Genesis 8
1 And God remembered Noe, and all the wild beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and all the reptiles that creep, as many as were with him in the ark, and God brought a wind upon the earth, and the water stayed.
Sesudah itu, perhatian Allah kembali tertuju kepada Nuh dan keluarganya serta semua yang bersama-sama dengan dia di dalam kapal itu. Maka Allah membuat angin bertiup di atas permukaan bumi, sehingga air mulai surut.
2 And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the flood-gates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.
Allah menghentikan hujan dan membuat semua mata air di bawah permukaan tanah berhenti menyembur.
3 And the water subsided, and went off the earth, and after an hundred and fifty days the water was diminished, and the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
Air banjir yang tadinya menutupi permukaan bumi perlahan-lahan surut, sehingga sesudah 150 hari, air semakin berkurang.
4 And the water continued to decrease until the tenth month.
Pada tanggal tujuh belas bulan ketujuh, kapal itu terdampar di salah satu gunung di wilayah Ararat.
5 And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.
Tanggal satu bulan kesepuluh, puncak-puncak gunung mulai terlihat karena permukaan air terus menurun.
6 And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.
Empat puluh hari kemudian, Nuh membuka jendela yang sudah dibuatnya pada kapal itu,
7 And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.
lalu melepaskan seekor burung gagak. Burung gagak itu tidak kembali lagi ke kapal, tetapi terus terbang ke sana kemari sampai air banjir benar-benar kering dari permukaan bumi.
8 And he sent a dove after it to see if the water had ceased from off the earth.
Karena burung gagak itu tidak kembali, Nuh melepaskan seekor burung merpati untuk mencari tahu apakah air sudah surut.
9 And the dove not having found rest for her feet, returned to him into the ark, because the water was on all the face of the earth, and he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.
Merpati itu tidak dapat menemukan tempat untuk hinggap, karena air masih memenuhi seluruh permukaan bumi. Akhirnya, burung merpati itu kembali ke kapal. Nuh mengulurkan tangannya ke luar untuk menangkapnya, lalu mengembalikannya ke dalam kapal.
10 And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove from the ark.
Tujuh hari kemudian, Nuh melepaskannya lagi.
11 And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noe knew that the water had ceased from off the earth.
Menjelang malam, burung merpati itu kembali kepada Nuh dengan membawa sehelai daun zaitun segar di paruhnya. Dari situlah Nuh tahu bahwa air benar-benar sudah surut.
12 And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.
Tujuh hari sesudahnya, Nuh melepaskan burung itu lagi, tetapi kali ini burung merpati itu tidak kembali kepadanya.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year of the life of Noe, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water subsided from off the earth, and Noe opened the covering of the ark which he had made, and he saw that the water had subsided from the face of the earth.
Pada waktu Nuh berusia 601 tahun, pada tanggal satu bulan satu, air sudah surut sepenuhnya. Kemudian Nuh membuka penutup di bagian atas kapal dan melihat bahwa permukaan bumi sudah kering.
14 And in the second month the earth was dried, on the twenty-seventh day of the month.
Pada tanggal dua puluh tujuh bulan berikutnya, seluruh permukaan bumi sudah benar-benar kering.
15 And the Lord God spoke to Noe, saying,
Allah berkata kepada Nuh,
16 Come out from the ark, you and your wife and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.
“Keluarlah dari kapal itu bersama istrimu, anak-anakmu, juga menantu-menantumu.
17 And all the wild beasts as many as are with you, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with you: and increase you and multiply upon the earth.
Lepaskanlah semua jenis burung, hewan, binatang melata, dan semua yang merayap di tanah, supaya mereka dapat berkembang biak, bertambah banyak, serta menyebar ke seluruh bumi.”
18 And Noe came forth, and his wife and his sons, and his sons' wives with him.
Lalu Nuh keluar dari kapal bersama istrinya, anak-anaknya, dan menantu-menantunya.
19 And all the wild beasts and all the cattle and every bird, and every reptile creeping upon the earth after their kind, came forth out of the ark.
Setiap jenis makhluk hidup juga meninggalkan kapal itu secara berkelompok, menurut jenisnya masing-masing.
20 And Noe built an altar to the Lord, and took of all clean beasts, and of all clean birds, and offered a whole burnt offering upon the altar.
Sesudah itu, Nuh membangun sebuah mezbah dari batu-batu untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN. Nuh memilih seekor dari tiap jenis binatang dan burung yang layak dipersembahkan kepada TUHAN, lalu mempersembahkannya di atas mezbah itu sebagai kurban yang dibakar habis.
21 And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more strike all living flesh as I have done.
Ketika TUHAN mencium bau harum kurban itu, Dia berkenan dan memutuskan dalam hati-Nya, “Aku tidak akan lagi mengutuk bumi ini sebagai hukuman atas manusia, meskipun sejak kanak-kanak keinginan mereka selalu jahat. Aku tidak akan lagi membinasakan semua makhluk hidup seperti yang sudah Aku lakukan ini!
22 All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.
Selama bumi masih ada, tak akan pernah berhenti musim tanam dan musim panen, musim dingin dan musim panas, musim kemarau dan musim hujan, siang dan malam.”
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
