第七位天使吹号，天上就有大声音说，世上的国，成了我主和主基督的国。他要作王，直到永永远远。
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
当时神天上的殿开了。在他殿中现出他的约柜后有闪电，声音，雷轰，地震，大雹。
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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.
他们彼此商量说，来吧，我们要作砖，把砖烧透了。他们就拿砖当石头，又拿石漆当灰泥。
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
因为耶和华在那里变乱天下人的言语，使众人分散在全地上，所以那城名叫巴别（就是变乱的意思）。
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
闪的后代记在下面。洪水以后二年，闪一百岁生了亚法撒。
These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
亚法撒活到三十五岁，生了沙拉。
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
沙拉活到三十岁，生了希伯。
And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
希伯生法勒之后，又活了四百三十年，并且生儿养女。
And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
法勒生拉吴之后，又活了二百零九年，并且生儿养女。
And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.