Babel

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

ri-Majōl (Marshallese)

Mweo Eutiej ilo Babylon

  1. Mokta, armij otemjej ilõl rar konono kin juõn wõt kajin im nan ko air reinwõt juõn ijoko otemjej.
  2. Ke rar emmakit talok, rar itok ñõn juõn jikin emmõn biken ilo Babylonia im rar jokwe ie.
  3. Rar ba ñõn dron, “Komin itok! Jen iiõk birõk im kõmmõni bwe ren bin.“ Innem ear wor air birõk in ekkal, im bij in kaddrebi ibben dron.
  4. Rar ba, “Kiõ, jen kalek juõn jikin kwelok im juõn em utiej eo enaj tõbar kõdro ko, innem etad enaj buñbuñ im jejamin ejjeblõklõk iaoleben lõl.“
  5. Innem IROIJ ear wõnlõltak bwe en lale jikin kwelok eo im mweo eutiej armij ro rar kaleke,
  6. im ear ba, “Kiõ armij rein juõn wõt im rej konono kin juõn wõt kajin, im ej kab jinoin in, ak tokelik enaj lablok men ko renaj kõmmõni. Ejjab etto im remarõn kõmmõni jabdrewõt men ko rekõnan.
  7. Kin men in, jen wõnlõllok im bukoj kajin eo air bwe ren jab melele en dron konono.“
  8. Innem IROIJ ear kejjeblõklõk ir otemjej iaoleben lõl, im ar bwijrak air kalek jikin kwelok eo.
  9. Etan jikin kwelok eo Babylon, * kinke IROIJ ear bukoj kajin ea an armij otemjeje ie, im jen ijo ear kejjeblõklõk ir iaoleben lõl.

* Babylon: Enañin ein ba nan in ilo kajin Hebrew wõt “buk“.

Source: Jeje Ko Rekkwojarjar. Kallimur Mokta Kab Kallimur Ekãl. Nan Ko Remmõn ñõn Armij Otemjej. Bible in Marshallese. United Bible Societies, 2000.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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