1 Mosebog 8

1 Da ihukom Gud Noa og alle de vilde Dyr og Kvæget, som var hos ham i Arken; og Gud lod en Storm fare hen over Jorden, så at Vandet begyndte at falde;

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

2 Verdensdybets Kilder og Himmelens Sluser lukkedes, Regnen fra Himmelen standsede,

the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

3 og Vandet veg lidt efter lidt bort fra Jorden, og Vandet tog af efter de 150 Dages Forløb.

and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of an hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

4 På den syttende Dag i den syvende Måned sad Arken fast på Ararats Bjerge,

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

5 og Vandet vedblev at synke indtil den tiende Måned, og på den første Dag i denne Måned dukkede Bjergenes Toppe frem.

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

6 Da der var gået fyrretyve Dage: åbnede Noa den Luge, han havde lavet på Arken,

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

7 og sendte en Ravn ud; den fløj frem og tilbage, indtil Vandet var tørret bort fra Jorden.

and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

8 Da sendte han en Due ud for at se, om Vandet var sunket fra Jordens Overflade;

And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

9 men Duen fandt intet Sted at sætte sin Fod og vendte tilbage til ham i Arken, fordi der endnu var Vand over hele Jorden; og han rakte Hånden ud og tog den ind i Arken til sig.

but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.

10 Derpå biede han yderligere syv Dage og sendte så atter Duen ud fra Arken;

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

11 ved Aftenstid kom Duen tilbage til ham, og se, den havde et friskt Olieblad i Næbbet. Da skønnede Noa, at Vandet var svundet bort fra Jorden.

and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

12 Derpå biede han syv Dage til, og da han så sendte Duen ud, kom den ikke mere tilbage til ham.

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.

13 I Noas 601ste Leveår på den første Dag i den første Måned var Vandet tørret bort fra Jorden. Da tog Noa Dækket af Arken, og da han så sig om, se, da var Jordens Overflade tør.

And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dried.

14 På den syv og tyvende Dag i den anden Måned var Jorden tør.

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.

15 Da sagde Gud til Noa:

And God spake unto Noah, saying,

16 "Gå ud af Arken med din Hustru, dine Sønner og dine Sønnekoner

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

17 og for alle Dyr, der er hos dig, alt Kød, Fugle, Kvæg og alt Kryb, der kryber på Jorden, ud med dig, at de kan vrimle på Jorden og blive frugtbare og mangfoldige på Jorden!"

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

18 Da gik Noa ud med sine Sønner, sin Hustru og sine Sønnekoner;

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

19 og alle de vildtlevende Dyr, alt Kvæget, alle Fuglene og alt Krybet, der kryber på Jorden, efter deres Slægter, gik ud af Arken.

every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark.

20 Derpå byggede Noa HERREN et Alter og tog nogle af alle de rene Dyr og Fugle og ofrede Brændofre på Alteret.

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 Og da HERREN indåndede den liflige Duft, sagde han til sig selv: "Jeg vil aldrig mere forbande Jorden for Menneskenes Skyld, thi Menneskehjertets Higen er ond fra Ungdommen af, og jeg vil aldrig mere tilintetgøre alt, hvad der lever, således som jeg nu har gjort!

And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

22 Herefter skal, så længe Jorden står, Sæd og Høst, Kulde og Hede, Sommer og Vinter, Dag og Nat ikke ophøre!"

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark