áfa e-ta̋ƣa—mexa̋s ṡinara̋s éna le̋e̋po le̋ðom e-de̋e̋sa. da tóru e-m̃e̋e̋sa:

da	e-e̋s-a	méti	n-us	a̋a̋us-am	áfa	e=ta̋ƣ-a	mex-a̋s	ṡinar-a̋s	éna	le̋e̋po-Ø	le̋ð-om	e=de̋e̋s-a	da	tóru	e=m̃e̋e̋sa
and	PST=be-IND	as	3-N.p	east-A.s	from	PST=journey-IND	land-G.s	Shinar-G.s	in	wide-ABS	valley-A.s	PST=find-IND	and	there	PST=live-IND

• 3. They said to one another, "Come, let us mold bricks and harden them with fire." The used bricks for stone, and bitumen for mortar.
• And.said each.one to.his.neighbor, "Come, let.us.make bricks and.burn them thoroughly." And.was to.them the.brick for.stone, and.the.asphalt it.was to.them for.mortar.
• da nı̋ı̋gu eȝu-hausűs o e-te̋e̋a m̃a ǧe̋me: m̃ú teeƣta̋a̋inon te̋e̋ge da xófvi (éȝon) a̋iðe m̃ar. da teeƣta̋a̋ino taainős ðééa eȝúm o e-e̋sa da diiðı̋mo pikős ðééa súm o e-e̋sa:

da	nı̋ı̋g-u	eȝu=haus-űs	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ǧe̋m-e	m̃-ú	teeƣ-ta̋a̋in-on	te̋e̋g-e	da	xóf-vi	éȝ-on	a̋ið-e	m̃ar
and	each-N.s	his=neighbor-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	come-IMP	1p-V	bake-stone-A.p	bake-IMP	and	thorough-ADV	they-A.p	burn-IMP	QUOT

da	teeƣ-ta̋a̋in-o	taain-ős	ðééa	eȝ-úm	o	e=e̋s-a	da	diiðı̋m-o	pik-ős	ðééa	eȝ-úm	o	e=e̋s-a
and	bake-stone-N.s	stone-G.s	in.place.of	they-G.p	to	PST=be-IND	and	asphalt-N.s	pitch-G.s	in.place.of	they-G.p	to	PST=be-IND

• 4. Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with it top in the sky, and so make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered all over the earth."
• And.they.said, "Come, let.us.build.for.ourselves city and tower with.its.top in.the.heavens, and.make for.ourselves name, lest.we.be.scattered on.face.of all.the.earth.
• da e-te̋e̋a: m̃a ǧe̋me: m̃ú mim̃úm éra rı̋ȝomk̬e eȝo-főőro numőm éna þőőromk̬e de̋me. da mim̃úm éra fe̋e̋tom va̋a̋ne—meetáádi őro v̌eetős moorős éva ża̋a̋daþus ile̋ȝa m̃ar:

da	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ǧe̋m-e	m̃-ú	mi=m̃-úm	éra	rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e	eȝo=főőr-o	num-őm	éna	þőőr-om=k̬e	de̋m-e
and	PST=say-IND	QUOT	come-IMP	1p-V	self=1p-G	for	city-A.s=and	heaven-G.p	in	3s=top-N.s	with	tower-A.s=and	build-IMP

da	mi=m̃-úm	éra	fe̋e̋t-om	va̋a̋n-e	meetáádi	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	moor-ős	éva	ża̋a̋d-a-þ-us	il-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
and	self=1p-G	for	name-A.s	make-IMP	lest	all-ABS	earth-G.s	surface-G.s	on	scatter-IND-PP-N.p	become-SBJ	QUOT

• 5. The Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the men had built.
• And.came.down JHWH to.see the.city and.the.tower which had.built sons.of Adam.
• da ȝa̋hm̃u e-ı̋za táádi rı̋ȝomk̬e főőromk̬e—táon adaműs pőikus e-dĭde̋mi—e-nake̋ȝa:

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	e=ı̋z-a	táádi	rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e	főőr-om=k̬e	tá-on	adam-űs	pőik-us	e=dĭ~de̋m-a	e-nak-e̋ȝa
and	JHWH-N.s	PST=come.down-IND	in.order.to	city-A.s=and	tower-A.s=and	which-A.p	Adam-G.s	son-N.p	PST=PRF~build-IND	PST=see-SBJ

• 6. Then the Lord said, "If now, while they are one people, all speaking the same language, they have started to to this, nothing will later stop them from doing whatever they presume to do.
• And.said JHWH, "See, people one and language one to all them and this they.are.beginning to.do. And.now not will.be.restrained from them all which they.have.imagined to.do.
• da ȝa̋hm̃u e-te̋e̋a m̃a eenő. le̋uðu þűn (e̋sa). da þűn ȝe̋ka őru eȝúm o (e̋sa). da éȝus som kı̋u tőda. da ímu őrom—ȝa éȝom kı̋u nĭname̋ȝa—eȝúm ápa bőþaþom u-ı̋la ne:

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	eenő	le̋uð-u	þűn	e̋s-a	da	þűn	ȝe̋k-a	őru-Ø	eȝ-úm	o	e̋s-a	da
and	JHWH-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	behold	people-N.s	one	be-IND	and	one	language-N.s	all-ABS	they-G.p	to	be-IND	and

éȝ-us	s-om	kı̋-u	tőd-a	da	ímu	őr-o	ȝa	kı̋-u	nĭ~na̋m-a	eȝ-úm	ápa	bőþ-a-þ-om	u=ı̋l-a	ne
they-N.p	this-A.s	do-SUP	begin-IND	and	now	all-N.s	REL	do-SUP	PRF~imagine-IND	they-G.p	from	restrain-IND-PP-A.s	FUT=beome-IND	not

• 7. Let us then go down and there confuse their language, so that one will not understand what another says."
• Come, let.us.go and.mix.up there their.language so that not they can understand one language their neighbor's.
• ǧe̋me: m̃ú a̋te. da tóru eȝu-ȝe̋kam m̨a̋ne—meetáádi éȝus þűn nu-hausűs ȝe̋kam

ǧe̋m-e	m̃-ú	a̋t-e	da	tóru	eȝu=ȝe̋k-am	m̨a̋n-e	meetáádi	éȝ-us	þűn	eȝu=haus-űs	ȝe̋k-am
come-IMP	1p-V	go-IMP	and	there	their=language-A.s	confuse-IMP	lest	they-N.p	one	their=neighbor-G.s	language-A.s

þűm-u	maƣ-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
understand-SUP	be.able-SBJ	QUOT

• 8. Thus the Lord scattered them from there all over the earth, and they stopped building the city.
• And scattered JHWH them from there over.the.face.of all.the.earth, and they.ceased from.building the.city.
• da ȝa̋hm̃u tórþis őro v̌eetős moorős éva éȝun e-ża̋a̋da. da éȝus rı̋ȝom de̋mu e-de̋usa:

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	tór=þis	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	moor-ős	éva	éȝ-un	e=ża̋a̋d-a	da	éȝ-us	rı̋ȝ-om	de̋m-u	e=de̋us-a
and	JHWH-N.s	there=from	all-ABS	earth-G.s	surface-G.s	on	they-A.p	PST=scatter-IND	and	they-N.p	city-A.s	build-SUP	PST=stop-IND

• 9. That is why it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the speech of all the world. It was from that place that he scatted them all over the earth.
• Therefore was.called its.name Babel because there mixed.up JHWH speech.of all.the.earth and.from. there scattered.them.abroad JHWH on.face.of all.the.earth.
• nááru eȝo-fe̋e̋to babe̋la fe̋e̋taþo ı̋la. hi ȝa̋hm̃u tóru őro v̌eető' sa̋m̃am e-m̨a̋na. da ȝa̋hm̃u tórþis őro v̌eetős moorős éva láfvi éȝun e-ża̋a̋da⁝

nááru	ȝo=fe̋e̋t-o	babe̋l-a	fe̋e̋t-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a	hi	ȝa̋hm̃-u	tóru	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ő-'	sa̋m̃-am	e=m̨a̋n-a
therefore	3-name-N.s	Babel-N.s	name-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND	for	JHWH-N.s	there	all-ABS	earth-G.s-ELIS	speech-A.s	PST=mix-IND

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	tór=þis	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	moor-ős	éva	la̋f-vi	éȝ-un	e=ża̋a̋d-a
and	JHWH-N.s	there=from	all-ABS	earth=G.s	face-G.s	on	broad=ADV	they-A.p	PST=scatter-IND