Gen Genesis, chapter Book of Genesis, chapter 11
And they said, come (let us begin!), let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.Deu 1:28
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Engelska
KJV (66 books)
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
ASV
And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
BSB
“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
DRA
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.
FBV
Then they said, “Now let's build a city for ourselves with a tower whose top reaches the heavens. That way we'll gain a great reputation and we won't end up being scattered all over the world.”
GNV
Also they said, Goe to, let vs builde vs a citie and a towre, whose top may reache vnto the heauen, that we may get vs a name, lest we be scattered vpon the whole earth.
JPS
And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'
LSV
And they say, “Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower with its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
NASB
And they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.” NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
OJB
And they said, Come, let us build us an Ir and a Migdal, whose rosh (top) may reach unto Shomayim; and let us make us a shem, otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of kol HaAretz.
Onkelos (Etheridge)
And they said, Come, let us build a city, and a tower, the bead of it coming to the pinnacle of the heavens. And we will make to us a name, lest we be dispersed upon the face of all the earth.
T4T
They said, “Hey, let’s build a city for ourselves! We also ought to build a very high tower that reaches up to the sky! In that way we will become famous! If we do not do this, we will be scattered all over the earth!”
WEB (US)
They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”
Svenska
SRB26
Och de sa: Kom, låt oss bygga åt oss en stad och ett torn, vars spets når upp till himlen, och göra oss ett namn, för att vi inte ska spridas ut över hela jordens yta.
SKB
De sa: ”Kom, låt oss bygga en stad och ett torn (hebr. migdal) som når ända upp i himlen. Då ska vårt namn bli känt, och vi behöver inte bli kringspridda över hela jorden.” [Detta går helt emot vad Gud sagt om att de skulle uppfylla hela jorden, se 1 Mos 9:1, 7. Ett ziggurat är ett religiöst tempeltorn. Det är byggt på liknande sätt som en pyramid, men med en trappa som leder till toppen. Högst upp var den plats som kallades Babilu – ”Porten till Gud”. Här fanns ett rum med en bädd och ett bord. Man ville hålla sig väl med sina gudar genom att ge dem en plats där de kunde vila och äta. Både bokstavligt och bildligt försöker människan själv nå Gud på sina villkor genom att bygga ett torn med en trappa upp till Gud.]