1 ¶ And God blessed Noah and his sons and said unto 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 of you shall be upon every animal of the earth and upon every fowl of the heavens, upon all that moves upon the earth and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.

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; even as the green grass I have given you all things.

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 flesh with the soul (or life) thereof, which is its blood, ye shall not eat.

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

5 F or surely your blood which is your souls I will require; at the hand of every animal I will require it and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother I will require the soul (or life) of man.

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 in man, his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God is man made.

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 ye fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth and multiply therein.

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

8 ¶ And God spoke unto Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

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

9 B ehold that I establish my covenant with you and with your seed after you

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

10 a nd with every living soul that is with you, of the fowl, of the animals, and of every beast of the earth with you, from all that go out of the ark to 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 t hat I will establish my covenant with you, that all flesh shall not be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

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 ¶ And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for perpetual ages:

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 clouds, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant 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 come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall appear in the clouds;

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

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

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 A nd the bow shall be in the clouds, and I will look upon it that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul 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 unto Noah, This shall be the sign of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is 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 ¶ And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is 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 of them was the whole earth overspread.

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

20 A nd Noah began to till 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 was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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

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

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

23 T hen Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders 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 ¶ And Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

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

25 A nd he said, Cursed be Canaan; a slave of slaves shall he be unto his brethren.

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

26 A nd he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave.

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

27 G od shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave.

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

28 ¶ And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.

29 A nd all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.

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