Mose 1 6

1 Amewo dzi, eye wosɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ ɖe anyigba dzi. Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la,

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

2 mawu viwo kpɔ be amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo dze tugbe, eye woɖe wo dometɔ siwo nyo wo ŋu la.

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3 Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Mele be nye Gbɔgbɔ naganɔ amegbetɔwo me tegbee o, elabena amegbetɔwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ le goawo katã me. Woƒe agbemeŋkekewo anye ƒe alafa ɖeka kple blaeve.”

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

4 Le ɣe ma ɣi me kple emegbe gɔ̃ hã la, esime mawu viwo ɖea amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo la, wo viwo zua ame dzɔatsuwo, eye ŋutinya geɖewo nɔ wo ŋu.

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

5 Esime Yehowa kpɔ ale si gbegbe amegbetɔwo vɔ̃ɖie, eye wòkpɔ be woƒe agbenɔnɔ ɖo ta nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ko gbɔ la,

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 evee ŋutɔ be yewɔ amegbetɔ. Nu sia gbã dzi nɛ.

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Matsrɔ̃ amegbetɔƒome blibo si mewɔ la ɖa le anyigba dzi. Ɛ̃, matsrɔ̃ lãwo, xewo kple nu gbagbe siwo tana la hã, elabena evem be mewɔ wo.”

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents me that I have made them.

8 Ke Yehowa kpɔ ŋudzedze le Noa ŋu.

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

9 Noa ƒe ŋutinya yi ale: Noa nye ame dzɔdzɔe kple ame maɖifɔ le ame siwo nɔ anyi le eŋɔli la dome, eye wòzɔ kple Mawu.

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

10 Ŋutsuvi etɔ̃ nɔ esi: Woawoe nye Sem, Ham kple Yafet.

And Noah brings forth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Azɔ la, nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ganɔ edzi yim wu tsã le xexea me godoo, eye Mawu kpɔ be nu vlo wɔwɔ na xexea me gblẽ keŋ.

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 Mawu kpɔ ale si xexea me va gblẽe, elabena ame siwo katã nɔ xexea me la ƒe zɔzɔme gblẽ le anyigba dzi.

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

13 Ale Mawu gblɔ na Noa be, “Mele ameawo katã tsrɔ̃ ge, elabena woƒe nu vlo wɔwɔ xɔ anyigba la dzi. Matsrɔ̃ wo kple anyigba la siaa.

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh has come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

14 Tsɔ dzati kpa aɖakaʋu, eye nàsi aŋɔ nɛ. Wɔ yaxɔƒewo ɖe eŋu kpe ɖo, eye nàwɔ nudzraɖoƒewo ɖe eme ƒe afi sia afi.

Make you an ark of gopher wood; rooms shall you make in the ark, and shall pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 Na wòadidi mita alafa ɖeka blaene, akeke mita blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃, akɔkɔ mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã.

And this is the fashion which you shall make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

16 Ɖe fesre mita afã ɖe xɔ gbagbã la te ƒo xlã aɖakaʋu la. Wɔ dzisasã etɔ̃, etetɔ, titinatɔ kple etametɔ ɖe aɖakaʋu la me, eye nàde ʋɔtru ɖeka tɔdziʋu la ƒe axadzi.

A window shall you make to the ark, and in a cubit shall you finish it above; and the door of the ark shall you set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shall you make it.

17 “Kpɔ ɖa, mana tsi naɖɔ ɖe anyigba la dzi, eye wòatsrɔ̃ nu sia nu si me agbegbɔgbɔ le la. Nu sia nu si le anyigba dzi la atsrɔ̃.

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

18 “Ke mele nu blam kpli wò be makpɔ tawò le aɖakaʋu la me nànɔ dedie kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo kple wo srɔ̃wo.

But with you will I establish my covenant; and you shall come into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

19 Nàtsɔ nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi eveve, atsu kple asi ade aɖakaʋu la me be woanɔ agbe le gbɔwò.

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shall you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

20 Xevi ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe, eveve, lã ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe eveve kple nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe si tana la eveve ava gbɔwò be nàde wo aɖakaʋu la me.

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto you, to keep them alive.

21 Dzra nuɖuɖu si woawo kple miawo siaa miahiã la ɖo ɖe aɖakaʋu la me.”

And take you unto you of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to you; and it shall be for food for you, and for them.

22 Eye Noa wɔ nu sia nu abe ale si Mawu ɖoe nɛ ene.

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

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