洪水泛滥

耶和华对挪亚说:“你和你一家都进入方舟,因为这个世代只有你在我眼中是义人。 洁净的动物,你要每样带七公七母,不洁净的动物每样带一公一母, 飞鸟每样带七公七母,叫它们以后可以在地上繁衍后代。 因为七天之后,我要在地上降雨四十昼夜,毁灭我所造的一切生灵。” 凡耶和华所吩咐的,挪亚都照办了。

洪水泛滥的那一年,挪亚正好六百岁。 挪亚与妻子、儿子们和儿媳们都进了方舟,躲避洪水。 洁净的动物、不洁净的动物、飞禽和地上的一切爬虫, 都一公一母成对地到挪亚那里,进了方舟,正如上帝对挪亚的吩咐。 10 那七天过后,洪水在地上泛滥起来。

11 挪亚六百岁那年的二月[a]十七日,所有深渊的泉源都裂开了,天上的水闸也打开了, 12 地上倾盆大雨降了四十昼夜。 13 那天,挪亚与他的儿子闪、含和雅弗,还有挪亚的妻子和三个儿媳妇都进了方舟。 14 所有的野兽、牲畜、地上的爬虫和飞鸟都按种类进入方舟。 15-16 这些动物都一公一母成对地到挪亚那里,进入方舟,正如上帝对挪亚的吩咐。耶和华关上了方舟的门。

17 洪水在地上泛滥了四十天,水不断地往上涨,把方舟漂了起来。 18 洪水来势汹汹,淹没大地,方舟漂浮在水面上。 19 水势越来越大,把天下各处的高山都淹没了。 20 水淹没了群山,水面高出群山七米。 21 世上所有的飞禽、走兽、牲畜、爬虫和人类都死了。 22 在陆地上所有用鼻孔呼吸的生灵都死了。 23 地上的人类、飞禽走兽和爬虫等一切生灵都被毁灭了,只剩下挪亚和跟他同在方舟里的生灵。 24 洪水淹没大地一百五十天。

Footnotes

  1. 7:11 二月”按犹太历计算,本卷书所用月份都是按犹太历计算。

 神命挪亞進方舟

耶和華對挪亞說:“你和你全家都要進入方舟,因為在這世代中,我見只有你在我面前是個義人。 潔淨的牲畜,你要各帶七公七母;不潔淨的牲畜,你要各帶一公一母; 空中的飛鳥,也要各帶七公七母,以便傳種,活在全地上; 因為再過七天,我就要一連四十晝夜降雨在地上,我把所造的一切生物都從地上除滅。” 挪亞就照著耶和華吩咐他的一切作了。

洪水臨到地上的時候,挪亞剛好是六百歲。 挪亞帶著他的兒子、妻子和兒媳一同進了方舟,躲避洪水。 潔淨的牲畜和不潔淨的牲畜,飛鳥和各種在地上爬行的動物, 都是一公一母、一對一對來到挪亞那裡,進入方舟,是照著 神吩咐挪亞的。 10 那七天一過,洪水就臨到地上了。 11 挪亞六百歲那一年,二月十七日那一天,所有大淵的泉源都裂開了,天上的窗戶都敞開了。 12 大雨傾盆下在地上,一連四十晝夜。

13 就在那一天,挪亞帶著他的兒子閃、含、雅弗,以及他的妻子和三個兒媳,一同進了方舟。 14 他們一家,所有走獸各從其類,所有牲畜各從其類,所有在地上爬行的動物各從其類,所有有羽有翼的飛禽各從其類, 15 有生命、有氣息的,都是一對一對來到挪亞那裡,進入方舟。 16 那些進去的,都是有生命的,一公一母進去,是照著 神吩咐挪亞的。耶和華跟著就把方舟關起來。

洪水氾濫淹沒世界

17 洪水就臨到地上四十天;水不斷上漲,把方舟升起,於是方舟就從地上浮起來。 18 水勢甚大,在地上大大上漲,方舟就在水面上漂來漂去。 19 水勢在地面上越來越大,天下所有的高山都被淹沒了。 20 水勢浩大,比眾山高出七公尺,山嶺都被淹沒了。 21 凡有生命仍在地上行動的,無論是飛鳥或是牲畜,走獸或是在地上滋生的各樣小生物,以及所有的人都死了; 22 仍在陸地上,鼻孔裡有氣息的生靈都死了。 23 耶和華把地上的所有生物,從人類到牲畜,爬行的動物,以及空中的飛鳥都除滅了;於是,這一切都從地上消滅了。只留下挪亞和那些與挪亞一同在方舟裡的。 24 水勢浩大,在地上共一百五十天。

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.

17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

The Great Flood(A)

Then the (B)Lord said to Noah, (C)“Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that (D)you are righteous before Me in this generation. You shall take with you seven each of every (E)clean animal, a male and his female; (F)two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep [a]the species alive on the face of all the earth. For after (G)seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth (H)forty days and forty nights, and I will [b]destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” (I)And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. Noah was (J)six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.

(K)So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on (L)that day all (M)the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the (N)windows of heaven were opened. 12 (O)And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 On the very same day Noah and Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark— 14 (P)they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every (Q)sort. 15 And they (R)went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. 16 So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in (S)as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

17 (T)Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, (U)and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. 21 (V)And all flesh died that moved on [c]the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. 22 All in (W)whose nostrils was the breath [d]of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died. 23 So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only (X)Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive. 24 (Y)And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 7:3 Lit. seed
  2. Genesis 7:4 Lit. blot out
  3. Genesis 7:21 the land
  4. Genesis 7:22 LXX, Vg. omit of the spirit