The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Basa Mangkasara' / ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ (Makassarese)
Menara Babel
- Uru-uruna, sikontu bansa-bansaya ri anne linoa se'reji bahasana siagang sangkamma ngasenji bicaranna ke'nanga.
- Ri wattunna a'lampa bellamo anrai' ke'nanga, battumi ke'nanga ri se'reang parang lappara' ri Babilonia, nampa ammantang ke'nanga anjoreng.
- Massing angkanami para ia ke'nanga, nakana, “Umba kippare' batu bata nampa nitunu sa'genna a'jari terasa'.” Kammaminjo nania'mo batu batana ke'nanga untu' ambangung balla' siagang tere' untu' ampasidakkiki anjo batu bataya.
- Nakanamo ke'nanga, “Umba kimbangung kota siagang se're menara ta'rapika coppo'na sa'genna ri langi', sollanna ki'jari masahoro' siagang tena kisisa'la'-sa'la ri sikontu linoa.”
- Nanaummo Batara untu' anciniki anjo kotaya siagang menara nabangunga rupataua.
- Nampa Nakanamo ri ke'nanga, “Anne ke'nanga se'reji bansa siagang se'reji bahasana, nampa anne nampami pakaramulanna sikamma rancanana ke'nanga. Tasalloami nakkullemo ke'nanga anggaukangi sikamma apa nakaerokia ke'nanga.
- Bajikangngang naungki' nanipasisala-sala bahasana ke'nanga sollanna takkullea sipahang ke'nanga.”
- Kammaminjo nanipasisa'la'-sa'la'mo ri Batara ri sikontu linoa. Jari ammarimi ke'nanga ambangungi anjo kotaya.
- Iaminjo saba'na naniaremmo anjo kotaya Babel, lanri anjoremmi Napasisala-sala Batara bahasana sikontu bansaya, siagang battu anjoremmi ke'nanga nipasisa'la'-sa'la' ri Batara mange ri sikontu linoa.
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/2871/GEN.11.MAK
A version of this story in the Makassar script:
Source: Het Boek Genesis in het Makassaarsch vertaald door Dr. B.F. Matthes, afgevaarigde van het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap op Celebes. Amsterdam, 1872.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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