Genesis 6
1 And it came to pass when mankind began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Da nu Menneskene begyndte at blive talrige paa Jorden og der fødtes dem Døtre,
2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
fik Gudssønnerne Øje paa Menneskedøtrenes Skønhed, og de tog saa mange af dem, som de lystede, til Hustruer.
3 And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not always plead with Man; for he indeed is flesh; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
Da sagde HERREN: »Min Aand skal ikke for evigt blive i Menneskene, eftersom de jo dog er Kød; deres Dage skal være 120 Aar.«
4 In those days were the giants on the earth, and also afterwards, when the sons of God had come in to the daughters of men, and they had borne [children] to them; these were the heroes, who of old were men of renown.
I hine Dage, da Gudssønnerne gik ind til Menneskedøtrene og disse fødte dem Børn — men ogsaa senere hen i Tiden — levede Kæmperne paa Jorden. Det er Heltene, hvis Ry naar tilbage til Fortids Dage.
5 And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.
Men HERREN saa, at Menneskenes, Ondskab tog til paa Jorden, og at deres Hjerters Higen og Tragten kun var ond Dagen lang.
6 And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.
Da angrede HERREN, at han havde gjort Menneskene paa Jorden, og det skar ham i Hjertet.
7 And Jehovah said, I will destroy Man, whom I have created, from the earth — from man to cattle, to creeping things, and to fowl of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them.
Og HERREN sagde: »Jeg vil udslette Menneskene, som jeg har skabt, af Jordens Flade, baade Mennesker, Kvæg, Kryb og Himmelens, Fugle, thi jeg angrer, at jeg gjorde dem!«
8 But Noah found favour in the eyes of Jehovah.
Men Noa fandt Naade for HERRENS Øjne.
9 This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with God.
Dette er Noas Slægtebog. Noa var en retfærdig, ustraffelig Mand blandt sine samtidige; Noa vandrede med Gud.
10 And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noa avlede tre Sønner: Sem, Kam og Jafet.
11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was full of violence.
Men Jorden fordærvedes for Guds Øjne, og Jorden blev fuld af Uret;
12 And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth.
og Gud saa til Jorden, og se, den var fordærvet, thi alt Kød havde fordærvet sin Vej paa Jorden.
13 And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Da sagde Gud til Noa: »Jeg har besluttet at gøre Ende paa alt Kød, fordi Jorden ved deres Skyld et fuld af Uret; derfor vil jeg nu udrydde dem af Jorden.
14 Make thyself an ark of gopher wood: [with] cells shalt thou make the ark; and pitch it inside and outside with pitch.
Men du skal gøre dig en Ark af Gofertræ og indrette den med Rum ved Rum og overstryge den med Beg baade indvendig og udvendig;
15 And thus shalt thou make it: let the length of the ark be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
og saaledes skal du bygge Arken: Den skal være 300 Alen lang, 50 Alen bred og 30 Alen høj;
16 A light shalt thou make to the ark; and to a cubit high shalt thou finish it above. And the door of the ark shalt thou set in its side: [with] a lower, second, and third [story] shalt thou make it.
du skal anbringe Taget paa Arken, og det skal ikke rage længer ud end een Alen fra oven; paa Arkens Side skal du sætte Døren, og du skal indrette den med et nederste, et mellemste og et øverste Stokværk.
17 For I, behold, I bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life: everything that is on the earth shall expire.
Se, jeg bringer nu Vandfloden over Jorden for at udrydde alt Kød under Himmelen, som har Livsaande; alt, hvad der er paa Jorden, skal forgaa.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt go into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
Men jeg vil oprette min Pagt med dig. Du skal gaa ind i Arken med dine Sønner, din Hustru og dine Sønnekoner;
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee: they shall be male and female.
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 Of fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of each shall go in to thee, to keep [them] alive.
af Fuglene efter deres Arter, af Kvæget efter dets Arter og af alt Jordens Kryb efter dets Arter; Par for Par skal de gaa ind til dig for at holdes i Live.
21 And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them.
Og du skal indsamle et Forraad af alle Slags Levnedsmidler, for at det kan tjene dig og dem til Føde.«
22 And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.
Og Noa gjorde ganske som Gud havde paalagt ham; saaledes gjorde han.
The World is Destroyed by Water
