1 N ow it came about, when 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 hat the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they 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 strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty 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 he Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those 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 hen the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart 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 T he Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

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

7 T he Lord said, “ I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry 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 favor in the eyes of the Lord.

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

9 T hese are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; 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 N oah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

11 N ow the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

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

12 G od looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

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

13 T hen God said to Noah, “ The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.

¶ 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 for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.

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 T his is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty 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 window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

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 B ehold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

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 with you; and you shall enter 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 kind 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 the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them 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 s for you, take for yourself some of all food which is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for 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 T hus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.

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