Genesis 6

1 And it came to pass when mankind began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them,

And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had daughters,

2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

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.

And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

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.

There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name.

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.

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.

6 And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.

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.

And the Lord said, I will take away man, whom I have made, from the face of the earth, even man and beast and that which goes on the earth and every bird of the air; for I have sorrow for having made them.

8 But Noah found favour in the eyes of Jehovah.

But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.

9 This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with God.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

10 And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was full of violence.

And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.

12 And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth.

And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.

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.

And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.

14 Make thyself an ark of gopher wood: [with] cells shalt thou make the ark; and pitch it inside and outside with pitch.

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood with rooms in it, and make it safe from the water inside and out.

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.

And this is the way you are to make it: it is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

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.

You are to put a window in the ark, a cubit from the roof, and a door in the side of it, and you are to make it with a lower and second and third floors.

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.

For truly, I will send a great flow of waters over the earth, for the destruction from under the heaven of all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything on the earth will come to an end.

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.

But with you I will make an agreement; and you will come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

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.

And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.

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.

Two of every sort of bird and cattle and of every sort of living thing which goes on the earth will you take with you to keep them from destruction.

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.

And make a store of every sort of food for yourself and them.

22 And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.

And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.

The World is Destroyed by Water