¹Recordatus autem Deus Noë,Then God remembered Noah,cunctorumque animantium,and all living things,et omnium jumentorum,and all the cattle,quæ erant cum eo in arca,which were with him in the ark,adduxit spiritum super terram,and he brought a wind across the earth,et imminutæ sunt aquæ.and the waters were diminished.

¹Recordatus autem Deus Noë,Then God remembered Noah,cunctorumque animantium,and all living things,et omnium jumentorum,and all the cattle,quæ erant cum eo in arca,which were with him in the ark,adduxit spiritum super terram,and he brought a wind across the earth,et imminutæ sunt aquæ.and the waters were diminished.

²Et clausi sunt fontes abyssi,And the fountains of the abysset cataractæ cæli:and the floodgates of heaven were closed.et prohibitæ sunt pluviæ de cælo.And the rain from heaven was restrained.

²Et clausi sunt fontes abyssi,And the fountains of the abysset cataractæ cæli:and the floodgates of heaven were closed.et prohibitæ sunt pluviæ de cælo.And the rain from heaven was restrained.

³Reversæque sunt aquæ de terra euntes et redeuntes:And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth.et cœperunt minui post centum quinquaginta dies.And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days.

³Reversæque sunt aquæ de terra euntes et redeuntes:And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth.et cœperunt minui post centum quinquaginta dies.And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days.

⁴Requievitque arca mense septimo,And the ark rested in the seventh month,vigesimo septimo die mensis,on the twenty-seventh day of the month,super montes Armeniæ.upon the mountains of Armenia.

⁴Requievitque arca mense septimo,And the ark rested in the seventh month,vigesimo septimo die mensis,on the twenty-seventh day of the month,super montes Armeniæ.upon the mountains of Armenia.

⁵At vero aquæ ibantYet in truth,et decrescebant usque ad decimum mensem:the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month.decimo enim mense,For in the tenth month,primo die mensis,on the first day of the month,apparuerunt cacumina montium.the tips of the mountains appeared.

⁵At vero aquæ ibantYet in truth,et decrescebant usque ad decimum mensem:the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month.decimo enim mense,For in the tenth month,primo die mensis,on the first day of the month,apparuerunt cacumina montium.the tips of the mountains appeared.

⁶Cumque transissent quadraginta dies,And when forty days had passed,aperiens Noë fenestram arcæ,Noah,quam fecerat,opening the window that he had made in the ark,dimisit corvum,sent forth a raven,

⁶Cumque transissent quadraginta dies,And when forty days had passed,aperiens Noë fenestram arcæ,Noah,quam fecerat,opening the window that he had made in the ark,dimisit corvum,sent forth a raven,

⁷qui egrediebatur,which went forthet non revertebatur,and did not return,donec siccarentur aquæ super terram.until the waters were dried up across the earth.

⁷qui egrediebatur,which went forthet non revertebatur,and did not return,donec siccarentur aquæ super terram.until the waters were dried up across the earth.

⁸Emisit quoque columbam post eum,Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him,ut videret si jam cessassent aquæ super faciem terræ.in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

⁸Emisit quoque columbam post eum,Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him,ut videret si jam cessassent aquæ super faciem terræ.in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

⁹Quæ cum non invenisset ubi requiesceret pes ejus,But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest,reversa est ad eum in arcam:she returned to him in the ark.aquæ enim erant super universam terram:For the waters were upon the whole earth.extenditque manum,And he extended his hand and caught her,et apprehensam intulit in arcam.and he brought her into the ark.

⁹Quæ cum non invenisset ubi requiesceret pes ejus,But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest,reversa est ad eum in arcam:she returned to him in the ark.aquæ enim erant super universam terram:For the waters were upon the whole earth.extenditque manum,And he extended his hand and caught her,et apprehensam intulit in arcam.and he brought her into the ark.

¹⁰Expectatis autem ultra septem diebus aliis,And then, having waited a further seven days,rursum dimisit columbam ex arca.he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

¹⁰Expectatis autem ultra septem diebus aliis,And then, having waited a further seven days,rursum dimisit columbam ex arca.he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

¹¹At illa venit ad eum ad vesperam,And she came to him in the evening,portans ramum olivæ virentibus foliis in ore suo:carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves.intellexit ergo Noë quod cessassent aquæ super terram.Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.

¹¹At illa venit ad eum ad vesperam,And she came to him in the evening,portans ramum olivæ virentibus foliis in ore suo:carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves.intellexit ergo Noë quod cessassent aquæ super terram.Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.

¹²Expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies:And nevertheless, he waited another seven days.et emisit columbam,And he sent forth the dove,quæ non est reversa ultra ad eum.which no longer returned to him.

¹²Expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies:And nevertheless, he waited another seven days.et emisit columbam,And he sent forth the dove,quæ non est reversa ultra ad eum.which no longer returned to him.

¹³Igitur sexcentesimo primo anno,Therefore, in the six hundred and first year,primo mense,in the first month,prima die mensis,on the first day of the month,imminutæ sunt aquæ super terram:the waters were diminished upon the earth.et aperiens Noë tectum arcæ,And Noah, opening the cover of the ark,aspexit, viditque quod exsiccata esset superficies terræ.gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry.

¹³Igitur sexcentesimo primo anno,Therefore, in the six hundred and first year,primo mense,in the first month,prima die mensis,on the first day of the month,imminutæ sunt aquæ super terram:the waters were diminished upon the earth.et aperiens Noë tectum arcæ,And Noah, opening the cover of the ark,aspexit, viditque quod exsiccata esset superficies terræ.gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry.

¹⁴Mense secundo,In the second month,septimoon the twenty-seventh day of the month,et vigesimo die mensis arefacta est terra.the earth was made dry.

¹⁴Mense secundo,In the second month,septimoon the twenty-seventh day of the month,et vigesimo die mensis arefacta est terra.the earth was made dry.

¹⁵Locutus est autem Deus ad Noë,Then God spoke to Noah,dicens:saying:

¹⁵Locutus est autem Deus ad Noë,Then God spoke to Noah,dicens:saying:

¹⁶Egredere de arca,“Go out of the ark,tu et uxor tua,you and your wife,filii tui et uxores filiorum tuorum tecum.your sons and the wives of your sons with you.

¹⁶Egredere de arca,“Go out of the ark,tu et uxor tua,you and your wife,filii tui et uxores filiorum tuorum tecum.your sons and the wives of your sons with you.

¹⁷Cuncta animantia,Bring out with you all the living things that are with you,quæ sunt apud te,all that is flesh:ex omni carne,as with the birds,tam in volatilibus quam in bestiis et universis reptilibus,so also with the wild beastsquæ reptant super terram,and all the animals that move upon the earth.educ tecum,And enter upon the land:et ingredimini super terram:increasecrescite et multiplicamini super eam.and multiply upon it.”

¹⁷Cuncta animantia,Bring out with you all the living things that are with you,quæ sunt apud te,all that is flesh:ex omni carne,as with the birds,tam in volatilibus quam in bestiis et universis reptilibus,so also with the wild beastsquæ reptant super terram,and all the animals that move upon the earth.educ tecum,And enter upon the land:et ingredimini super terram:increasecrescite et multiplicamini super eam.and multiply upon it.”

¹⁸Egressus est ergo Noë,And so Noahet filii ejus:and his sons went out,uxor illius,and his wifeet uxores filiorum ejus cum eo.and the wives of his sons with him.

¹⁸Egressus est ergo Noë,And so Noahet filii ejus:and his sons went out,uxor illius,and his wifeet uxores filiorum ejus cum eo.and the wives of his sons with him.

¹⁹Sed et omnia animantia,Then also all living things,jumenta,and the cattle,et reptilia quæ reptant super terram,and the animals that move upon the earth,secundum genus suum,according to their kinds,egressa sunt de arca.departed from the ark.

¹⁹Sed et omnia animantia,Then also all living things,jumenta,and the cattle,et reptilia quæ reptant super terram,and the animals that move upon the earth,secundum genus suum,according to their kinds,egressa sunt de arca.departed from the ark.

²⁰Ædificavit autem Noë altare Domino:Then Noah built an altar to the Lord.et tollens de cunctis pecoribusAnd,et volucribus mundis,taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean,obtulit holocausta super altare.he offered holocausts upon the altar.

²⁰Ædificavit autem Noë altare Domino:Then Noah built an altar to the Lord.et tollens de cunctis pecoribusAnd,et volucribus mundis,taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean,obtulit holocausta super altare.he offered holocausts upon the altar.

²¹Odoratusque est Dominus odorem suavitatis,And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said:et ait:“I will no longer curse the earth because of man.Nequaquam ultra maledicam terræ propter homines:For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth.sensus enim et cogitatio humani cordis in malum prona sunt ab adolescentia sua:Therefore,non igitur ultra percutiam omnem animam viventem sicut feci.I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

²¹Odoratusque est Dominus odorem suavitatis,And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said:et ait:“I will no longer curse the earth because of man.Nequaquam ultra maledicam terræ propter homines:For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth.sensus enim et cogitatio humani cordis in malum prona sunt ab adolescentia sua:Therefore,non igitur ultra percutiam omnem animam viventem sicut feci.I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

²²Cunctis diebus terræ,All the days of the earth,sementis et messis,seedtime and harvest,frigus et æstus,cold and heat,æstas et hiems,summer and winter,nox et dies non requiescent.night and day, will not cease.”

²²Cunctis diebus terræ,All the days of the earth,sementis et messis,seedtime and harvest,frigus et æstus,cold and heat,æstas et hiems,summer and winter,nox et dies non requiescent.night and day, will not cease.”