Genesis 9
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.
2 And let the fear of you and the dread of you be upon every animal of the earth, and upon all fowl of the heavens: upon all that moveth [on] the ground; and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.
The fear of you and the dread of you will be upon every living animal on the earth, upon every bird of the sky, upon everything that goes low on the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
4 Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat.
But you must not eat meat with its life—that is its blood—in it.
5 And indeed your blood, [the blood] of your lives, will I require: at the hand of every animal will I require it, and at the hand of Man, at the hand of each [the blood] of his brother, will I require the life of Man.
But for your blood, the life that is in your blood, I will require payment. From the hand of every animal I will require it. From the hand of any man, that is, from the hand of one who has murdered his brother, I will require an accounting for the life of that man.
6 Whoso sheddeth Man's blood, by Man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God he hath made Man.
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, for it was in the image of God that he made man.
7 And ye, be fruitful and multiply: swarm on the earth, and multiply on it.
As for you, be fruitful and multiply, spread throughout the earth and multiply on it.”
8 And God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
“As for me, listen! I am going to confirm my covenant with you and with your descendants after you,
10 and with every living soul which is with you, fowl as well as cattle, and all the animals of the earth with you, of all that has gone out of the ark — every animal of the earth.
and with every living creature that is with you, with the birds, the livestock, and every creature of the earth with you, from all that came out of the ark, to every living creature on the earth.
11 And I establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood, and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth.
I hereby confirm my covenant with you, that never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood. Never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations:
God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:
13 I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
I have set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,
It will come about when I bring a cloud over the earth and the rainbow is seen in the cloud,
15 and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh; and the waters shall not henceforth become a flood to destroy all flesh.
then I will call to mind my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. The waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
The rainbow will be in the clouds and I will see it, in order to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
17 And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
Then God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have confirmed between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
18 And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.
The sons of Noah that came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.
19 These three are the sons of Noah; and from these was [the population of] the whole earth spread abroad.
These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
20 And Noah began [to be] a husbandman, and planted a vineyard.
Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he uncovered himself in his tent.
He drank some of the wine and became drunk. He was lying uncovered in his tent.
22 And Ham the father of Canaan saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren outside.
Then Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.
23 And Shem and Japheth took the upper garment and both laid [it] upon their shoulders, and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were turned away, that they saw not their father's nakedness.
So Shem and Japheth took a robe and laid it upon both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned the other way, so they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and learned what his youngest son had done to him.
When Noah awoke from his wine, he learned what his youngest son had done to him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; Let him be a bondman of bondmen to his brethren.
So he said, “Cursed be Canaan. May he be a servant to his brothers' servants.”
26 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
He also said, “May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant.
27 Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
May God extend the territory of Japheth, and let him make his home in the tents of Shem. May Canaan be his servant.”
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
After the flood, Noah lived three hundred fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.
All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.
