Dutch
Alle mensen spreken dezelfde taal.
English translation
Everyone speaks the same language.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De toren van Babel
Adapted from The Tower of Babel
People build a city and a tower, but God confuses their language and scatters them across the earth.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Eén taal in Sinear
One language in Shinar
Dutch
Ze begrijpen elkaar.
English translation
They understand each other.
Dutch
Ze reizen naar het oosten.
English translation
They travel east.
Dutch
Ze komen aan in Sinear.
English translation
They arrive in Shinar.
Dutch
Ze gaan daar wonen.
English translation
They settle there.
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