Genesis 6
1 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
Amewo dzi, eye wosɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ ɖe anyigba dzi. Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la,
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
mawu viwo kpɔ be amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo dze tugbe, eye woɖe wo dometɔ siwo nyo wo ŋu la.
3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Mele be nye Gbɔgbɔ naganɔ amegbetɔwo me tegbee o, elabena amegbetɔwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ le goawo katã me. Woƒe agbemeŋkekewo anye ƒe alafa ɖeka kple blaeve.”
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.
Le ɣe ma ɣi me kple emegbe gɔ̃ hã la, esime mawu viwo ɖea amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo la, wo viwo zua ame dzɔatsuwo, eye ŋutinya geɖewo nɔ wo ŋu.
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.
Esime Yehowa kpɔ ale si gbegbe amegbetɔwo vɔ̃ɖie, eye wòkpɔ be woƒe agbenɔnɔ ɖo ta nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ko gbɔ la,
6 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
evee ŋutɔ be yewɔ amegbetɔ. Nu sia gbã dzi nɛ.
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.”
Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Matsrɔ̃ amegbetɔƒome blibo si mewɔ la ɖa le anyigba dzi. Ɛ̃, matsrɔ̃ lãwo, xewo kple nu gbagbe siwo tana la hã, elabena evem be mewɔ wo.”
8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Ke Yehowa kpɔ ŋudzedze le Noa ŋu.
9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
Noa ƒe ŋutinya yi ale: Noa nye ame dzɔdzɔe kple ame maɖifɔ le ame siwo nɔ anyi le eŋɔli la dome, eye wòzɔ kple Mawu.
10 And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Ŋutsuvi etɔ̃ nɔ esi: Woawoe nye Sem, Ham kple Yafet.
11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
Azɔ la, nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ganɔ edzi yim wu tsã le xexea me godoo, eye Mawu kpɔ be nu vlo wɔwɔ na xexea me gblẽ keŋ.
12 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
Mawu kpɔ ale si xexea me va gblẽe, elabena ame siwo katã nɔ xexea me la ƒe zɔzɔme gblẽ le anyigba dzi.
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.
Ale Mawu gblɔ na Noa be, “Mele ameawo katã tsrɔ̃ ge, elabena woƒe nu vlo wɔwɔ xɔ anyigba la dzi. Matsrɔ̃ wo kple anyigba la siaa.
14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Tsɔ dzati kpa aɖakaʋu, eye nàsi aŋɔ nɛ. Wɔ yaxɔƒewo ɖe eŋu kpe ɖo, eye nàwɔ nudzraɖoƒewo ɖe eme ƒe afi sia afi.
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.
Na wòadidi mita alafa ɖeka blaene, akeke mita blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃, akɔkɔ mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã.
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.
Ɖe fesre mita afã ɖe xɔ gbagbã la te ƒo xlã aɖakaʋu la. Wɔ dzisasã etɔ̃, etetɔ, titinatɔ kple etametɔ ɖe aɖakaʋu la me, eye nàde ʋɔtru ɖeka tɔdziʋu la ƒe axadzi.
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.
“Kpɔ ɖa, mana tsi naɖɔ ɖe anyigba la dzi, eye wòatsrɔ̃ nu sia nu si me agbegbɔgbɔ le la. Nu sia nu si le anyigba dzi la atsrɔ̃.
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.
“Ke mele nu blam kpli wò be makpɔ tawò le aɖakaʋu la me nànɔ dedie kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo kple wo srɔ̃wo.
19 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
Nàtsɔ nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi eveve, atsu kple asi ade aɖakaʋu la me be woanɔ agbe le gbɔwò.
20 Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
Xevi ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe, eveve, lã ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe eveve kple nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe si tana la eveve ava gbɔwò be nàde wo aɖakaʋu la me.
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.”
Dzra nuɖuɖu si woawo kple miawo siaa miahiã la ɖo ɖe aɖakaʋu la me.”
22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Eye Noa wɔ nu sia nu abe ale si Mawu ɖoe nɛ ene.
The World is Destroyed by Water
