| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, | 1Now after the population of human beings had increased throughout the earth, and daughters had been born to them, |
| 2that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. | 2some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them. |
| 3Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." | 3So the LORD said, "My Spirit won't remain with human beings forever, because they're truly mortal. Their lifespan will be 120 years." |
| 4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. | 4The Nephilim were on the earth at that time (and also immediately afterward), when those divine beings were having sexual relations with those human women, who gave birth to children for them. These children became the heroes and legendary figures of ancient times. |
| 5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. | 5The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis. |
| 6The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. | 6Then the LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and he was deeply grieved about that. |
| 7The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them." | 7So the LORD said, "I will annihilate these human beings whom I've created from the earth, including people, animals, crawling things, and flying creatures, because I'm grieving that I made them." |
| 8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. | 8The LORD was pleased with Noah, however. |
| 9These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. | 9These are the family records of Noah: Noah was a righteous man. Blameless during his times, Noah communed with God. |
| 10Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | 10Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
| 11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. | 11By this time, the earth had become ruined in God's opinion and filled with violence. |
| 12God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. | 12God looked at the earth, observing how corrupt its population had become, because the entire human race had corrupted itself. |
| 13Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth. | 13So God announced to Noah, "I've decided to destroy every living thing on earth, because it has become filled with violence due to them. Look! I'm about to annihilate them, along with the earth. |
| 14"Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch. | 14So make yourself an ark out of cedar, constructing compartments in it, and cover it inside and out with tar. |
| 15"This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. | 15Make the ark like this: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. |
| 16"You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. | 16Make a roof for the ark, and finish the walls to within one cubit from the top. Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle, and an upper deck. |
| 17"Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish. | 17"For my part, I'm about to flood the earth with water and destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. |
| 18"But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark-- you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you. | 18However, I will establish my own covenant with you, and you are to enter the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives. |
| 19"And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. | 19You are to bring two of every living thing into the ark so they may remain alive with you. They are to be male and female. |
| 20"Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. | 20From birds according to their species, from domestic animals according to their species, and from everything that crawls on the ground according to their species —two of everything will come to you so they may remain alive. |
| 21"As for you, take for yourself some of all food which is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for food for you and for them." | 21For your part, take some of the edible food and store it away—these stores will be food for you and the animals." |
| 22Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did. | 22Noah did all of this, precisely as God had commanded. |
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