1 W hen men began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them,

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

2 T he sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took wives of all they desired and chose.

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

3 T hen the Lord said, My Spirit shall not forever dwell and strive with man, for he also is flesh; but his days shall yet be 120 years.

Então 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.

4 T here were giants on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Naqueles 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.

5 T he Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination and intention of all human thinking was only evil continually.

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

6 A nd the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved at heart.

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

7 S o the Lord said, I will destroy, blot out, and wipe away mankind, whom I have created from the face of the ground—not only man, the beasts and the creeping things and the birds of the air—for it grieves Me and makes Me regretful that I have made them.

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.

8 B ut Noah found grace (favor) in the eyes of the Lord.

Noé, porém, achou graça aos olhos do Senhor.

9 T his is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a just and righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

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

10 A nd Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gerou Noé três filhos: Sem, Cão e Jafé.

11 T he earth was depraved and putrid in God’s sight, and the land was filled with violence (desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power).

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

12 A nd God looked upon the world and saw how degenerate, debased, and vicious it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way upon the earth and lost their true direction.

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

13 G od said to Noah, I intend to make an end of all flesh, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I will destroy them and the land.

Então 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.

14 M ake yourself an ark of gopher or cypress wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests, cages, and compartments) and cover it inside and out with pitch (bitumen).

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

15 A nd this is the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits.

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

16 Y ou shall make a roof or window for the ark and finish it to a cubit above—and the door of the ark you shall put in the side of it; and you shall make it with lower, second, and third stories.

Farás 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.

17 F or behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy and make putrid all flesh under the heavens in which are the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.

Porque 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.

18 B ut I will establish My covenant (promise, pledge) with you, and you shall come into the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

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

19 A nd of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

De 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.

20 O f fowls and birds according to their kinds, of beasts according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every sort shall come in with you, that they may be kept alive.

Das 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.

21 A lso take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and you shall collect and store it up, and it shall serve as food for you and for them.

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

22 N oah did this; he did all that God commanded him.

Assim fez Noé; segundo tudo o que Deus lhe mandou, assim o fez.