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

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

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.

Every 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.

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.

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

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

But you must not eat meat with blood in it because that is its life.

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.

For 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.

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

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

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

As for you, have many children. Cover the earth with many people.”

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

Then God said to Noah and his sons,

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

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

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.

and 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.

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.”

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.”

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:

Then 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:

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

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.

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

When I bring clouds over the earth and the rain-bow is seen in the clouds,

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.

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.

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.”

When 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.”

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.”

God 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

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

The sons of Noah who came out of the large boat were Shem, Ham and Japheth. Ham was 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 all the people of the earth came from them.

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

Then Noah became a farmer and planted a grape-field.

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

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

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

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

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.

But 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noah lived 350 years after the flood.

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

So Noah lived 950 years, and he died.