Genesis 6

1 And it happened, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had daughters,

2 that God's sons saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

3 And God said, "My Spirit will not remain in humankind forever, since he is indeed flesh; yet his days will be one hundred twenty years."

And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after that), when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of humankind and had children by them. They were the mighty men who were from ancient times, famous men.

There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name.

5 And God saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.

6 God was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.

And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.

7 God said, "I will destroy humankind whom I have created from the face of the earth; humankind, along with animals, crawling creatures, and flying creatures of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."

And the Lord said, I will take away man, whom I have made, from the face of the earth, even man and beast and that which goes on the earth and every bird of the air; for I have sorrow for having made them.

8 But Noah found favor in the sight of God.

But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.

12 God saw the earth, and look, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.

13 And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. And look, I will destroy them with the earth.

And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.

14 Make a box-shaped ship of gopher wood. You are to make rooms in the ship, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood with rooms in it, and make it safe from the water inside and out.

15 And this is how you are to make it. The length of the ship is to be five hundred seventeen feet, its breadth eighty-six feet, and its height fifty-two feet.

And this is the way you are to make it: it is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

16 And you are to make a roof in the ship, and you are to finish it twenty-one inches above. And you are to set the door of the ship in its side. You are to make it with lower, second, and third levels.

You are to put a window in the ark, a cubit from the roof, and a door in the side of it, and you are to make it with a lower and second and third floors.

17 And as for me, look, I am bringing a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is on the earth will die.

For truly, I will send a great flow of waters over the earth, for the destruction from under the heaven of all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything on the earth will come to an end.

18 But I will establish my covenant with you. You are to come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

But with you I will make an agreement; and you will come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

19 Of every living thing of all flesh, you are to bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.

20 Of the flying creatures after their kind, of the animals after their kind, and of every crawling creature of the ground after their kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.

Two of every sort of bird and cattle and of every sort of living thing which goes on the earth will you take with you to keep them from destruction.

21 And as for you, take for yourself all the kinds of food that are eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be food for you, and for them."

And make a store of every sort of food for yourself and them.

22 Thus Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.

And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.

The World is Destroyed by Water