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, så at Vandet begyndte at falde;

Then God remembered Noah, and all living things, and all the cattle, which were with him in the ark, and he brought a wind across the earth, and the waters were diminished.

2 Verdensdybets Kilder og Himmelens Sluser lukkedes, Regnen fra Himmelen standsede,

And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. 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 were restored to their coming and going from the earth. And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days.

4 På den syttende Dag i den syvende Måned sad Arken fast på Ararats Bjerge,

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.

5 og Vandet vedblev at synke indtil den tiende Måned, og på den første Dag i denne Måned dukkede Bjergenes Toppe frem.

Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.

6 Da der var gået fyrretyve Dage: åbnede Noa den Luge, han havde lavet på Arken,

And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, 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, until the waters were dried up across the earth.

8 Da sendte han en Due ud for at se, om Vandet var sunket fra Jordens Overflade;

Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order 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 Hånden ud og tog den ind i Arken til sig.

But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark.

10 Derpå biede han yderligere syv Dage og sendte så atter Duen ud fra Arken;

And then, having waited a further seven 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 in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.

12 Derpå biede han syv Dage til, og da han så sendte Duen ud, kom den ikke mere tilbage til ham.

And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him.

13 I Noas 601ste Leveår på den første Dag i den første Måned var Vandet tørret bort fra Jorden. Da tog Noa Dækket af Arken, og da han så sig om, se, da var Jordens Overflade tør.

Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were diminished upon the earth. And Noah, opening the cover of the ark, gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry.

14 På den syv og tyvende Dag i den anden Måned var Jorden tør.

In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was made dry.

15 Da sagde Gud til Noa:

Then God spoke to Noah, saying:

16 "Gå ud af Arken med din Hustru, dine Sønner og dine Sønnekoner

“Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and the wives of your sons with you.

17 og for alle Dyr, der er hos dig, alt Kød, Fugle, Kvæg og alt Kryb, der kryber på Jorden, ud med dig, at de kan vrimle på Jorden og blive frugtbare og mangfoldige på Jorden!"

Bring out with you all the living things that are with you, all that is flesh: as with the birds, so also with the wild beasts and all the animals that move upon the earth. And enter upon the land: increase and multiply upon it.”

18 Da gik Noa ud med sine Sønner, sin Hustru og sine Sønnekoner;

And so Noah and his sons went out, and 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 på Jorden, efter deres Slægter, gik ud af Arken.

Then also all living things, and the cattle, and the animals that move upon the earth, according to their kinds, departed from the ark.

20 Derpå byggede Noa HERREN et Alter og tog nogle af alle de rene Dyr og Fugle og ofrede Brændofre på Alteret.

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And, taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean, he offered holocausts upon the altar.

21 Og da HERREN indåndede 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, således som jeg nu har gjort!

And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

22 Herefter skal, så længe Jorden står, 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, will not cease.”

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark