Genesis 9
1 And God blessed Noe and his sons. And he said to them: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth.
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
2 And let the fear and dread of you be upon all the beasts of the earth, and upon all the fowls of the air, and all that move upon the earth: all the fishes of the sea are delivered into your hand.
And the fear of you and the dread of you will be on every wild animal of the earth, and on every tame animal of the earth, and on every flying creature of the sky, and on everything that crawls on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; into your power they are given.
3 And every thing that moveth and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you:
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave the green plants, I now give you everything.
4 Saving that flesh with blood you shall not eat.
But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
5 For I will require the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man, and of his brother, will I require the life of man.
And surely I will require a reckoning for your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it, and from humans. From every human being I will require it for the life of his fellow human being.
6 Whosoever shall shed man’s blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God.
Whoever takes a human life, by a human will his life be taken, for God made humankind in his own image.
7 But increase you and multiply, and go upon the earth, and fill it.
And as for you, be fruitful and multiply, and increase abundantly on the earth, and subdue it."
8 Thus also said God to Noe, and to his sons with him,
God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 Behold I will establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you:
"And as for me, look, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,
10 And with every living soul that is with you, as well in all birds as in cattle and beasts of the earth, that are come forth out of the ark, and in all the beasts of the earth.
and with every living creature that is with you: the flying creatures, and the tame animals, and every wild animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship.
11 I will establish my covenant with you, and all flesh shall be no more destroyed with the waters of a flood, neither shall there be from henceforth a flood to waste the earth.
I will establish my covenant with you; and all flesh will never again be cut off by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth."
12 And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations.
God said, "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 will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me, and between the earth.
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 And when I shall cover the sky with clouds, my bow shall appear in the clouds:
It will happen, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
15 And I will remember my covenant with you, and with every living soul that beareth flesh: and there shall no more be waters of a flood to destroy all flesh.
and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the clouds, and I shall see it, and shall remember the everlasting covenant, that was made between God and every living soul of all flesh which is upon the earth.
The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between me and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
17 And God said to Noe: This shall be the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh upon the earth.
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."
18 And the sons of Noe who came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and Cham is the father of Chanaan.
The sons of Noah who came out of the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
19 These three are the sons of Noe: and from these was all mankind spread over the whole earth.
These were the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
20 And Noe, a husbandman, began to till the ground, and planted a vineyard.
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard.
21 And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.
He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
22 Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father’s nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
23 But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned the other way, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 And Noe awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him,
Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
25 He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
He said, "Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants to his brothers."
26 And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.
He said, "Blessed be the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."
28 And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years:
Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
29 And all his days were in the whole nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, then he died.
