1 G od blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

وَبارَكَ اللهُ نُوحَ وَبَنِيهِ. وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أنجِبُوا أبْناءً كَثِيرِينَ، وَاملأُوا الأرْضَ بِنَسلِكُمْ.

2 T he 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.

سَتَرْهَبُكُمْ وَسَتَفْزَعُ مِنكُمْ جَمِيعُ الحَيَواناتِ وَالطُّيُورِ وَالزَّواحِفِ وَالأسْماكِ، وَسَتَخْضَعُ لَكُمْ.

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

فَاصطادُوا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ يَتَحَرَّكُ طَعاماً لَكُمْ. فَكَما أعطَيتُكُمِ النَّباتاتِ الخَضْراءَ طَعاماً، فَها أنا أُعطِيكُمْ جَمِيعَ الحَيَواناتِ طَعاماً.

4 B ut flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.

لَكِنْ لا تَأْكُلُوا لَحْماً ما زالَتْ حَياتُهُ – أي دَمُهُ – فِيهِ.

5 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.

وَأنا سَأُطالِبُ بِالدَّمِ مُقابِلَ الحَياةِ. سَأُطالِبُ بِحَياةِ كُلِّ حَيوانٍ يَقْتُلُ إنْساناً، وَبِحَياةِ كُلِّ إنْسانٍ يَقْتُلُ إنْساناً مِثلَهُ.

6 W hoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

«مَنْ يَسْفُكُ دَمَ إنْسانٍ، فَلْيَسْفُكْ إنْسانٌ دَمَهُ، لأنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ الإنْسانَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ.

7 B e fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”

«وَأنْتُمْ، أثْمِرُوا وَتَضاعَفُوا فِي الأرْضِ، وَاكثُرُوا فِيها.»

8 G od spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

ثُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِنُوحَ وَلِبَنْيهِ مَعَهُ:

9 “ As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,

«ها أنا أقطَعُ عَهْدِي مَعَكَ وَمَعَ أبْنائِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ، وَمَعَ كُلِّ مَخلُوقٍ حَيِّ مَعَكَ.

10 a nd 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.

وَأقْطَعُهُ مَعَ كُلِّ الطُّيُورِ وَالمَواشِي وَكُلِّ حَيواناتِ الأرْضِ مَعَكَ، كُلِّ الَّتِي خَرَجَتْ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ، كُلِّ حَيواناتِ الأرْضِ.

11 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.”

«وَالآنَ، ها هُوَ العَهْدُ الَّذِي سَأقْطَعُهُ مَعَكَ: لا يُقْضَى عَلَى كُلِّ الخَليقَةِ بِمِياهِ الطُّوفانِ ثانِيَةً، وَلا تُدَمِّرُ الأرْضُ بِالطُّوفانِ ثانِيَةً.»

12 G od 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:

وَقالَ اللهُ: «وَهَذِهِ هِيَ عَلامَةُ العَهْدِ الَّذِي أقْطَعُهُ مَعَكَ وَمَعَ كُلِّ كائِنٍ حَيٍّ عَلَى مَدَى الأجْيالِ.

13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

سَأضَعُ قَوْسي فِي السَّحابِ، لِتَكُونَ عَلامَةً عَلَى العَهْدِ بَينِي وَبَينَ الأرْضِ.

14 W hen I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,

فَكُلّما ظَهَرَتِ السُّحُبُ فَوْقَ الأرْضِ، وَظَهَرَتِ القَوْسُ فِيها،

15 a nd 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.

أتَذَكَّرُ العَهْدَ الَّذِي بَينِي وَبَينَكُمْ وَبَينَ كُلِّ كائِنٍ حَيٍّ. وَلَنْ يَصِيرَ الماءُ بَعْدُ طُوفاناً يُهلِكُ كُلَّ حَياةٍ.

16 T he 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.”

فَكُلَّما ظَهَرَتِ القَوْسُ فِي السَّحابِ، أراها وَأذْكُرُ العَهْدَ الأبَدِيَّ بَينَ اللهِ وَبَينَ كُلِّ كائِنٍ حَيٍّ عَلَى الأرْضِ.»

17 G od said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

وَقالَ اللهُ لِنُوحَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ عَلامَةُ العَهْدِ بَينِي وَبَينَ كُلِّ حَياةٍ عَلَى الأرْضِ.» مَشاكلُ جديدة

18 T he sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.

وَكانَ بَنُو نُوحَ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ سامَ وَحاماً وَيافَثَ. وَحامٌ هُوَ أبُو كَنْعانَ.

19 T hese three were the sons of Noah, and from these, the whole earth was populated.

كانَ هَؤُلاءِ الثَّلاثَةُ أبْناءَ نُوحَ. وَامْتَلاتِ الأرْضُ بِالنّاسِ مِنْ نَسلِ هَؤُلاءِ.

20 N oah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.

وَصارَ نُوحُ فَلّاحاً، فَكانَ أوَّلَ مَنْ غَرَسَ كَرْماً.

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

وَفِي أحَدِ الأيّامِ، صَنَعَ خَمْراً وَشَرِبَ فَسَكِرَ، وَتَعَرَّى فِي خَيمَتِهِ.

22 H am, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

فَرَأى حامُ أبو كَنْعانَ أباهُ عارِياً، فَخَرَجَ وَأخبَرَ أخَوَيهِ.

23 S hem 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.

فَأخَذَ سامُ وَيافَثُ رِداءً، وَوَضَعاهُ عَلَى أكتافِهِما. ثُمَّ سارا إلَى الوَراءِ وَسَتَرا أباهُما العارِيَ. وَقَدْ جَعَلا ظَهْريهُما إلَيهِ، فَلَمْ يَرَيا وَالِدَهُما عارِياً.

24 N oah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.

وَلَمّا أفاقَ نُوحُ مِنْ سُكْرِهِ، عَلِمَ ما فَعَلَهُ ابْنُهُ الأصْغَرُ.

25 H e said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

فَقالَ: «لِيَكُنْ كَنْعانُ مَلْعُوناً! سَيَكُونُ لِأخَوَيهِ كَأدْنَى عَبْدٍ.»

26 H e said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

ثُمَّ قالَ: «مُبارَكٌ إلَهُ سامَ. وَلْيَكُنْ كَنْعانُ عَبْداً لِسامَ.

27 M ay God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”

لَيتَ اللهَ يُوَسِّعُ عَلَى يافَثَ، وَلَيتَهُ يَسْكُنُ فِي خِيامِ سامَ. وَلَيتَ كَنْعانَ يَكُونُ عَبْداً لِيافَثَ.»

28 N oah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.

وَعاشَ نُوحُ بَعْدَ الطُّوفانِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً.

29 A ll the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.

فَكانَ عُمْرُهُ تِسْعَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً عِنْدَما ماتَ.