Genesis 8

1 Forsothe the Lord hadde mynde of Noe, and of alle lyuynge beestis, and of alle werk beestis, that weren with hym in the schip; and brouyte a wynd on the erthe.

Then God remembered Noah, and all living things, and all the cattle, which were with him in the ark, and he brought a wind across the earth, and the waters were diminished.

2 And watris weren decreessid, and the wellis of the see weren closid, and the wyndowis of heuene weren closid, and reynes of heuene weren ceessid.

And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained.

3 And watrys turneden ayen fro erthe, and yeden ayen, and bigunnen to be decreessid aftir an hundrid and fifti daies.

And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth. And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days.

4 And the schip restide in the seuenthe monthe, in the seuene and twentithe dai of the monthe, on the hillis of Armenye.

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.

5 And sotheli the watrys yeden and decresiden til to the tenthe monethe, for in the tenthe monethe, in the firste dai of the monethe, the coppis of hillis apperiden.

Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.

6 And whanne fourti daies weren passid, Noe openyde the wyndow of the schip which he hadde maad, and sente out a crowe,

And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven,

7 which yede out, and turnede not ayen til the watris weren dried on erthe.

which went forth and did not return, until the waters were dried up across the earth.

8 Also Noe sente out a culuer aftir hym, to se if the watris hadden ceessid thanne on the face of erthe;

Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

9 and whanne the culuer foond not where hir foot schulde reste, sche turnede ayen to hym in to the schip, for the watris weren on al erthe; and Noe helde forth his hoond, and brouyte the culuer takun in to the schip.

But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark.

10 Sotheli whanne othere seuene daies weren abedun aftirward, eft he leet out a culuer fro the schip;

And then, having waited a further seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

11 and sche cam to hym at euentid, and bare in hir mouth a braunche of olyue tre with greene leeuys. Therfor Noe vndirstood that the watris hadden ceessid on erthe;

And she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.

12 and neuerthelesse he abood seuene othere daies, and sente out a culuer, which turnede `no more ayen to hym.

And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him.

13 Therfor in the sixe hundrid and o yeer of the lijf of Noe, in the firste monethe, in the firste day of the monethe, watris weren decreessid on erthe; and Noe openede the roof of the schip, and bihelde and seiy that the face of the erthe was dried.

Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were diminished upon the earth. And Noah, opening the cover of the ark, gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry.

14 In the secunde monethe, in the seuene and twentithe dai of the monethe, the erthe was maad drie.

In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was made dry.

15 Sotheli the Lord spak to Noe;

Then God spoke to Noah, saying:

16 and seide, Go out of the schip, thou, and thi wijf, thi sones, and the wyues of thi sones with thee;

“Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and the wives of your sons with you.

17 and lede out with thee alle lyuynge beestis that ben at thee of ech fleisch, as wel in volatilis as in vnresonable beestis, and alle `reptils that crepen on erthe; and entre ye on the erthe, encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied on erthe.

Bring out with you all the living things that are with you, all that is flesh: as with the birds, so also with the wild beasts and all the animals that move upon the earth. And enter upon the land: increase and multiply upon it.”

18 Therfor Noe yede out, and hise sones, and his wijf, and the wyues of hise sones with hym;

And so Noah and his sons went out, and his wife and the wives of his sons with him.

19 but also alle lyuynge beestis, and werk beestis, and `reptils that crepen on erthe, bi her kynde, yeden out of the schip.

Then also all living things, and the cattle, and the animals that move upon the earth, according to their kinds, departed from the ark.

20 Forsothe Noe bildide an auter to the Lord, and he took of alle clene beestis and briddis, and offride brent sacrifices on the auter.

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And, taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean, he offered holocausts upon the altar.

21 And the Lord sauerede the odour of swetnesse, and seide to hym, Y schal no more curse the erthe for men, for the wit and thouyt of mannus herte ben redi in to yuel fro yong wexynge age; therfor Y schal no more smyte ech lyuynge soule as Y dide;

And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

22 in alle the daies of erthe, seed and ripe corn, coold and heete, somer and wyntir, nyyt and dai, shulen not reste.

All the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, will not cease.”

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark