Babel

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

臺灣話 Tâi-oân-oe (Taiwanese)

  1. Hitsii，天下 ee 人 ee 口音、言語 lorng 是 siokang ee。
  2. Yn 往東旁遷徙 ee 時陣， ti Sixnar ee 地遇著 一片 平原， 就 toax ti hiaf。
  3. Yn 彼此 zhamsioong 講："來 ox！ 咱 tioh 作 磚，ka 磚 燒-hof 透。"　Yn 就 用 磚 當做 石頭，koq 用 瀝青 當做 灰泥。
  4. Yn 講："來 ox！ 咱 tioh 建造 一座城 kab 一座塔，塔頂 拄天，為 boeq 傳揚 � ee名，免得 咱 分散 ti 全地上。 "
  5. Iahohoaf 降臨，boeq 查看 世人 所建造 ee 城 kab 塔。
  6. Iahohoaf 講："看+aq， yn 成做 一款 ee 人民， lorng 是一款 ee 言語，如今 既然 作起 cit'ee 事來，以後 yn 所 boeq 作 ee 事 就 kvia'ar boo 一項 thafng 禁止 laq。
  7. "Larn 落+去， ti hiaf ka yn 打亂 yn ee 口音，ho yn ee 言語 彼此 boe 通。 "
  8. Zu afnny Iahohoaf 趕 yn tuy hiaf 分散 去 全地； yn 就 停工，無起造 hit'座 � laq。
  9. 因為 Iahohoaf ti hiaf 打亂 天下人 ee 言語，ho 眾人 分散 kaux 全地上，所以 hit'座 � 就 叫做 Papiet，就是變亂 ee 意思。

From: ＷＷＷ台語聖經

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