Genesis 9
1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth.
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.
2 The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand.
The fear of you and the dread of you will be upon every living animal on the earth, upon every bird of the sky, upon everything that goes low on the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand.
3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
4 But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
But you must not eat meat with its life—that is its blood—in it.
5 I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.
But for your blood, the life that is in your blood, I will require payment. From the hand of every animal I will require it. From the hand of any man, that is, from the hand of one who has murdered his brother, I will require an accounting for the life of that man.
6 Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, for it was in the image of God that he made man.
7 Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”
As for you, be fruitful and multiply, spread throughout the earth and multiply on it.”
8 God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 “As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,
“As for me, listen! I am going to confirm my covenant with you and with your descendants after you,
10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.
and with every living creature that is with you, with the birds, the livestock, and every creature of the earth with you, from all that came out of the ark, to every living creature on the earth.
11 I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
I hereby confirm my covenant with you, that never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood. Never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:
13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
I have set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
It will come about when I bring a cloud over the earth and the rainbow is seen in the cloud,
15 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.
then I will call to mind my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. The waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
The rainbow will be in the clouds and I will see it, in order to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
17 God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
Then God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have confirmed between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
18 The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
The sons of Noah that came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.
19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
20 Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
21 He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
He drank some of the wine and became drunk. He was lying uncovered in his tent.
22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
Then Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.
23 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 backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.
So Shem and Japheth took a robe and laid it upon both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned the other way, so they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
When Noah awoke from his wine, he learned what his youngest son had done to him.
25 He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”
So he said, “Cursed be Canaan. May he be a servant to his brothers' servants.”
26 He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
He also said, “May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
May God extend the territory of Japheth, and let him make his home in the tents of Shem. May Canaan be his servant.”
28 Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
After the flood, Noah lived three hundred fifty years.
29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.
All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.
