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Genesis 6
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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

  1. Genesis 6:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. abide
  2. Genesis 6:4 Heb. nephilim, fallen or mighty ones
  3. Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
  4. Genesis 6:5 thought
  5. Genesis 6:5 all the day
  6. Genesis 6:9 blameless or having integrity
  7. Genesis 6:14 Lit. compartments or nests
  8. Genesis 6:15 A cubit is about 18 inches.
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Gott greift ein

6 1-2 Die Menschen wurden immer zahlreicher und breiteten sich auf der Erde aus. Da bemerkten die Gottessöhne, wie schön die Töchter der Menschen waren. Sie wählten diejenigen aus, die ihnen am besten gefielen, und nahmen sie zu Frauen. 3 Da sagte der Herr: »Die Menschen sollen nicht mehr so alt werden, ich werde ihnen meinen Lebensatem nicht mehr für so lange Zeit geben.[a] Denn sie sind schwach und anfällig für das Böse. Ich werde ihre Lebenszeit auf 120 Jahre begrenzen.« 4 Aus der Verbindung der Gottessöhne mit den Menschentöchtern gingen die Riesen hervor. Sie lebten damals – und auch später noch – auf der Erde und waren als die berühmten Helden der Vorzeit bekannt.

5 Der Herr sah, dass die Menschen voller Bosheit waren. Jede Stunde, jeden Tag ihres Lebens hatten sie nur eines im Sinn: Böses planen, Böses tun. 6 Der Herr war tieftraurig darüber und wünschte, er hätte die Menschen nie erschaffen.

7 »Ich werde die Menschen, die ich gemacht habe, wieder vernichten!«, sagte er. »Ja, nicht nur die Menschen – auch die Tiere auf der Erde, von den größten bis zu den kleinsten, und ebenso die Vögel am Himmel. Es wäre besser gewesen, ich hätte sie erst gar nicht erschaffen.«

Noah soll verschont werden

8 Nur Noah fand Gnade beim Herrn. 9 Dies ist seine Geschichte: Noah war ein rechtschaffener Mensch – ganz im Gegensatz zu seinen Zeitgenossen. Er ging seinen Weg mit Gott und hörte auf ihn.

10 Noah hatte drei Söhne: Sem, Ham und Jafet. 11 Die übrige Menschheit aber war vollkommen verdorben, die Erde erfüllt von Gewalt. 12 Wohin Gott auch sah: Überall herrschte Unrecht, denn die Menschen waren alle vom rechten Weg abgekommen.

13 Da sprach Gott zu Noah: »Ich habe beschlossen, alles Leben auf der Erde zu vernichten, denn wo man auch hinsieht, herrscht Grausamkeit. Darum werde ich alles auslöschen! 14-16 Bau dir ein Schiff, die Arche[b]! Mach es aus festem Holz[c] und dichte es von innen und außen mit Pech ab! Drei Stockwerke soll es haben und jedes Stockwerk mehrere Räume. Es muss 150 Meter lang, 25 Meter breit und 15 Meter hoch sein. Setz ein Dach darauf, das einen halben Meter hoch ist, und bau an einer Schiffsseite eine Tür ein![d] 17 Denn mein Plan steht fest: Mit einer großen Flut werde ich die ganze Erde überschwemmen, so dass Mensch und Tier darin umkommen. Kein Lebewesen soll verschont bleiben. 18 Aber mit dir will ich einen Bund schließen: Geh mit deiner Frau, deinen Söhnen und Schwiegertöchtern in die Arche! 19 Nimm von allen Tieren jeweils zwei mit hinein, ein Männchen und ein Weibchen, damit keine Tierart ausstirbt. 20 Von jeder Art der Vögel, des Viehs und aller anderen Landtiere soll ein Paar mit ins Schiff kommen, damit sie alle erhalten bleiben. 21 Leg genug Vorräte an, dass es für euch und die Tiere ausreicht!«

22 Noah führte alles genau so aus, wie Gott es ihm aufgetragen hatte.

Footnotes

  1. 6,3 Oder: Mein Geist soll nicht mehr lange bei den Menschen bleiben.
  2. 6,14‒16 Traditionelle Bezeichnung für das kastenförmige Schiff, das Noah auf Gottes Anweisung hin bauen sollte.
  3. 6,14‒16 Die hier genannte Holzart ist nicht eindeutig zu bestimmen; vermutlich handelt es sich um ein widerstandsfähiges Nadelholz ähnlich der Zypresse.
  4. 6,14‒16 Die Baubeschreibung des Schiffes ist nicht in allen Einzelheiten sicher zu deuten.
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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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