babeḷa̋s þǫ̋ro
The Tower of Babel (Gn 11:1-9)
ivra̋s ų́da tarne̋xaþo
Translated from the Hebrew
- 1: őru v̌ę̋tusɘ se̋m ȝeka̋sk̬e saɱnősk̬’ e-e̋sa:
- 2: e-esa. épi nus ą̋usam áfa e-ta̋ᵹa: mexa̋s cinaṙa̋s éna lę̋po le̋ðom e-dę̋sa: tóru e-ɱę̋sa:
- 3: nı̨́gu nu-hausűs o e-tę̋a ɱa ǧe̋me. ɱúm tęᵹta̋inon tę̋ge: órvi (non) a̋iðe ɱa: tęᵹta̋ino tainős ðę́a núm éra e-e̋sa: dįðı̋mo čumős ðę́a núm éra e-e̋sa:
- 4: e-tę̋a ɱa ǧe̋me: ɱús miɱúm éra rı̋ȝomk̬e cemenőm éna no-fǫrős šéða þǫ̋romk̬e de̋me ɱa: ɱűm éra fę̋tom fę̋te. mętą́di őro v̌ętős nı̨̋vrom éva ƶą̋daþus ı̋lo:
- 5: ande̋ru rı̋ȝomk̬e—ȝo adamű' sų̋nus nom e-dıde̋ma—þǫ̋romk̬e ną̋ku e-ı̋za:
- 6: ande̋ru e-tę̋a ɱar ęnő. le̋uðu se̋m (e̋sa): ȝe̋ka őru núm o se̋m (e̋sa): nom kı̋u tőda: őro—ȝo nus nom nına̋ma—núm ápa ðe̋raþo u-ı̋la ne ɱa:
- 7: ǧe̋me. ɱús ą̋te: tóru nu-ȝe̋kam ṁa̋ne. tą́di nu-hausűs se̋m ȝe̋kam þűmu fę̋a ɱa:
- 8: ande̋ru tórþis őro v̌ętős nı̨̋vrom éva nun e-ƶą̋da: nus rı̋ȝom de̋mu e-de̋usa:
- 9: ną́ru nu-fę̋to babe̋ḷa fę̋taþo e-ı̋la. hi ande̋ru tóru őru v̌ętűs sa̋ɱnom e-ṁa̋na: ande̋ru tórþis láfvi őro v̌ętős nı̨̋vrom éva nun e-ƶą̋da:
| őru |
v̌ę̋t-us-ɘ |
se̋m |
ȝek-a̋s=k̬e |
saɱn-ős=k̬-’ |
e=e̋s-a
|
| all |
earth-NOM.SG-EUPH |
sem |
language-STA.SG=and |
speech-STA.SG=and-ELIS |
PST=be-IND
|
| e=es-a |
épi |
n-us |
ą̋us-am |
áfa |
e=ta̋ᵹ-a |
mex-a̋s |
cinaṙ-a̋s |
éna |
lę̋po |
le̋ð-om |
e=dę̋s-a |
tóru |
e=ɱę̋s=a
|
| PST-be-IND |
as |
3-NOM.PL |
east-MOT.SG |
from |
PST-travel-IND |
land-STA.SG |
Shinar-STA.SG |
in |
level |
valley-MOT.SG |
PST=find-IND |
there |
PST=live-IND
|
| nı̨́g-u |
nu=haus-űs |
o |
e=tę̋-a |
ɱa |
ǧe̋m-e |
ɱ-úm |
tęᵹta̋in-on |
tę̋g-e |
ór-vi |
n-on |
a̋ið-e |
ɱa
|
| each-NOM.SG |
their |
neighbor-STA.SG |
to |
PST=say-IND |
QUOT |
come-IMP |
1-VOC.PL |
brick-MOT.PL |
bake-IMP |
complete-ADV |
3-MOT.PL |
burn-IMP |
QUOT
|
| tęᵹta̋in-o |
tain-ős |
ðę́a |
n-úm |
éra |
e=e̋s-a |
dįðı̋m-o |
čum-ős |
ðę́a |
n-úm |
éra |
e=e̋s-a
|
| brick-NOM.SG |
stone-STA.SG |
instead.of |
3-STA.SG |
for |
PST=be-IND |
bitumen-NOM.SG |
mortar-STA.SG |
instead.of |
3-STA.SG |
for |
PST=be-IND
|
| e=tę̋-a |
ɱa |
ǧe̋m-e |
ɱ-ús |
mi=ɱ-úm |
éra |
rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e |
cemen-őm |
éna |
no=fǫr-ős |
šéða |
þǫ̋r-om=k̬e |
de̋m-e
|
| PST=say-IND |
QUOT |
come-IMP |
1-VOC-PL |
self=1-MOT.PL |
for |
city-MOT.SG=and |
heaven-STA.SG |
in |
its=top-S |
TA.SG |
with |
tower-MOT.SG=and |
build-IMP
|
| ɱ-űm |
éra |
fę̋t-om |
fę̋t-e |
mętą́di |
őro |
v̌ęt-ős |
nı̨̋vr-om |
éva |
ƶą̋d-a-þ-us |
ı̋l-o |
ɱa
|
| 1-STA.PL |
for |
name-MOT.SG |
name-IMP |
lest |
all |
earth-STA.SG |
face-MOT.SG |
over |
scatter-IND-PPTCP-NOM.SG |
become-SBJV |
QUOT
|
| ande̋r-u |
rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e |
ȝo |
adam-ű-' |
sų̋n-us |
n-om |
e=dı~de̋m-a |
þǫ̋r-om=k̬e |
ną̋k-u |
e=ı̋z-a
|
| ande̋r-u |
e=tę̋-a |
ɱar |
ęnő |
le̋uð-u |
se̋m |
e̋s-a |
ȝe̋k-a |
őru |
núm |
o |
se̋m |
e̋s-a
|
| lord-NOM.SG |
PST=say-IND |
QUOT |
behold |
people-NOM.SG |
one |
be-IND |
language-NOM.SG |
all |
3-STA.PL |
to |
one |
be-IND
|
| n-om |
kı̋-u |
tőd-a |
őro |
ȝo |
n-us |
n-om |
nı~na̋m-a |
n-úm |
ápa |
ðe̋r-a-þ-o |
u=ı̋l-a |
ne |
ɱa
|
| 3-MOT.SG |
do-SUP |
begin-IND |
all-NOM.SG |
that |
3-NOM.PL |
3-MOT.SG |
PRF~imagine-IND |
3-STA.PL |
from |
restrain-IND-PPTCP-NOM.SG |
FUT=become-IND |
not |
QUOT
|
| ǧe̋m-e |
ɱ-ús |
ą̋t-e |
tóru |
nu=ȝe̋k-am |
ṁa̋n-e. |
tą́di |
nu=haus-űs |
se̋m |
ȝe̋k-am |
þűm-u |
fę̋-a |
ɱa
|
| come-IMP |
1-VOC.PL |
go-IMP |
there |
their=language-MOT.SG |
confound-IMP |
in.order |
their=neighbor-STA.SG |
one |
language-MOT.SG |
understand-SUP |
be.unable-IND |
QUOT
|
| ande̋r-u |
tórþis |
őro |
v̌ęt-ős |
nı̨̋vrom |
éva |
n-un |
e=ƶą̋d-a |
n-us |
rı̋ȝ-om |
de̋m-u |
e=de̋us-a
|
| lord-NOM.SG |
from.there |
all |
earth-STA.SG |
face-MOT.SG |
over |
3-MOT.PL |
PST=scatter-IND |
3-NOM.SG |
city-MOT.SG |
build-SUP |
PST=stop-IND
|
| ną́ru |
nu=fę̋t-o |
babe̋ḷ-a |
fę̋t-a-þ-o |
e=ı̋l-a |
hi |
ande̋r-u |
tóru |
őru |
v̌ęt-űs |
sa̋ɱn-om |
e=ṁa̋n-a
|
| therefore |
its=name-NOM.SG |
Babel-NOM.SG |
name-IND-PPTCP-NOM.SG |
PST=become-IND |
because |
lord-NOM.SG |
there |
all |
earth-STA.SG |
speech-MOT.SG |
PST=confound-IND
|
| ande̋r-u |
tórþis |
láf-vi |
őro |
v̌ęt-ős |
nı̨̋vr-om |
éva |
n-un |
e=ƶą̋d-a
|
| lord-NOM.SG |
from.there |
broad-ADV |
all |
earth-STA.SG |
face-MOT.SG |
over |
3-MOT.PL |
PST=scatter-IND
|
