Genesis 6
1 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
Da nu Menneskene begyndte at blive talrige på Jorden og der fødtes dem Døtre,
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
fik Gudssønnerne Øje på Menneskedøtrenes Skønhed, og de tog: så mange af dem, som de lystede, til Hustruer.
3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Da sagde HERREN: "Min Ånd: skal ikke for evigt blive i Menneskene, eftersom de jo dog er Kød; deres Dage skal være 120 År."
4 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.
I hine Dage, da Gudssønnerne gik ind til Menneskedøtrene og disse fødte dem Børn men også senere hen i Tiden - levede Kæmperne på Jorden. Det er Heltene, hvis Ry når tilbage til Fortids Dage.
5 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.
Men HERREN så, at Menneskenes, Ondskab tog til på Jorden, og at deres Hjerters Higen og Tragten kun var ond Dagen lang.
6 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Da angrede HERREN, at han havde gjort Menneskene på Jorden, og det. skar ham i Hjertet.
7 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.”
Og HERREN sagde: "Jeg vil udslette Menneskene, som jeg har skabt, af Jordens Flade, både Mennesker, Kvæg, Kryb og Himmelens, Fugle, thi jeg angrer, at jeg gjorde dem!"
8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Men Noa fandt Nåde for HERRENs Øjne
9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
Dette er Noas Slægtebog. Noa var en retfærdig, ustraffelig Mand blandt sine samtidige; Noa vandrede med Gud.
10 And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noa avlede tre Sønner: Sem, Kam og Jafet.
11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
Men Jorden fordærvedes for Guds Øjne, og Jorden blev fuld af Uret;
12 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
og Gud så til Jorden, og se, den var fordærvet, thi alt Kød havde fordærvet sin Vej på Jorden.
13 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.
Da sagde Gud til Noa: "Jeg har besluttet at gøre Ende på alt Kød, fordi Jorden ved deres Skyld et fuld af Uret; derfor vil jeg nu udrydde dem af Jorden.
14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Men du skal gøre dig en Ark af Gofertræ og indrette den med Rum ved Rum og overstryge den med Beg både indvendig og udvendig;
15 And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
og således skal du bygge Arken: Den skal være 300 Alen lang, 50 Alen bred og 30 Alen høj;
16 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.
du skal anbringe Taget på Arken, og det skal ikke rage længer ud end een Alen fra oven; på Arkens Side skal du sætte Døren, og du skal indrette den med et nederste, et mellemste og et øverste Stokværk.
17 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.
Se, jeg bringer nu Vandfloden over Jorden for at udrydde alt Kød under Himmelen, som har Livsånde; alt, hvad der er på Jorden, skal forgå.
18 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.
Men jeg vil oprette min Pagt med dig. Du skal gå ind i Arken med dine Sønner, din Hustru og dine Sønnekoner:
19 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
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,
20 Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
af Fuglene efter deres Arter, af Kvæget efter dets Arter og af alt Jordens Kryb efter dets Arter; Par for Par skal de gå ind til dig for at holdes i Live.
21 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.”
Og du skal indsamle et Forråd af alle Slags Levnedsmidler, for at det kan tjene dig og dem til Føde."
22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Og Noa gjorde ganske som Gud havde pålagt ham; således gjorde han.
The World is Destroyed by Water
