1 A nd God blessed 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 T he fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given.

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 is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.

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

4 O nly you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

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

5 S urely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man’s brother I will require the 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 “ Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall 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 “ As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in 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 “ Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant 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, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast 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 establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood, neither shall there again 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 G od said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive 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 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 I t shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud,

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 creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water 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 W hen the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on 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 sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on 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 N ow the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and 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 three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

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

20 T hen Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.

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

21 H e drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

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

22 H am, the father of Canaan, 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 B ut Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that 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, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.

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

25 S o he said, “ Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers.”

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 let Canaan be his servant.

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

27 “ May 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 N oah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood.

Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.

29 S o 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.