¹Cumque cœpissent homines multiplicari super terram,And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth,et filias procreassent,and daughters were born to them,

¹Cumque cœpissent homines multiplicari super terram,And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth,et filias procreassent,and daughters were born to them,

²videntes filii Dei filias hominum quod essent pulchræ,the sons of God,acceperunt sibi uxores ex omnibus,seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful,quas elegerant.took to themselves wives from all whom they chose.

²videntes filii Dei filias hominum quod essent pulchræ,the sons of God,acceperunt sibi uxores ex omnibus,seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful,quas elegerant.took to themselves wives from all whom they chose.

³Dixitque Deus:And God said:Non permanebit spiritus meus in homine in æternum,“My spirit shall not remain in man forever,quia caro est:because he is flesh.eruntque dies illius centum viginti annorum.And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

³Dixitque Deus:And God said:Non permanebit spiritus meus in homine in æternum,“My spirit shall not remain in man forever,quia caro est:because he is flesh.eruntque dies illius centum viginti annorum.And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

⁴Gigantes autem erant super terram in diebus illis:Now giants were upon the earth in those days.postquam enim ingressi sunt filii Dei ad filias hominum,For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men,illæque genuerunt,and they conceived,isti sunt potentes a sæculo viri famosi.these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.

⁴Gigantes autem erant super terram in diebus illis:Now giants were upon the earth in those days.postquam enim ingressi sunt filii Dei ad filias hominum,For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men,illæque genuerunt,and they conceived,isti sunt potentes a sæculo viri famosi.these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.

⁵Videns autem Deus quod multa malitia hominum esset in terra,Then God,et cuncta cogitatio cordis intenta esset ad malum omni tempore,seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

⁵Videns autem Deus quod multa malitia hominum esset in terra,Then God,et cuncta cogitatio cordis intenta esset ad malum omni tempore,seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

⁶pœnituit eum quod hominum fecisset in terra.repented that he had made man on the earth.Et tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus,And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,

⁶pœnituit eum quod hominum fecisset in terra.repented that he had made man on the earth.Et tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus,And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,

⁷Delebo,he said,inquit, hominem,“I will eliminate man,quem creavi,whom I have created,a facie terræ, ab homine usque ad animantia,from the face of the earth, from man to other living things,a reptili usque ad volucres cæli:from animals even to the flying things of the air.pœnitet enim me fecisse eos.For it grieves me that I have made them.”

⁷Delebo,he said,inquit, hominem,“I will eliminate man,quem creavi,whom I have created,a facie terræ, ab homine usque ad animantia,from the face of the earth, from man to other living things,a reptili usque ad volucres cæli:from animals even to the flying things of the air.pœnitet enim me fecisse eos.For it grieves me that I have made them.”

⁸Noë vero invenit gratiam coram Domino.Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

⁸Noë vero invenit gratiam coram Domino.Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

⁹Hæ sunt generationes Noë:These are the generations of Noah.Noë vir justusNoah was a just man,atque perfectus fuit in generationibus suis;and yet he was predominate among his generations,cum Deo ambulavit.for he walked with God.

⁹Hæ sunt generationes Noë:These are the generations of Noah.Noë vir justusNoah was a just man,atque perfectus fuit in generationibus suis;and yet he was predominate among his generations,cum Deo ambulavit.for he walked with God.

¹⁰Et genuit tres filios,And he conceived three sons:Sem,Shem,ChamHam,et Japheth.and Japheth.

¹⁰Et genuit tres filios,And he conceived three sons:Sem,Shem,ChamHam,et Japheth.and Japheth.

¹¹Corrupta est autem terra coram Deo,Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God,et repleta est iniquitate.and it was filled with iniquity.

¹¹Corrupta est autem terra coram Deo,Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God,et repleta est iniquitate.and it was filled with iniquity.

¹²Cumque vidisset Deus terram esse corruptam (omnis quippe caro corruperat viam suam super terram),And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth)

¹²Cumque vidisset Deus terram esse corruptam (omnis quippe caro corruperat viam suam super terram),And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth)

¹³dixit ad Noë:he said to Noah:Finis universæ carnis venit coram me:“The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight.repleta est terra iniquitate a facie eorum,The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence,et ego disperdam eos cum terra.and I will destroy them, along with the earth.

¹³dixit ad Noë:he said to Noah:Finis universæ carnis venit coram me:“The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight.repleta est terra iniquitate a facie eorum,The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence,et ego disperdam eos cum terra.and I will destroy them, along with the earth.

¹⁴Fac tibi arcam de lignis lævigatis;Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood.mansiunculas in arca facies,You shall make little dwelling places in the ark,et bitumine linies intrinsecus et extrinsecus.and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior.

¹⁴Fac tibi arcam de lignis lævigatis;Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood.mansiunculas in arca facies,You shall make little dwelling places in the ark,et bitumine linies intrinsecus et extrinsecus.and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior.

¹⁵Et sic facies eam:And thus shall you make it:trecentorum cubitorum erit longitudo arcæ,The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits,quinquaginta cubitorum latitudo,its width fifty cubits,et triginta cubitorum altitudo illius.and its height thirty cubits.

¹⁵Et sic facies eam:And thus shall you make it:trecentorum cubitorum erit longitudo arcæ,The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits,quinquaginta cubitorum latitudo,its width fifty cubits,et triginta cubitorum altitudo illius.and its height thirty cubits.

¹⁶Fenestram in arca facies,You shall make a window in the ark,et in cubito consummabis summitatem ejus:and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top.ostium autem arcæ pones ex latere; deorsum,Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it:cœnacula et tristega facies in ea.a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level.

¹⁶Fenestram in arca facies,You shall make a window in the ark,et in cubito consummabis summitatem ejus:and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top.ostium autem arcæ pones ex latere; deorsum,Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it:cœnacula et tristega facies in ea.a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level.

¹⁷Ecce ego adducam aquas diluvii super terram,Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth,ut interficiam omnem carnem, in qua spiritus vitæ est subter cælum:so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven.universa quæ in terra sunt, consumentur.All things that are on the earth shall be consumed.

¹⁷Ecce ego adducam aquas diluvii super terram,Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth,ut interficiam omnem carnem, in qua spiritus vitæ est subter cælum:so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven.universa quæ in terra sunt, consumentur.All things that are on the earth shall be consumed.

¹⁸Ponamque fœdus meum tecum:And I shall establish my covenant with you,et ingredieris arcam tu et filii tui,and you shall enter the ark,uxor tua,you and your sons,et uxores filiorum tuorum tecum.your wife and the wives of your sons with you.

¹⁸Ponamque fœdus meum tecum:And I shall establish my covenant with you,et ingredieris arcam tu et filii tui,and you shall enter the ark,uxor tua,you and your sons,et uxores filiorum tuorum tecum.your wife and the wives of your sons with you.

¹⁹Et ex cunctis animantibus universæ carnis bina induces in arcam,And from every living thing of all that is flesh,ut vivant tecum:you shall lead pairs into the ark,masculini sexusso that they may survive with you:et feminini.from the male sex and the female,

¹⁹Et ex cunctis animantibus universæ carnis bina induces in arcam,And from every living thing of all that is flesh,ut vivant tecum:you shall lead pairs into the ark,masculini sexusso that they may survive with you:et feminini.from the male sex and the female,

²⁰De volucribus juxta genus suum,from birds, according to their kind,et de jumentis in genere suo,and from beasts, in their kind,et ex omni reptili terræ secundum genus suum:and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind;bina de omnibus ingredientur tecum, ut possint vivere.pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live.

²⁰De volucribus juxta genus suum,from birds, according to their kind,et de jumentis in genere suo,and from beasts, in their kind,et ex omni reptili terræ secundum genus suum:and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind;bina de omnibus ingredientur tecum, ut possint vivere.pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live.

²¹Tolles igitur tecum ex omnibus escis, quæ mandi possunt,Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten,et comportabis apud te:and you shall carry these with you.et erunt tam tibi,And these shall be used as food,quam illis in cibum.some for you, and the rest for them.”

²¹Tolles igitur tecum ex omnibus escis, quæ mandi possunt,Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten,et comportabis apud te:and you shall carry these with you.et erunt tam tibi,And these shall be used as food,quam illis in cibum.some for you, and the rest for them.”

²²Fecit igitur Noë omnia quæ præceperat illi Deus.And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him.

²²Fecit igitur Noë omnia quæ præceperat illi Deus.And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him.