Jubilees 11

In the thirty-fifth jubilee, in the third week, in the first year, Reu took a wife named Ora, the daughter of Ur son of Kesed. She bore him a son, and he called his name Serug, in the seventh year of that week in this jubilee.

REF And in the thirty-fifth jubilee, in the third week, in the first year thereof, Reu took to himself a wife, and her name was 'Ora, the daughter of 'Ur, the son of Kesed, and she bare him a son, and he called his name Serug, in the seventh year of this week in this jubilee.

In this jubilee, Noah's descendants began to wage war on each other — taking captives, killing, shedding human blood on the earth, eating blood, building fortified cities and walls and towers. Individuals began to exalt themselves above their nations and to found the beginnings of kingdoms.

REF And in this jubilee the sons of Noah began to war on each other, to take captive and to slay each other, and to shed the blood of men on the earth, and to eat blood, and to build strong cities, and walls, and towers, and individuals (began) to exalt themselves above the nation, and to found the beginnings of kingdoms.

People warred against people, nation against nation, and city against city. Everyone did evil, acquired weapons, and taught their sons warfare. They began to capture cities and sell men and women as slaves.

REF And to go to war people against people, and nation against nation, and city against city, and all (began) to do evil, and to acquire arms, and to teach their sons war, and they began to capture cities, and to sell male and female slaves.

Ur son of Kesed built the city of Ur of the Chaldeans and named it after himself and his father.

REF And 'Ur, the son of Kesed, built the city of 'Ara of the Chaldees, and called its name after his own name and the name of his father.

They made cast images for themselves, and each worshipped the idol — the cast image — he had made. They began to make carved images and unclean likenesses, and malicious spirits aided and seduced them into transgression and impurity.

REF And they made for themselves molten images, and they worshipped each the idol, the molten image which they had made for themselves, and they began to make graven images and unclean simulacra, and malignant spirits assisted and seduced them into committing transgression and uncleanness.

Prince Mastema exerted himself to accomplish all this. He sent out the other spirits under his command to commit every kind of wrong, sin, and transgression — to corrupt, destroy, and shed blood on the earth.

REF And the prince Mastema exerted himself to do all this, and he sent forth other spirits, those which were put under his hand, to do all manner of wrong and sin, and all manner of transgression, to corrupt and destroy, and to shed blood upon the earth.

For this reason he was named Serug, for everyone turned to commit every kind of sin and transgression.

REF For this reason he called the name of Serug, Serug, for every one turned to do all manner of sin and transgression.

He grew up and lived in Ur of the Chaldeans, near his wife's maternal grandfather. He worshipped idols. He took a wife in the thirty-sixth jubilee, in the fifth week, in the first year, and her name was Melka, the daughter of Kaber, the daughter of his father's brother.

REF And he grew up, and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, near to the father of his wife's mother; and he worshipped idols, and he took to himself a wife in the thirty-sixth jubilee, in the fifth week, in the first year thereof, and her name was Melka, the daughter of Kaber, the daughter of his father's brother.

She bore him Nahor in the first year of that week. He grew up in Ur of the Chaldeans, and his father taught him the Chaldean arts of divination and augury according to the signs of heaven.

REF And she bare him Nahor, in the first year of this week, and he grew and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, and his father taught him the researches of the Chaldees to divine and augur, according to the signs of heaven.

In the thirty-seventh jubilee, in the sixth week, in the first year, he took a wife named Ijaska, the daughter of Nestag of the Chaldeans.

REF And in the thirty-seventh jubilee in the sixth week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was 'Ijaska, the daughter of Nestag of the Chaldees.

She bore him Terah in the seventh year of that week.

REF And she bare him Terah in the seventh year of this week.

Prince Mastema sent ravens and birds to devour the seed sown in the land, in order to destroy the land and rob people of their labor. Before they could plow in the seed, the ravens picked it up from the surface of the ground.

REF And the prince Mastema sent ravens and birds to devour the seed which was sown in the land, in order to destroy the land, and rob the children of men of their labours. Before they could plough in the seed, the ravens picked (it) from the surface of the ground.

For this reason he was named Terah, because the ravens and birds reduced them to destitution and devoured their seed.

REF And for this reason he called his name Terah because the ravens and the birds reduced them to destitution and devoured their seed.

The years became barren because of the birds. They devoured all the fruit from the trees, and people could save only a small portion of the earth's produce in those days, and that only with great effort.

REF And the years began to be barren on account of the birds, and they devoured all the fruit of the trees from the trees: it was only with great effort that they could save a little of all the fruit of the earth in their days.

In the thirty-ninth jubilee, in the second week, in the first year, Terah took a wife named Edna, the daughter of Abram, the daughter of his father's brother.

REF And in this thirty-ninth jubilee, in the second week in the first year, Terah took to himself a wife, and her name was 'Edna, the daughter of 'Abram, the daughter of his father's brother.

In the seventh year of that week she bore him a son, and he called his name Abram, after the name of his mother's father, who had died before his daughter conceived a son.

REF And in the seventh year of this week she bare him a son, and he called his name Abram, by the name of the father of his mother; for he had died before his daughter had conceived a son.

The boy began to understand the errors of the earth — how everyone had gone astray after carved images and impurity. His father taught him writing, and when he was two weeks of years old, he separated himself from his father so as not to worship idols with him.

REF And the lad began to understand the errors of the earth that all went astray after graven images and after uncleanness, and his father taught him writing, and he was two weeks of years old, and he separated himself from his father, that he might not worship idols with him.

He began to pray to the Creator of all things, asking to be saved from the errors of humanity, and that his own portion should not fall into error, impurity, and wickedness.

REF And he began to pray to the Creator of all things that He might save him from the errors of the children of men, and that his portion should not fall into error after uncleanness and vileness.

When the sowing season came, everyone went out together to protect their seed from the ravens. Abram went with them — the boy was fourteen years old.

REF And the seed time came for the sowing of seed upon the land, and they all went forth together to protect their seed against the ravens, and Abram went forth with those that went, and the child was a lad of fourteen years.

A cloud of ravens came to devour the seed. Abram ran to meet them before they settled on the ground and cried out to them, 'Do not do this! Return to the place you came from!' And they turned back.

REF And a cloud of ravens came to devour the seed, and Abram ran to meet them before they settled on the ground, and cried to them before they settled on the ground to devour the seed, and said, 'Do not so, return to the place whence you came,' and they proceeded to turn back.

He drove back the clouds of ravens seventy times that day, and of all the ravens in the entire land where Abram was, not a single one landed.

REF And he caused the clouds of ravens to turn back that day seventy times, and of all the ravens throughout all the land where Abram was there settled there not so much as one.

Everyone with him in the land saw him cry out and all the ravens turn back. His name became great throughout the land of the Chaldeans. That year everyone who wanted to sow came to him, and he went with them until the sowing season ended. They sowed their land, and that year they brought home enough grain and ate and were satisfied.

REF And all who were with him throughout all the land saw him cry out, and all the ravens turned back, and his name became great in all the land of the Chaldees, and there came to him this year all those who wished to sow, and he went with them until the time of sowing was past, and they sowed their land, and that year they brought enough grain home and ate and were satisfied.

In the first year of the fifth week, Abram taught the makers of ox-implements — the woodworkers — and they made a device above the ground, attached to the frame of the plow, to hold the seed. The seed dropped from it onto the plowshare and was buried in the earth, so they no longer feared the ravens.

REF And in the first year of the fifth week Abram taught those who made implements for oxen, the artificers in wood, and they made a vessel above the ground, facing the frame of the plough, in order to put the seed thereon, and the seed fell down therefrom upon the share of the plough, and was hidden in the earth, and they no longer feared the ravens.

They made similar devices on all the plow frames, and they sowed and tilled all the land as Abram had instructed them. They no longer feared the birds.

REF And after this manner they made (vessels) above the ground on all the frames of the ploughs, and they sowed and tilled all the land, according as Abram commanded them, and they no longer feared the birds.