1 Mosebog 6
1 Da nu Menneskene begyndte at blive talrige paa Jorden og der fødtes dem Døtre,
And it comes to pass that mankind has begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
2 fik Gudssønnerne Øje paa Menneskedøtrenes Skønhed, og de tog saa mange af dem, som de lystede, til Hustruer.
and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
3 Da sagde HERREN: »Min Aand skal ikke for evigt blive i Menneskene, eftersom de jo dog er Kød; deres Dage skal være 120 Aar.«
And YHWH says, “My Spirit does not strive in man for all time, for indeed, he [is] flesh, but his days have been one hundred and twenty years.”
4 I hine Dage, da Gudssønnerne gik ind til Menneskedøtrene og disse fødte dem Børn — men ogsaa senere hen i Tiden — levede Kæmperne paa Jorden. Det er Heltene, hvis Ry naar tilbage til Fortids Dage.
The giants were in the earth in those days, and even afterward, when sons of God come in to the daughters of men, and they have borne to them those who [were] the mighty from of old, the men of renown.
5 Men HERREN saa, at Menneskenes, Ondskab tog til paa Jorden, og at deres Hjerters Higen og Tragten kun var ond Dagen lang.
And YHWH sees that the wickedness of man [is] abundant in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [is] only evil every day;
6 Da angrede HERREN, at han havde gjort Menneskene paa Jorden, og det skar ham i Hjertet.
and YHWH regrets that He has made man in the earth, and He grieves Himself—to His heart.
7 Og HERREN sagde: »Jeg vil udslette Menneskene, som jeg har skabt, af Jordens Flade, baade Mennesker, Kvæg, Kryb og Himmelens, Fugle, thi jeg angrer, at jeg gjorde dem!«
And YHWH says, “I wipe away man whom I have created from off the face of the ground, from man to beast, to creeping thing, and to bird of the heavens, for I have regretted that I have made them.”
8 Men Noa fandt Naade for HERRENS Øjne.
And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.
9 Dette er Noas Slægtebog. Noa var en retfærdig, ustraffelig Mand blandt sine samtidige; Noa vandrede med Gud.
These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; he has been perfect among his generations; Noah has habitually walked with God.
10 Noa avlede tre Sønner: Sem, Kam og Jafet.
And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 Men Jorden fordærvedes for Guds Øjne, og Jorden blev fuld af Uret;
And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence.
12 og Gud saa til Jorden, og se, den var fordærvet, thi alt Kød havde fordærvet sin Vej paa Jorden.
And God sees the earth, and behold, it has been corrupted, for all flesh has corrupted its way on the earth.
13 Da sagde Gud til Noa: »Jeg har besluttet at gøre Ende paa alt Kød, fordi Jorden ved deres Skyld et fuld af Uret; derfor vil jeg nu udrydde dem af Jorden.
And God said to Noah, “An end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth has been full of violence from their presence; and behold, I am destroying them with the earth.
14 Men du skal gøre dig en Ark af Gofertræ og indrette den med Rum ved Rum og overstryge den med Beg baade indvendig og udvendig;
Make an ark of gopher-wood for yourself; you make rooms within the Ark, and you have covered it from inside and from outside with pitch;
15 og saaledes skal du bygge Arken: Den skal være 300 Alen lang, 50 Alen bred og 30 Alen høj;
and this [is] how you do it: three hundred cubits [is] the length of the Ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height;
16 du skal anbringe Taget paa Arken, og det skal ikke rage længer ud end een Alen fra oven; paa Arkens Side skal du sætte Døren, og du skal indrette den med et nederste, et mellemste og et øverste Stokværk.
you make a window for the Ark, and you finish it to a cubit from above; and you put the opening of the Ark in its side; you make it [with] lower, second, and third [stories].
17 Se, jeg bringer nu Vandfloden over Jorden for at udrydde alt Kød under Himmelen, som har Livsaande; alt, hvad der er paa Jorden, skal forgaa.
And I, behold, I am bringing in the flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under the heavens all flesh in which [is] a living spirit; all that [is] in the earth expires.
18 Men jeg vil oprette min Pagt med dig. Du skal gaa ind i Arken med dine Sønner, din Hustru og dine Sønnekoner;
And I have established My covenant with you, and you have come into the Ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and your son’s wives with you;
19 og af alle Dyr, af alt Kød skal du bringe et Par af hver Slags ind i Arken for at holde dem i Live hos dig. Han og Hundyr skal det være,
and of all that lives, of all flesh, you bring two from every [kind] into the Ark, to keep alive with you; they are male and female.
20 af Fuglene efter deres Arter, af Kvæget efter dets Arter og af alt Jordens Kryb efter dets Arter; Par for Par skal de gaa ind til dig for at holdes i Live.
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
21 Og du skal indsamle et Forraad af alle Slags Levnedsmidler, for at det kan tjene dig og dem til Føde.«
And you, take for yourself from all food that is eaten; and you have gathered [it] to yourself, and it has been for you and for them for food.”
22 Og Noa gjorde ganske som Gud havde paalagt ham; saaledes gjorde han.
And Noah does according to all that God has commanded him; so he has done.
The World is Destroyed by Water
