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

ᏣᎳᎩ / Tsalagi (Cherokee)

1. ᎠᎴ ᏒᎳᏂᎬ ᏌᏉᏉ ᎨᏐ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏠᏱᏉ ᎨᏎ ᎠᏂᏁᎬᎢ.
2. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏝᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᎢᏒ ᏗᎧᎸᎬ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᏂᎩᏛ, ᎤᏪᏓᎸ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᏔᏁᎢ ᎾᎿ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏌᎾ ᏚᏙᎥᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᏚᎾᏁᎳᏨᎢ.
3. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏪᏎᎴᎢ, Ꭷ, ᏗᏛᏓᏅᎯ ᏗᏙᏢᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏗᏕᏴᏓ. ᏗᏛᏓᏅᎯᏃ ᏅᏍ ᏚᏂᏰᎸ-ᏎᎢ, ᏩᏖᎳᎨᏃ ᏝᏪᏚ ᎤᏂᏰᏎᎢ.
4. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ, Ꭷ, ᎢᏗᏚᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ, ᎢᏅ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎢᏓᏐᏪᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᏝ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᎦᏃ- ᏠᏨᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏙᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏙᏢᎾ, ᏒᎶᎯᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏱᏓᏠᎦᎴᏲᎩ.
5. ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏠᎠᏂᎴ ᎤᎦᏔᏂᎴ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏅ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎤᎾᏐᏴᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎫᏁᏓ ᎫᎾᏐᏲᎴᎢ.
6. ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏇᏎᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ, ᎯᎠ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᏠᏱᏉ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎭ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎿᏉ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏩᏂᏲᏍᏙᏓᏁᏗ ᏱᎨᏐᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎫᎾᏓ-ᏅᏖᎸ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ.
7. Ꭷ, ᎢᏓᏠᎠᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᎿᎫᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏫᏂᎨᏛᏂᏏ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ,ᎾᏍᎩ ᎫᎾᏙᏝᎢᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏓᎾᏝᏃ-ᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
8. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏚᏗᎦᎴᏰ ᏒᎶᎯ ᏥᎬᎾᏛ ᎾᎿᎤᎾᏓᎴᏁᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏛᏝᎪᎢ ᎠᏂᏚᎲᏍᎬᎢ.
9. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᏓᎶᏂ ᏚᏙᏒᎢ; ᏅᏗᎦᏝᏍᏙ-ᏗᏍᎨ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎾᎿ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏂᏚᏩᏁᎸ ᎡᎳᏂᎬ ᏓᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏭᏓᎴᏅ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏚᏗᎦᎴᏴ ᏒᎶᎯ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᎢ.

Transliteration

1. Ale svlanigv saquoquo geso aniwonisgv, ale utloyiquo gese aninegvi.
2. Hiano nutlastanei, nasgi anaisv dikalvgv nvdayunanigidv, uwedalv uniwadvtanei nahna gadohi sana dudovi; ale nahna dunanelatsvi.
3. Hiano nidunadaweselei, ka, didvdanvhi didotlvna, ale osdv didideyvda. Didvdanvhino nvs duniyelv-sei, watelageno tlawedu uniyesei.
4. Hiano nuniwesei, ka, ididuhvga, ale, inv igati idasowega, ale nasgi usgotla galvladi wigano- tlotsvha; ale digadosdodi idotlvna, svlohiyeno nigvnadv yidatlogaleyogi.
5. Yihowano utloanile ugatanile gaduhv ale inv igati unasoyvi, nasgi yvwi guneda gunasoyolei.
6. Yihowano hia nuquesei, gvniyuquo, hia yvwi unitloyiquo aniwonisgvi; ale hia nasgi unalenvha nanadvneha; ale vtla hnaquo gohusdi gvwaniyosdodanedi yigesosdi, nasgi gunada-nvtelv iyunadvnediyi.
7. ka, idatloahi, ale tsahnagudalenvdv winigedvnisi aniwonisgvi,nasgi gunadotlaidiyi nigesvna danatlano-hesgvi.
8. nasgino yihowa dudigaleye svlohi tsigvnadv nahnaunadalenei; ale unidvtlagoi aniduhvsgvi.
9. nasgi iyusdi dadaloni dudosvi; nvdigatlasdo-disge yihowa nahna tsudalenvdv niduwanelv elanigv daniwonisgvi; ale nahna uwudalenv yihowa dudigaleyv svlohi nigvnadvi.

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