1 Mosebog 8
1 Da ihukom Gud Noa og alle de vilde Dyr og Kvæget, som var hos ham i Arken; og Gud lod en Storm fare hen over Jorden, saa at Vandet begyndte at falde;
And God remembered Noe, and all the living creatures, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark, and brought a wind upon the earth, and the waters were abated.
2 Verdensdybets Kilder og Himmelens Sluser lukkedes, Regnen fra Himmelen standsede,
The fountains also of the deep, and the flood gates of heaven were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
3 og Vandet veg lidt efter lidt bort fra Jorden, og Vandet tog af efter de 150 Dages Forløb.
And the waters returned from off the earth going and coming: and they began to be abated after a hundred and fifty days.
4 Paa den syttende Dag i den syvende Maaned sad Arken fast paa Ararats Bjerge,
And the ark rested in the seventh month, the seven and twentieth day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.
5 og Vandet vedblev at synke indtil den tiende Maaned, og paa den første Dag i denne Maaned dukkede Bjergenes Toppe frem.
And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
6 Da der var gaaet fyrretyve Dage: aabnede Noa den Luge, han havde lavet paa Arken,
And after that forty days were passed, Noe, opening the window of the ark which he had made, sent forth a raven:
7 og sendte en Ravn ud; den fløj frem og tilbage, indtil Vandet var tørret bort fra Jorden.
Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.
8 Da sendte han en Due ud for at se, om Vandet var sunket fra Jordens Overflade;
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.
9 men Duen fandt intet Sted at sætte sin Fod og vendte tilbage til ham i Arken, fordi der endnu var Vand over hele Jorden; og han rakte Haanden ud og tog den ind i Arken til sig.
But she, not finding where her foot might rest, returned to him into the ark: for the waters were upon the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and caught her, and brought her into the ark.
10 Derpaa biede han yderligere syv Dage og sendte saa atter Duen ud fra Arken;
And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
11 ved Aftenstid kom Duen tilbage til ham, og se, den havde et friskt Olieblad i Næbbet. Da skønnede Noa, at Vandet var svundet bort fra Jorden.
And she came to him in the evening, carrying a bough of an olive tree, with green leaves, in her mouth. Noe therefore understood that the waters were ceased upon the earth.
12 Derpaa biede han syv Dage til, og da han saa sendte Duen ud, kom den ikke mere tilbage til ham.
And he stayed yet other seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which returned not any more unto him.
13 I Noas 601ste Leveaar paa den første Dag i den første Maaned var Vandet tørret bort fra Jorden. Da tog Noa Dækket af Arken, og da han saa sig om, se, da var Jordens Overflade tør.
Therefore in the six hundredth and first year, the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were lessened upon the earth, and Noe opening the covering of the ark, looked, and saw that the face of the earth was dried.
14 Paa den syv og tyvende Dag i den anden Maaned var Jorden tør.
In the second month, the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth was dried.
15 Da sagde Gud til Noa:
And God spoke to Noe, saying:
16 »Gaa ud af Arken med din Hustru, dine Sønner og dine Sønnekoner
Go out of the ark, thou and thy wife, thy sons, and the wives of thy sons with thee.
17 og for alle Dyr, der er hos dig, alt Kød, Fugle, Kvæg og alt Kryb, der kryber paa Jorden, ud med dig, at de kan vrimle paa Jorden og blive frugtbare og mangfoldige paa Jorden!«
All living things that are with thee of all flesh, as well in fowls as in beasts, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, bring out with thee, and go ye upon the earth: increase and multiply upon it.
18 Da gik Noa ud med sine Sønner, sin Hustru og sine Sønnekoner;
So Noe went out, he and his sons: his wife, and the wives of his sons with him.
19 og alle de vildtlevende Dyr, alt Kvæget, alle Fuglene og alt Krybet, der kryber paa Jorden, efter deres Slægter, gik ud af Arken.
And all living things, and cattle, and creeping things that creep upon the earth, according to their kinds, went out of the ark.
20 Derpaa byggede Noa HERREN et Alter og tog nogle af alle de rene Dyr og Fugle og ofrede Brændofre paa Alteret.
And Noe built an altar unto the Lord: and taking of all cattle and fowls that were clean, offered holocausts upon the altar.
21 Og da HERREN indaandede den liflige Duft, sagde han til sig selv: »Jeg vil aldrig mere forbande Jorden for Menneskenes Skyld, thi Menneskehjertets Higen er ond fra Ungdommen af, og jeg vil aldrig mere tilintetgøre alt, hvad der lever, saaledes som jeg nu har gjort!
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man’s heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done.
22 Herefter skal, saa længe Jorden staar, Sæd og Høst, Kulde og Hede, Sommer og Vinter, Dag og Nat ikke ophøre!«
All the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, shall not cease.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
