1 A nd God pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

2 A nd the fear of you and the dread and terror of you shall be upon every beast of the land, every bird of the air, all that creeps upon the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are delivered into your hand.

The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand.

3 E very moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and as I gave you the green vegetables and plants, I give you everything.

Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

4 B ut you shall not eat flesh with the life of it, which is its blood.

But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.

5 A nd surely for your lifeblood I will require an accounting; from every beast I will require it; and from man, from every man I will require a reckoning.

I will surely require your blood of your lives; at the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.

6 W hoever sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God He made man.

Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

7 A nd you, be fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.

Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”

8 T hen God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

9 B ehold, I establish My covenant or pledge with you and with your descendants after you

“As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,

10 A nd with every living creature that is with you—whether the birds, the livestock, or the wild beasts of the earth along with you, as many as came out of the ark—every animal of the earth.

and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.

11 I will establish My covenant or pledge with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood; neither shall there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth and make it corrupt.

I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 A nd God said, This is the token of the covenant (solemn pledge) which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

13 I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be a token or sign of a covenant or solemn pledge between Me and the earth.

I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

14 A nd it shall be that when I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds,

When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,

15 I will remember My covenant or solemn pledge which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy and make all flesh corrupt.

and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

16 W hen the bow is in the clouds and I look upon it, I will remember the everlasting covenant or pledge between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

17 A nd God said to Noah, This is the token or sign of the covenant or solemn pledge which I have established between Me and all flesh upon the earth.

God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

18 T he sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.

The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.

19 T hese are the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was overspread and stocked with inhabitants.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these, the whole earth was populated.

20 A nd Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.

Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.

21 A nd he drank of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay naked in his tent.

He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

22 A nd Ham, the father of Canaan, glanced at and saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

23 S o Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it upon the shoulders of both, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.

Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.

24 W hen Noah awoke from his wine, and knew the thing which his youngest son had done to him,

Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.

25 H e exclaimed, Cursed be Canaan! He shall be the servant of servants to his brethren!

He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

26 H e also said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem! And blessed by the Lord my God be Shem! And let Canaan be his servant.

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

27 M ay God enlarge Japheth; and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.

May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”

28 A nd Noah lived after the flood 350 years.

Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.

29 A ll the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died.

All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.