1 S ucedeu que, quando os homens começaram a multiplicar-se sobre a terra, e lhes nasceram filhas,

When men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them,

2 v iram os filhos de Deus que as filhas dos homens eram formosas; e tomaram para si mulheres de todas as que escolheram.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

3 E ntão disse o Senhor: O meu Espírito não permanecerá para sempre no homem, porquanto ele é carne, mas os seus dias serão cento e vinte anos.

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not stay in man forever, for he is flesh. But yet he will live for 120 years.”

4 N aqueles dias estavam os nefilins na terra, e também depois, quando os filhos de Deus conheceram as filhas dos homens, as quais lhes deram filhos. Esses nefilins eram os valentes, os homens de renome, que houve na antigüidade.

Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.

5 V iu o Senhor que era grande a maldade do homem na terra, e que toda a imaginação dos pensamentos de seu coração era má continuamente.

Then the Lord saw that man was very sinful on the earth. Every plan and thought of the heart of man was sinful always.

6 E ntão arrependeu-se o Senhor de haver feito o homem na terra, e isso lhe pesou no coração

The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth. He had sorrow in His heart.

7 E disse o Senhor: Destruirei da face da terra o homem que criei, tanto o homem como o animal, os répteis e as aves do céu; porque me arrependo de os haver feito.

So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have made from the land, man and animals, things that move upon the earth and birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.”

8 N oé, porém, achou graça aos olhos do Senhor.

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

9 E stas são as gerações de Noé. Era homem justo e perfeito em suas gerações, e andava com Deus.

This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God.

10 G erou Noé três filhos: Sem, Cão e Jafé.

And Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 A terra, porém, estava corrompida diante de Deus, e cheia de violência.

Now the earth was sinful in the eyes of God. The earth was filled with people hurting each other.

12 V iu Deus a terra, e eis que estava corrompida; porque toda a carne havia corrompido o seu caminho sobre a terra.

God looked at the earth and saw how sinful it was. For all who lived on the earth had become sinful in their ways.

13 E ntão disse Deus a Noé: O fim de toda carne é chegado perante mim; porque a terra está cheia da violência dos homens; eis que os destruirei juntamente com a terra.

Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to make an end to all the people on the earth. They are the cause of very much trouble. See, I will destroy them as I destroy the earth.

14 F aze para ti uma arca de madeira de gôfer: farás compartimentos na arca, e a revestirás de betume por dentro e por fora.

Make a large boat of gopher wood for yourself. Build rooms in the boat. And cover it inside and out with tar.

15 D esta maneira a farás: o comprimento da arca será de trezentos côvados, a sua largura de cinqüenta e a sua altura de trinta.

This is how you are to make it: The boat is to be as long as 150 long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and eight times taller than a man.

16 F arás na arca uma janela e lhe darás um côvado de altura; e a porta da arca porás no seu lado; fá-la-ás com andares, baixo, segundo e terceiro.

Make a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors.

17 P orque eis que eu trago o dilúvio sobre a terra, para destruir, de debaixo do céu, toda a carne em que há espírito de vida; tudo o que há na terra expirará.

See, I will bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh under heaven that has the breath of life. Everything on earth will be destroyed.

18 M as contigo estabelecerei o meu pacto; entrarás na arca, tu e contigo teus filhos, tua mulher e as mulheres de teus filhos.

But I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

19 D e tudo o que vive, de toda a carne, dois de cada espécie, farás entrar na arca, para os conservares vivos contigo; macho e fêmea serão.

You are to bring into the large boat two of every kind of living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you. They will be male and female.

20 D as 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.

Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive.

21 L eva contigo de tudo o que se come, e ajunta-o para ti; e te será para alimento, a ti e a eles.

And take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it. It will be food for you and for them.”

22 A ssim fez Noé; segundo tudo o que Deus lhe mandou, assim o fez.

Noah did just what God told him to do.