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 Un notika, kad cilvēki sāka vairoties virs zemes un tiem dzima arī meitas, 2 tad Dieva dēli vēroja, ka cilvēku meitas bija skaistas, un tie ņēma tās sev par sievām, kas tiem labāk patika. 3 Tad Dievs sacīja: "Mans Gars nevar mūžīgi būt ar cilvēku, jo tas ir miesa. Viņa mūžs lai ir simts divdesmit gadi." 4 Tanīs dienās milži bija zemes virsū, arī pēc tam, kad Dieva dēli bija gājuši pie cilvēku meitām un tās bija dzemdējušas bērnus. Tie bija varoņi, kas bija senlaikos, vīri ar vārdu. 5 Kad Dievs redzēja, ka cilvēku ļaunums augtin auga zemes virsū un ka viņu sirdsprāta tieksmes ik dienas vērsās uz ļaunu, 6 tad Dievam kļuva žēl, ka Viņš cilvēku zemes virsū bija radījis, un Viņš Savā sirdī ļoti noskuma. 7 Un Dievs sacīja: "Es iznīcināšu no zemes virsus cilvēku, kuru Es esmu radījis; cilvēku līdz ar lopiem un rāpuļiem, un putniem gaisā, jo Man ir žēl, ka Es tos esmu radījis." 8 Bet Noa atrada labvēlību Dieva acīs. 9 Šis ir stāsts par Nou: Noa bija taisns un bezvainīgs vīrs savā ciltī, jo Noa vadīja savas gaitas ar Dievu. 10 Un Noa dzemdināja trīs dēlus: Šemu, Hamu un Jafetu. 11 Bet zeme bija samaitāta Dieva priekšā un pilna varas darbu. 12 Un skatīja Dievs to zemi, un redzi, tā bija samaitāta, jo ikviena radība savu ceļu samaitāja uz zemes. 13 Tad Dievs sacīja Noam: "Ikvienas radības gals nāk Manā priekšā; jo zeme ir pilna varas darbu, ko tie dara; tādēļ Es viņus izdeldēšu kopā ar zemi. 14 Taisi sev šķirstu no sveķainiem skuju kokiem; ar nodalījumiem tev to šķirstu būs taisīt, un no iekšpuses un no ārpuses tev to būs iztriept ar darvu. 15 Lūk, kādu tev to būs taisīt: garumā trīs simti olektis un platumā piecdesmit, un augstumā trīsdesmit olektis. 16 Jumtu šķirstam tev būs taisīt virspusē, un durvis šķirstam tev būs likt tā sānos. Trijos stāvos tev būs to taisīt. 17 Jo redzi, Es likšu nākt ūdensplūdiem zemes virsū, kas iznīcinās visu radību zem debesīm, kam vien ir dzīvības dvaša: visam, kas zemes virsū, būs nobeigties. 18 Bet ar tevi Es celšu derību. Tu iesi šķirstā, tu, tavi dēli, tava sieva un tavu dēlu sievas līdz ar tevi. 19 Bet tev būs ņemt līdzi šķirstā no visa, kas dzīvo, no ikvienas radības divus, no visiem, lai tie līdz ar tevi paliktu dzīvi: tēviņam un mātītei tiem būs būt. 20 No putniem pēc viņu kārtas un no lopiem pēc viņu kārtas, no visiem zemes rāpuļiem pēc viņu kārtas, pa divi no visiem lai iet līdz ar tevi, ka viņi paliktu dzīvi. 21 Un tu ņem sev no visa ēdamā priekš ēšanas un sakrāj to pie sevis, ka tev un viņiem būtu ko ēst." 22 Un Noa darīja, kā Dievs sacīja.
