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Genesi 9
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Genesi 9
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il nuovo ordine del mondo
9 Dio benedisse Noè e i suoi figli e disse loro: «Siate fecondi e moltiplicatevi e riempite la terra. 2 Il timore e il terrore di voi sia in tutte le bestie selvatiche e in tutto il bestiame e in tutti gli uccelli del cielo. Quanto striscia sul suolo e tutti i pesci del mare sono messi in vostro potere. 3 Quanto si muove e ha vita vi servirà di cibo: vi do tutto questo, come gia le verdi erbe. 4 Soltanto non mangerete la carne con la sua vita, cioè il suo sangue. 5 Del sangue vostro anzi, ossia della vostra vita, io domanderò conto; ne domanderò conto ad ogni essere vivente e domanderò conto della vita dell'uomo all'uomo, a ognuno di suo fratello.
6 Chi sparge il sangue dell'uomo
dall'uomo il suo sangue sarà sparso,
perché ad immagine di Dio
Egli ha fatto l'uomo.
7 E voi, siate fecondi e moltiplicatevi,
siate numerosi sulla terra e dominatela».
8 Dio disse a Noè e ai sui figli con lui: 9 «Quanto a me, ecco io stabilisco la mia alleanza coni vostri discendenti dopo di voi; 10 con ogni essere vivente che è con voi, uccelli, bestiame e bestie selvatiche, con tutti gli animali che sono usciti dall'arca. 11 Io stabilisco la mia alleanza con voi: non sarà più distrutto nessun vivente dalle acque del diluvio, né più il diluvio devasterà la terra».
12 Dio disse:
«Questo è il segno dell'alleanza,
che io pongo
tra me e voi
e tra ogni essere vivente
che è con voi
per le generazioni eterne.
13 Il mio arco pongo sulle nubi
ed esso sarà il segno dell'alleanza
tra me e la terra.
14 Quando radunerò
le nubi sulla terra
e apparirà l'arco sulle nubi
15 ricorderò la mia alleanza
che è tra me e voi
e tra ogni essere che vive in ogni carne
e noi ci saranno più le acque
per il diluvio, per distruggere ogni carne.
16 L'arco sarà sulle nubi
e io lo guarderò per ricordare l'alleanza eterna
tra Dio e ogni essere che vive in ogni carne
che è sulla terra».
17 Disse Dio a Noè: «Questo è il segno dell'alleanza che io ho stabilito tra me e ogni carne che è sulla terra».
3. DAL DILUVIO AD ABRAMO
Noè e i suoi figli
18 I figli di Noè che uscirono dall'arca furono Sem, Cam e Iafet; Cam è il padre di Canaan. 19 Questi tre sono i figli di Noè e da questi fu popolata tutta la terra.
20 Ora Noè, coltivatore della terra, cominciò a piantare una vigna. 21 Avendo bevuto il vino, si ubriacò e giacque scoperto all'interno della sua tenda. 22 Cam, padre di Canaan, vide il padre scoperto e raccontò la cosa ai due fratelli che stavano fuori. 23 Allora Sem e Iafet presero il mantello, se lo misero tutti e due sulle spalle e, camminando a ritroso, coprirono il padre scoperto; avendo rivolto la faccia indietro, non videro il padre scoperto.
24 Quando Noè si fu risvegliato dall'ebbrezza, seppe quanto gli aveva fatto il figlio minore; 25 allora disse:
«Sia maledetto Canaan!
Schiavo degli schiavi
sarà per i suoi fratelli!». 26 Disse poi:
«Benedetto il Signore, Dio di Sem,
Canaan sia suo schiavo!
27 Dio dilati Iafet
e questi dimori nelle tende di Sem,
Canaan sia suo schiavo!».
28 Noè visse, dopo il diluvio, trecentocinquanta anni. 29 L'intera vita di Noè fu di novecentocinquanta anni, poi morì.
Genèse 9
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Genèse 9
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L’alliance avec Noé
9 Dieu bénit Noé et ses fils et leur dit : Soyez féconds, multipliez-vous et remplissez la terre. 2 Vous inspirerez désormais la crainte et la terreur à toutes les bêtes de la terre et à tous les oiseaux du ciel ; tous les animaux qui se meuvent sur la terre et tous les poissons de la mer sont livrés en votre pouvoir. 3 Tout ce qui remue et qui vit vous servira de nourriture comme les légumes et les plantes : je vous donne tout cela. 4 Toutefois, vous ne mangerez pas de viande contenant encore sa vie, c’est-à-dire son sang[a]. 5 Quant à votre sang à vous j’en demanderai compte pour votre vie. Quiconque le répandra, que ce soit un animal ou un être humain, je lui en demanderai compte. Je demanderai compte à chaque homme de la vie de son semblable.
6 Qui verse le sang d’un humain,
par un humain, aura son sang versé.
Car l’être humain a été fait
en sorte d’être l’image de Dieu.
7 Vous donc, soyez féconds, multipliez-vous et proliférez sur la terre, multipliez-vous.
8 Dieu dit encore à Noé et à ses fils : 9 Pour ma part, je vais établir mon alliance avec vous et avec vos descendants après vous, 10 ainsi qu’avec tous les êtres vivants qui sont avec vous : oiseaux, bétail et bêtes sauvages, tous ceux qui sont sortis du bateau avec vous, tous les animaux de la terre. 11 Je m’engage envers vous par alliance à ce que toutes les créatures ne soient plus jamais détruites par les eaux d’un déluge et qu’il n’y ait plus de déluge pour ravager la terre.
12 Et Dieu ajouta : Voici le signe de l’alliance que je conclus pour tous les âges à venir entre moi et vous et tout être vivant qui est avec vous : 13 je place mon arc dans les nuées ; il servira de signe d’alliance entre moi et la terre. 14 Quand j’amoncellerai des nuages au-dessus de la terre, l’arc apparaîtra dans la nuée ; 15 alors je me souviendrai de mon alliance avec vous et avec tout être vivant, quel qu’il soit, et les eaux ne formeront plus de déluge pour détruire toutes les créatures. 16 L’arc sera dans la nuée, et je le regarderai pour me rappeler l’alliance éternelle conclue entre moi et tous les êtres vivants qui sont sur la terre.
17 Dieu répéta à Noé : Tel est le signe de l’alliance que j’ai établie entre moi et toute créature qui vit sur la terre.
Nouveau départ, nouveau péché
18 Les fils de Noé qui sortirent du bateau étaient Sem, Cham et Japhet ; Cham était le père de Canaan. 19 C’est à partir de ces trois fils de Noé que toute la terre fut repeuplée.
20 Noé se mit à cultiver la terre et il planta une vigne. 21 Il en but le vin et s’enivra, de sorte qu’il se mit tout nu au milieu de sa tente. 22 Cham, le père de Canaan, vit son père nu et sortit le raconter à ses deux frères. 23 Alors Sem et Japhet prirent la tunique de Noé et la placèrent sur leurs épaules. Puis ils marchèrent à reculons vers leur père et le couvrirent. Comme leur visage était tourné de l’autre côté, ils ne virent pas leur père tout nu. 24 Quand Noé se réveilla de son ivresse, il apprit ce que son plus jeune fils avait fait. 25 Alors il s’écria :
Maudit soit Canaan !
Qu’il soit le dernier des esclaves de ses frères !
26 Puis il ajouta :
Béni soit l’Eternel, le Dieu de Sem,
et que Canaan, de Sem soit l’esclave !
27 Que Dieu étende ╵le territoire de Japhet,
qu’il habite dans les tentes de Sem,
que Canaan soit leur esclave !
28 Après le déluge Noé vécut encore 350 ans. 29 La durée totale de sa vie fut de 950 ans, puis il mourut.
Genesis 9
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Genesis 9
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
God’s Covenant with Noah
9 God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.(A) 2 The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority. 3 Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you;(B) as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.(C) 4 However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.(D) 5 And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;[a] I will require it from any animal(E) and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.(F)
6 Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans his blood will be shed,(G)
for God made humans in his image.(H)
7 But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.’(I)
8 Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, 9 ‘Understand that I am establishing my covenant(J) with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you – birds, livestock, and all wildlife of the earth that are with you – all the animals of the earth that came out of the ark. 11 I establish my covenant with you that never again will every creature be wiped out by floodwaters; there will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.’(K)
12 And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant(L) I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: 13 I have placed my bow in the clouds,(M) and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant(N) between me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature. 16 The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the permanent covenant(O) between God and all the living creatures on earth.’ 17 God said to Noah, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and every creature on earth.’
Prophecies about Noah’s Family
18 Noah’s sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.(P)
20 Noah, as a man of the soil, began by planting[b] a vineyard. 21 He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.(Q) 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backwards, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked.
24 When Noah awoke from his drinking and learned what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said:
26 He also said:
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;
Let Canaan be[c] Shem’s slave.
27 Let God extend Japheth;[d]
let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem;
let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
28 Now Noah lived for 350 years after the flood. 29 So Noah’s life lasted for 950 years; then he died.
Genesis 9
New International Version
Genesis 9
New International Version
God’s Covenant With Noah
9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.(A) 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.(B) 3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.(C) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.(D)
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.(E) 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(F) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(G) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(H)
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;(I)
for in the image of God(J)
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”(K)
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you(L) and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant(M) with you:(N) Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.(O)”
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant(P) I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:(Q) 13 I have set my rainbow(R) in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow(S) appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant(T) between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.(U) 16 Whenever the rainbow(V) appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant(W) between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant(X) I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
The Sons of Noah
18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth.(Y) (Ham was the father of Canaan.)(Z) 19 These were the three sons of Noah,(AA) and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.(AB)
20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded[a] to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine,(AC) he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked(AD) and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
26 He also said,
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!(AH)
May Canaan be the slave(AI) of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s[b] territory;(AJ)
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,(AK)
and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.(AL)
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:20 Or soil, was the first
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.
Genesis 9
King James Version
Genesis 9
King James Version
9 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God 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:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
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