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

¶ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them,

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

that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose.

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.

¶ And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for certainly he is flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.

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.

¶ 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 bore sons to them, the same became mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

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.

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

¶ And the LORD repented of having made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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.

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast and the animals and the fowls of the air; for I repent of having made them.

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

¶ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

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.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

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

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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).

¶ The earth corrupted itself before God, and the earth filled itself with violence.

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.

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

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.

¶ 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 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).

Make thee an ark of cedar trees; rooms shalt thou make in the ark and shalt reconcile it within and without covering it over with pitch.

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.

And this is the fashion of which thou shalt make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

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.

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 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.

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which is the spirit of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

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.

But with thee I will establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife and thy sons’ wives with thee.

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.

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 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.

Of fowls after their kind and of beasts after their kind, of every animal of the earth after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

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.

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

¶ Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.