< Genesis 8 >

1 And God remembered Noah, and every living animal, and all the cattle that [were] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters were checked.
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 The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Allah menghentikan hujan dan membuat semua mata air di bawah permukaan tanah berhenti menyembur.
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
Air banjir yang tadinya menutupi permukaan bumi perlahan-lahan surut, sehingga sesudah 150 hari, air semakin berkurang.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Pada tanggal tujuh belas bulan ketujuh, kapal itu terdampar di salah satu gunung di wilayah Ararat.
5 And the waters decreased continually, till the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first [day] of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
Tanggal satu bulan kesepuluh, puncak-puncak gunung mulai terlihat karena permukaan air terus menurun.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah 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, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were 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 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Karena burung gagak itu tidak kembali, Nuh melepaskan seekor burung merpati untuk mencari tahu apakah air sudah surut.
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark; for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in to him 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 he stayed yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
Tujuh hari kemudian, Nuh melepaskannya lagi.
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening, and lo, in her mouth [was] an olive-leaf plucked off: So Noah knew that the waters were abated 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 he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him 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 hundredth and first year, in the first [month], the first [day] of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry.
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, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
Pada tanggal dua puluh tujuh bulan berikutnya, seluruh permukaan bumi sudah benar-benar kering.
15 And God spoke to Noah, saying,
Allah berkata kepada Nuh,
16 Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
“Keluarlah dari kapal itu bersama istrimu, anak-anakmu, juga menantu-menantumu.
17 Bring forth with thee every living animal that [is] with thee, of all flesh, of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, 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 Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
Lalu Nuh keluar dari kapal bersama istrinya, anak-anaknya, dan menantu-menantunya.
19 Every beast, every creeping animal, and every fowl, [and] whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went out of the ark.
Setiap jenis makhluk hidup juga meninggalkan kapal itu secara berkelompok, menurut jenisnya masing-masing.
20 And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings on 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 smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth: neither will I again smite any more every living animal 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 While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
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.”

< Genesis 8 >

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark