So the LORDscatteredthem abroad from thereoverthe faceof the wholeearth;and they stoppedbuildingthe city.
Twosonswere bornto Eber;the nameof the one[was] Peleg,for in his daysthe earthwas divided;and his brother'sname[was] Joktan.
Theseare the familiesof the sonsof Noah,according to their genealogies,by their nations;and out of thesethe nationswere separatedon the earthafterthe flood.
From thesethe coastlandsof the nationswere separatedinto their lands,everyoneaccording to his language,according to their families,into their nations.
They said,"Come,let us buildfor ourselves a city,and a towerwhose top[will reach] into heaven,and let us makefor ourselves a name,otherwisewe will be scatteredabroad overthe faceof the wholeearth."
Thereforeits namewas calledBabel,becausetherethe LORDconfusedthe languageof the wholeearth;and from therethe LORDscatteredthem abroad overthe faceof the wholeearth.
"Cursedbe their anger,for it is fierce;And their wrath,for it is cruel.I will dispersethem in Jacob,And scatterthem in Israel.
The LORDnullifiesthe counselof the nations;He frustratesthe plansof the peoples.
For, behold,Your enemies,O LORD,For, behold,Your enemieswill perish;Allwho doiniquitywill be scattered.
"He has donemighty deedswith His arm;He has scattered[those who were] proudin the thoughtsof their heart.
"When the MostHighgavethe nationstheir inheritance,When He separatedthe sonsof man,He setthe boundariesof the peoplesAccording to the numberof the sonsof Israel.
