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

Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to 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 beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom 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 the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one 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.

There were giants 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.

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.

Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent 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 the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in 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.”

So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”

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

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Noah Pleases God

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.

This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

10 A nd Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah begot 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.

The earth also 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.

So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. The Ark Prepared

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 to Noah, “The end of all flesh has 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 yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside 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 you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height 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.

You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

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 behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on 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 you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

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 you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; 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, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you 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 you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”

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

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