1 W hen men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them,

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

2 t he 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 the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

3 T hen the Lord said, “My Spirit will not stay in man forever, for he is flesh. But yet he will live for 120 years.”

And Jehovah said, My spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

4 V ery large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.

The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

5 T hen the Lord saw that man was very sinful on the earth. Every plan and thought of the heart of man was sinful always.

And Jehovah 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. He had sorrow in His heart.

And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 S o the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have made from the land, man and animals, things that move upon the earth and birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.”

And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

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

But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.

9 T his is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: 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 N ow the earth was sinful in the eyes of God. The earth was filled with people hurting each other.

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 G od looked at the earth and saw how sinful it was. For all who lived on the earth had become sinful in their ways.

And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

13 T hen God said to Noah, “I have decided to make an end to all the people on the earth. They are the cause of very much trouble. See, I will destroy them as I destroy 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 a large boat of gopher wood for yourself. Build rooms in the boat. And cover it inside and out with tar.

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 T his is how you are to make it: The boat is to be as long as 150 long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and eight times taller than a man.

And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

16 M ake a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors.

A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

17 S ee, I will bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh under heaven that has the breath of life. Everything on earth will be destroyed.

And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.

18 B ut I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

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

19 Y ou are to bring into the large boat two of every kind of living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you. They will 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 T wo of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive.

Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

21 A nd take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it. It will be food for you and for them.”

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

22 N oah did just what God told him to do.

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