Babel

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

Kenyah

Uma' mbaw ka' Babel

  1. Ading-ading, kelunan ka' usun tana' un ca le isu ngan ca le baling tira'.
  2. Midan de tay paso ta' sek taw, ida tegu' ca leka' ka' tana' Sinear, penjo de mudip ka' ia.
  3. Kedau de keneng ida semai': “Tiga pe ilu uyan batu bata ngan nutung kidi pa maing.” Penjo batu bata da ne ida kanan seleket batu, ngan tar seleket semin.
  4. Kedau de la'a: “Tiga pe ilu uyan ca lepu' biu' me ilu ngan uyan ca uma' ja' mbaw abi' ka' langit, apan biu' denga le ngan nda ke tay petat purat tipo usun tana'.”
  5. Lepa ja TUHAN nay kenda', nay na'at kita lepu' biu' ngan uma' mbaw ja' kelunan da uyan. 6
  6. Kedau E: “Kelunan di ca puu' ngan ca isu, ngan ji lepe penading cin kelamun de. Nda majan la'a ida ke sukat uyan iu tua' ja' pengelu' de.
  7. Tiga pe Ilu tay kenda' tay ngeratang isu de apan de nda tisen dau isu de semai'.”
  8. Meka ne puyan TUHAN murat ida tipo usun tana', pa de pekena' medeng lepu' biu' ja.
  9. Ja tuman abi' na'ki ngadan lepu' biu' ja Babel,*) uban ka ne TUHAN petalu kelunan keneng isu mung puu' usun tana', ngan cin ja ne TUHAN murat ida tipo usun tana'.

*) Babel: Pekaté ngan isu Ibrani ja' kuma “keratang”.

Source: Tading (Genesis). Kitap isu Kenyah.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Kenyah is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Sarawak in Malaysia.

More information about Kenyah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyah_languages
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/xkl

Kenyah numbers | Tower of Babel

Tower of Babel in Malayo-Polynesian languages

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