Genesis 6
1 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.
3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Then the Lord said, “My life-giving Spirit will not remain in these people forever, because they are only mortal. The time they have left will be 120 years.”
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.
There were giants on earth in those days, and also later on. They were born after the sons of God slept with the daughters of these people. Their sons became the great warriors and famous men of ancient times.
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.
The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!
6 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.
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.”
So the Lord said, “I'm going to wipe out these people I created from the earth, and not only them but also the animals, the creatures that run along the ground, and the birds, because I'm sorry I made them.”
8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was a man of integrity, living a moral life among the people of his time. He had a close relationship with God.
10 And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
12 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
God recognized that the corruption in the world was due to everyone on earth living corrupt lives.
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.
So God told Noah, “I have decided to put an end to all people on earth because they are all violent and lawless. I myself am going to destroy all of them, along with the earth.
14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and out.
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.
This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
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.
Make a roof for the ark, leaving a cubit-wide opening between the roof and the top of the sides. Put a door in the side of the ark, and construct three decks inside.
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.
I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes, Every living thing everywhere on earth will die.
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.
But I will keep my agreement with you. You are to go into the ark, taking with you your wife and your sons and their wives.
19 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.
20 Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
The same applies to every kind of bird, livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground—a pair of every kind will come to you so they can be kept alive.
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.”
Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”
22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.
The World is Destroyed by Water
