تكوين 6

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ لَمَّا ابْتَدَأَ النَّاسُ يَتَكَاثَرُونَ عَلَى سَطْحِ الأَرْضِ وَوُلِدَ لَهُمْ بَنَاتٌ،

Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

٢ 2 انْجَذَبَتْ أَنْظَارُ أَبْنَاءِ اللهِ إِلَى بَنَاتِ النَّاسِ فَرَأَوْا أَنَّهُنَّ جَمِيلاتٌ فَاتَّخَذُوا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْهُنَّ زَوْجَاتٍ كَمَا طَابَ لَهُمْ.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «لَنْ يَمْكُثَ رُوحِي مُجَاهِداً فِي الإِنْسَانِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. هُوَ بَشَرِيٌّ زَائِغٌ، لِذَلِكَ لَنْ تَطُولَ أَيَّامُهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَقَطْ».

So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

٤ 4 وَفِي تِلْكَ الْحِقَبِ، كَانَ فِي الأَرْضِ جَبَابِرَةٌ، وَبَعْدَ أَنْ دَخَلَ أَبْنَاءُ اللهِ عَلَى بَنَاتِ النَّاسِ وَلَدْنَ لَهُمْ أَبْنَاءً، صَارَ هَؤُلَاءِ الأَبْنَاءُ أَنْفُسُهُمُ الْجَبَابِرَةَ الْمَشْهُورِينَ مُنْذُ الْقِدَمِ.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

٥ 5 وَرَأَى الرَّبُّ أَنَّ شَرَّ الإِنْسَانِ قَدْ كَثُرَ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَأَنَّ كُلَّ تَصَوُّرِ فِكْرِ قَلْبِهِ يَتَّسِمُ دَائِماً بِالإِثْمِ،

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

٦ 6 فَمَلأَ قَلبَهُ الأَسَفُ وَالْحُزْنُ لأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الإِنْسَانَ.

And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «أَمْحُو الإِنْسَانَ الَّذِي خَلَقْتُهُ عَنْ وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ مَعَ سَائِرِ النَّاسِ وَالْحَيَوَانَاتِ وَالزَّوَاحِفِ وَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ، لأَنِّي حَزِنْتُ أَنِّي خَلَقْتُهُ».

So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

٨ 8 أَمَّا نُوحٌ فَقَدْ حَظِيَ بِرِضَى الرَّبِ.

Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

٩ 9 وَهَذَا سِجِلُّ مَوَالِيدِ نُوحٍ: كَانَ نُوحٌ صَالِحاً كَامِلاً فِي زَمَانِهِ، وَسَارَ نُوحٌ مَعَ اللهِ.

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

١٠ 10 وَأَنْجَبَ نُوحٌ ثَلَاثَةَ أَبْنَاءٍ هُمْ سَامٌ وَحَامٌ وَيَافَثُ.

And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

١١ 11 وَإِذْ سَادَ الشَّرُّ الأَرْضَ أَمَامَ اللهِ وَعَمَّهَا الظُّلْمُ،

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

١٢ 12 نَظَرَ اللهُ وَإذَا بِها فَاسِدَةٌ لأَنَّ كُلَّ بَشَرٍ عَلَى الأَرْضِ قَدْ سَلَكَ فِي طَرِيقِ الإِثْمِ.

And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ اللهُ لِنُوحٍ: «قَدْ أَزِفَتْ نِهَايَةُ الْبَشَرِ جَمِيعاً أَمَامِي، لأَنَّهُمْ مَلَأُوا الأَرْضَ ظُلْماً. لِذَلِكَ سَأُبِيدُهُمْ مَعَ الأَرْضِ.

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

١٤ 14 ابْنِ لَكَ فُلْكاً مِنْ خَشَبِ السَّرْوِ، وَاجْعَلْ فِيهِ غُرَفاً تَطْلِيهَا بِالزِّفْتِ مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ وَالْخَارِجِ.

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

١٥ 15 اصْنَعْهُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِثَالِ: لِيَكُنْ طُولُهُ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ مِتْراً)، وَعَرْضُهُ خَمْسِينَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ مِتْراً وَنِصْفِ الْمِتْرِ) وَارْتِفَاعُهُ ثَلَاثِينَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ مِتْراً وَنِصْفِ الْمِتْرِ).

And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

١٦ 16 وَاجْعَلْ لَهُ نَافِذَةً عَلَى انْخِفَاضِ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنْتِمِتْراً) مِنَ السَّقْفِ، وَبَاباً تُقِيمُهُ فِي جَانِبِهِ. وَلْيَكُنْ لِلْفُلْكِ طَوَابِقُ سُفْلِيَّةٌ وَمُتَوَسِّطَةٌ وَعُلْوِيَّةٌ.

You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

١٧ 17 فَهَا أَنَا أُغْرِقُ الأَرْضَ بِطُوفَانٍ مِنَ الْمِيَاهِ لأُبِيدَ كُلَّ كَائِنٍ حَيٍّ فِيهَا مِمَّنْ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ. كُلُّ مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ لَابُدَّ أَنْ يَمُوتَ.

And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنِّي سَأُقِيمُ مَعَكَ عَهْداً، فَتَدْخُلُ أَنْتَ مَعَ بَنِيكَ وَامْرَأَتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ بَنِيكَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ.

But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

١٩ 19 وَتَأْخُذُ مَعَكَ فِي الْفُلْكِ زَوْجَيْنِ، ذَكَراً وَأُنْثَى، مِنْ كُلِّ كَائِنٍ حَيٍّ ذِي جَسَدٍ، لاسْتِبْقَائِهَا مَعَكَ.

And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

٢٠ 20 تُدْخِلُ مَعَكَ اثْنَيْنِ مِنْ كُلِّ صَنْفٍ مِنْ أَصْنَافِ الطُّيُورِ وَالْبَهَائِمِ وَالزَّوَاحِفِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، حِفَاظاً عَلَى اسْتِمْرَارِ بَقَائِهَا.

Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

٢١ 21 وَتَدَّخِرُ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ طَعَامٍ يُؤْكَلُ وَتَخْزُنُهُ عِنْدَكَ لِيَكُونَ لَكَ وَلَهَا غِذَاءً».

You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”

٢٢ 22 وَفَعَلَ نُوحٌ تَمَاماً حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ.

So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

The World is Destroyed by Water