Génesis 6
La Palabra (España)
Historia de Noé y sus hijos (6—11)
Causas del diluvio
6 Cuando los seres humanos comenzaron a multiplicarse sobre la tierra y tuvieron hijas, 2 los hijos de Dios, viendo que las hijas de los seres humanos eran hermosas, tomaron como mujeres a todas las que quisieron. 3 Entonces el Señor dijo:
— No voy a permitir que mi aliento de vida esté en el ser humano para siempre, porque él no es más que un simple mortal. Así que la duración de su vida será de ciento veinte años.
4 En aquellos tiempos —cuando los hijos de Dios se unieron con las hijas de los seres humanos y tuvieron descendencia con ellas—, e incluso después, habitaban la tierra gigantes. Ellos fueron los famosos héroes de los tiempos antiguos.
5 Y viendo el Señor que la maldad del ser humano crecía sin medida y que todos sus pensamientos tendían constantemente al mal, 6 le pesó haber creado al ser humano sobre la tierra. Entonces, con dolor de corazón, 7 dijo:
— Voy a borrar de la superficie de la tierra al ser humano que he creado, y también a los animales, reptiles y aves del cielo. ¡Cómo me arrepiento de haberlos creado!
8 Pero el Señor se apiadó de Noé.
Noé construye el arca
9 Esta es la historia de Noé.
Noé era un hombre justo y honrado entre sus contemporáneos que vivía de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios. 10 Tuvo tres hijos: Sem, Cam y Jafet.
11 La tierra estaba corrompida a los ojos de Dios y llena de violencia, 12 pues toda la gente se había pervertido. Al ver Dios tanta corrupción en la tierra, 13 dijo a Noé:
— He decidido acabar con todos los seres vivos, pues por su culpa la tierra se ha corrompido. Voy a poner fin a la tierra y a sus moradores. 14 Pero tú, con madera resinosa constrúyete un arca, dividida en compartimentos, y recúbrela por dentro y por fuera con brea. 15 Sus dimensiones serán: ciento cincuenta metros de largo, veinticinco de ancho y quince de alto. 16 La harás de tres pisos y pondrás una sobrecubierta medio metro por encima de la parte superior del arca. En uno de sus costados pondrás una puerta. 17 Porque voy a enviar a la tierra un diluvio de agua que destruirá todo lo que tiene vida bajo el cielo. Todo cuanto existe en la tierra perecerá. 18 Pero contigo estableceré mi alianza. Entrarás en el arca tú con tus tres hijos, tu mujer y tus nueras. 19 Haz entrar también en el arca una pareja de cada especie de seres vivos, macho y hembra, para que sobrevivan contigo. 20 De cada especie de aves, de ganados y de reptiles de la tierra, entrará contigo una pareja, para que puedan sobrevivir. 21 Aprovisiónate además de toda clase de alimentos y almacénalos, para que tanto tú como ellos dispongáis de comida.
22 Y Noé hizo exactamente todo lo que Dios le había ordenado.
Genesis 6
New King James Version
The Wickedness and Judgment of Man
6 Now it came to pass, (A)when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they (B)took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
3 And the Lord said, (C)“My Spirit shall not (D)strive[a] with man forever, (E)for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 There were [b]giants on the earth in those (F)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.
5 Then [c]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (G)intent[d] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [e]continually. 6 And (H)the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and (I)He was grieved in His (J)heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will (K)destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah (L)found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Noah Pleases God
9 This is the genealogy of Noah. (M)Noah was a just man, [f]perfect in his generations. Noah (N)walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: (O)Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt (P)before God, and the earth was (Q)filled with violence. 12 So God (R)looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for (S)all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
The Ark Prepared(T)
13 And God said to Noah, (U)“The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; (V)and behold, (W)I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make [g]rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred [h]cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 (X)And behold, I Myself am bringing (Y)floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall (Z)die. 18 But I will establish My (AA)covenant with you; and (AB)you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring (AC)two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind (AD)will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”
22 (AE)Thus Noah did; (AF)according to all that (AG)God commanded him, so he did.
Footnotes
- Genesis 6:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. abide
- Genesis 6:4 Heb. nephilim, fallen or mighty ones
- Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
- Genesis 6:5 thought
- Genesis 6:5 all the day
- Genesis 6:9 blameless or having integrity
- Genesis 6:14 Lit. compartments or nests
- Genesis 6:15 A cubit is about 18 inches.
Genesis 6
English Standard Version
Increasing Corruption on Earth
6 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, (A)“My Spirit shall not abide in[a] man forever, (B)for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim[b] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
5 (C)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (D)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And (E)the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it (F)grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah (G)found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
Noah and the Flood
9 These are the generations of Noah. (H)Noah was a righteous man, (I)blameless in his generation. Noah (J)walked with God. 10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God (K)saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, (L)for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, (M)“I have determined to make an end of all flesh,[c] for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood.[d] Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits,[e] its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 Make a roof[f] for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 (N)For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But (O)I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive. 21 Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them.” 22 (P)Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 6:3 Or My Spirit shall not contend with
- Genesis 6:4 Or giants
- Genesis 6:13 Hebrew The end of all flesh has come before me
- Genesis 6:14 Transliterated from Hebrew; the identity of this tree is uncertain
- Genesis 6:15 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Genesis 6:16 Or skylight
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