Genesis 6
Het Boek
Gods belofte aan Noach
6 Het aantal mensen op aarde groeide gestadig. 2 In die tijd lieten zonen van God hun oog vallen op dochters van mensen. Onder de indruk van hun schoonheid, namen zij hen tot vrouw. 3 Toen zei de Here: ‘Ik kan mijn Geest niet voor altijd in de mens laten wonen, nu hij zich zo heeft misdragen. Hij zal voortaan niet ouder worden dan honderdtwintig jaar.’
4 In die tijd waren er reuzen op aarde, de kinderen van zonen van God en dochters van mensen. Ze zijn bekend als de helden uit het verre verleden. 5 Maar de Here bekeek met afkeer het zondige gedrag van de mensen. Van al hun voornemens zag Hij dat de opzet boos was. 6 Daarom had Hij er spijt van dat Hij hen had geschapen en Hij voelde zich diep gekwetst. 7 Hij zei: ‘Ik zal ze uitroeien. Niet alleen de mensen, maar ook alle dieren, kruipende dieren en de vogels. Ik had ze nooit moeten maken.’ 8 Maar aan Noach had de Here welgevallen.
9 Hier volgt de geschiedenis van Noach, de enige rechtvaardige en oprechte man op aarde. Hij leefde in nauwe verbondenheid met God. 10 Hij had drie zonen: Sem, Cham en Jafet.
11 In de loop van de tijd werden de mensen steeds slechter en gewelddadiger in de ogen van God. 12,13 Met al die slechtheid en verdorvenheid voor ogen zei Hij tegen Noach: ‘Ik heb besloten de hele mensheid uit te roeien, want zij is de schuld van alle geweld en slechtheid. Ja, Ik zal de bewoners van de aarde vernietigen. 14 Bouw een ark van acaciahout en bestrijk het hout met pek om het waterdicht te maken. 15 Verdeel hem in dekken en onderkomens. Maak hem honderdvijftig meter lang, vijfentwintig meter breed en vijftien meter hoog. 16 Maak er een lichtsleuf in die een halve meter onder het dak rond het hele schip loopt en verdeel het schip in drie dekken, een benedendek, een middendek en een bovendek. In de zijkant van het schip moet u de ingang maken.
17 Ik zal namelijk een enorme watervloed over de aarde laten gaan die alle levende wezens zal doden. Iedereen en alles zal sterven. 18 Maar met u sluit Ik een verbond: u zult veilig in het schip zijn met uw vrouw, uw zonen en hun vrouwen. 19 Voordat de vloed komt, moet u van elk dier een mannetje en een vrouwtje aan boord nemen, zodat die de vloed overleven. 20 Van elke vogel, van elk soort vee, elk kruipend of ander dier moet een paar aan boord zijn. 21 Zorg verder voor al het voedsel dat uw familie en de dieren nodig hebben.’ 22 Noach volgde alle aanwijzingen van God op.
Genesis 6
New King James Version
The Wickedness and Judgment of Man
6 Now it came to pass, (A)when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they (B)took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
3 And the Lord said, (C)“My Spirit shall not (D)strive[a] with man forever, (E)for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 There were [b]giants on the earth in those (F)days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
5 Then [c]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (G)intent[d] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [e]continually. 6 And (H)the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and (I)He was grieved in His (J)heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will (K)destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah (L)found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Noah Pleases God
9 This is the genealogy of Noah. (M)Noah was a just man, [f]perfect in his generations. Noah (N)walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: (O)Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt (P)before God, and the earth was (Q)filled with violence. 12 So God (R)looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for (S)all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
The Ark Prepared(T)
13 And God said to Noah, (U)“The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; (V)and behold, (W)I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make [g]rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred [h]cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 (X)And behold, I Myself am bringing (Y)floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall (Z)die. 18 But I will establish My (AA)covenant with you; and (AB)you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring (AC)two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind (AD)will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”
22 (AE)Thus Noah did; (AF)according to all that (AG)God commanded him, so he did.
Footnotes
- Genesis 6:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. abide
- Genesis 6:4 Heb. nephilim, fallen or mighty ones
- Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
- Genesis 6:5 thought
- Genesis 6:5 all the day
- Genesis 6:9 blameless or having integrity
- Genesis 6:14 Lit. compartments or nests
- Genesis 6:15 A cubit is about 18 inches.
Genesis 6
King James Version
6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
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