Liber Genesis

Erat autem terra labii unius, et sermonum eorumdem.

And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.

Es autem terra de labio de uno, et de sermones iore.

Cumque proficiscerentur de oriente, invenerunt campum in terra Sennaar, et habitaverunt in eo.

And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it.

Cumque proficiscor de oriente, inveni campo in terra Sennaare, et habita in eo.

Dixitque alter ad proximum suum: Venite, faciamus lateres, et coquamus eos igni. Habueruntque lateres pro saxis, et bitumen pro cæmento:

And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar:

Et altero dic ad proximo suo: veni, fac lateres, et coque illos igni. Et abbe lateres pro saxos, et bitumine pro caemento:

et dixerunt: Venite, faciamus nobis civitatem et turrim, cujus culmen pertingat ad cælum: et celebremus nomen nostrum antequam dividamur in universas terras.

And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.

Et dic: veni, fac ad nos civitate et turre, de que culmine pertinge ad caelo: et celebra nomine nostro antequam divide in universa terras.

Descendit autem Dominus ut videret civitatem et turrim, quam ædificabant filii Adam,

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.

Domino autem descende ut vide civitate et turre, filios Adamo aedifica quam,

et dixit: Ecce, unus est populus, et unum labium omnibus: cœperuntque hoc facere, nec desistent a cogitationibus suis, donec eas opere compleant.

And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue: and they have begun to do this, neither will they leave off from their designs, till they accomplish them in deed.

Et dic: ecce, uno es populo, et uno labio ad omni: et incipe hoc facere, nec desiste ab cogitationes suo, usque que illas opere comple.

Venite igitur, descendamus, et confundamus ibi linguam eorum, ut non audiat unusquisque vocem proximi sui.

Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Veni ergo, descende, et confunde ibi lingua de illos, ut non audi et unusquis voce de proximo suo.

Atque ita divisit eos Dominus ex illo loco in universas terras, et cessaverunt ædificare civitatem.

And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city.

Et ita Domino divide illos ex illo loco in universa terras, et cessa aedifica civitate.

Et idcirco vocatum est nomen ejus Babel, quia ibi confusum est labium universæ terræ: et inde dispersit eos Dominus super faciem cunctarum regionum.

And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries.

Et ergo voca es nomine de illo Babele, quia ibi confunde es labio universa de terra: et inde Domino disperge illos super facie cuncta de regiones.

Hæ sunt generationes Sem: Sem erat centum annorum quando genuit Arphaxad, biennio post diluvium.

These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood.

Hoc es generationes Seme: seme es cento de annos quando gene Arphaxade, biennio post diluvio.

Vixitque Sem, postquam genuit Arphaxad, quingentis annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

Et Seme vive, postquam gene Arphaxade, quingenti annos: et gene filios et filias.

Porro Arphaxad vixit triginta quinque annis, et genuit Sale.

And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale.

Porro Arphaxade vive triginta quinque anno, et gene Sale.

Vixitque Arphaxad, postquam genuit Sale, trecentis tribus annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Arphaxad lived after he begot Sale, three hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

Et Arphaxade vive, postquam gene Sale, trecenti tre anno: et gene filios et filias.

Sale quoque vixit triginta annis, et genuit Heber.

Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber.

Sale etiam vive triginta annos, et gene Hebro.

Vixitque Sale, postquam genuit Heber, quadringentis tribus annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Sale lived after he begot Heber, four hundred and three years: and begot sons and daughters.

Et Sale vive, postquam gene Hebro, quadringenti tre anno: et gene filios et filias.

Vixit autem Heber triginta quatuor annis, et genuit Phaleg.

And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.

Hebro autem vive triginta quatuore annos, et gene Phalege.

Et vixit Heber postquam genuit Phaleg, quadringentis triginta annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Heber lived after he begot Phaleg, four hundred and thirty years: and begot sons and daughters.

Et Hebro vive postquam gene Phalege, quadringenti triginta annos: et gene filios et filias.

Vixit quoque Phaleg triginta annis, et genuit Reu.

Phaleg also lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

Phalege etiam vive triginta annos, et gene Reo.

Vixitque Phaleg, postquam genuit Reu, ducentis novem annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Phaleg lived after he begot Reu, two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.

Et Phalege vive, postquam gene Reo, ducenti noveme anno: et gene filios et filias.

Vixit autem Reu triginta duobus annis, et genuit Sarug.

And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug.

Mive autem triginta vive duo anno, et gene Saruge.

Vixit quoque Reu, postquam genuit Sarug, ducentis septem annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Reu lived after he begot Sarug, two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

Reo etiam vive, postquam gene Saruge, ducenti septeme anno: et gene filios et filias.

Vixit vero Sarug triginta annis, et genuit Nachor.

And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor.

Saruge vero vive triginta annos, et gene Nachore.

Vixitque Sarug, postquam genuit Nachor, ducentis annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Sarug lived after he begot Nachor, two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

Et Saruge vive, postquam gene Nachore, ducenti annos: et gene filios et filias.

Vixit autem Nachor viginti novem annis, et genuit Thare.

And Nachor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Thare.

Nachore autem vive viginti noveme anno, et gene Thara.

Vixitque Nachor, postquam genuit Thare, centum decem et novem annis: et genuit filios et filias.

And Nachor lived after he begot Thare, a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

Et Nachore vive, postquam gene Thara, cento deceme et noveme anno: et gene filios et filias.

Vixitque Thare septuaginta annis, et genuit Abram, et Nachor, et Aran.

And Thare lived seventy years, and begot Abram, and Nachor, and Aran.

Et Thara septuaginta vive annos, et gene Abra, et Nachore, et Arane.

Hæ sunt autem generationes Thare: Thare genuit Abram, Nachor et Aran. Porro Aran genuit Lot.

And these are the generations of Thare: Thare begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. And Aran begot Lot.

Hoc es autem generationes Thara: thara gene Abra, Nachore et Arane. Porro Arane gene Loto.

Mortuusque est Aran ante Thare patrem suum, in terra nativitatis suæ, in Ur Chaldæorum.

And Aran died before Thare his father, in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Chaldees.

Et morto es Arane ante Thara patre suo, in terra de nativitate suo, in Ur de Chaldaeis.

Duxerunt autem Abram et Nachor uxores: nomen uxoris Abram, Sarai: et nomen uxoris Nachor, Melcha filia Aran, patris Melchæ, et patris Jeschæ.

And Abram and Nachor married wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai: and the name of Nachor's wife, Melcha, the daughter of Aran, father of Melcha and father of Jescha.

Duc autem Abra et Nachore uxores: nomine de uxore Abra, Sarao: et nomine de uxore Nachore, Melcha filia Arane, de patre Melchase, et de patre de Ieschase.

Erat autem Sarai sterilis, nec habebat liberos.

And Sarai was barren, and had no children.

Es autem Sarao sterili, nec habe liberis.

Tulit itaque Thare Abram filium suum, et Lot filium Aran, filium filii sui, et Sarai nurum suam, uxorem Abram filii sui, et eduxit eos de Ur Chaldæorum, ut irent in terram Chanaan: veneruntque usque Haran, et habitaverunt ibi.

And Thare took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Aran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of Abram his son, and brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan: and they came as far as Haran, and dwelt there.

Fer itaque Thara Abra filio suo, et Loto filio Arane, filio de filio suo, et Sarao nuru suo, uxore de Abra de filio suo, et educe illos de Ur de Chaldaeis, ut i in terra Chanaane: et veni usque Harane, et habita ibi.

Et facti sunt dies Thare ducentorum quinque annorum, et mortuus est in Haran.

And the days of Thare were two hundred and five years, and he died in Haran.

Et fac es dies Thara ducenti quinque de anno, et morto es in Harane.