Senjecas - Tower of Babel

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

ivrεȝeka̋s ų́da tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

Literal translation of the Hebrew text

• 1. And.was all earth of.language one and.of.speech one.
• 2. And.it.was as.they.traveled from.east, they.found level.valley in.land.of Shinar, and they.lived.there.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.
• 5. And.came.down JHWH to.see the.city and.the.tower which had.built sons.of Adam.
• 6. 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.
• 7. Come, let.us.go and.mix.up there their.language so that not they can understand one language their neighbor's.
• 8. And scattered JHWH them from there over.the.face.of all.the.earth, and they.ceased from.building the.city.
• 9. 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.

Senjecan text

• 1. da őru v̌ę̋tu se̋m ȝeka̋sk̬e se̋m saƿa̋sk̬’ e-e̋sa:
• 2. da—tei nus. méti ą̋usam áfa e-ta̋ᵹa. mexa̋s cinara̋s èna lę̋po le̋ðom e-dę̋si—e-e̋sa. da tóru e-ƿę̋sa:
• 3. da nı̨̋gu nu-hausűs o e-tę̋a ƿa ǧe̋me: ƿú tęᵹta̋inon tę̋ge da xófvi (non) a̋iðe ƿa. da tęᵹta̋ino tainős ðę́a núm o e-e̋sa da dįðı̋mo pikős ðę́a núm o e-e̋sa:
• 4. da e-tę̋a ƿa ǧe̋me: ƿú miƿúm éra rı̋ȝomk̬e no-fǫ̋ro numőm éna þǫ̋romk̬e de̋me. da miƿúm éra fę̋tom vą̋ne—mętą́di őro v̌ętős mǫrős éva ƶą̋daþus ı̋lo ƿa:
• 5. da ȝa̋hƿu—tei adamű' sűnus non e-dɪde̋mi—rı̋ȝomk̬e fǫ̋romk̬e ną̋ku tą́da e-ı̋za:
• 6. da ȝa̋hƿu e-tę̋a ƿa 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: ƿú a̋te da tóru nu-ȝe̋kam ṁa̋ne. mętą́di nu-hausű' se̋m ȝe̋kam þűmo ƿa:
• 8. da ȝa̋hƿu tórþis őro v̌ętős mǫrős éva nun e-ƶą̋da. da nus rı̋ȝom de̋mu e-deűsa:
• 9. ną́ru no-fę̋to babe̋la fę̋taþo ı̋la. hi ȝa̋hƿu tóru őro v̌ętő' sa̋ƿam e-ṁa̋na. da ȝa̋hƿu tórþis őro v̌ętős mǫrős éva la̋fvi nun e-ƶą̋da⋮

Gloss

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

da	tei	n-us	méti	ą̋us-am	áfa	e=ta̋ᵹ-a	mex-a̋s	cinar-a̋s	èn	lę̋po-Ø	le̋ð-om	e=dę̋s-i	e=e̋s-a
and	that	3-NOM.SG	as	east-ACC.SG	from	PST=journey-IND	land-GEN.SG	Shinar-GEN.SG	in	wide-ABS	valley-ACC.SG	PST=find-REL	PST=be-IND

da	tóru	e=ƿę̋sa
and	there	PST=live-IND

da	nı̨̋g-u	nu=haus-űs	o	e=tę̋-a	ƿa	ǧe̋m-e	ƿ-ú	tęᵹ-ta̋in-on	tę̋g-e	da	xóf-vi	n-on	a̋ið-e	ƿa
AND	each-NOM.SG	his=neighbor-GEN.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-GEN.SG	in.place.of	3-GEN.SG	to	PST=be-IND	and	asphalt-NOM.SG	pitch-GEN.SG	in.place.of	3-GEN.SG	to	PST=be-IND

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

da	mi=ƿ-úm	éra	fę̋t-om	vą̋n-e	mętą́di	őro-Ø	v̌ęt-ős	mǫr-ős	éva	ƶą̋d-a-þ-us	ı̋l-o	ƿa
and	self=1PL-STA	for	name-ACC.SG	make-REL	lest	all-ABS	earth-GEN.SG	surface-GEN.SG	on	scatter-IND-PP-NOM.SG	become-SBJ	QUOT

da	ȝa̋hƿ-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-GEN.SG-EL	son-NOM.SG	3p-NOM	PST=PRF~build-REL	city-ACC.SG=and	tower-ACC.SG=and	see-SUP	in.order.to	PST=come.down-IND

da	ȝa̋hƿ-u	e=tę̋-a	ƿa	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-GEN.PL	to	one	language-NOM.SG	be-IND

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

ǧe̋m-e	ƿ-ú	a̋t-e	da	tóru	nu=ȝe̋k-am	ṁa̋n-e	tą́di	nu=haus-ű-'	se̋m	ȝe̋k-am	þűm-o	mę	ƿa
come-IMP	1p-VOC	go-IMP	and	there	his=language-ACC.SG	confuse-IMP	in.order	his=neighbor-GEN.SG-EL	one	language-ACC.SG	understand-SBJ	not	QUOT

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

ną́ru	no=fę̋t-o	babe̋l-a	fę̋t-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a	hi	ȝa̋hƿ-u	tóru	őro-Ø	v̌ęt-ő-'	sa̋ƿ-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-GEN.SG-ELIS	speech-ACC.SG	PST=mix-IND

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