He said,“ All these people are united and speak the same language. That is why they can do all this. Now they will be able to do anything they plan.

耶和华说：“看哪，他们成为一样的人民，都是一样的言语，如今既做起这事来，以后他们所要做的事就没有不成就的了。

耶和华说：“看哪，他们成了同一个民族，都有一样的语言。这只是他们开始做的事，现在他们想要做的任何事，就没有什么可拦阻他们了。

耶和华说：“看哪，他们成了同一个民族，都有一样的语言。这只是他们开始做的事，现在他们想要做的任何事，就没有什么可拦阻他们了。

耶和华说：“看啊，他们同属一个民族，都用同一种语言，现在就做这样的事，如果继续下去，他们会为所欲为。

耶和华说：“看哪，他们同是一个民族，有一样的语言，他们一开始就作这事，以后他们所要作的一切，就没有可以拦阻他们的了。

耶和华说：“看哪，他们是一族，又说一样的语言，而且一开始就做这样的事，此后他们决意做任何事，就没有做不成的！

耶和華說：「看哪，他們成為一樣的人民，都是一樣的言語，如今既做起這事來，以後他們所要做的事就沒有不成就的了。

耶和華說：「看哪，他們成了同一個民族，都有一樣的語言。這只是他們開始做的事，現在他們想要做的任何事，就沒有甚麼可攔阻他們了。

耶和華說：「看哪，他們成了同一個民族，都有一樣的語言。這只是他們開始做的事，現在他們想要做的任何事，就沒有甚麼可攔阻他們了。

耶和華說：「看啊，他們同屬一個民族，都用同一種語言，現在就做這樣的事，如果繼續下去，他們會為所欲為。

耶和華說：“看哪，他們同是一個民族，有一樣的語言，他們一開始就作這事，以後他們所要作的一切，就沒有可以攔阻他們的了。

永恆主說：『看哪，他們只是一族之民，有一樣的口音；如今既作起這事來，將來他們所圖謀要作的事，就沒有甚麼能攔阻他們了。

耶和華說：「看哪，他們是一族，又說一樣的語言，而且一開始就做這樣的事，此後他們決意做任何事，就沒有做不成的！

曰、斯民為一、言語亦同、今興是役、後之所謀、末由遏止、

曰、民弗異族、言弗殊音、今已有此作為、其後烏能底止。

主曰、是眾為一民、言語亦一、今既有此作為、後凡所欲為、無有不成、

The Lord said,“ If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

And the Lord said,“ Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

“ Look!” he said.“ The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!

The LORD said,“ If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

And the Lord said,“ Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they have started to do, and now nothing which they plan to do will be impossible for them.

And the Lord said,“ Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.

And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

The Lord said,“ If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

And the LORD said, Behold, the people[ is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

And the LORD said,“ If as one people all sharing a common language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.

Yahweh said,“ Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

The whole world had only one language, and everyone spoke it.

You young people, be happy while you are still young. Let your heart be joyful while you are still strong. Do what your heart tells you to do. Go after what your eyes look at. But I want you to know that God will judge you for everything you do.

The Lord saw how bad the sins of everyone on earth had become. They only thought about evil things.

He has done mighty things with his powerful arm. He has scattered those who are proud in their deepest thoughts.

The Lord God said,“ Just like one of us, the man can now tell the difference between good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out and pick fruit from the tree of life and eat it. If he does, he will live forever.”

At noon Elijah began to tease them.“ Shout louder!” he said.“ I’m sure Baal is a god! Perhaps he has too much to think about. Or maybe he has gone to the toilet. Or perhaps he’s away on a trip. Maybe he’s sleeping. You might have to wake him up.”

From one man he made all the people of the world. Now they live all over the earth. He decided exactly when they should live. And he decided exactly where they should live.

The smell of the offerings pleased the Lord. He said to himself,“ I will never put a curse on the ground again because of human beings. I will not do it even though their hearts are always directed toward evil. Their thoughts are evil from the time they are young. I will never destroy all living things again, as I have just done.

Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you get into trouble!”

The people who were scattered over the earth came from Noah’s three sons.

Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?The kings of the earth rise up against the Lord. The rulers of the earth join together against his anointed king.“ Let us break free from their chains,” they say.“ Let us throw off their ropes.”The God who sits on his throne in heaven laughs. The Lord makes fun of those rulers and their plans.