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Genesis 6
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Wickedness in the World

6 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth(A) and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God(B) saw that the daughters(C) of humans were beautiful,(D) and they married(E) any of them they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit(F) will not contend with[a] humans forever,(G) for they are mortal[b];(H) their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”

4 The Nephilim(I) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(J) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(K)

5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(L) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(M) 6 The Lord regretted(N) 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(O) 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.(P)” 8 But Noah(Q) found favor in the eyes of the Lord.(R)

Noah and the Flood

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

Noah was a righteous man, blameless(T) among the people of his time,(U) and he walked faithfully with God.(V) 10 Noah had three sons: Shem,(W) Ham and Japheth.(X)

11 Now the earth was corrupt(Y) in God’s sight and was full of violence.(Z) 12 God saw how corrupt(AA) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(AB) 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(AC) both them and the earth.(AD) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood;(AE) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(AF) 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.[d] 16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[e] high all around.[f] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 17 I am going to bring floodwaters(AG) 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.(AH) 18 But I will establish my covenant with you,(AI) and you will enter the ark(AJ)—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.(AK) 20 Two(AL) of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind(AM) of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.(AN) 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.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:3 Or My spirit will not remain in
  2. Genesis 6:3 Or corrupt
  3. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  4. Genesis 6:15 That is, about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 135 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high
  5. Genesis 6:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  6. Genesis 6:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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Increasing Corruption on Earth

6 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, (A)“My Spirit shall not abide in[a] man forever, (B)for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim[b] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

5 (C)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (D)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And (E)the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it (F)grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah (G)found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

Noah and the Flood

9 These are the generations of Noah. (H)Noah was a righteous man, (I)blameless in his generation. Noah (J)walked with God. 10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God (K)saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, (L)for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, (M)“I have determined to make an end of all flesh,[c] for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood.[d] Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits,[e] its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 Make a roof[f] for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 (N)For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But (O)I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come 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 two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive. 21 Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them.” 22 (P)Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:3 Or My Spirit shall not contend with
  2. Genesis 6:4 Or giants
  3. Genesis 6:13 Hebrew The end of all flesh has come before me
  4. Genesis 6:14 Transliterated from Hebrew; the identity of this tree is uncertain
  5. Genesis 6:15 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  6. Genesis 6:16 Or skylight
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Potopul

6 Când oamenii au început să se înmulţească pe pământ şi li s-au născut fiice, 2 fiii lui Dumnezeu au văzut că fiicele oamenilor erau frumoase şi şi-au luat dintre ele ca soţii pe acelea pe care şi le-au ales. 3 Atunci Domnul a zis: „Duhul Meu nu va rămâne[a] pentru totdeauna în om, pentru că el este carne[b]; zilele lui vor fi în număr de o sută douăzeci de ani.“ 4 Pe pământ trăiau uriaşi[c] în zilele acelea – şi chiar şi după aceea, când fiii lui Dumnezeu au intrat la fiicele oamenilor şi ele le-au născut copii. Aceştia au fost eroii din vechime, oameni cu renume.

5 Domnul a văzut că răutatea omului era mare pe pământ şi că fiecare înclinaţie a gândurilor din mintea lui era tot timpul numai înspre rău. 6 Domnului I-a părut rău că l-a făcut pe om pe pământ şi s-a întristat în inima Lui. 7 El a zis: „Îl voi şterge de pe faţa pământului pe omul pe care l-am creat, atât pe el, cât şi vitele, animalele mici[d] şi păsările cerului, pentru că Îmi pare rău că le-am făcut.“ 8 Dar Noe a găsit har înaintea Domnului.

9 Aceasta este istoria[e] lui Noe. Noe a fost un om drept şi integru între cei din generaţia sa; el a umblat cu Dumnezeu. 10 Noe a avut trei fii: Sem, Ham şi Iafet.

11 Pământul era corupt înaintea lui Dumnezeu şi plin de violenţă. 12 Dumnezeu a văzut că pământul era corupt, pentru că toate creaturile de pe pământ îşi stricaseră căile. 13 Dumnezeu i-a zis lui Noe: „Sfârşitul tuturor creaturilor este hotărât înaintea Mea, pentru că pământul este plin de violenţă din cauza lor; le voi distruge împreună cu pământul. 14 Fă-ţi o arcă din lemn de gofer[f]. Fă-i nişte încăperi[g] şi acoper-o cu smoală pe dinăuntru şi pe dinafară. 15 Să o faci astfel: lungimea ei să fie de trei sute de coţi, lăţimea – de cincizeci, iar înălţimea – de treizeci[h]. 16 Fă-i un acoperiş[i] pe care să-l prelungeşti cu un cot[j] . Pune uşa arcei pe o parte a sa. Să faci arca cu trei punţi: una jos, a doua la mijloc, iar a treia sus. 17 Eu voi aduce un potop de apă pe pământ ca să distrug toate creaturile de sub ceruri, care au suflare de viaţă în ele; şi tot ce este pe pământ va pieri. 18 Dar voi face un legământ cu tine, iar tu vei intra în arcă împreună cu fiii tăi, cu soţia ta şi cu soţiile fiilor tăi. 19 Să aduci în arcă câte o pereche din fiecare fel de vieţuitoare, ca să le ţii vii împreună cu tine. Această pereche să fie mascul şi femelă. 20 Să vină la tine înăuntru, ca să le ţii vii, câte o pereche din fiecare fel de păsări, din fiecare fel de animale sălbatice şi din fiecare fel de animale mici care mişună pe pământ. 21 Ia cu tine din fiecare fel de mâncare şi depoziteaz-o; ea va sluji drept hrană pentru tine şi pentru ele.“ 22 Noe a făcut toate aceste lucruri aşa cum i-a poruncit Dumnezeu.

Footnotes

  1. Geneza 6:3 Sau: nu se va lupta
  2. Geneza 6:3 Sau: pentru că el este trup, cu sensul de natură mortală ori pervertită
  3. Geneza 6:4 Ebr.: Nefilim („Cei căzuţi“), oameni de înălţime şi putere neobişnuită (vezi Num. 13:31-33)
  4. Geneza 6:7 Vezi nota de la 1:24; şi în v. 20
  5. Geneza 6:9 Vezi nota de la 2:4
  6. Geneza 6:14 Probabil o specie de chiparos
  7. Geneza 6:14 Sau: Fă-o (probabil cu sensul de a o căptuşi) cu trestie
  8. Geneza 6:15 Un cot măsura între 45-55 cm (50 cm); aproximativ 150 m, 25 m, 15 m
  9. Geneza 6:16 Sau: fereastră
  10. Geneza 6:16 Un cot măsura între 45 cm (cotul standard evreiesc) şi 52 cm (cotul regal şi cel babilonian); aproximat la 0,5 m; aproximativ 1,2 m lungime şi 0,75 m lăţime şi înălţime)
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