Genesis 6
1 People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 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.”
And Yhwh said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 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.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!
And Yhwh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.
And it repented Yhwh that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 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.”
And Yhwh said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of Yhwh.
9 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.
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 God recognized that the corruption in the world was due to everyone on earth living corrupt lives.
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 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.
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14 Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and out.
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15 This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 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.
A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
17 I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes, Every living thing everywhere on earth will die.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
18 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.
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
19 Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.
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.
20 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.
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21 Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22 Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
The World is Destroyed by Water
