Genesis 9
Complete Jewish Bible
9 God blessed Noach and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will be upon every wild animal, every bird in the air, every creature populating the ground, and all the fish in the sea; they have been handed over to you. 3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you; just as I gave you green plants before, so now I give you everything — 4 only flesh with its life, which is its blood, you are not to eat. 5 I will certainly demand an accounting for the blood of your lives: I will demand it from every animal and from every human being. I will demand from every human being an accounting for the life of his fellow human being. 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by a human being will his own blood be shed; for God made human beings in his image. 7 And you people, be fruitful, multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply on it.”
(v) 8 God spoke to Noach and his sons with him; he said, 9 “As for me — I am herewith establishing my covenant with you, with your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you — the birds, the livestock and every wild animal with you, all going out of the ark, every animal on earth. 11 I will establish my covenant with you that never again will all living beings be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and there will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God added, “Here is the sign of the covenant I am making between myself and you and every living creature with you, for all generations to come: 13 I am putting my rainbow in the cloud — it will be there as a sign of the covenant between myself and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth, and the rainbow is seen in the cloud; 15 I will remember my covenant which is between myself and you and every living creature of any kind; and the water will never again become a flood to destroy all living beings. 16 The rainbow will be in the cloud; so that when I look at it, I will remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of any kind on the earth.”
17 God said to Noach, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between myself and every living creature on the earth.”
(vi) 18 The sons of Noach who went out from the ark were Shem, Ham and Yefet. Ham is the father of Kena‘an. 19 These three were the sons of Noach, and the whole earth was populated by them.
20 Noach, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. 21 He drank so much of the wine that he got drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Kena‘an, saw his father shamefully exposed, went out and told his two brothers. 23 Shem and Yefet took a cloak, put it over both their shoulders, and, walking backward, went in and covered their naked father. Their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father lying there shamefully exposed.
24 When Noach awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him. 25 He said, “Cursed be Kena‘an; he will be a servant of servants to his brothers.” 26 Then he said, “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Shem; Kena‘an will be their servant. 27 May God enlarge Yefet; he will live in the tents of Shem, but Kena‘an will be their servant.”
28 After the flood Noach lived 350 years. 29 In all, Noach lived 950 years; then he died.
Génesis 9
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
El pacto de Dios con Noé
9 Dios bendijo a Noé y a sus hijos con estas palabras: «Sed fecundos, multiplicaos y llenad la tierra. 2 Todos los animales de la tierra sentirán temor y miedo ante vosotros: las aves, las bestias salvajes, los animales que se arrastran por el suelo, y los peces del mar. Todos estarán bajo vuestro dominio. 3 Todo lo que se mueve y tiene vida, al igual que las verduras, os servirá de alimento. Yo os doy todo esto. 4 Pero no deberéis comer carne con sangre; la sangre es vida. 5 Por cierto, de vuestra sangre yo habré de pediros cuentas. A todos los animales y a todos los seres humanos les pediré cuentas de la vida de sus semejantes.
6 »Si alguien derrama la sangre de un ser humano,
otro ser humano derramará la suya,
porque el ser humano ha sido creado
a imagen de Dios mismo.
7 »En cuanto a vosotros, sed fecundos y multiplicaos; sí, multiplicaos y llenad la tierra».
8 Dios les habló otra vez a Noé y a sus hijos, y les dijo: 9 «Yo establezco mi pacto con vosotros, con vuestros descendientes 10 y con todos los seres vivientes que están con vosotros, es decir, con todos los seres vivientes de la tierra que salieron del arca: las aves, y los animales domésticos y salvajes. 11 Este es mi pacto con vosotros: Nunca más serán exterminados los seres humanos por un diluvio; nunca más habrá un diluvio que destruya la tierra».
12 Y Dios añadió: «Esta es la señal del pacto que establezco para siempre con vosotros y con todos los seres vivientes que os acompañan: 13 He colocado mi arco iris en las nubes, el cual servirá como señal de mi pacto con la tierra. 14 Cuando yo cubra la tierra de nubes, y en ellas aparezca el arco iris, 15 me acordaré del pacto que he establecido con vosotros y con todos los seres vivientes. Nunca más las aguas se convertirán en un diluvio para destruir a todos los mortales. 16 Cada vez que aparezca el arco iris entre las nubes, yo lo veré y me acordaré del pacto que establecí para siempre con todos los seres vivientes que hay sobre la tierra».
17 Dios concluyó diciéndole a Noé: «Este es el pacto que establezco con todos los seres vivientes que hay en la tierra».
Los hijos de Noé
18 Los hijos de Noé que salieron del arca fueron Sem, Cam, que fue el padre de Canaán, y Jafet. 19 Estos fueron los tres hijos de Noé que con su descendencia poblaron toda la tierra.
20 Noé se dedicó a cultivar la tierra, y plantó una viña. 21 Un día, bebió vino y se embriagó, quedándose desnudo dentro de su tienda. 22 Cam, el padre de Canaán, vio a su padre desnudo y fue a contárselo a sus hermanos, que estaban afuera. 23 Entonces Sem y Jafet tomaron un manto, se lo echaron sobre los hombros y, caminando hacia atrás, cubrieron la desnudez de su padre. Como miraban en dirección opuesta, no lo vieron desnudo.
24 Cuando Noé despertó de su borrachera y se enteró de lo que su hijo menor le había hecho, 25 declaró:
«¡Maldito sea Canaán!
Será de sus dos hermanos
el más bajo de sus esclavos».
26 Y agregó:
«¡Bendito sea el Señor, Dios de Sem!
¡Que Canaán sea su esclavo!
27 ¡Que Dios extienda el territorio de Jafet![a]
¡Que habite Jafet en los campamentos de Sem,
y que Canaán sea su esclavo!»
28 Después del diluvio Noé vivió trescientos cincuenta años más, 29 de modo que murió a la edad de novecientos cincuenta años.
Footnotes
- 9:27 En hebreo, el nombre propio Jafet suena como el verbo que significa extender.
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
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