Babel

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

Aruamu (Aruamɨn Akam)

Ikiavɨra Itir God gumazamizibar akar me mɨgeiba abɨagharɨk

  1. Fomɨra nguazimɨn gumazamiziba bar akar vamɨra ikia, egha mɨgɨrɨgɨar otevir vabaram ami.
  2. Egha me aruem anadi naghɨn ikegha, puram arua ghua iza Babilonɨn nguazir zarimɨn apia.
  3. Egha me uarira uariv gei, “Aria, ia izɨ, e bar moghɨra nguazitaba inigh da tueghtɨ da brighbar mɨn otivika.” Egha me dɨpenibar ingaramin brighbagh ami. Egha me brighɨn kabagh amizɨ da uarir isavsuighamin koltaba uaghan iti.
  4. Egha me ghaze, “E datɨrɨghɨn uari uari bagh nguibar ekiatamɨn ingaram, egh an aven tauan bar ruaritam asaraghtɨ, an ruarim mangɨ overiamɨn suiragham. Egh kamagh, e uari abɨgh mangɨ tintinibar nguazimɨn nguibar igharazibar ikian kogham. E kamaghɨn damutɨ, gumazamiziba bar ziar bar ekiam e danɨngam.”
  5. Ezɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God, nguibar ekiar kam ko tauan gumazamiziba an aven ingarizimɨn ganasa izaghiri.
  6. Egha uan Nguibamɨn ikia ghaze, “Gumazamizir kaba me akar vamɨram mɨgɨa egha uari inigha nɨghnɨzir vamɨra iti. Egha nguibar dafar kamɨn ingari. Me kamaghɨn uan nɨghnɨzimɨn gɨn mangɨ, bizir avɨribar amuam.
  7. Kamagh, e ua magɨrɨ akar me mɨgeim abɨghɨrarightɨ, me uan akar mɨngaribagh foghan koghɨva uariv kɨman kogham.”
  8. Egha Ikiavɨra Itir God me gamizɨ, me tintinibar nguaziba bar adar ghue. Egha nguibar ekiar kam uam a ingari puvatɨ.
  9. Dughiar kam, Ikiavɨra Itir God gumazamizir kabar akar me mɨgeiba abɨagharɨghizɨ, me tintinibar nguazimɨn danganiba bar adar ghue. Kamaghɨn me nguibar ekiar kam dɨbora ghaze, “Babel.”*

* 11:9: Hibrun akamɨn ziar kam, “Babel,” a mong kamaghɨn ghu, “abɨagharɨki.”

Source: Godɨn Eghaghanim: Akar Gavgavir Dɨkɨrɨzir Ghurim ko Igiam. The Holy Bible in the Aruamu language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, 2020 Edition. Pioneer Bible Translators. 

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Aruamu is a Ramu language spoken in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea.

Information about Aruamu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruamu_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/msy

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