Genesis 6
1 Cumque coepissent homines multiplicari super terram, et filias procreassent,
People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,
2 Videntes filii Dei filias hominum quod essent pulchrae, acceperunt sibi uxores ex omnibus, quas elegerant.
and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.
3 Dixitque Deus: Non permanebit spiritus meus in homine in aeternum, quia caro est: eruntque dies illius centum viginti annorum.
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 Gigantes autem erant super terram in diebus illis. postquam enim ingressi sunt filii Dei ad filias hominum, illaeque genuerunt, isti sunt potentes a saeculo viri famosi.
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 Videns autem Deus quod multa malitia hominum esset in terra, et cuncta cogitatio cordis intenta esset ad malum omni tempore,
The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!
6 poenituit eum quod hominum fecisset in terra. Et tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus,
The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.
7 Delebo, inquit, hominem, quem creavi, a facie terrae, ab homine usque ad animantia, a reptili usque ad volucres caeli. poenitet enim me fecisse eos.
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 Noe vero invenit gratiam coram Domino.
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
9 Hae sunt generationes Noe: Noe vir iustus atque perfectus fuit in generationibus suis, cum Deo ambulavit.
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 Et genuit tres filios, Sem, Cham et Iapheth.
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 Corrupta est autem terra coram Deo, et repleta est iniquitate.
God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
12 Cumque vidisset Deus terram esse corruptam, (omnis quippe caro corruperat viam suam super terram)
God recognized that the corruption in the world was due to everyone on earth living corrupt lives.
13 dixit ad Noe: Finis universae carnis venit coram me: repleta est terra iniquitate a facie eorum, et ego disperdam eos cum terra.
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 Fac tibi arcam de lignis laevigatis: mansiunculas in arca facies, et bitumine linies intrinsecus, et extrinsecus.
Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and out.
15 Et sic facies eam: Trecentorum cubitorum erit longitudo arcae, quinquaginta cubitorum latitudo, et triginta cubitorum altitudo illius.
This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
16 Fenestram in arca facies, et in cubito consummabis summitatem eius: ostium autem arcae pones ex latere: deorsum, coenacula, et tristega facies in ea.
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 Ecce ego adducam aquas diluvii super terram, ut interficiam omnem carnem, in qua spiritus vitae est subter caelum: et Universa quae in terra sunt, consumentur.
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 Ponamque foedus meum tecum: et ingredieris arcam tu et filii tui, uxor tua, et uxores filiorum tuorum tecum.
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 Et ex cunctis animantibus universae carnis bina induces in arcam, ut vivant tecum: masculini sexus et feminini.
Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.
20 De volucribus iuxta genus suum, et de iumentis in genere suo, et ex omni reptili terrae secundum genus suum: bina de omnibus ingredientur tecum, ut possint vivere.
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 Tolles igitur tecum ex omnibus escis, quae mandi possunt, et comportabis apud te: et erunt tam tibi, quam illis in cibum.
Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”
22 Fecit igitur Noe omnia, quae praeceperat illi Deus.
Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.
The World is Destroyed by Water
