Genesis 6
1 And it happened, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,
Jumlah manusia semakin bertambah dan menyebar di muka bumi. Di antara mereka terdapat banyak gadis yang begitu cantik sehingga anak-anak laki-laki Allah mengambil dan mengawini siapa saja yang mereka sukai dari para gadis itu.
2 that God's sons saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
3 And God said, "My Spirit will not remain in humankind forever, since he is indeed flesh; yet his days will be one hundred twenty years."
Maka berkatalah TUHAN, “Aku tidak mau nafas kehidupan-Ku tinggal dalam diri manusia selamanya-lamanya. Semua manusia adalah makhluk fana yang harus mati. Aku menetapkan bahwa umur setiap manusia tidak akan melebihi 120 tahun.”
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after that), when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of humankind and had children by them. They were the mighty men who were from ancient times, famous men.
Banyak anak dilahirkan karena kawin campur tersebut. Pada waktu itu, muncullah orang-orang yang disebut Nefilim. Mereka terkenal pada zaman itu sebagai orang-orang yang sangat kuat dan tangguh dalam perang.
5 And God saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
TUHAN melihat bahwa manusia di muka bumi sudah sangat jahat, dan isi hati mereka pun jahat.
6 And God was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.
Dia sangat menyesal sudah menciptakan manusia di bumi. Hal itu membuat hati-Nya amat sedih.
7 God said, "I will destroy humankind whom I have created from the face of the earth; humankind, along with animals, crawling creatures, and flying creatures of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
Berkatalah TUHAN, “Aku akan memusnahkan seluruh manusia, binatang berkaki empat, binatang melata, binatang merayap, dan burung-burung. Tidak akan ada satu pun yang tertinggal dari segala yang masih hidup di atas bumi. Aku sangat menyesal karena sudah menciptakan semua makhluk hidup itu.”
8 But Noah found favor in the sight of God.
Tetapi TUHAN bermurah hati kepada Nuh.
9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
Beginilah riwayat tentang Nuh: Di antara semua orang yang hidup pada masa itu, hanya Nuh yang hidupnya benar di mata Allah. Nuh bersekutu erat dengan Allah.
10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Nuh mempunyai tiga anak laki-laki, yaitu Sem, Yafet, dan Ham.
11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Waktu itu, Allah melihat bahwa semua manusia yang lain di muka bumi sudah sangat jahat. Mereka bertindak kejam dan keras satu sama lain.
12 God saw the earth, and look, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
Allah begitu kecewa karena bumi sudah sangat rusak akibat kejahatan yang dilakukan manusia.
13 And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. And look, I will destroy them with the earth.
Berkatalah Allah kepada Nuh, “Aku sudah memutuskan untuk memusnahkan seluruh manusia dan makhluk hidup yang lain, karena kekerasan manusia terhadap satu sama lain sudah memenuhi bumi.
14 Make a box-shaped ship of gopher wood. You are to make rooms in the ship, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
Buatlah bagimu kapal dari kayu pilihan. Di dalamnya, buatlah banyak ruang. Dan supaya air tidak bisa masuk, lapisilah bagian dalam dan luar kapal itu dengan ter.
15 And this is how you are to make it. The length of the ship is to be five hundred seventeen feet, its breadth eighty-six feet, and its height fifty-two feet.
Inilah ukuran kapal yang harus kamu buat: Panjangnya 138 meter, lebarnya 23 meter, dan tingginya 14 meter.
16 And you are to make a roof in the ship, and you are to finish it twenty-one inches above. And you are to set the door of the ship in its side. You are to make it with lower, second, and third levels.
Buatlah atap kapal itu, dan berilah jarak 46 sentimeter antara atap dengan semua dinding di bawahnya, supaya udara dan cahaya dapat masuk. Buatlah tiga dek di dalamnya, dek atas, dek tengah, dan dek bawah. Buatlah juga pintu di bagian samping kapal.
17 And as for me, look, I am bringing a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is on the earth will die.
Dengarlah baik-baik! Aku akan mendatangkan banjir besar di atas bumi untuk membinasakan semua makhluk yang bernafas di bawah langit. Segala sesuatu yang ada di bumi akan mati.
18 But I will establish my covenant with you. You are to come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Namun, sekarang Aku mengadakan perjanjian denganmu. Kamu, istrimu, ketiga putramu, dan ketiga menantumu akan selamat di dalam kapal itu.
19 Of every living thing of all flesh, you are to bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
Dan karena Aku ingin menyelamatkan semua jenis makhluk hidup, maka kamu harus membawa sepasang dari tiap jenis, yaitu satu jantan dan satu betina, supaya setiap jenis binatang juga tetap hidup.
20 Of the flying creatures after their kind, of the animals after their kind, and of every crawling creature of the ground after their kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.
Sepasang dari masing-masing jenis burung, jenis binatang berkaki empat, jenis binatang melata, dan jenis binatang merayap akan datang kepadamu, agar dapat ikut ke dalam kapal dan tetap terpelihara.
21 And as for you, take for yourself all the kinds of food that are eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be food for you, and for them."
Kamu juga harus membawa persediaan makanan untuk keluargamu dan untuk semua binatang itu. Simpanlah semuanya di dalam kapal.”
22 Thus Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.
Maka Nuh melakukan semua yang sudah Allah perintahkan kepadanya.
The World is Destroyed by Water
