Genesis 6

6 ¹As human being start to multiply for di earth an dem born plenty daughter give dem, ²di sons wey come from divine origin see say di daughters wey come from human being fine well-well, an dem take any wan wey dem choose as wife. ^a a v2 Di verse put two kind being side by side—dose wey come from divine origin an dose wey come from human being—an e talk about one boundary wey dem cross between di two. Christian readers don understand di divine-origin beings either as heavenly beings or as di godly line of Seth; di two readings stand on di same point wey di verse dey make about origin.

³Den our Papa talk say, “My Spirit no go wrestle wit human being forever, because dem be flesh; dem days go be 120 years.”

⁴Di Nephilim dey for di earth for dose days, an even afta, wen di sons wey come from divine origin come meet di daughters wey come from human being, wey born pikin give dem. Na dem be di mighty men of old, men wey get big name. ^b b v4 Di pairing of v.2 continue for here—beings wey come from divine origin join wit beings wey come from human being—na from dis union di Nephilim come. Di verse keep im focus for dat boundary between di two kind.

⁵Our Papa see how human being wickedness don plenty well-well for di earth—every tinking an desire wey dey dem heart na only evil all di time. ⁶E pain am for belle say im bin make human being for di earth, an im heart full wit pain. ^c c v6 Our Papa heart dey break wen im pikin dem turn against am. Na dis be di first time wey scripture show our Papa dey grieve—no be judgment wey no get feeling, but na Papa wey im heart dey ache over im lost pikin dem.

⁷So our Papa talk say, “I go wipe comot human being, wey I create, from di face of di earth—people, animals, tins wey dey crawl, an birds of di sky—because I regret say I make dem.”

⁸But Noah find favor for di eyes of our Papa.

⁹Na dis be Noah story. Noah na correct-and-holy man, wey no get blame among di people of im time, an Noah waka faithfully wit our Papa.

Shem, Ham, an Japheth

¹⁰An Noah get three sons: Shem, Ham, an Japheth. ¹¹Di earth don corrupt for front of our Papa, an e full wit violence. ¹²Our Papa see say di earth don corrupt, because all flesh don spoil dem ways for di earth.

¹³Den our Papa talk give Noah say, “Di end of all flesh don come reach my front, because di earth full wit violence because of di people. I dey go destroy dem togeda wit di earth. ¹⁴Build ark for yourself wit cypress wood; make rooms inside am an rub pitch for inside an outside am. ^d d v14 Pitch na tin wey be like tar wey dem rub for di wood to lock di ark tight make water no fit enter. ¹⁵Make am like dis: di ark go be about 450 feet long, seventy-five feet wide, forty-five feet high. ¹⁶Make roof for di ark, finish am eighteen inches from di top. Put door for im side, an build am wit lower, middle, an upper decks. ¹⁷Na me myself dey bring flood water come di earth to destroy all flesh wey get di breath of life inside am under di heavens; everytin wey dey di earth go die. ¹⁸But I go establish my Covenant wit you, an you go enter di ark—you, your sons, your wife, an your sons dem wife wit you. ¹⁹Bring two of every living creature enter di ark to keep alive wit you—one male an one female. ²⁰For di birds according to dem kind, di animals according to dem kind, every crawling tin of di ground according to im kind, two of each go come meet you make dem keep dem alive. ²¹Take every kind of food wey person fit chop an store am; e go be food for you an for dem.”

²²Noah do everytin just as our Papa command am.