The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Elsässisch (Alsatian)
- Un ewer d'ganzi welt esh nur ei sproch un ei redensart
gse.
- Als sie vom oste gwandert senn, han sie e tall gfunde,
em land Shinaar, un han sich dert igwohnt.
- Un einer het em andre gsait : « Nu, bache mer bachstein un
lenn mer sie im fier verbrenne ». Un d'bachstein senn ehre
boistein gse un d'tär ehrer mergel.
- Denn hann sie gsait : « Genn mer un boie mer uns e statt,
un e turm, sie kopf bis zum hemmel ; un mache mer uns e namme,
sonst ware mer uf dganzi welt verspreidelt ;
- Un esch der Herr uf arde nagfahre um d'statt z'saa un dr
turm wu d'mensche-kender boie hann.
- Un der Herr sait : « le, e einiger volk un ver alle
d'glichi sproch ; e so han sir ehr gschaft kenne afange un vo
do ab, alles vu sie kende vorgse gat ehne grude. »
- Nu ! geh mer na un meschle ehr spoch, as ke mann meh e
sproch vum e andre versteh kaht. »
- Dr Herr het sie denn vu dem ort usgspreidelt ever d'ganzi
evene welt, un d'statt boie hann sie verzechte.
- Derfer het mer sie statt Babel gnannt wel do der Herr
alli spoch vu der mensche vermeschelt het ; un vu do her het
sie der Herr ever d'ganzi evene welt verspreidelt.
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