Genesis 8

1 Now God remembred Noah and euery beast, and all the cattell that was with him in the Arke: therefore God made a winde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceased.

God considered Noah, all the wild animals, and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters started going down.

2 The fountaines also of the deepe and the windowes of heauen were stopped and the raine from heauen was restrained,

The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and it stopped raining.

3 And the waters returned from aboue the earth, going and returning: and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftieth day the waters abated.

The flood waters went down slowly from the earth, and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters had gone down.

4 And in the seuenth moneth, in the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the Arke rested vpon the mountaines of Ararat.

The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

5 And the waters were going and decreasing vntill the tenth moneth: in the tenth moneth, and in the first day of the moneth were the toppes of the mountaines seene.

The waters continued to go down until the tenth month. On the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

6 So after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,

It came about after forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

7 And sent forth a rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.

He sent out a raven and it flew back and forth until the waters were dried up from the earth.

8 Againe he sent a doue from him, that he might see if the waters were diminished from off the earth.

Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had gone down from the surface of the earth,

9 But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote: therefore she returned vnto him into the Arke (for the waters were vpon the whole earth) and he put forth his hand, and receiued her, and tooke her to him into the Arke.

but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, for the waters were still covering the whole earth. He reached out with his hand, and took and brought her into the ark with him.

10 And he abode yet other seuen dayes, and againe he sent forth the doue out of the Arke.

He waited another seven days and again he sent out the dove from the ark.

11 And the doue came to him in ye euening, and loe, in her mouth was an oliue leafe that she had pluckt: whereby Noah knewe that the waters were abated from off the earth.

The dove returned to him in the evening. Look! In her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had gone down from the earth.

12 Notwithstanding he wayted yet other seuen dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.

He waited another seven days, and sent out the dove again. She did not return again to him.

13 And in the sixe hundreth and one yeere, in the first day of the first moneth the waters were dryed vp from off the earth: and Noah remoued the couering of the Arke and looked, and beholde, the vpper part of the ground was drie.

It came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from off the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ark, looked out, and saw that, behold, the surface of the ground was dry.

14 And in the second moneth, in the seuen and twentieth day of the moneth was the earth drie.

In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

15 Then God spake to Noah, saying,

God said to Noah,

16 Goe forth of the Arke, thou and thy wife, and thy sonnes and thy sonnes wiues with thee.

“Go out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

17 Bring forth with thee euery beast that is with thee, of all flesh, both foule and cattell, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth, that they may breede abundantly in ye earth, and bring forth fruite and increase vpon ye earth.

Take out with you every living creature of all flesh that is with you—the birds, the animals, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth—so that they may grow unto very large numbers of living creatures throughout the earth, be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”

18 So Noah came forth, and his sonnes, and his wife, and his sonnes wiues with him.

So Noah went out with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives with him.

19 Euery beast, euery creeping thing, and euery foule, all that moueth vpon the earth after their kindes went out of the Arke.

Every living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, according to their families, left the ark.

20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and tooke of euery cleane beast, and of euery cleane foule, and offered burnt offerings vpon the altar.

Noah built an altar to Yahweh. He took some of the clean animals and some of the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And the Lord smellled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.

Yahweh smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground because of mankind, even though the intentions of their hearts is evil from childhood. Nor will I again destroy everything living, as I have done.

22 Hereafter seede time and haruest, and colde and heate, and sommer and winter, and day and night shall not cease, so long as ye earth remaineth.

While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark