《圣经》（新旧约全书）

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这些都是挪亚三个儿子的宗族，各随他们的支派立国。洪水以后，他们在地上分为邦国。
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

北回归线

那时，天下人的口音，言语，都是一样。
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

北回归线

他们往东边迁移的时候，在示拿地遇见一片平原，就住在那里。
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there

记号 11：2

北回归线

到挪亚六百零一岁，正月初一日，地上的水都乾了。挪亚撤去方舟的盖观看，便见地面上乾了。
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry

北回归线

到了二月二十七日，地就都乾了。
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried

北回归线

神对挪亚说，
And God spake unto Noah, saying

北回归线

你和你的妻子，儿子，儿妇都可以出方舟。
Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee

北回归线

在你那里凡有血肉的活物，就是飞鸟，牲畜，和一切爬在地上的昆虫，都要带出来，叫它在地上多多滋生，大大兴旺。
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth

北回归线

于是挪亚和他的妻子，儿子，儿妇，都出来了。
And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him

北回归线

但遍地上都是水，鸽子找不着落脚之地，就回到方舟挪亚那里，挪亚伸手把鸽子接进方舟来。
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.