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.

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.