Senjecas - Tower of Babel

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babela̋s þǫ̋ro

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

ivra̋s ų́da tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

Literal translation of the Hebrew text

• 1. And all the earth was of one language and of one speech.
• 2. And it was as the traveled from the east, they found a level valley in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.
• 3. And each one said to his neighbor, "Come, let us make bricks and burn (them) thoroughly." And the brick was to them for stone, and the asphalt was to them for mortar.
• 4. And they said, "Come, let us build for ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered on the face of all the earth.
• 5. And JHWH came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of Adam had built.
• 6. And JHWH said, "See, the people one, and the 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.
• 7. Come, let us go and mix up there their language so that they cannot understand their neighbor's one language.
• 8. And JHWH scattered them from there, over the face of all the earth, and they ceased from building the city.
• 9. Therefore its name was called Babel because there JHWH mixed up the speech of all the earth and from there JHWH scattered them abroad on the face of all the earth.

Senjecan text

• 1. da őru v̌ę̋tu se̋m ȝeka̋sk̬e se̋m saɱa̋sk̬’ e-e̋sa:
• 2. da—tei nus. méti ą̋usam áfa e-ta̋ᵹa. mexa̋s cinara̋s èna lę̋po le̋ðom e-dę̋si—e-e̋sa. da tóru e-ɱę̋sa:
• 3. nı̨̋gu nu-hausűs o e-tę̋a ɱa ǧe̋me: ɱú tęᵹta̋inon tę̋ge da ɱę́rðɛvi (non) a̋iðe ɱa. da tęᵹta̋ino tainős ðę́a núm o e-e̋sa da dįðı̋mo pikős ðę́a núm o e-e̋sa:
• 4. da e-tę̋a ɱa ǧe̋me: ɱú miɱúm éra no-fǫ̋ro numőm éna étu rı̋ȝomk̬e þǫ̋romk̬e de̋me. da miɱúm éra fę̋tom vą̋ne—mętą́di őro v̌ętős pintős éva ƶą̋daþus ı̋lo ɱa:
• 5.da ȝa̋hɱu—tei adamű' sűnus non e-dıde̋mi—rı̋ȝomk̬e fǫ̋romk̬e ną̋ku tą́da e-ı̋za:
• 6. da ȝa̋hɱu e-tę̋a ɱa ęnő. le̋uðu se̋m (e̋sa) da őru núm o se̋m ȝe̋ka (e̋sa). da nus nom kı̋u tőda. da ímu nus—tei nom kı̋u nɪna̋mi—őrom ápa bőþaþ' u-ı̋la ne:
• 7. ǧe̋me: ɱú a̋te da tóru nu-ȝe̋kam ṁa̋ne—tą́di nu-hausűsɛ se̋m ȝe̋kam þűmo mę ɱa:
• 8. da ȝa̋hɱu tórþis őro v̌ętős pintős éva nun e-ƶą̋da. da nus rı̋ȝom de̋mu e-dűsa:
• 9. ną́ru no-fę̋to babe̋la fę̋taþo ı̋la. hi ȝa̋hɱu tóru őro v̌ętő' sa̋ɱam e-ṁa̋na. da ȝa̋hɱu tórþis őro v̌ętős pintős éva la̋fvi nun e-ƶą̋da:

Gloss

da	őru-Ø	v̌ę̋t-u	se̋m	ȝek-a̋s=k̬e	se̋m	saɱ-a̋s=k̬-’	e=e̋s-a
and	all-ABS	earth-NOM.SG	one	language-STA.SG=and	one	speech-STA.SG-and-ELIS	PST=be-IND

da	tei	n-us	méti	ą̋us-am	áfa	e=ta̋ᵹ-a	mex-a̋s	cinar-a̋s	èna
and	that	3-NOM.SG	as	east-MOT.SG	from	PST=journey-IND	land-STA.SG	Shinar-STA.SG	in

lę̋po-Ø	le̋ð-om	e=dę̋s-i	e=e̋s-a	da	tóru	e=ɱę̋sa
wide-ABS	valley-MOT.SG	PST=find-REL	PST=be-IND	and	there	PST=live-IND

nı̨̋g-u	nu=haus-űs	o	e=tę̋-a	ɱa	ǧe̋m-e	ɱ-ú	tęᵹ-ta̋in-on	tę̋g-e	da	xóf-vi	n-on	a̋ið-e	ɱa
each-NOM.SG	his=neighbor-STA.SG	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	come-IMP	1PL-VOC	bake-stone-MOT.PL	bake-IMP	and	thorough-ADV	3PL-NOM	burn-IMP	QUOT

da	tęᵹ-ta̋in-o	tain-ős	ðę́a	n-úm	o	e=e̋s-a	da	dįðı̋m-o	pik-ős	ðę́a	n-úm	o	e=e̋s-a
and	bake-stone-NOM.SG	stone-STA.SG	in.place.of	3-STA.SG	to	PST=be-IND	and	asphalt-NOM.SG	pitch-STA.SG	in.place.of	3-STA.SG	to	PST=be-IND

da	e=tę̋-a	ɱa	ǧe̋m-e	ɱ-ú	mi=ɱ-úm	éra	no=fǫ̋r-o	num-őm	éna	étu	rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e	þǫ̋r-om=k̬e	de̋m-e
and	PST=say-IND	QUOT	come-IMP	1PL-VOC	self=1PL-STA	for	its=top	heaven-STA.PL	in	with	city-MOT.SG=and	tower-MOT.SG=and	build-IMP

da	mi=ɱ-úm	éra	fę̋t-om	vą̋n-e	mętą́di	őro-Ø	v̌ęt-ős	pint-ős	éva	ƶą̋d-a-þ-us	ı̋l-o	ɱa
and	self=1PL-STA	for	name-MOT.SG	make-REL	lest	all-ABS	earth-STA.SG	surface-STA.SG	on	scatter-IND-PPTCP-NOM.SG	become-SBJV	QUOT

da	ȝa̋hɱ-u	tei	adam-ű-'	sűn-us	n-on	e=dɪ~de̋m-i	rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e	fǫ̋r-om=k̬e	ną̋k-u	tą́da	e=ı̋z-a
and	JHWH-NOM.SG	that	Adam-STA.SG-ELIS	son-NOM.SG	3-NOM.PL	PST=PF~build-REL	city-MOT.SG=and	tower-MOT.SG=and	see-SUP	in.order.to	PST=come.down-IND

da	ȝa̋hɱ-u	e=tę̋-a	ɱa	ęnő	le̋uð-u	se̋m	e̋s-a	da	őru-Ø	n-úm	o	se̋m	ȝe̋k-a	e̋s-a
and	JHWH-NOM.SG	PST=say-IND	QUOT	behold	people-NOM.SG	one	be-IND	and	all-ABS	3-STA.PL	to	one	language-NOM.SG	be-IND

da	n-us	þ-om	kı̋-u	tőd-a	da	ímu	n-us	tei	þ-om	kı̋-u	nɪ~na̋m-i	őr-om	ápa	bőþ-a-þ-'	u-ı̋l-a	ne
and	3-NOM.PL	4-MOT.SG	do-SUP	begin-IND	and	now	3-NOM.PL	that	4-MOT.SG	do-SUP	PF~imagine-REL	all-MOT.SG	from	restrain-IND-PPTCP-ELIS	FUT=become-IND	not

ǧe̋m-e	ɱ-ú	a̋t-e	da	tóru	nu=ȝe̋k-am	ṁa̋n-e	tą́di	nu=haus-űs-ɛ	se̋m	ȝe̋k-am	þűm-o	mę	ɱa
come-IMcome-IMP	1PL-VOC	go-IMP	and	there	his=language-MOT.SG	confuse-IMP	in.order	his=neighbor-STA.ST-ELIS	one	language-MOT.SG	understand-SBJV	not	QUOT

da	ȝa̋hɱ-u	tór=þis	őro-Ø	v̌ęt-ős	pint-ős	éva	n-un	e=ƶą̋d-a	da	n-us	rı̋ȝ-om	de̋m-u	e=dűs-a
and	JHWH-NOM.SG	there=from	all-ABS	earth-STA.SG	surface-STA.SG	on	3-MOT.PL	PST=scatter-IND	and	3-STA.SG	city-MOT.SG	build-SUP	PST=stop-IND

ną́ru	no=fę̋t-o	babe̋l-a	fę̋t-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a	hi	ȝa̋hɱ-u	tóru	őro-Ø	v̌ęt-ő-'	sa̋ɱ-am	e=ṁa̋n-a
therefore	its-name-NOM.SG	Babel-NOM.SG	name-IND-PPTCP-NOM.SG	become-IND	for	JHWH-NOM.SG	there	all-ABS	earth-STA.SG-ELIS	speech-MOT.SG	PST=mix-IND

da	ȝa̋hɱ-u	tór=þis	őro-Ø	v̌ęt-ős	pint-ős	éva	la̋f-vi	n-un	e=ƶą̋d-a
and	JHWH-NOM.SG	there=fromm	all-ABS	earth=STA.SG	surface-STA.SG	on	broad-ADV	3-MOT.PL	PST=scatter-IND