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===Tower of Babel=== | ===Tower of Babel=== | ||
:''Bis Ndreib nin ein Xab | :''Bis Ndreib nin dzeb ein Xab flog die Ntzog an die zu Wes meib hin.'' | ||
:LOC time that DEF world | :LOC time that whole DEF world have INDEF language CONJ INDEF VN speak common PAST | ||
:Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. | :Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. | ||
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:And they said: "Come, let's build a city for ourselves and a tower in it, whose top would reach the sky. | :And they said: "Come, let's build a city for ourselves and a tower in it, whose top would reach the sky. | ||
:''Rein dahn xau Ntrob nun dahn aus. Schaub dzas es hab mpeib dahn [dsei dsei] bis ein Xab | :''Rein dahn xau Ntrob nun dahn aus. Schaub dzas es hab mpeib dahn [dsei dsei] bis dzeb ein Xab bei."'' | ||
:that_way 1SG grow name for 1SG COHORT. or else IMPERS cause scatter 1PL all_over LOC DEF world | :that_way 1SG grow name for 1SG COHORT. or else IMPERS cause scatter 1PL all_over whole LOC DEF world FUT. | ||
:That way we will make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the whole world." | :That way we will make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the whole world." | ||
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:"Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” | :"Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” | ||
:''An ein Schwed mpeib zug je drein [dsei dsei] bis ein Xab | :''An ein Schwed mpeib zug je drein [dsei dsei] bis dzeb ein Xab, an zug vus ntsaus ein Mbih hin.'' | ||
:and DEF god scatter 3PL from there all_over LOC DEF world | :and DEF god scatter 3PL from there all_over LOC whole DEF world, and 3PL stop build DEF city PST | ||
:So the {{sc|Lord}} scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. | :So the {{sc|Lord}} scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. | ||
:''An nun nein ja flog Ntrob Mba-Mbä — dsäus drein ein Schwed hab schmeiß ndäu ein Ntzog in ein Xab | :''An nun nein ja flog Ntrob Mba-Mbä — dsäus drein ein Schwed hab schmeiß ndäu ein Ntzog in dzeb ein Xab hin.'' | ||
:and for that 3SG.I have name Babel — reason DEF god cause confuse hit DEF language of DEF world | :and for that 3SG.I have name Babel — reason DEF god cause confuse hit DEF language of whole DEF world PST | ||
:That is why it was called Babel — because there the {{sc|Lord}} confused the language of the whole world. | :That is why it was called Babel — because there the {{sc|Lord}} confused the language of the whole world. | ||
:''Je drein ein Schwed hab mpeib zug [dsei dsei] bis ein Xab | :''Je drein ein Schwed hab mpeib zug [dsei dsei] bis dzeb ein Xab hin.'' | ||
:from there DEF god cause scatter 3PL all_over LOC DEF world | :from there DEF god cause scatter 3PL all_over LOC whole DEF world PST | ||
:From there the {{sc|Lord}} scattered them over the face of the whole earth. | :From there the {{sc|Lord}} scattered them over the face of the whole earth. | ||
[[Category:Hlou-Shum languages]] | [[Category:Hlou-Shum languages]] | ||