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GENESIS 9
20 Then Noah built an altar to the
Lord, and there he sacrificed as burnt
offerings the animals and birds that had
been approved for that purpose. 21And
the Lord was pleased with the aroma of
the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will
never again curse the ground because
of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never
again destroy all living things. 22As long
as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer
and winter, day and night.”
God Confirms His Covenant
all living creatures, for all generations
to come. 13I have placed my rainbow in
the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant
with you and with all the earth. 14When I
send clouds over the earth, the rainbow
will appear in the clouds, 15and I will
remember my covenant with you and
with all living creatures. Never again
will the floodwaters destroy all life.
16When I see the rainbow in the clouds,
I will remember the eternal covenant
between God and every living creature
on earth.” 17Then God said to Noah, “Yes,
this rainbow is the sign of the covenant
I am confirming with all the creatures
on earth.”
Then God blessed Noah and his
9 sons and told them, “Be fruitful
and multiply. Fill the earth. 2All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky,
all the small animals that scurry along
the ground, and all the fish in the sea
will look on you with fear and terror.
I have placed them in your power. 3I
have given them to you for food, just as
I have given you grain and vegetables.
4But you must never eat any meat that
still has the lifeblood in it.
5“And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life.
If a wild animal kills a person, it must
die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. 6If anyone takes a
human life, that person’s life will also be
taken by human hands. For God made
human beings in his own image. 7Now
be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate
the earth.”
8Then God told Noah and his sons, 9“I
hereby confirm my covenant with you
and your descendants, 10and with all
the animals that were on the boat with
you—the birds, the livestock, and all the
wild animals—every living creature on
earth. 11Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never
again will a flood destroy the earth.”
12Then God said, “I am giving you a
sign of my covenant with you and with
Noah’s Sons
18The sons of Noah who came out of the
boat with their father were Shem, Ham,
and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) 19From these three sons of Noah
came all the people who now populate
the earth.
20After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. 21One day he drank some wine he
had made, and he became drunk and
lay naked inside his tent. 22Ham, the
father of Canaan, saw that his father
was naked and went outside and told
his brothers. 23Then Shem and Japheth
took a robe, held it over their shoulders,
and backed into the tent to cover their
father. As they did this, they looked the
other way so they would not see him
naked.
24When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest
son, had done. 25Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:
“May Canaan be cursed!
May he be the lowest of servants
to his relatives.”
26Then Noah said,
“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be
blessed,
and may Canaan be his servant!
