Genesis 9
Authorized (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.
Genesis 9
New King James Version
God’s Promise to Noah
9 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: (A)“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 (B)And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. 3 (C)Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you (D)all things, even as the (E)green herbs. 4 (F)But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; (G)from the hand of every beast I will require it, and (H)from the hand of man. From the hand of every (I)man’s brother I will require the life of man.
6 “Whoever (J)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
(K)For in the image of God
He made man.
7 And as for you, (L)be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”
8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 “And as for Me, (M)behold, I establish (N)My covenant with you and with your [a]descendants after you, 10 (O)and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11 Thus (P)I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 And God said: (Q)“This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set (R)My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 and (S)I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember (T)the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
Noah and His Sons
18 Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (U)And Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 (V)These three were the sons of Noah, (W)and from these the whole earth was populated.
20 And Noah began to be (X)a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. 21 Then he drank of the wine (Y)and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 (Z)But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were [b]turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.
24 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. 25 Then he said:
26 And he said:
(AC)“Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem,
And may Canaan be his servant.
27 May God (AD)enlarge Japheth,
(AE)And may he dwell in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be his servant.”
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:9 Lit. seed
- Genesis 9:23 Lit. backwards
Genesis 9
Modern English Version
The Noahic Covenant
9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 Every beast of the earth and every bird of the sky and all that moves on the earth and all the fish of the sea will fear you and be terrified of you. They are given into your hand. 3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. I give you everything, just as I gave you the green plant.
4 “Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 But for your own lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning; from every animal will I require it; of man, too, will I require a reckoning for human life, of every man for that of his fellow man.
6 Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed;
for God made man
in His own image.
7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly in the earth and multiply in it.”
8 Again God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, 9 “As for Me, I establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11 I establish My covenant with you. Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood. Never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 Then God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations. 13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. 14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the cloud; 15 then I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow will appear in the cloud, and I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
The Sons of Noah
18 The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. 21 Then he drank some of the wine and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 So Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his younger son had done to him, 25 he said,
“Canaan be cursed!
He will be a servant of servants
to his brothers.”
26 He also said,
“Blessed be the Lord God of Shem,
and let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth,
and may he dwell in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be his servant.”
28 Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.
Génesis 9
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Pacto de Dios con Noé
9 Dios bendijo a Noé y a sus hijos, y les dijo:
«Reprodúzcanse y multiplíquense: ¡llenen la tierra!(A) 2 El temor y el miedo a ustedes estarán en todo animal de la tierra, en toda ave de los cielos, en todo lo que se mueva sobre la tierra, y en todos los peces del mar. Quedan en las manos de ustedes. 3 Todo lo que se mueve y tiene vida les servirá de alimento, lo mismo las legumbres que las plantas verdes. Yo les he dado todo. 4 Pero la carne con su vida, que es su sangre, no la comerán.(B) 5 Porque ciertamente yo demandaré de la vida de ustedes esa sangre; la demandaré de las manos de todo animal, y de las manos del hombre; demandaré la vida del hombre de manos del hombre, su hermano. 6 La sangre del que derrame sangre humana(C) será derramada por otro hombre, porque el hombre ha sido hecho a imagen de Dios.(D) 7 Pero ustedes, reprodúzcanse y multiplíquense;(E) procreen abundantemente y multiplíquense en la tierra.»
8 Dios habló también a Noé y a sus hijos con él. Les dijo:
9 «Miren, yo establezco mi pacto con ustedes y con sus descendientes que les nazcan después. 10 Y también con todos los seres vivos que están con ustedes: las aves, los animales y todas las bestias de la tierra que están con ustedes, tanto los que salieron del arca como todos los animales de la tierra. 11 Estableceré mi pacto con ustedes, y no volveré a exterminar a ningún ser con aguas de diluvio, ni habrá otro diluvio que destruya la tierra.»
12 Dios también dijo:
«Ésta es la señal del pacto que yo establezco con ustedes, y con todo ser vivo que está con ustedes, por los siglos y para siempre: 13 He puesto mi arco en las nubes, el cual servirá como señal de mi pacto con la tierra. 14 Cuando yo haga venir nubes sobre la tierra, entonces mi arco se dejará ver en las nubes 15 y me acordaré de mi pacto, el pacto que he hecho con ustedes y con todo ser vivo, de cualquier especie; no volverá a haber un diluvio de aguas que destruya a todo ser vivo. 16 El arco estará en las nubes, y yo lo veré y me acordaré de mi pacto perpetuo. Es el pacto entre Dios y todo ser vivo, con todos los seres que hay sobre la tierra.»
17 Dios también le dijo a Noé:
«Ésta es la señal del pacto que he establecido con todos los seres vivos que habitan sobre la tierra.»
Embriaguez de Noé
18 Los hijos de Noé que salieron del arca fueron Sem, Cam (que es el padre de Canaán), y Jafet. 19 Estos tres son los hijos de Noé. Con ellos se pobló toda la tierra. 20 Después Noé comenzó a labrar la tierra y plantó una viña, 21 y bebió del vino, y se embriagó, y se quedó desnudo en medio de su tienda. 22 Cuando Cam, padre de Canaán, vio la desnudez de su padre, se lo dijo a sus dos hermanos, que estaban afuera. 23 Entonces Sem y Jafet tomaron ropa, la pusieron sobre sus propios hombros y, caminando hacia atrás, cubrieron la desnudez de su padre, mientras volvían el rostro para no ver la desnudez de su padre. 24 Al despertar Noé de su embriaguez, se enteró de lo que le había hecho su hijo más joven, 25 y dijo:
«Maldito sea Canaán.
Será siervo de siervos para sus hermanos.»
26 También dijo:
«Que el Señor mi Dios bendiga a Sem,
y que Canaán sea su siervo.
27 »Que engrandezca Dios a Jafet;
que habite en las tiendas de Sem,
y que Canaán sea su siervo.»
28 Después del diluvio Noé vivió trescientos cincuenta años, 29 y todos los días de Noé fueron novecientos cincuenta años. Entonces murió.
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