اَلتَّكْوِينُ 6

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ لَمَّا ٱبْتَدَأَ ٱلنَّاسُ يَكْثُرُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَوُلِدَ لَهُمْ بَنَاتٌ،

People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,

٢ 2 أَنَّ أَبْنَاءَ ٱللهِ رَأَوْا بَنَاتِ ٱلنَّاسِ أَنَّهُنَّ حَسَنَاتٌ. فَٱتَّخَذُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ نِسَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ مَا ٱخْتَارُوا.

and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «لَا يَدِينُ رُوحِي فِي ٱلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، لِزَيَغَانِهِ، هُوَ بَشَرٌ. وَتَكُونُ أَيَّامُهُ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً».

Then the Lord said, “My life-giving Spirit will not remain in these people forever, because they are only mortal. The time they have left will be 120 years.”

٤ 4 كَانَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ طُغَاةٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا إِذْ دَخَلَ بَنُو ٱللهِ عَلَى بَنَاتِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَوَلَدْنَ لَهُمْ أَوْلَادًا، هَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مُنْذُ ٱلدَّهْرِ ذَوُو ٱسْمٍ.

There were giants on earth in those days, and also later on. They were born after the sons of God slept with the daughters of these people. Their sons became the great warriors and famous men of ancient times.

٥ 5 وَرَأَى ٱلرَّبُّ أَنَّ شَرَّ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ قَدْ كَثُرَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَأَنَّ كُلَّ تَصَوُّرِ أَفْكَارِ قَلْبِهِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ شِرِّيرٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!

٦ 6 فَحَزِنَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنَّهُ عَمِلَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَتَأَسَّفَ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «أَمْحُو عَنْ وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقْتُهُ، ٱلْإِنْسَانَ مَعَ بَهَائِمَ وَدَبَّابَاتٍ وَطُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، لِأَنِّي حَزِنْتُ أَنِّي عَمِلْتُهُمْ».

So the Lord said, “I'm going to wipe out these people I created from the earth, and not only them but also the animals, the creatures that run along the ground, and the birds, because I'm sorry I made them.”

٨ 8 وَأَمَّا نُوحٌ فَوَجَدَ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

But the Lord was pleased with Noah.

٩ 9 هَذِهِ مَوَالِيدُ نُوحٍ: كَانَ نُوحٌ رَجُلًا بَارًّا كَامِلًا فِي أَجْيَالِهِ. وَسَارَ نُوحٌ مَعَ ٱللهِ.

This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was a man of integrity, living a moral life among the people of his time. He had a close relationship with God.

١٠ 10 وَوَلَدَ نُوحٌ ثَلَاثَةَ بَنِينَ: سَامًا، وَحَامًا، وَيَافَثَ.

Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

١١ 11 وَفَسَدَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَمَامَ ٱللهِ، وَٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ ظُلْمًا.

God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.

١٢ 12 وَرَأَى ٱللهُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ فَسَدَتْ، إِذْ كَانَ كُلُّ بَشَرٍ قَدْ أَفْسَدَ طَرِيقَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

God recognized that the corruption in the world was due to everyone on earth living corrupt lives.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِنُوحٍ: «نِهَايَةُ كُلِّ بَشَرٍ قَدْ أَتَتْ أَمَامِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱمْتَلَأَتْ ظُلْمًا مِنْهُمْ. فَهَا أَنَا مُهْلِكُهُمْ مَعَ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

So God told Noah, “I have decided to put an end to all people on earth because they are all violent and lawless. I myself am going to destroy all of them, along with the earth.

١٤ 14 اِصْنَعْ لِنَفْسِكَ فُلْكًا مِنْ خَشَبِ جُفْرٍ. تَجْعَلُ ٱلْفُلْكَ مَسَاكِنَ، وَتَطْلِيهِ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ وَمِنْ خَارِجٍ بِٱلْقَارِ.

Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and out.

١٥ 15 وَهَكَذَا تَصْنَعُهُ: ثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ ذِرَاعٍ يَكُونُ طُولُ ٱلْفُلْكِ، وَخَمْسِينَ ذِرَاعًا عَرْضُهُ، وَثَلَاثِينَ ذِرَاعًا ٱرْتِفَاعُهُ.

This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

١٦ 16 وَتَصْنَعُ كَوًّا لِلْفُلْكِ، وَتُكَمِّلُهُ إِلَى حَدِّ ذِرَاعٍ مِنْ فَوْقُ. وَتَضَعُ بَابَ ٱلْفُلْكِ فِي جَانِبِهِ. مَسَاكِنَ سُفْلِيَّةً وَمُتَوَسِّطَةً وَعُلْوِيَّةً تَجْعَلُهُ.

Make a roof for the ark, leaving a cubit-wide opening between the roof and the top of the sides. Put a door in the side of the ark, and construct three decks inside.

١٧ 17 فَهَا أَنَا آتٍ بِطُوفَانِ ٱلْمَاءِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِأُهْلِكَ كُلَّ جَسَدٍ فِيهِ رُوحُ حَيَاةٍ مِنْ تَحْتِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ. كُلُّ مَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُوتُ.

I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes, Every living thing everywhere on earth will die.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنْ أُقِيمُ عَهْدِي مَعَكَ، فَتَدْخُلُ ٱلْفُلْكَ أَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ وَٱمْرَأَتُكَ وَنِسَاءُ بَنِيكَ مَعَكَ.

But I will keep my agreement with you. You are to go into the ark, taking with you your wife and your sons and their wives.

١٩ 19 وَمِنْ كُلِّ حَيٍّ مِنْ كُلِّ ذِي جَسَدٍ، ٱثْنَيْنِ مِنْ كُلٍّ تُدْخِلُ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ لِٱسْتِبْقَائِهَا مَعَكَ. تَكُونُ ذَكَرًا وَأُنْثَى.

Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.

٢٠ 20 مِنَ ٱلطُّيُورِ كَأَجْنَاسِهَا، وَمِنَ ٱلْبَهَائِمِ كَأَجْنَاسِهَا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ دَبَّابَاتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ كَأَجْنَاسِهَا. ٱثْنَيْنِ مِنْ كُلٍّ تُدْخِلُ إِلَيْكَ لِٱسْتِبْقَائِهَا.

The same applies to every kind of bird, livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground—a pair of every kind will come to you so they can be kept alive.

٢١ 21 وَأَنْتَ، فَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ طَعَامٍ يُؤْكَلُ وَٱجْمَعْهُ عِنْدَكَ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ وَلَهَا طَعَامًا».

Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”

٢٢ 22 فَفَعَلَ نُوحٌ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَهُ بِهِ ٱللهُ. هَكَذَا فَعَلَ.

Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.

The World is Destroyed by Water