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.
人類的邪惡
1人類在地上逐漸增多，生了女兒。 2上帝的兒子們6·2 「上帝的兒子」可能指塞特的後代，天使或有權勢的人。看見人的女兒漂亮，就隨意選來做妻子。 3耶和華說：「人既然是血肉之軀，我的靈不會永遠住在人的裡面，然而人還可以活一百二十年。」 4從那時起，地上出現了一些巨人，他們是上古有名的勇士，是上帝的兒子和人的女兒所生的後代。
5耶和華看見人罪惡深重，心中終日思想惡事， 6就後悔在地上造了人，心裡傷痛， 7說：「我要把所造的人從地上除掉，連同一切飛禽走獸和爬蟲都除掉，我後悔造了他們。」 8只有挪亞在耶和華面前蒙恩。
上帝命挪亞造方舟
9以下是有關挪亞的記載。
挪亞是個義人，在當時的世代是個純全無過的人，他與上帝同行。 10挪亞生了三個兒子：閃、含和雅弗。
11當時的世界在上帝眼中非常敗壞，充滿了暴行。 12上帝看見世界敗壞了，因為世人行為敗壞。 13祂對挪亞說：「世人惡貫滿盈，他們的結局到了。我要把他們跟大地一起毀滅。 14你要為自己用歌斐木建造一艘方舟，裡面要有艙房，內外都要塗上柏油。 15你建造的方舟要長一百三十三米，寬二十二米，高十三米。 16舟頂要有五十釐米高的透光口，門開在方舟的側面，整艘方舟要分為上、中、下三層。 17看啊，我要使洪水在地上氾濫，毀滅天下。地上一切有氣息的生靈都要滅亡。 18但我要跟你立約，你與妻子、兒子和兒媳都可以進方舟。 19每種動物你要帶兩隻進方舟，雌雄各一隻，好保存牠們的生命。 20各種飛禽走獸和爬蟲要按種類每樣一對到你那裡，好保住生命。 21你要為自己和這些動物預備各種食物，貯存起來。」
22挪亞就照著上帝的吩咐把事情都辦好了。
