Genesis 9
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens, with all with which the ground teems, and all the fishes of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.
And the fear of you and the dread of you will be on every wild animal of the earth, and on every tame animal of the earth, and on every flying creature of the sky, and on everything that crawls on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; into your power they are given.
3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. As the green herb, I have given you all.
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave the green plants, I now give you everything.
4 But flesh with the life of it, which is the blood of it, ye shall not eat.
But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
5 And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, I will require. At the hand of every beast I will require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.
And surely I will require a reckoning for your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it, and from humans. From every human being I will require it for the life of his fellow human being.
6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed. For in the image of God he made man.
Whoever takes a human life, by a human will his life be taken, for God made humankind in his own image.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply. Bring forth abundantly on the earth, and multiply on it.
And as for you, be fruitful and multiply, and increase abundantly on the earth, and subdue it."
8 And God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you,
"And as for me, look, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,
10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.
and with every living creature that is with you: the flying creatures, and the tame animals, and every wild animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you. Neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood, nor shall there be a flood any more to destroy the earth.
I will establish my covenant with you; and all flesh will never again be cut off by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth."
12 And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud.
It will happen, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between me and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
17 And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
18 And the sons of Noah, who went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.
The sons of Noah who came out of the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was spread over.
These were the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
20 And Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard.
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken. And he was uncovered within his tent.
He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned the other way, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan. He shall be a servant of servants to his brothers.
He said, "Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants to his brothers."
26 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem. And let Canaan be his servant.
He said, "Blessed be the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
27 God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem. And let Canaan be his servant.
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."
28 And Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood.
Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.
All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, then he died.
