| | King James | | American std |
| 1 | And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, | Or, quand les hommes eurent commencé à se multiplier sur la face de la terre et qu'ils engendrèrent des générations, | And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, |
| 2 | That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. | Les constructeurs puissants virent que les générations d'Adam étaient plaisantes, et ils prirent des femmes d'entre toutes celles qui leur plurent. | that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose. |
| 3 | And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. | Et l'Éternel dit: Mon esprit ne demeurera pas toujours avec l'homme en ce temps; car il s'est égaré dans la chair, et ses jours ne sont que cent vingt changements. | And Jehovah said, My spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years. |
| 4 | There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. | Les disgraciés (Nephilim) étaient sur la terre, en ce temps-là, et aussi dans la suite, lorsque les constructeurs puissants venaient vers les générations d'Adam, et qu’elles leur engendrèrent la déchéance: ces mêmes devinrent des décadents (Énosh) énergétiques qui, dès les temps anciens, furent de la lignée de Seth. | The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown. |
| 5 | And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. | Et l'Éternel vit que la malice de l'homme était grande sur la terre, et que toute l'imagination des pensées de son coeur n'était que mauvaise en tout temps. | And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. |
| 6 | And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. | Et l'Éternel se repentit d'avoir fait l'homme sur la terre, et il en fut affligé dans son cœur. | And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. |
| 7 | And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. | Et l'Éternel dit: J'exterminerai de dessus la terre l'homme que j'ai créé; depuis l'homme jusqu'au bétail, jusqu'au reptile, et jusqu'à l'oiseau des cieux; car je me repens de les avoir faits. | And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them. |
| 8 | But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. | Mais Noé trouva grâce aux yeux de l'Éternel. | But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah. |
| 9 | These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. | Voici les descendants de Noé. Noé fut un homme juste, intègre, dans son temps; Noé marcha avec Dieu. | These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, [and] perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God. |
| 10 | And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | Et Noé engendra trois fils, Sem, Cham et Japhet. | And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
| 11 | The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. | Et la terre était corrompue devant Dieu, et la terre était remplie d'extorsion. | And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. |
| 12 | And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. | Et Dieu regarda la terre, et, voici, elle était corrompue; car toute chair avait corrompu sa voie sur la terre. | And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. |
| 13 | And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. | Et Dieu dit à Noé: La fin de toute chair est venue devant moi; car la terre a été remplie d'extorsion par eux; et voici, je vais les détruire avec la terre. | And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. |
| 14 | Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. | Fais-toi une arche de bois de gopher; tu feras l'arche par loges, et tu l'enduiras de bitume par dedans et par dehors. | Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. |
| 15 | And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. | Et voici comment tu la feras: La longueur de l'arche sera de trois cents coudées, sa largeur de cinquante coudées, et sa hauteur de trente coudées. | And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. |
| 16 | A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. | Tu feras une fenêtre à l'arche, et tu l'achèveras à une coudée par en haut; et tu mettras la porte de l'arche sur son côté; tu la feras avec un étage inférieur, un second, et un troisième. | A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. |
| 17 | And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. | Et moi, voici, je vais amener le déluge d'eaux sur la terre, pour détruire toute chair | And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die. |
| 18 | But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. | Mais j'établirai mon alliance avec toi; et tu entreras dans l'arche, toi, tes fils, ta femme, et les femmes de tes fils avec toi. | But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons` wives with thee. |
| 19 | And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. | Et de tout ce qui vit d'entre toute chair, tu en feras entrer deux de chaque espèce dans l'arche pour les conserver en vie avec toi; ils seront mâle et femelle; | And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. |
| 20 | Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. | Des oiseaux, selon leur espèce, et des bêtes selon leur espèce, de tout reptile du sol selon son espèce, deux de chaque espèce viendront vers toi pour que tu les conserves en vie. | Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. |
| 21 | And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. | Et toi, prends de tout aliment qui se mange, et fais-en provision par-devers toi, afin que cela te serve de nourriture ainsi qu'à eux. | And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. |
| 22 | Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. | Et Noé le fit; il fit tout ce que Dieu lui avait commandé. | Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. |