5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,b and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.c 6 The Lord regrettedd that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earthe the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.f” 8 But Noahg found favor in the eyes of the Lord.h

Noah and the Flood

9 This is the accounti of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blamelessj among the people of his time,k and he walked faithfully with God.l 10 Noah had three sons: Shem,m Ham and Japheth.n

11 Now the earth was corrupto in God’s sight and was full of violence.p 12 God saw how corruptq the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.r 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroys both them and the earth.t 14 So make yourself an ark of cypressc wood;u make rooms in it and coat it with pitchv inside and out.