1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, 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 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 unto the daughters of men, and they bare 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 repenteth 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 upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his 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 the fashion which thou shalt 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 shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; 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, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon 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 thee will I establish my covenant; 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 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 unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt 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 Toe die mense op die aarde begin vermeerder en daar vir hulle dogters gebore is,

2 sien die seuns van God dat die dogters van die mense mooi was, en hulle het vir hulle as vroue geneem almal wat hulle verkies het.

3 Toe sê die HERE: My Gees sal nie vir ewig in die mens heers nie, omdat hy ook vlees is; maar sy dae sal wees honderd en twintig jaar.

4 In die dae was die reuse op die aarde, en ook daarna, toe die seuns van God by die dogters van die mense ingegaan en die vir hulle kinders gebaar het. Dit is die geweldiges uit die ou tyd, die manne van naam.

5 Toe die HERE sien dat die boosheid van die mens op die aarde groot was en al die versinsels wat hy in sy hart bedink, altyddeur net sleg was,

6 het dit die HERE berou dat Hy die mens op die aarde gemaak het, en daar was smart in Sy hart.

7 En die HERE sê: Ek sal die mens wat Ek geskape het, van die aarde verdelg, die mens sowel as die vee en die kruipende diere en die voëls van die hemel; want dit berou My dat Ek hulle gemaak het.

8 Maar Noag het genade gevind in die oë van die HERE.

9 Dit is die geskiedenis van Noag. Noag was 'n regverdige, opregte man onder sy tydgenote. Noag het met God gewandel.

10 En Noag het drie seuns gehad: Sem, Gam en Jafet.

11 Maar die aarde was verdorwe voor die aangesig van God, en die aarde was vol geweld.

12 Toe sien God die aarde aan, en -- dit was verdorwe, want alle vlees het sy wandel op die aarde verderwe.

13 En God sê vir Noag: Die einde van alle vlees het volgens my besluit gekom; want die aarde is deur hulle vervul met geweld. En kyk, Ek gaan hulle saam met die aarde verdelg.

14 Maak vir jou 'n ark van goferhout. Met afdelings moet jy die ark maak en dit binne en buite met pik bestryk.

15 So moet jy dit maak: drie honderd el die lengte van die ark, vyftig el sy breedte en dertig el sy hoogte.

16 'n Opening moet jy aan die ark maak; en op die maat van 'n el moet jy dit aan die bokant afwerk en die deur van die ark aan die sykant insit. Jy moet dit met 'n onderste, tweede en derde verdieping maak.

17 Want kyk, k bring 'n watervloed oor die aarde, om van onder die hemel te verdelg alle vlees waar 'n lewensgees in is. Alles wat op die aarde is, sal wegsterwe.

18 Maar met jou sal Ek my verbond oprig; jy moet in die ark gaan, jy en jou seuns en jou vrou en die vroue van jou seuns saam met jou.

19 En van al wat lewe, van alle vlees, moet jy twee van elke soort in die ark laat ingaan om dit saam met jou in die lewe te hou: mannetjie en wyfie moet hulle wees.

20 Van die voëls volgens hulle soorte en van die vee volgens hulle soorte, van al die kruipende diere van die aarde volgens hulle soorte, twee van elke soort, moet na jou kom om in die lewe te bly.

21 En jy, neem vir jou van al die voedsel wat geëet word, en versamel dit by jou, dat dit vir jou en hulle as voedsel kan dien.

22 En Noag het dit gedoen. Net soos God hom beveel het, so het hy gedoen.