1 Como se foram multiplicando os homens na terra, e lhes nasceram filhas, 2 vendo os filhos de Deus que as filhas dos homens eram formosas, tomaram para si mulheres, as que, entre todas, mais lhes agradaram. 3 Então, disse o Senhor: O meu Espírito não agirá para sempre no homem, pois este é carnal; e os seus dias serão cento e vinte anos. 4 Ora, naquele tempo havia gigantes na terra; e também depois, quando os filhos de Deus possuíram as filhas dos homens, as quais lhes deram filhos; estes foram valentes, varões de renome, na antiguidade.

5 Viu o Senhor que a maldade do homem se havia multiplicado na terra e que era continuamente mau todo desígnio do seu coração; 6 então, se arrependeu o Senhor de ter feito o homem na terra, e isso lhe pesou no coração. 7 Disse o Senhor: Farei desaparecer da face da terra o homem que criei, o homem e o animal, os répteis e as aves dos céus; porque me arrependo de os haver feito. 8 Porém Noé achou graça diante do Senhor.

9 Eis a história de Noé. Noé era homem justo e íntegro entre os seus contemporâneos; Noé andava com Deus. 10 Gerou três filhos: Sem, Cam e Jafé.

11 A terra estava corrompida à vista de Deus e cheia de violência. 12 Viu Deus a terra, e eis que estava corrompida; porque todo ser vivente havia corrompido o seu caminho na terra. 13 Então, disse Deus a Noé: Resolvi dar cabo de toda carne, porque a terra está cheia da violência dos homens; eis que os farei perecer juntamente com a terra. 14 Faze uma arca de tábuas de cipreste; nela farás compartimentos e a calafetarás com betume por dentro e por fora. 15 Deste modo a farás: de trezentos côvados será o comprimento; de cinquenta, a largura; e a altura, de trinta. 16 Farás ao seu redor uma abertura de um côvado de altura; a porta da arca colocarás lateralmente; farás pavimentos na arca: um em baixo, um segundo e um terceiro. 17 Porque estou para derramar águas em dilúvio sobre a terra para consumir toda carne em que há fôlego de vida debaixo dos céus; tudo o que há na terra perecerá. 18 Contigo, porém, estabelecerei a minha aliança; entrarás na arca, tu e teus filhos, e tua mulher, e as mulheres de teus filhos. 19 De tudo o que vive, de toda carne, dois de cada espécie, macho e fêmea, farás entrar na arca, para os conservares vivos contigo. 20 Das aves segundo as suas espécies, do gado segundo as suas espécies, de todo réptil da terra segundo as suas espécies, dois de cada espécie virão a ti, para os conservares em vida. 21 Leva contigo de tudo o que se come, ajunta-o contigo; ser-te-á para alimento, a ti e a eles. 22 Assim fez Noé, consoante a tudo o que Deus lhe ordenara.

1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents me that I have made them.

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

12 And God looked on the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way on the earth.

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

14 Make you an ark of gopher wood; rooms shall you make in the ark, and shall pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 And this is the fashion which you shall make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

16 A window shall you make to the ark, and in a cubit shall you finish it above; and the door of the ark shall you set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shall you make it.

17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

18 But with you will I establish my covenant; and you shall come into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons'wives with you.

19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shall you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.

21 And take you to you of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to you; and it shall be for food for you, and for them.

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