1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish 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. 3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you. 4 But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat. 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. 6 Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image. 7 Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it."

8 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, 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. 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." 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: 13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be 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. 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." 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."

18 The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan. 19 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. 21 He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent. 22 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. 24 Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him. 25 He said,

"Canaan is cursed.

He will be a servant of servants to his brothers."

26 He said,

"Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem.

Let Canaan be his servant.

27 May God enlarge Japheth.

Let him dwell in the tents of Shem.

Let Canaan be his servant."

28 Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood. 29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.

1 神赐福给挪亚和他的儿子， 对他们说： "你们要繁殖增多， 充满大地。

2 地上各样的走兽， 空中各样的飞鸟， 甚至地上各样爬行的动物， 和海里各样的鱼类， 都要对你们惊恐惧怕； 这一切都已经交在你们手里了。

3 所有活着的动物都可以作你们的食物， 我把这一切都赐给你们， 好像我把青菜赐给了你们一样。

4 唯独带着生命的肉， 就是带着血的肉， 你们却不可吃。

5 流你们的血、害你们生命的， 我必向他们追偿； 无论是走兽或人类， 甚至各人自己的兄弟， 我必要他偿命。

6 流人血的， 人也必流他的血； 因为 神造人， 是按着他自己的形象。

7 你们要繁殖增多； 要在地上滋生、增多。"

8 神告诉挪亚和与他在一起的儿子说：

9 "看哪， 我现在与你们和你们的后裔立约，

10 并且与所有跟你们在一起有生命的活物立约， 包括飞鸟、牲畜和所有地上的走兽， 就是与从方舟里出来的立约。

11 我要与你们立约： 凡有生命的必不再被洪水除灭， 再没有洪水来毁灭大地了。"

12 神说： "这就是我与你们， 与一切跟你们同在有生命的活物所立之约的记号， 直到万代；

13 我把天虹放在云彩中， 作我与大地立约的记号。

14 我使云彩遮盖大地时， 天虹出现云彩中，

15 我就记念我与你们和一切有生命的活物所立的约： 水不再成为洪水， 来毁灭凡有生命的。

16 天虹在云彩中出现， 我看见了就记念我与地上一切有生命的活物， 所立的永约。"

17 神对挪亚说： "这就是我与地上凡有生命的立约的记号。"

18 挪亚的儿子， 从方舟里出来的， 就是闪、含、雅弗； 含是迦南的父亲。

19 这三个人是挪亚的儿子， 全地的人都是从这些人播散开来的。

20 挪亚作起农夫来， 栽种葡萄园。

21 他喝酒， 喝醉了， 就在帐棚里光着身子。

22 迦南的父亲含看见了自己父亲的下体， 就去告诉在外面的两个兄弟。

23 于是， 闪和雅弗二人拿了件外衣， 搭在自己的肩膀上， 倒退着进去， 盖上他们父亲的下体； 因为他们背着脸， 所以没有看见他们父亲的下体。

24 挪亚酒醒以后， 知道小儿子对他所作的事，

25 就说： "迦南应当受咒诅， 他必给自己的兄弟， 作奴仆的奴仆。"

26 又说： "耶和华， 闪的 神， 是应当称颂的； 愿迦南作他的奴仆。

27 愿 神使雅弗扩展， 使雅弗住在闪的帐棚里； 愿迦南作他的奴仆。"

28 洪水以后， 挪亚又活了三百五十年。

29 挪亚共活了九百五十岁， 就死了。