Genesis 6
1 And it comes to pass that mankind has begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,
2 and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.
3 And YHWH says, “My Spirit does not strive in man for all time, for indeed, he [is] flesh, but his days have been one hundred and twenty years.”
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.”
4 The giants were in the earth in those days, and even afterward, when sons of God come in to the daughters of men, and they have borne to them those who [were] the mighty from of old, the men of renown.
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.
5 And YHWH sees that the wickedness of man [is] abundant in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [is] only evil every day;
The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!
6 and YHWH regrets that He has made man in the earth, and He grieves Himself—to His heart.
The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.
7 And YHWH says, “I wipe away man whom I have created from off the face of the ground, from man to beast, to creeping thing, and to bird of the heavens, for I have regretted that I have made them.”
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.”
8 And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
9 These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; he has been perfect among his generations; Noah has habitually walked with God.
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.
10 And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence.
God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
12 And God sees the earth, and behold, it has been corrupted, for all flesh has corrupted its way on the earth.
God recognized that the corruption in the world was due to everyone on earth living corrupt lives.
13 And God said to Noah, “An end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth has been full of violence from their presence; and behold, I am destroying them with the earth.
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.
14 Make an ark of gopher-wood for yourself; you make rooms within the Ark, and you have covered it from inside and from outside with pitch;
Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and out.
15 and this [is] how you do it: three hundred cubits [is] the length of the Ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height;
This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
16 you make a window for the Ark, and you finish it to a cubit from above; and you put the opening of the Ark in its side; you make it [with] lower, second, and third [stories].
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.
17 And I, behold, I am bringing in the flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under the heavens all flesh in which [is] a living spirit; all that [is] in the earth expires.
I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes, Every living thing everywhere on earth will die.
18 And I have established My covenant with you, and you have come into the Ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and your son’s wives with you;
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.
19 and of all that lives, of all flesh, you bring two from every [kind] into the Ark, to keep alive with you; they are male and female.
Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.
20 From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
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.
21 And you, take for yourself from all food that is eaten; and you have gathered [it] to yourself, and it has been for you and for them for food.”
Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”
22 And Noah does according to all that God has commanded him; so he has done.
Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.
The World is Destroyed by Water
