Mose 1 6
1 Amewo dzi, eye wosɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ ɖe anyigba dzi. Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la,
People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,
2 mawu viwo kpɔ be amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo dze tugbe, eye woɖe wo dometɔ siwo nyo wo ŋu la.
and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.
3 Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Mele be nye Gbɔgbɔ naganɔ amegbetɔwo me tegbee o, elabena amegbetɔwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ le goawo katã me. Woƒe agbemeŋkekewo anye ƒe alafa ɖeka kple blaeve.”
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 Le ɣe ma ɣi me kple emegbe gɔ̃ hã la, esime mawu viwo ɖea amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo la, wo viwo zua ame dzɔatsuwo, eye ŋutinya geɖewo nɔ wo ŋu.
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 Esime Yehowa kpɔ ale si gbegbe amegbetɔwo vɔ̃ɖie, eye wòkpɔ be woƒe agbenɔnɔ ɖo ta nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ko gbɔ la,
The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!
6 evee ŋutɔ be yewɔ amegbetɔ. Nu sia gbã dzi nɛ.
The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.
7 Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Matsrɔ̃ amegbetɔƒome blibo si mewɔ la ɖa le anyigba dzi. Ɛ̃, matsrɔ̃ lãwo, xewo kple nu gbagbe siwo tana la hã, elabena evem be mewɔ wo.”
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 Ke Yehowa kpɔ ŋudzedze le Noa ŋu.
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
9 Noa ƒe ŋutinya yi ale: Noa nye ame dzɔdzɔe kple ame maɖifɔ le ame siwo nɔ anyi le eŋɔli la dome, eye wòzɔ kple Mawu.
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 Ŋutsuvi etɔ̃ nɔ esi: Woawoe nye Sem, Ham kple Yafet.
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 Azɔ la, nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ganɔ edzi yim wu tsã le xexea me godoo, eye Mawu kpɔ be nu vlo wɔwɔ na xexea me gblẽ keŋ.
God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
12 Mawu kpɔ ale si xexea me va gblẽe, elabena ame siwo katã nɔ xexea me la ƒe zɔzɔme gblẽ le anyigba dzi.
God recognized that the corruption in the world was due to everyone on earth living corrupt lives.
13 Ale Mawu gblɔ na Noa be, “Mele ameawo katã tsrɔ̃ ge, elabena woƒe nu vlo wɔwɔ xɔ anyigba la dzi. Matsrɔ̃ wo kple anyigba la siaa.
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 Tsɔ dzati kpa aɖakaʋu, eye nàsi aŋɔ nɛ. Wɔ yaxɔƒewo ɖe eŋu kpe ɖo, eye nàwɔ nudzraɖoƒewo ɖe eme ƒe afi sia afi.
Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and out.
15 Na wòadidi mita alafa ɖeka blaene, akeke mita blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃, akɔkɔ mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã.
This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
16 Ɖe fesre mita afã ɖe xɔ gbagbã la te ƒo xlã aɖakaʋu la. Wɔ dzisasã etɔ̃, etetɔ, titinatɔ kple etametɔ ɖe aɖakaʋu la me, eye nàde ʋɔtru ɖeka tɔdziʋu la ƒe axadzi.
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 “Kpɔ ɖa, mana tsi naɖɔ ɖe anyigba la dzi, eye wòatsrɔ̃ nu sia nu si me agbegbɔgbɔ le la. Nu sia nu si le anyigba dzi la atsrɔ̃.
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 “Ke mele nu blam kpli wò be makpɔ tawò le aɖakaʋu la me nànɔ dedie kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo kple wo srɔ̃wo.
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 Nàtsɔ nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi eveve, atsu kple asi ade aɖakaʋu la me be woanɔ agbe le gbɔwò.
Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.
20 Xevi ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe, eveve, lã ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe eveve kple nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe si tana la eveve ava gbɔwò be nàde wo aɖakaʋu la me.
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 Dzra nuɖuɖu si woawo kple miawo siaa miahiã la ɖo ɖe aɖakaʋu la me.”
Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”
22 Eye Noa wɔ nu sia nu abe ale si Mawu ɖoe nɛ ene.
Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.
The World is Destroyed by Water
