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 ground, and daughters were born unto them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose. 3 And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years. 4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

5 And Jehovah 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 Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

13 And God said unto 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 thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die. 18 But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

1 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,

2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with "humans forever, for they are mortal "; their days will be a hundred and twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days —and also afterward —when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.

6 The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.

7 So the LORD said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created —and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground —for I regret that I have made them."

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

9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence.

12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.

13 So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.

14 So make yourself an ark of cypress "wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. [^4]

16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit "high all around. "Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.

17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.

18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark —you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.

21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them."

22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.