Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

我们下去，在那里变乱他们的口音，使他们的言语彼此不通。”

来，我们下去，在那里变乱他们的语言，使他们彼此语言不通。”

来，我们下去，在那里变乱他们的语言，使他们彼此语言不通。”

让我们下去变乱他们的语言，使他们彼此言语不通。”

来，我们下去，在那里混乱他们的语言，使他们听不懂对方的话。”

来吧！让我们下去，在那里把他们的语言变乱，使他们彼此听不懂对方的语言。”

我們下去，在那裏變亂他們的口音，使他們的言語彼此不通。」

來，我們下去，在那裏變亂他們的語言，使他們彼此語言不通。」

來，我們下去，在那裏變亂他們的語言，使他們彼此語言不通。」

讓我們下去變亂他們的語言，使他們彼此言語不通。」

來，我們下去，在那裡混亂他們的語言，使他們聽不懂對方的話。”

來，我們下去，就在那裏使他們的口音混亂，不曉得聽彼此的口音。』

來吧！讓我們下去，在那裡把他們的語言變亂，使他們彼此聽不懂對方的語言。」

我儕臨格、淆其言語、使彼此不通、

我儕臨格、淆其言語、使彼此不通。

我儕降臨、淆其言語、使彼此不通、

Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

Come on! Let us go down and mix up their language. Then they will not be able to understand one another.”

Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”

Come, let’s go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”

Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”

Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

Come, let Us go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

Come, let’s go down and confuse their language so they won’t be able to understand each other.”

Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

Then God said,“ Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.And they were amazed and astonished, saying,“ Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians— we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played?And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air.There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning,but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying,“ Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said,“ Here I am! Send me.”

He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.

They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.

Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is an enduring nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say.

These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built.

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand,

From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.

Then the Lord God said,“ Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”

Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.

These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.