Nnipa Ne Bɔne
1Ɛberɛ a nnipa dɔɔso wɔ asase so no, wɔwoo mmammaa. 2Onyankopɔn mmammarima no hunuu sɛ nnipa mmammaa no ho yɛ fɛ enti, deɛ obiara pɛ no no, ɔfaa no wareeɛ. 3Afei, Awurade kaa sɛ, “Me honhom rentena nnipa mu nkɔsi daa, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔyɛ ɔhonam; na wɔn nkwa nna bɛyɛ mfeɛ ɔha aduonu.”
4Saa ɛberɛ no, na nnipa akwabrane wɔ asase no so. Ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn mmammarima yi kɔɔ nnipa mmammaa yi ho no, wɔne wɔn wowoeɛ. Saa nnipa yi ne kane tete nnipa atitire a na wɔyɛ akofoɔ a wɔgyee edin no.
5Awurade Onyankopɔn hunuu sɛ adasamma amumuyɛ adɔɔso wɔ asase so, na nnipa nsusuiɛ nyinaa yɛ bɔne nko ara. 6Ɛyɛɛ Awurade Onyankopɔn awerɛhoɔ sɛ ɔbɔɔ wɔn bɛtenaa asase so. Saa bɔne no yɛɛ Awurade Onyankopɔn awerɛhoɔ. 7Awurade kaa sɛ, “Mɛpepa nnipa a mabɔ wɔn no afiri asase so; mmoa ne mmoa a wɔwea asase so ne ewiem nnomaa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛyɛ me ya sɛ mebɔɔ wɔn.” 8Nanso, Noa deɛ, ɔnyaa adom Awurade anim.
9Noa awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nie.
Na Noa yɛ onipa teneneeni a ne ho nni asɛm wɔ ne berɛsofoɔ mu. Ɔyɛɛ Onyankopɔn apɛdeɛ. 10Noa woo mmammarima baasa na wɔn din de Sem, Ham ne Yafet.
11Na bɔne ahyɛ asase so ma a amumuyɛsɛm adɔɔso. 12Onyankopɔn hunuu saa bɔne yi nyinaa wɔ asase so, hunuu awurukasɛm ne amumuyɛsɛm, afanan nyinaa nso. 13Enti, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Noa sɛ, “Esiane sɛ nnipa ama basabasa aba asase so enti, mɛsɛe nnipa ne asase a wɔte so no nyinaa. 14Fa ɔwawa dua yɛ adaka. Yɛ adan wɔ Adaka no mu, na fa ama ka emu ne akyire nyinaa. 15Sei na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ no: ma ne tenten nyɛ anammɔn ahanan aduonum, ne trɛ anammɔn aduɔson enum, na ne ɔsorokɔ nso nyɛ anammɔn aduanan enum. 16Bɔ adaka no so. Ma ne ɔsorokɔ nyɛ bɛyɛ sɛ nsateakwaa dunwɔtwe. Fa ɛpono to adaka no nkyɛn, na yɛ nsamsoɔ mmiɛnsa; deɛ ɛdi ɛkan, deɛ ɛda ntam ne deɛ ɛwɔ soro. 17Tie! Mede nsuyire bɛkata asase so nyinaa, na mede asɛe abɔdeɛ a nkwa wɔ mu; biribiara a nkwa wɔ mu no, ne nyinaa bɛwuwu. 18Na wo deɛ, me ne wo bɛyɛ apam; na wo, wo mmammarima, wo yere ne wo mmammarima yerenom nyinaa ne wo bɛba Adaka no mu. 19Ɛsɛ sɛ wode abɔdeɛ a nkwa wɔ mu nyinaa, mmienu mmienu a, ɛyɛ onini ne ɔbereɛ a, wo ne wɔn bɛtena adaka no mu nsuyire berɛ no a, wɔnwuwuo. 20Nnomaa ahodoɔ biara mmienu, mmoa biara mmienu, ne abɔdeɛ biara a ɛwea asase so mmienu bɛba wo nkyɛn, na woahwɛ wɔn, na wɔanwuwu. 21Afei, fa nnuane ahodoɔ a, wɔdie na kora. Ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ wo ne wɔn nnuane a mobɛdi.”
22Noa yɛɛ biribiara pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no.
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 3And 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.
4There 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.6.5 every…: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires6.5 continually: Heb. every day
6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7And 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.6.7 both…: Heb. from man unto beast
8But 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.6.9 perfect: or, upright 10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And 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.6.13 with the earth: or, from 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.6.14 rooms: Heb. nests 15And 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. 16A 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. 17And, 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. 18But 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. 19And 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. 20Of 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. 21And 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. 22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
