Bible E-Book

Helfen aus Dank

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

This project on the book community "BookRix" shall contribute to spread the message of Jesus Christ in a very original way. God's Word - the Bible - will be made available for reading and downloading as licence free e-books in as many languages and translations as possible. The aim and vision of the foundation “Helfen aus Dank” ("Helping out of gratitude") is to offer an own translation of the Bible, also to people who speak only a very rare language, so that they understand the message and can read it, for example, on their mobile phone.

Leseprobe

Helfen aus Dank

Bible

The Emphasized Bible by Rotherham 1902

BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

The Old Testament

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Genesis

Genesis 1

1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 1:2 Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and, darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep,––but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters. 1:3 And God said––Light, be. And light was. 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was, good,––and God divided, the light, from the, darkness; 1:5 and God called, the light, day, but, the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening– –and it was morning, one day. 1:6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters,––and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters. 1:7 And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 1:8 And God called, the expanse, heavens. So it was evening––and it was morning, a, second day. 1:9 And God said––Let the waters under the heavens, be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry–ground appear. And it was so. 1:10 And God called, the dry–ground, land, but, the gathering together of the waters, called he, seas. And God saw that it was, good. 1:11 And God said––Let the land put–forth vegetation––herb yielding seed, fruit–tree, bearing fruit, after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. And it was so. 1:12 And the land brought–forth vegetation––herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its kind. And God saw that it was, good. 1:13 So it was evening––and it was morning, a third day. 1:14 And God said––Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night,––and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years; 1:15 yea let them be for luminaries, in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so. 1:16 And God made the two great luminaries,––the greater luminary to rule the day, and the lesser luminary to rule the night, also the stars. 1:17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens,––to give light on the earth; 1:18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was, good. 1:19 So it was evening––and it was morning, a fourth day. 1:20 And God said––Let the waters swarm [with] an abundance of living soul, and, birds, shall fly over the earth, over the face of the expanse of the heavens. 1:21 And God created the great sea–monsters,––and every living soul that moveth––[with] which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird––after its kind. And God saw that it was, good. 1:22 And God blessed them, saying,––Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let, the birds, multiply in the land. 1:23 So it was evening––and it was morning, a fifth day. 1:24 And God said––Let the land, bring forth, living soul, after its kind, tame–beast and creeping thing and wild–beast of the land, after its kind. And it was so. 1:25 And God made the wild–beast of the land, after its kind, and the tame–beast, after its kind, and every creeping thing of the ground, after its kind. And God saw that it was, good. 1:26 And God said––Let us make man in our image, after our likeness––and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over the tame–beast––and over all the land, and over every creeping thing, that creepeth on the land. 1:27 And God created the man, in his own image, In the image of God, created he, him,– –Male and female, created he, them. 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said to them––Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it,––and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land. 1:29 And God said––Lo! I have given to you––every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree, yielding seed,––to you, shall it be, for food; 1:30 and to every living thing of the land––and to every bird of the heavens, and to every thing that moveth on the land, wherein is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so. 1:31 And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was, very good. So it was evening––and it was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 2

2:1 Thus were finished the heavens and the earth, and all their host. 2:2 Thus God finished, on the seventh day, his work which he had made, and rested, on the seventh day, from all his work which he had made. 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it,––because, therein, rested he from all his work which God, by creating, had made. 2:4 These, are the geneses of the heavens and the earth, when they were created,––in the day when Yahweh God made earth and heavens. 2:5 Now, no bush of the field, as yet––was in the earth, and, no herb of the field, as yet had sprung up,––because Yahweh God had not sent rain on the earth, and, man, was there none to till the ground; 2:6 but, a vapour, went up from the earth,––and watered all the face of the ground. 2:7 So then Yahweh God formed man, [of the] dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life––and man became a living soul. 2:8 And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, on the east,––and put there, the man whom he had formed. 2:9 And Yahweh God, caused to spring up, out of the ground, every tree pleasant to the sight and good for food,––and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 2:10 Now, a river, was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden,––and, from thence, it parted, and became four heads. 2:11 The name of the one, is Pishon,––the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Havilah, where is gold; 2:12 moreover, the gold of that land, is good,––there, is the bdellium, and the beryl stone. 2:13 And, the name of the second river, is Gihon,––the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Cush. 2:14 And, the name of the third river, is Hiddekel, the same, is that which goeth in front of Assyria; and, the fourth river, is Euphrates. 2:15 So Yahweh God took the man,––and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it, and to keep it. 2:16 And Yahweh God laid command, on the man, saying,––Of every tree of the garden, thou mayest, eat; 2:17 but, of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it,––for, in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt, die. 2:18 And Yahweh God said, It is, not good, that the man should remain alone,––I will make for him a helper, as his counterpart. 2:19 Now Yahweh God had formed from the ground every living thing of the field, and every bird of the heavens, which he brought in unto the man, that he might see what he should call it,––and, whatsoever the man should call it––any living soul, that, should be the name thereof. 2:20 So the man gave names to all the tame–beasts, and to the birds of the heavens, and to all the wild–beasts of the field,––but, for man, had there not been found a helper, as his counterpart. 2:21 So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept,––and he took one of his ribs, and closed up flesh instead thereof. 2:22 And Yahweh God builded the rib which he had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought her in unto the man. 2:23 And the man said, This, one, now, is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh! This, one shall be called Woman, for, out of a man, hath this one been taken. 2:24 For this cause, will a man leave his father, and his mother,––and cleave unto his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 2:25 And they were both of them naked, the man and his wife,––and put not each other to shame.

Genesis 3

3:1 Now, the serpent, was more crafty than any living thing of the field which Yahweh God had made,––so he said unto the woman, Can it really be, that God hath said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent,––Of the fruit of the trees of the garden, we may eat; 3:3 but, of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it,––lest ye die. 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman,––Ye shall not, die. 3:5 For God doth know, that, in the day ye eat thereof, then shall your eyes be opened,––and ye shall become like God, knowing good and evil. 3:6 And, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes, and the tree was pleasant to make one knowing, then took she of the fruit thereof, and did eat,––and she gave to her husband also, along with her, and he did eat. 3:7 Then were opened the eyes of them both, and they knew that, naked, they were,––so they tacked together fig–leaves, and made for themselves girdles. 3:8 Then heard they the sound of Yahweh God, walking to and fro in the garden, at the breeze of the day,––so he hid himself––the man with his wife, from the face of Yahweh God, amid the trees of the garden. 3:9 And Yahweh God called unto the man,––and said to him, Where art thou? 3:10 And he said, The sound of thee, heard I in the garden,––and I was afraid, for, naked, was I, so I hid myself. 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that, naked, thou wast? Of the tree whereof I commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten? 3:12 And the man said,––The woman whom thou didst put with me, she, gave me of the tree, so I did eat. 3:13 Then said Yahweh God to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, the serpent, deceived me, so I did eat. 3:14 Then said Yahweh God unto the serpent––Because thou hast done this, Accursed, art thou above every tame–beast, and above every wild–beast of the field,––on thy belly, shalt thou go, and, dust, shalt thou eat, all the days of thy life. 3:15 And, enmity, will I put between thee, and the woman, and between thy seed, and her seed,––He, shall crush thy head, But, thou, shalt crush his heel. 3:16 Unto the woman, he said, I will, increase, thy pain of pregnancy, In pain, shalt thou bear children,––Yet, unto thy husband, shall be thy longing, Though, he, rule over thee. 3:17 And, to the man, he said, Because thou didst hearken to the voice of thy wife, and so didst eat of the tree as to which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, Accursed be the ground for thy sake, In pain, shalt thou eat of it, all the days of thy life; 3:18 Thorn also and thistle, shall it shoot forth to thee,––when thou hast come to eat of the herb of the field: 3:19 In the sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground, because, therefrom, wast thou taken,––For, dust, thou art, And, unto dust, shalt thou return. 3:20 So the man called the name of his wife, Eve,––in that, she, was made mother of every one living. 3:21 And Yahweh God made for the man––and for his wife––tunics of skin, and clothed them. 3:22 Then said Yahweh God––Lo! man, hath become like one of us, in respect of knowing good and evil,––Now, therefore, lest he thrust forth his hand, and take even of the tree of life, and eat, and live to times age–abiding,–––– 3:23 So Yahweh God put him forth from the garden of Eden,––to till the ground wherefrom he had been taken. 3:24 So he expelled the man,––and caused to dwell––in front of the garden of Eden–– cherubim, and a brandishing sword––flame, to keep the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 4

4:1 Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife,––she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh! 4:2 And she went on to bear his brother, Abel,––and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas, Cain, was a tiller of the round. 4:3 So it came to pass, after certain days, that Cain brought in, of the fruit of the ground, a present to Yahweh: 4:4 Abel, also, even, he, brought in, of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat,––and Yahweh approved of Abel, and of his present; 4:5 but, of Cain and his present, he approved not,––and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell. 4:6 So then Yahweh said unto Cain,––Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen? 4:7 Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But, if thou do not right, at the entrance, a sin–bearer is lying,––Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him. 4:8 And Cain said unto Abel his brother [Let us go into the field]. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 4:9 Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I? 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed–blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground. 4:11 Now, therefore, accursed, art thou,––from the ground, which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed–blood of thy brother at thy hand. 4:12 Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee,––A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth. 4:13 And Cain said unto Yahweh––Greater is my punishment than I can bear. 4:14 Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground, And, from thy face, shall I be hid,––So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth, And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me. 4:15 And Yahweh said to him––Not so! whosoever slayeth Cain, sevenfold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him. 4:16 So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh,––and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden. 4:17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch,––Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 4:18 And there was born to Enoch, Irad, and, Irad, begat Mehujael,––and, Mehujael, begat Methusael,––and, Methusael, begat Lamech. 4:19 And Lamech took to himself two wives,––the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second, Zillah. 4:20 And Adah bare Jabal,––he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle; 4:21 and, the name of his brother, was Jubal,––he, was father of everyone handling lyre and flute. 4:22 And, as for Zillah, she also, bare Tubal–Cain, a sharpener of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron,––and, the sister of Tubal–Cain, was Naamah. 4:23 Then said Lamech to his wives, Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice, Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale,––For, a man, have I slain, in dealing my wounds, Yea, a youth, in smiting my blows: 4:24 If, sevenfold, be the avenging of, Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven. 4:25 And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth,––For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because, Cain, slew him! 4:26 And, to Seth––to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh,––then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 5

5:1 This, is the record of the generations of Adam,––In the day when God created man, In the likeness of God, made he, him; 5:2 Male and female, created he them,––and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day they were created. 5:3 And Adam lived, a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness, after his image,––and called his name, Seth: 5:4 and the days of Adam, after he begat Seth, were eight hundred years,––and he begat sons and daughters. 5:5 So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years,––and he died. 5:6 And Seth lived, a hundred and five years,––and begat Enosh; 5:7 and Seth lived, after he begat Enosh, eight hundred and seven years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:8 and all the days of Seth were, nine hundred and twelve years,––and he died. 5:9 And Enosh lived, ninety years,––and begat Kenan; 5:10 and Enosh lived, after he begat Kenan, eight hundred and fifteen years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:11 and all the days of Enosh were, nine hundred and five years,––and he died. 5:12 And Kenan lived, seventy years,––and begat Mahalalel; 5:13 and Kenan lived, after he begat Mahalalel, eight hundred and forty years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:14 and all the days of Kenan were, nine hundred and ten years,––and he died. 5:15 And Mahalalel lived, sixty–five years,––and begat Jared; 5:16 and Mahalalel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:17 and all the days of Mahalalel were, eight hundred and ninety–five years,––and he died. 5:18 And Jared lived, a hundred and sixty–two years, and begat Enoch; 5:19 and Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:20 and all the days of Jared were, nine hundred and sixty–two years,––and he died. 5:21 And Enoch lived, sixty–five years,––and begat Methuselah; 5:22 and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:23 and all the days of Enoch were, three hundred and sixty–five years; 5:24 and Enoch walked with God,––and was not, for God had taken him. 5:25 And Methuselah lived, a hundred and eighty–seven years,––and begat Lamech; 5:26 and Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty–two years,– –and begat sons and daughters; 5:27 and all the days of Methuselah were, nine hundred and sixty–nine years,––and he died. 5:28 And Lamech lived, a hundred and eighty–two years,––and begat a son; 5:29 and he called his name Noah, saying,––This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground, which Yahweh hath cursed. 5:30 And Lamech lived, after he begat Noah, five hundred and ninety–five years,––and begat sons and daughters; 5:31 and all the days of Lamech were, seven hundred and seventy–seven years,––and he died. 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old,––and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6

6:1 And it came to pass, when men had begun to multiply on the face of the ground and, daughters, had been born to them, 6:2 that, the sons of God, saw, the daughters of men, that they were, fair,––so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose. 6:3 And Yahweh said––My spirit shall not rule in man to times age––abiding, for that, he also, is flesh,––Yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. 6:4 The giants, were in the earth in those days, and also, after that, when the sons of God began to go in unto the daughters of men, and sons were born to them, the same, were the heroes that were from age–past times, the men of renown. 6:5 Then Yahweh saw that, great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day; 6:6 and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth,––and he took sorrow unto his heart. 6:7 And Yahweh said––I must wipe off man whom I created, from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens,–– for I am grieved that I made them. 6:8 But, Noah, had found favour, in the eyes of Yahweh. 6:9 These, are the generations of Noah, Noah, was, a righteous man, blameless, in his generations,––with God, did Noah walk. 6:10 And Noah begat three sons,––Shem, Ham and Japheth. 6:11 And the earth corrupted itself before God,––and the earth was filled with violence. 6:12 And God beheld the earth, and lo! it had corrupted itself,––surely all flesh had corrupted its way, on the earth. 6:13 So God said unto Noah: The end of all flesh, hath come in before me, for, filled, is the earth with violence, because of them,––behold me, then, destroying them with the earth. 6:14 Make for thee an ark of timbers of gopher, rooms, shalt thou make with the ark,–– and––thou shalt cover it, within and without, with pitch. 6:15 And, this, is how thou shalt make it,––three hundred cubits, the length of the ark, fifty cubits, the breadth thereof, and, thirty cubits, the height thereof. 6:16 A place for light, shalt thou make to the ark, and, to a cubit, shalt thou finish it upwards, and, the opening of the ark––in the side thereof, shalt thou put,––with lower, second, and third [stories], shalt thou make it. 6:17 And, I, behold me! bringing in the flood––even waters, upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the spirit of life, from under the heavens,––everything that is in the earth, shall cease to breathe: 6:18 therefore will I establish my covenant with thee,––and thou shalt enter into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives, with thee. 6:19 Moreover, of all the living creatures of all flesh––two of each, shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep alive with thee,––male and female, shall they be. 6:20 Of the bird after its kind and of the beast after its kind, [and] of every creeping thing of the ground, after its kind, two of each, shall come in unto thee, for keeping alive. 6:21 But, thou, take to thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it unto thee,––and it shall be for thee and for them, for food. 6:22 And Noah did [so], ––according to all that God commanded him, so, did he.

Genesis 7

7:1 And Yahweh said to Noah, Enter, thou and all thy house, into the ark,––for, thee, have I seen righteous before me, in this generation. 7:2 Of all the clean beasts, shalt thou take to thee, by sevens, a male and his female,–– and, of the beasts that are not clean, shall be two, a male and his female. 7:3 Also, of the bird of the heavens, by sevens, male and female,––to keep alive a seed on the face of all the earth. 7:4 For, in seven days, more, I, am sending rain on the earth, forty days and forty nights,––so will I wipe out all the living things which I have made, from off the face of the ground. 7:5 And Noah did,––according to all that Yahweh commanded him. 7:6 Now, Noah, was six hundred years old,––when, the flood, came, even waters, on the earth. 7:7 So Noah entered, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark,––from before the waters of the flood. 7:8 Of the beasts that were clean, and of the beasts that were not clean,––and of the birds, and everything that creepeth on the ground, 7:9 two and two, went they in unto Noah, into the ark, male and female,––as God commanded Noah. 7:10 And it came to pass, in the seven days,––that, the waters of the flood, came on the earth. 7:11 In the six hundredth year, the year of the life of Noah, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month––on this day, were burst open, all the fountains of the great roaring deep, and, the windows of the heavens, were set open. 7:12 (And it came to pass, that the heavy rain was on the earth,––forty days and forty nights.) 7:13 On this selfsame day, entered Noah, and Shem and Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons,––and Noah’s wife, and his sons’ three wives with them, into the ark: 7:14 they, and all the wild–beasts after their kind, and all the tame–beasts after their kind, and all the creeping things that creep on the earth, after their kind,––and all the birds after their kind, every bird of every wing. 7:15 So they entered in unto Noah, into the ark,––two and two of all flesh, wherein was the spirit of life. 7:16 And, they that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered, as God commanded him,––and Yahweh shut him in round about. 7:17 And it came to pass, that the flood was forty days on the earth,––and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted high above the earth. 7:18 And the waters prevailed and increased greatly, on the earth,––and the ark went its way on the face of the waters. 7:19 Yea, the waters, prevailed very greatly, on the earth,––so that all the high mountains became covered, that were under all the heavens: 7:20 fifteen cubits upwards, prevailed the waters,––so that the mountains became covered. 7:21 And all flesh ceased to breathe that moved on the earth, of birds and of tame– beasts and of wild–beasts, and of all the swarming things that swarm on the earth,––and all mankind. 7:22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that were on the dry ground, died. 7:23 Thus was wiped out all that existed on the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens, thus were they wiped out from the earth,––so that there was left––only Noah and they that were with him in the ark. 7:24 Thus prevailed the waters on the earth,––a hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 8

8:1 And God remembered Noah, and all the wild–beasts, and all the tame–beasts that were with him in the ark,––and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided; 8:2 and the fountains of the roaring–deep were shut, and the windows of the heavens,–– and the heavy rain was restrained from the heavens; 8:3 and the waters returned from off the earth, they went on returning,––and so the waters decreased at the end of a hundred and fifty days. 8:4 And the ark rested, in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month,––on the mountains of Ararat. 8:5 But, the waters, went on decreasing, until the tenth month,––in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, were seen the tops of the mountains. 8:6 And it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made; 8:7 and sent forth a raven,––and it kept going forth and returning, until the drying up of the waters from off the earth. 8:8 And he sent forth a dove from him,––to see whether the waters had abated, from off the face of the ground; 8:9 but the dove found no resting–place for the sole of her foot, so she returned unto him into the ark, for, waters, were on the face of all the earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him, into the ark. 8:10 Then stayed he yet seven days more,––and, again, sent forth the dove, out of the ark. 8:11 And the dove came in unto him at eventide, and lo! a newly sprouted olive–leaf, in her mouth,––so Noah knew that the waters had abated from off the earth. 8:12 And he stayed yet seven days more,––and sent forth the dove, but she returned not again unto him any more. 8:13 So it came to pass, in the six hundred and first year, at the beginning, on the first of the month, that the waters had dried up from off the earth,––and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and lo! the face of the ground was dried. 8:14 And, in the second month, on the twenty–seventh day of the month, was the earth dry. 8:15 So then, God spake to Noah, saying: 8:16 Come forth, out of the ark,––thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives, with thee. 8:17 All the living creatures that are with thee of all flesh, among birds, and among beasts, and among all the creeping things that creep on the earth, bring forth with thee,– –and they shall swarm in the earth, and be fruitful and multiply, on the earth. 8:18 So Noah came forth,––and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives, with him: 8:19 All the living creatures, all that move along, and all birds, and all that moveth along over the earth––by their families, came forth out of the ark. 8:20 And Noah builded an altar to Yahweh,––and took of all the clean beasts, and of all the clean birds, and caused ascending sacrifices to go up on the altar. 8:21 And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground, for man’s sake, although, the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth,––neither will I, again, any more, smite every living thing, as I have done. 8:22 During all the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.

Genesis 9

9:1 So God blessed Noah and his sons,––and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth; 9:2 and let, the fear of you and the dread of you, be upon every living creature of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens,––over everything that moveth along on the ground, and over all the fishes of the sea,––into your hand, have they been given. 9:3 As for every moving thing that hath life, yours, shall it be, for food,––Like the green herb, have I given you, all things. 9:4 Yet, flesh with the life thereof, the blood thereof, shall ye not eat; 9:5 And surely, your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it,––and from the hand of man, From the hand of each one’s brother, will I require the life of man: 9:6 He that sheddeth man’s blood, by man, shall his blood be shed,––For, in the image of God, made he man. 9:7 Ye, therefore, be fruitful and multiply,––swarm in the earth, and multiply therein. 9:8 And God spake unto Noah, and unto his sons with him, saying: 9:9 I, therefore, behold me! establishing my covenant with you,––and with your seed after you; 9:10 and with every living soul that is with you, of birds, of tame–beasts, and of all wild– beasts of the earth, that are with you,––of all coming forth out of the ark, even to all wild–beasts of the earth; 9:11 yea I will establish my covenant with you, so that all flesh shall not be cut off any more, by reason of the waters of a flood,––neither shall there be any more a flood, to destroy the earth. 9:12 And God said, This, is the sign of the covenant, which I am granting betwixt me and you, and every living soul that is with you,––to age–abiding generations:–– 9:13 My bow, have I set in the cloud,––and it shall be for a sign of a covenant, betwixt me and the earth; 9:14 and it shall be, when I draw a veil of cloud over the earth,––and the bow in the cloud appeareth, 9:15 then will I remember my covenant, which is betwixt me and you, and every living soul, among all flesh,––that the waters may no more become a flood, to destroy all flesh: 9:16 so the bow shall be in the cloud,––and I will behold it, to remember an age–abiding covenant, between God, and every living soul, among all flesh that is on the earth. 9:17 And God said unto Noah,––This, is the sign of the covenant, which have established, between me, and all flesh that is on the earth. 9:18 And the sons of Noah who came forth out of the ark, were–Shem, and Ham, and Japheth,––now, Ham, was the father of Canaan. 9:19 These three, were the sons of Noah,––and, from these, was all the earth overspread. 9:20 And Noah began to be a husbandman,––so he planted a vineyard; 9:21 and dank of the wine, and became drunk,––and uncovered himself in the midst of his tent. 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s shame,––and told his two brethren, outside. 9:23 And Shem and Japheth took a mantle, and put it on the shoulder of them both, and went backwards, and covered the shame of their father,––but, their faces, were backwards, and, the shame of their father, saw they not. 9:24 And Noah awoke from his wine,––and came to know what, his youngest son, had done to him. 9:25 And he said, Accursed, be Canaan,––a servant of servants, shall he be to his brethren! 9:26 And he said, Blessed, be Yahweh, God of Shem,––And let Canaan be their servant: 9:27 God give extension to Japheth, But make his habitation in the tents of Shem,––And let Canaan be their servant. 9:28 And Noah lived, after the flood,––three hundred and fifty years: 9:29 so, all the days of Noah, were––nine hundred and fifty years,––and he died.

Genesis 10

10:1 Now, these, are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth,–– and there were born to them sons, after the flood. 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Javan and Tubal,––and Meshech, and Tiras. 10:3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath, and Togarmah. 10:4 And, the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish,––Kittim, and Rodanim. 10:5 From these, were dispersed [the inhabitants of] the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man by his tongue,––by their families, in their nations. 10:6 And, the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan. 10:7 And, the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtechah,––And, the sons of Raamah, Sheba and Dedan. 10:8 And, Cush, begat Nimrod,––he, became a hero in the earth; 10:9 he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh,––for this cause, it is said, Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh. 10:10 So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh,––in the land of Shinar. 10:11 From that land, went forth Asshur,––and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth–ir, and Calah; 10:12 and Resen, between Niveveh and Calah,––the same, is the great city. 10:13 And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim; 10:14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim, whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim. 10:15 And, Canaan, begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth; 10:16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 10:17 and the Hivite and the Arkite, and the Sinite; 10:18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite,––and, afterwards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite. 10:19 And it came to pass, that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar, unto Gaza,––as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha. 10:20 These, are the sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues,––in their lands, in their nations. 10:21 Now, to Shem, father of all the sons of Eber, elder brother of Japheth, to him also, were children born. 10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur,––and Arpachshad, and Lud and Aram. 10:23 And, the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash. 10:24 Now, Arpachshad, begat Shelah,––and, Shelah, begat Eber. 10:25 And, to Eber, were born two sons,––the name of the one, was Peleg, for, in his days, was the earth divided, and, the name of his brother, was Joktan. 10:26 Now, Joktan, begat Almodad, and Sheleph,––and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah; 10:27 and Hadoram and Uzal, and Diklah; 10:28 and Obal and Abimael, and Sheba; 10:29 and Ophir and Havilah, and Jobab,––all these, were sons of Joktan. 10:30 And it came to pass that their dwelling was from Mesha,––as thou enterest in towards Sephar, the mountain of the east. 10:31 These, are the sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues,––in their lands, by their nations. 10:32 These, are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations in their nations,–– and, from these, were dispersed the nations in the earth, after the flood.

Genesis 11

11:1 So it came to pass that, all the earth, was of one manner of speech,––and of one stock of words. 11:2 And it came to pass, as they brake away onwards, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there. 11:3 Then said they, each man to his friend, Come on! let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly,––So, the bricks, served them, for stone, and, bitumen, served them for mortar. 11:4 And they said, Come on! let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its head in the heavens, so let us make for ourselves a name,––lest we be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth. 11:5 And Yahweh came down, to behold the city, and the tower,––which the sons of men had built. 11:6 Then said Yahweh: Lo! one people, and, one manner of speech, have they all, this, then is what they have begun to do,––now, therefore, nothing will be withholden from them, which they may plan to do. 11:7 Come on! let us go down, and there confuse their speech,––that they may not understand, each man the speech of his friend. 11:8 So Yahweh scattered them from thence, over the face of all the earth,––and so they left off building the city. 11:9 For this cause, was the name thereof called Babel[=" Confusion"]; because, there, did Yahweh confuse the speech of all the earth,––and, from thence, did Yahweh scatter them abroad, over the face of all the earth. 11:10 These, are the genealogies of Shem, Shem, was a hundred years old when he begat Arpachshad, two years after the flood; 11:11 and Shem lived, after he begat Arpachshad, five hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:12 And, Arpachshad, lived thirty–five years,––and begat Shelah; 11:13 and Arpachshad lived, after he begat Shelah, four hundred and three years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:14 And, Shelah, lived thirty years,––and begat Eber; 11:15 and Shelah lived, after he begat Eber, four hundred and three years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:16 And Eber lived, thirty–four years,––and begat Peleg; 11:17 and Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, four hundred and thirty years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 11:19 and Peleg lived, after he begat Reu, two hundred and nine years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:20 And Reu lived thirty–two years,––and begat Serug; 11:21 and Reu lived, after he begat Serug, two hundred and seven years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years,––and begat Nahor; 11:23 and Serug lived, after he begat Nahor, two hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:24 And Nahor lived twenty–nine years,––and begat Terah; 11:25 and Nahor lived, after he begat Terah, a hundred and nineteen years,––and begat sons and daughters. 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years,––and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 11:27 These, then are the generations of Terah, Terah, begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran,– –and, Haran, begat Lot; 11:28 and Haran died, in the presence of Terah his father,––in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees. 11:29 And Abram and Nahor took to themselves wives; the name of Abram’s wife, was Sarai; and, the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah. 11:30 And, Sarai, remained, barren,––she had no child. 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter–in–law, wife of Abram his son,––and came forth with them out of Ur of the Chaldees, that they might go their way towards the land of Canaan, and they came in as far as Haran, and dwelt there. 11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years,––and Terah died in Haran.

Genesis 12

12:1 And Yahweh said unto Abram: Come thou on thy way, Out of thy land and out of the place of thy birth, and out of the house of thy father,––Unto the land that I will show thee; 12:2 That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee, and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing; 12:3 That I may bless them who bless thee, But, him who maketh light of thee, will I curse,––So shall be, blessed in thee, all the families of the ground. 12:4 And Abram came on his way, according to that which Yahweh had spoken unto him, and Lot came with him,––now, Abram, was seventy–five years old, when he came forth out of Haran. 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, with all the goods that they had gathered and the souls that they had gained in Haran,––and they came forth to go towards the land of Canaan, and came in to the land of Canaan. 12:6 And Abram passed along throughout the land, as far as the place of Shechem, as far as the Teacher’s Terebinth, the Canaanite, being, then, in the land. 12:7 And Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said: To thy seed, will I give this land,––And he built there, an altar, unto Yahweh who appeared unto him. 12:8 And he moved on from thence towards the hill country, on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent,––with Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east, and built there an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh. 12:9 Thus Abram brake up, again and again, towards the South. 12:10 And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land,––so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because, grievous, was the famine in the land. 12:11 And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: Behold! I beseech thee, I know that, a woman fair to look on, thou art: 12:12 so will it come to pass, when the Egyptians behold thee, that they will say, His wife, this! and will slay me, while, thee, they preserve alive. 12:13 Say, I beseech thee, that, my sister, art thou,––to the end it may be well with me for thy sake, so shall my soul be preserved alive because of thee. 12:14 And so it was, when Abram entered into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that, fair, was she, exceedingly. 12:15 And the princes of Pharaoh beheld her, and praised her unto Pharaoh,––so the woman was taken to the house of Pharaoh; 12:16 and, with Abram, dealt he well for her sake,––so that he came to have flocks and herds, and he–asses, and men–servants, and maid–servants, and she–asses, and camels. 12:17 And Yahweh plagued Pharaoh with great plagues, also his house,––for the matter of Sarai, wife of Abram. 12:18 And Pharaoh called out to Abram, and said, What is this, thou hast done to me? Wherefore didst thou not tell me, that she was, thy wife? 12:19 Wherefore saidst thou, My sister, she; and so I was about to take her to me, to wife? But, now, lo! thy wife, take her and go thy way. 12:20 And Pharaoh gave command concerning him unto certain men,––and sent him away, with his wife, and all that he had.

Genesis 13

13:1 So Abram came up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the South. 13:2 Now, Abram, was very rich,––in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 13:3 And he went his way, by his removals, from the South, even as far as to Bethel,–– as far as the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai: 13:4 unto the place of the altar, which he made there at first,––and Abram called, there, on the name of Yahweh. 13:5 Now, Lot also, who was going with Abram, had flocks and herds, and tents. 13:6 And the land suffered them not to dwell together,––because, their substance, had become, great, so that they could not dwell together. 13:7 And there arose a strife betwixt the herdmen of Abram, and the herdmen of Lot. Now, the Canaanite and the Perizzite, were then dwelling in the land. 13:8 So then Abram said unto Lot, Pray let not cause of strife arise betwixt me and thee, or betwixt my herdmen and thy herdmen; for, brethren, are we. 13:9 Is not, all the land, before thee? I pray thee, separate thyself from me,––if to the left hand, then I will go to the right, if to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 13:10 So Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the circuit of the Jordan, that, the whole of it, was well–watered,––before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou enterest into Zoar. 13:11 And Lot chose for himself all the circuit of the Jordan, so Lot brake up eastwards,––and they separated themselves, each man from his brother: 13:12 Abram, fixed his dwelling in the land of Canaan,––but, Lot, fixed his dwelling among the cities of the circuit, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13:13 Now, the men of Sodom, were base and sinful,––against Yahweh, exceedingly. 13:14 And, Yahweh, said unto Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and look, from the place where thou art,––northward and southward, and eastward and westward; 13:15 for, all the land which thou art beholding––to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed, unto times age–abiding; 13:16 and I will make thy seed, as the dust of the earth,––so that, if a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may be numbered. 13:17 Rise! go up and down in the land, to the length thereof, and to the breadth thereof, for, to thee, will I give it. 13:18 So Abram moved his tent, and came in and dwelt among the oaks of Mamre, which were in Hebron,––and built there an altar to Yahweh.

Genesis 14

14:1 And it came to pass, in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar,––Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goim, 14:2 that they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah,–– Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela––the same, is Zoar. 14:3 All these, joined together in the valley of the open fields, the same, is the Salt Sea. 14:4 Twelve years, had they served Chedorlaomer,––but, in the thirteenth year, had they rebelled; 14:5 and, in the fourteenth year, had Chedorlaomer come in, and the kings who were with him, so they smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth–karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham,––and the Emim, in Shaveh–kiriathaim; 14:6 and the Horites in their Mount Seir,––as far as El–paran, which is by the desert. 14:7 So they returned and came in unto En–mishpat, the same, is Kadish, and smote all the field of the Amalekites,––and the Amorites also, that dwelt in Hazazon–tamar. 14:8 Thus then went forth the King of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, the same, is Zoar––and set themselves in array against them for battle, in the valley of the open fields: 14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar,––four kings, against five. 14:10 Now, the valley of the open fields, had many pits of bitumen, so the king of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there,––while, they who remained, towards a mountain, fled. 14:11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way. 14:12 And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, with his goods, and went their way,––he, being a dweller in Sodom. 14:13 Then came in a fugitive, and told Abram the Hebrew,––he, having his dwelling among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, they, also having a covenant with Abram. 14:14 So Abram, hearing that his brother had been taken captive, drew forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan. 14:15 And he divided himself against them by night, he, and his servants, and smote them,––and pursued them as far as Hobah, which was on the left of Damascus. 14:16 So he brought back all the goods,––yea, Lot also his brother, with his goods, did he bring back, and the women also, and the people. 14:17 Then came forth the king of Sodom to meet him, after his return from the smiting of Chedorlaomer, and the kings who were with him,––into the vale of Shaveh, the same, was the vale of the king. 14:18 Now, Melchizedek king of Salem, had brought forth bread and wine,––he, being priest of GOD Most High. 14:19 So he blessed him, and said,––Blessed be Abram, of GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth; 14:20 And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all. 14:21 Then said the king of Sodom unto Abram,––Give unto me the persons, but, the goods, take thou for thyself. 14:22 And Abram said unto the king of Sodom,––I have lifted up my hand unto Yahweh, GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth: 14:23 That, not from a thread even unto a sandal–thong,––will I take, anything, that is thine,––Lest thou shouldst say, I, enriched Abram! 14:24 Save only, what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, they may take their share.

Genesis 15

15:1 After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision, saying,––Do not fear, Abram, I, am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward. 15:2 And Abram said, My Lord Yahweh, what canst thou give me, when, I, am going on childless,––and, the heir of my house, is Eliezer, of Damascus. 15:3 And Abram said––Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed,––And lo! a son of my household, is mine heir! 15:4 And lo! the word of Yahweh [came] unto him, saying, This one, shall not be thine heir; But, one who cometh forth of thy body––he, shall be thine heir. 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said––Look steadfastly, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number, them, And he said to him, Thus, shall be thy seed. 15:6 And he had faith in Yahweh,––so he reckoned it to him, as righteousness. 15:7 And he said unto him,––I, am Yahweh, who brought thee forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, to inherit it. 15:8 And he said: My Lord Yahweh, whereby, can I know, that I shall inherit it? 15:9 And he said unto him, Take for me a heifer, three years old, and a she–goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle–dove, and a young pigeon. 15:10 So he took for him all these, and divided, them, in the midst, and placed each piece over against its fellow,––but, the birds, divided he not. 15:11 Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcases,––and Abram drove them away. 15:12 And it came to pass, when, the sun, was about to go in, and, a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror––a great darkness, was falling upon him. 15:13 And he said to Abram––Thou, must surely know, that, sojourners, will thy seed become in a land not theirs, and shall serve them, and they will humble them, four hundred years; 15:14 moreover also, the nation whom they will serve, I, am going to judge, and, after that, shall they come forth with great substance. 15:15 But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers, in peace,––thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 15:16 And, in the fourth generation, shall they return hither,––for, not complete, is the iniquity of the Amorites, as yet. 15:17 So it came to pass, when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo! there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces. 15:18 In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying,––To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt, as far as the great river––the river Euphrates: 15:19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite; 15:20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim; 15:21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

Genesis 16

16:1 But, Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children,––she had, however, an Egyptian handmaid, whose name was Hagar. 16:2 So then Sarai said unto Abram, Behold, I pray thee, Yahweh, hath restrained me, from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid, peradventure I may be built up from her,––And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 16:3 So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of ten years of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband, to be to him as a wife. 16:4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived,––and, when she saw that she had conceived, lightly esteemed, was her lady, in her eyes. 16:5 Then said Sarai unto Abram: My wrong, is, on thee! I, gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and, when she seeth that she hath conceived, then am I lightly esteemed in her eyes! Yahweh judge betwixt me and her. 16:6 And Abram said unto Sarai, Lo! thy handmaid, is in thy hand, do to her, what is good in thine eyes. So Sarai humbled her, and she fled from her face. 16:7 And the messenger of Yahweh found her, by the fountain of water, in the desert,–– by the fountain in the way to Shur. 16:8 So he said––Hagar! handmaid of Sarai! Whence hast thou come, and whither wouldst thou go? And she said: From the face of Sarai, my lady, am, I, fleeing. 16:9 And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Return unto thy lady,––and humble thyself under her hands. 16:10 And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, I will, greatly multiply, thy seed––so that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 16:11 And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Behold thee! with child, and about bearing a son––and thou shalt call his name Ishmael[=" God hearkeneth"], for Yahweh hath hearkened unto thy humiliation. 16:12 But, he, will be a wild ass of a man, his hand, against every one, and, every one’s hand, against him––yet, in presence of all his brethren, shall he have his habitation. 16:13 And she called the name of Yahweh, who had spoken unto her, Thou GOD of vision! For she said, Do I, even here, retain my vision after a vision? 16:14 On this account, is the well called, The well of the life of vision,––lo! it is between Kadesh and Bered. 16:15 So Hagar bare to Abram a son,––and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16:16 Now, Abram, was eighty–six years old,––when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

Genesis 17