1 G od made good come to Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Have many children, and cover the earth.

And God pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

2 E very animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea will be afraid of you. They are given into your hand.

And the fear of you and the dread and terror of you shall be upon every beast of the land, every bird of the air, all that creeps upon the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are delivered into your hand.

3 E very moving thing that lives will be food for you. I give all to you as I gave you the green plants.

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and as I gave you the green vegetables and plants, I give you everything.

4 B ut you must not eat meat with blood in it because that is its life.

But you shall not eat flesh with the life of it, which is its blood.

5 F or sure, I will take the life of every animal and every person for taking a life. I will punish every man’s brother for taking the life of man.

And surely for your lifeblood I will require an accounting; from every beast I will require it; and from man, from every man I will require a reckoning.

6 W hoever takes the life of a man will have his life taken. For God made man to be like Him.

Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God He made man.

7 A s for you, have many children. Cover the earth with many people.”

And you, be fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.

8 T hen God said to Noah and his sons,

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

9 “ See, I make My agreement with you, and with your children after you,

Behold, I establish My covenant or pledge with you and with your descendants after you

10 a nd with every living thing that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every animal of the earth, of all that came out of the large boat, every living thing on earth.

And with every living creature that is with you—whether the birds, the livestock, or the wild beasts of the earth along with you, as many as came out of the ark—every animal of the earth.

11 I make My agreement with you, that never again will all flesh be destroyed by the water of a flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”

I will establish My covenant or pledge with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood; neither shall there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth and make it corrupt.

12 T hen God said, “This is something special to see for all time, because of the agreement that I am making between Me and you and every living thing that is with you:

And God said, This is the token of the covenant (solemn pledge) which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

13 I will set My rain-bow in the cloud, and it will be something special to see because of an agreement between Me and the earth.

I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be a token or sign of a covenant or solemn pledge between Me and the earth.

14 W hen I bring clouds over the earth and the rain-bow is seen in the clouds,

And it shall be that when I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds,

15 I will remember My agreement that is between Me and you and every living thing of all flesh. Never again will the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

I will remember My covenant or solemn pledge which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy and make all flesh corrupt.

16 W hen the rain-bow is in the cloud, I will look upon it to remember the agreement that will last forever between God and every living thing of all flesh that is on the earth.”

When the bow is in the clouds and I look upon it, I will remember the everlasting covenant or pledge between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

17 G od said to Noah, “This is the special thing to see because of the agreement I have made between Me and all flesh upon the earth.” Noah and His Sons

And God said to Noah, This is the token or sign of the covenant or solemn pledge which I have established between Me and all flesh upon the earth.

18 T he sons of Noah who came out of the large boat were Shem, Ham and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.

The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.

19 T hese three were the sons of Noah. And all the people of the earth came from them.

These are the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was overspread and stocked with inhabitants.

20 T hen Noah became a farmer and planted a grape-field.

And Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.

21 A nd he drank of the wine, and drank too much, and lay without covering himself in his tent.

And he drank of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay naked in his tent.

22 T hen Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was without clothes. And he told his two brothers outside.

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

23 B ut Shem and Japheth took a coat and laid it upon their shoulders and walked in with their backs toward their father and covered him. Their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father without clothes.

So Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it upon the shoulders of both, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.

24 W hen Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.

When Noah awoke from his wine, and knew the thing which his youngest son had done to him,

25 S o he said, “May Canaan be cursed! He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

He exclaimed, Cursed be Canaan! He shall be the servant of servants to his brethren!

26 H e also said, “Honor and thanks be to the Lord, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

He also said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem! And blessed by the Lord my God be Shem! And let Canaan be his servant.

27 M ay God make Japheth great. Let him live in the tents of Shem. And let Canaan be his servants.”

May God enlarge Japheth; and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.

28 N oah lived 350 years after the flood.

And Noah lived after the flood 350 years.

29 S o Noah lived 950 years, and he died.

All the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died.