Genesis 6
1 And Noe was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth. And it came to pass when men began to be numerous upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Jumlah manusia semakin bertambah dan menyebar di muka bumi. Di antara mereka terdapat banyak gadis yang begitu cantik sehingga anak-anak laki-laki Allah mengambil dan mengawini siapa saja yang mereka sukai dari para gadis itu.
2 that the sons of God having seen the daughters of men that they were beautiful, took to themselves wives of all whom they chose.
3 And the Lord God said, My Spirit shall certainly not remain among these men for ever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Maka berkatalah TUHAN, “Aku tidak mau nafas kehidupan-Ku tinggal dalam diri manusia selamanya-lamanya. Semua manusia adalah makhluk fana yang harus mati. Aku menetapkan bahwa umur setiap manusia tidak akan melebihi 120 tahun.”
4 Now the giants were upon the earth in those days; and after that when the sons of God were wont to go in to the daughters of men, they bore [children] to them, those were the giants of old, the men of renown.
Banyak anak dilahirkan karena kawin campur tersebut. Pada waktu itu, muncullah orang-orang yang disebut Nefilim. Mereka terkenal pada zaman itu sebagai orang-orang yang sangat kuat dan tangguh dalam perang.
5 And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,
TUHAN melihat bahwa manusia di muka bumi sudah sangat jahat, dan isi hati mereka pun jahat.
6 then God laid it to heart that he had made man upon the earth, and he pondered [it] deeply.
Dia sangat menyesal sudah menciptakan manusia di bumi. Hal itu membuat hati-Nya amat sedih.
7 And God said, I will blot out man whom I have made from the face of the earth, even man with cattle, and reptiles with flying creatures of the sky, for I am grieved that I have made them.
Berkatalah TUHAN, “Aku akan memusnahkan seluruh manusia, binatang berkaki empat, binatang melata, binatang merayap, dan burung-burung. Tidak akan ada satu pun yang tertinggal dari segala yang masih hidup di atas bumi. Aku sangat menyesal karena sudah menciptakan semua makhluk hidup itu.”
8 But Noe found grace before the Lord God.
Tetapi TUHAN bermurah hati kepada Nuh.
9 And these [are] the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man; being perfect in his generation, Noe was well-pleasing to God.
Beginilah riwayat tentang Nuh: Di antara semua orang yang hidup pada masa itu, hanya Nuh yang hidupnya benar di mata Allah. Nuh bersekutu erat dengan Allah.
10 And Noe begot three sons, Sem, Cham, Japheth.
Nuh mempunyai tiga anak laki-laki, yaitu Sem, Yafet, dan Ham.
11 But the earth was corrupted before God, and the earth was filled with iniquity.
Waktu itu, Allah melihat bahwa semua manusia yang lain di muka bumi sudah sangat jahat. Mereka bertindak kejam dan keras satu sama lain.
12 And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
Allah begitu kecewa karena bumi sudah sangat rusak akibat kejahatan yang dilakukan manusia.
13 And the Lord God said to Noe, A period of all men is come before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, behold, I destroy them and the earth.
Berkatalah Allah kepada Nuh, “Aku sudah memutuskan untuk memusnahkan seluruh manusia dan makhluk hidup yang lain, karena kekerasan manusia terhadap satu sama lain sudah memenuhi bumi.
14 Make therefore for yourself an ark of square timber; you shall make the ark in compartments, and you shall pitch it within and without with pitch.
Buatlah bagimu kapal dari kayu pilihan. Di dalamnya, buatlah banyak ruang. Dan supaya air tidak bisa masuk, lapisilah bagian dalam dan luar kapal itu dengan ter.
15 And thus shall you make the ark; three hundred cubits the length of the ark, and fifty cubits the breadth, and thirty cubits the height of it.
Inilah ukuran kapal yang harus kamu buat: Panjangnya 138 meter, lebarnya 23 meter, dan tingginya 14 meter.
16 You shall narrow the ark in making it, and in a cubit above you shall finish it, and the door of the ark you shall make on the side; with lower, second, and third stories you shall make it.
Buatlah atap kapal itu, dan berilah jarak 46 sentimeter antara atap dengan semua dinding di bawahnya, supaya udara dan cahaya dapat masuk. Buatlah tiga dek di dalamnya, dek atas, dek tengah, dan dek bawah. Buatlah juga pintu di bagian samping kapal.
17 And behold I bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and whatever things are upon the earth shall die.
Dengarlah baik-baik! Aku akan mendatangkan banjir besar di atas bumi untuk membinasakan semua makhluk yang bernafas di bawah langit. Segala sesuatu yang ada di bumi akan mati.
18 And I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter into the ark, and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Namun, sekarang Aku mengadakan perjanjian denganmu. Kamu, istrimu, ketiga putramu, dan ketiga menantumu akan selamat di dalam kapal itu.
19 And of all cattle and of all reptiles and of all wild beasts, even of all flesh, you shall bring by pairs of all, into the ark, that you may feed them with yourself: male and female they shall be.
Dan karena Aku ingin menyelamatkan semua jenis makhluk hidup, maka kamu harus membawa sepasang dari tiap jenis, yaitu satu jantan dan satu betina, supaya setiap jenis binatang juga tetap hidup.
20 Of all winged birds after their kind, and of all cattle after their kind, and of all reptiles creeping upon the earth after their kind, pairs of all shall come in to you, male and female to be fed with you.
Sepasang dari masing-masing jenis burung, jenis binatang berkaki empat, jenis binatang melata, dan jenis binatang merayap akan datang kepadamu, agar dapat ikut ke dalam kapal dan tetap terpelihara.
21 And you shall take to yourself of all kinds of food which you eat, and you shall gather them to yourself, and it shall be for you and them to eat.
Kamu juga harus membawa persediaan makanan untuk keluargamu dan untuk semua binatang itu. Simpanlah semuanya di dalam kapal.”
22 And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God commanded him, so did he.
Maka Nuh melakukan semua yang sudah Allah perintahkan kepadanya.
The World is Destroyed by Water
