Babel

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

Batak Karo (Cakap Karo)

Menara Babil

  1. Mula-mula nai sada nge cakap ras kata si ipake manusia i belang-belang doni enda.
  2. Berkat manusia e kempak matawari pultak, e maka seh ia i bas sada taneh kendit i Babilon. I je me ia ringan.
  3. Nina sapih-sapih ia, “Mari! Sibahanlah batu bata, kenca bage situtung gelah piher.” E maka enggo lit i bas ia batu bata jadi bahan bangunen, ras ter guna bahan perekatna.
  4. Nina ka kalak enda, “Sibahanlah sada kuta ras menara, tampukna seh ku langit, gelah arah e terberita gelarta, janah la kita merap i babo doni enda.”
  5. E maka nusur TUHAN ngenen kuta ras menara si enggo ipajekken kalak enda.
  6. Nina TUHAN, “Genduari kalak enda sada bangsa ras sada cakap; enda me bena-bena i bas kerina pendahinna. Lanai ndekahsa kuga pe beluh ia erbahan kai pe atena!
  7. Ota nusur Kita, sipecah cakapna jadi melala gelah lanai ia siangkan sapih-sapih ia.”
  8. E maka ikerapken TUHAN kalak ndai ku belang-belang doni enda. Kenca bage lanai iteruskenna majekken kuta e.
  9. E me sabapna maka kuta ndai igelari Babil, erkiteken TUHAN enggo nggawer cakap manusia, janah i jenari me TUHAN ngkerapken manusia ku belang-belang doni enda.

Source: https://www.bible.com/en-GB/bible/35/GEN.11.BTX

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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