And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 11 of Genesis. The construction of Babel represents a collective project aimed at concentrating power and seeking human recognition. The confusion of languages and the resulting dispersion demonstrate the limit God places upon that project.
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und sprachen: Wohlauf, laßt uns eine Stadt und einen Turm bauen, des Spitze bis an den Himmel reiche, daß wir uns einen Namen machen! denn wir werden sonst zerstreut in alle Länder.
Y dijeron: Vamos, edifiquémonos una ciudad y una torre, cuya cúspide llegue al cielo; y hagámonos un nombre, por si fuéremos esparcidos sobre la faz de toda la tierra.
Luego dijeron: «Vamos, construyamos una ciudad y una torre cuya cima llegue al cielo. Hagámonos un nombre para no ser dispersados por toda la tierra».
Ils dirent encore: Allons! bâtissons-nous une ville et une tour dont le sommet touche au ciel, et faisons-nous un nom, afin que nous ne soyons pas dispersés sur la face de toute la terre.
Poi dissero: Or su, edifichiamoci una città, ed una torre, la cui sommità giunga fino al cielo, ed acquistiamoci fama; che talora noi non siamo dispersi sopra la faccia di tutta la terra
E disseram: Eia, edifiquemos nós uma cidade e uma torre cujo cume toque nos céus, e façamo-nos um nome, para que não sejamos espalhados sobre a face de toda a terra.
他們說:「來,讓我們建造一座城和一座塔,塔頂通天。我們要為自己立名,免得我們分散在全地面上。」
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