Babel

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

Kalaallisut (Greenlandic)

  1. Nunarsuup inui tamarmik assigiinnik oqaaseqarput.
  2. Kangimut aallaramik nunami Sinearimi qooroq tikippaat tassanilu nunaqalerlutik.
  3. Oqaloqatigiilerpullu: »Qaa, qarmasissiorta innermut uullugit manngertisarlugit.« Qarmasissiammi ujaqqatut atortoraat usserutaasarlu qequtut atorlugu.
  4. Oqarpullu: »Qaa, illoqarfiliorta napasuliartalimmik kaarfa qilammut apissisimasumik, tusaamasanngoqqulluta nunarsuarmullu tamarmut siammartitaaqqunata.«
  5. Naalagaq aqqarpoq illoqarfik napasuliarlu inuit sanaligaat takusarlugit.
  6. Naalagarlu oqarpoq: »Taamatut aallartereeramik inuiaat ataasiullutik assigiinnillu oqaaseqarlutik sunaluunniit naammassiniagartik saperunnaassavaat.
  7. Aqqarta oqaasii ilatsillugit imminnut paasisinnaajunnaartillugit.«
  8. Naalakkap tassannga nunarsuarmut tamarmut siammartippai, illoqarfiliaraluartillu taamaatiinnartariaqarpaat.
  9. Tamanna pillugu illoqarfik Babelimik taaguuteqarpoq, Naalakkap tassani nunarsuarmi tamarmi oqaasiusut ilatsimmagit, Naalakkallu tassannga inuit nunarsuarmut tamarmut siammartippai.

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