
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Kernewek (Cornish)
Tour Babel
- Hag yth esa dhe oll an bys unn taves, ha'n keth geryow.
- Hag y hwarva hag i ow mos yn-rag dhiworth an howldrevel, i a gavas stras yn pow Shinar ha triga ena.
- Hag i a leveris, an eyl dh'y gila, ‘Dewgh, gwren ni gul brykkys ha'ga fobas yn tan.’ Hag yth esa brykkys dhedha yn le meyn ha pyg yn le pri.
- Hag yn-medhons i, ‘Dewgh, gwren ni drehevel sita ha tour, ha'y benn y'n nevow; ha gwren gul hanow ragon, rag own ni dhe vos skattrys a-les war enep oll an nor.’
- Ha'n ARLOEDH a dhiyskynnas dhe weles an sita ha'n tour esa mebyon den orth aga drehevel.
- Hag yn-medh an ARLOEDH, ‘Awotta, unn bobel yns i, hag yma unn taves dhedha i oll; ha hemm yw an dalleth a'ga ober; lemmyn ny vydh travyth na allons i y wul mar mynnons.
- Dewgh, gwren ni diyskynna ha kemmyska aga yeth ma na wodhvons konvedhes an eyl yeth y gila.’
- Ytho an ARLOEDH a's skattras a-les alena war enep oll an nor, hag i a hedhis drehevel an sita.
- Ytho, yth yw hy hanow gelwys Babel, rag an ARLOEDH dhe gemmyska ena yeth oll an bys, ha'n ARLOEDH a's skattras alena war enep oll an nor.
Source: An Bibel Kernewek, 2020
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