
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Tłı̨chǫ
Dǫ kǫ̀godeè Babel gà yayıhòłèe gogehtsı̨
- Ekìıyeè k'e dıı nèk'e dǫ hazǫǫ̀ yatı ı̨łè zǫ t'à gogede ı̨lè, eyıt'à dǫ hazǫǫ̀ ełegıìkw'o ı̨lè.
- Dǫ sa kàɂàa ts'ǫnèe k'ehogehde ekò dèè wek'e shìh gǫ̀hłı̨-le k'e nègı̨ı̨de. Ekǫ nàgedè agejà.
- Ełets'ǫ̀ hagedı, “Ehtł'è kwe lade gha kwe-satsǫ̀ yìı hòtł'ò et'è ats'ııle,” gedı. Kwe tàet'aa t'à aget'ı̨-le, hanìkò kwe whet'ee t'à aget'ı̨. Eyıts'ǫ kwedzeè t'à kwe ełexıìht'eè agehɂı̨ t'à t'asìı gehtsı̨.
- Eyı tł'axǫǫ̀ k'achı̨ ełets'ǫ̀ hagedı, “Edegha kǫ̀godeè gots'ıhtsı̨, eyıts'ǫ yayıhòłèe yat'a xèedìı gots'ıhtsı̨. Hanì-ı̨dè goızì nechàa edegha ts'ehtsı̨ ha, eyıts'ǫ hazǫǫ̀ nèk'e ts'ǫ̀ ehkèts'edè ha-le,” gedı.
- Hanìkò gots'ǫ̀ K'àowo gots'ǫ̀ ı̨zhıì ajà, kǫ̀godeè gogehtsı̨ı̨ sìı ghàı̨dà, eyıts'ǫ yayıhòłèe sı ghàı̨dà.
- Gots'ǫ̀ K'àowo hadı, “Dǫ ı̨łè xàɂaa agı̨ı̨t'e xè hazǫǫ̀ yatı ı̨łè zǫ t'à gogede. Eyı hanì eghàlageeda ha dìì-le nı̨dè t'asìı wı̨ı̨zìı gıgha dìì gǫ̀hłı̨ ha nıìle.
- Gıts'ǫ̀ ats'ııde, gıyatıì eładı̨ı̨ xàɂaa ats'ııle, hanì-ı̨dè ełegıìkw'o ha-le,” hadı.
- Eyıt'à gots'ǫ̀ K'àowo sìı dıı nèk'e hazǫǫ̀ ts'ǫ̀ dǫ ehkègı̨ı̨deè agǫ̀ǫ̀là, eyıt'à eyı kǫ̀godeè ghǫ nagı̨ı̨t'e-le.
- Gots'ǫ̀ K'àowo dǫ gıyatıì eładı̨ı̨ xàɂaa ayį̀į̀là t'à eyı kǫ̀godeè sìı Babel gòyeh ajà. Ekǫ gots'ǫ sìı gots'ǫ̀ K'àowo dıı nèk'e hazǫǫ̀ ts'ǫ̀ dǫ ehkègı̨ı̨deè agǫ̀ǫ̀là.
Source: Dànì Kèhoį̀wo (Genesis). Nǫ̀htsı̨̨ Nı̨̨htł'è. Dogrib Genesis and New Testament. Canadian Bible Society, 2003, 2008.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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