⁵ The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,^(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.^{(B) 6} The Lord regretted^(C) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. ⁷ So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth^(D) the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.^(E)” ⁸ But Noah^(F) found favor in the eyes of the Lord.^(G)

Noah and the Flood

⁹ This is the account^(H) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless^(I) among the people of his time,^(J) and he walked faithfully with God.^{(K) 10} Noah had three sons: Shem,^(L) Ham and Japheth.^(M)

¹¹ Now the earth was corrupt^(N) in God’s sight and was full of violence.^{(O) 12} God saw how corrupt^(P) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.^{(Q) 13} So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy^(R) both them and the earth.^{(S) 14} So make yourself an ark of cypress^[a] wood;^(T) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch^(U) inside and out. ¹⁵ This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.^{[b] 16} Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit^[c] high all around.^[d] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. ¹⁷ I am going to bring floodwaters^(V) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.^{(W) 18} But I will establish my covenant with you,^(X) and you will enter the ark^(Y)—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. ¹⁹ You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.^{(Z) 20} Two^(AA) of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind^(AB) of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.^{(AC) 21} You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”

²² Noah did everything just as God commanded him.^(AD)

⁷ By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,^(A) in holy fear built an ark^(B) to save his family.^(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.^(D)

³⁷ As it was in the days of Noah,^(A) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.