1 When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them, 2 God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives. 3 Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years." 4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil. 6 Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart. 7 Yahweh said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them." 8 But Noah found favor in Yahweh’s eyes.

9 This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God. 10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

13 God said to Noah, "I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth. 14 Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch. 15 This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels. 17 I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive. 21 Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them." 22 Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.

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.