Babel

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

Qa'yol (Awakatek)

Yi muyc kale cwe't suk'ij chiyol wunak

  1. Itzun bantz le xe'tzbil tzaj, junit chiyol cyakil wunak.
  2. Ej nin yi cyele'n tzaj lilen tzi'n, jal jun chin 'k'ajlaj cya'n le ama'l cwent Sinar. Ya'stzun e' a'te'tz.
  3. 3 Itzun bantz nintzun cyal cobox squibil quib: "Kabne' lagris nin ba'n kapat." Ej nin yi bnixe'n cya'n ja xcon tetz xel c'ub tan banle'n chica'l. Ncha'tz ja xcon jun jilwutz 'pupu' cya'n tetz 'chib lagris.
  4. Yi xone'n tiemp at e' cyal: "Or itetz kabne' jun chin tnum nin jun chin wutzile'n muyc tzone'j, yil jepon jalen tzi'n tcya'j. Sjalok wi'nin kak'ej ta'n. Ej nin qui tajwe'n tan kele'n xit bene'n tzi'n wi munt."
  5. Inti Ryos nin cu'ul tan xmaye'n yi jun tnuma'tz tu yi jun chin muyc yi na chitzan wunak tan banle'n.
  6. 6 Toque'n tzun i'-tz tan xtxumle'n, nintzun taltz: "Tampaj yi junit e', nin junit chiyol, ja cho'c tan banle'n yi ak'une'j. Nin cya'l jun yi nink xcye' tan xite'n chitxumu'n.
  7. Ba'n tcu'n kacuk 'chixo'l tan suk'le'n cu'n chiyol, bantz qui't tz'el chitxum squibil quib."
  8. I nintzun tulejtz. Ej nin cyaj cyen quilol yi ak'un tan banle'n yi jun muyca'tz, na qui't na el chitxum tetz chiyol squibil quib. Ej nin e' el xit bene'n tzi'n wi' munt tan Kataj Ryos.
  9. Ya'stzun cwe'n suk'ul Kataj chiyol cyakil wunak. Ej nin ya'stzun yi cyele'n xit bene'n tzi'n wi munt. Cha'stzun te ja oc bi' yi jun tnuma'tz tetz Babel.

Source: Yi Antiw Testament El Antiguo Testamento Veintiseis Libros del Antiguo Testamento y El Nuevo Testamento en el idioma Awakatek de Guatemala. Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2011.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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