Genesis 6 (GAX)

1Yennaa namooti biyya lafaa irratti heddatuu jalqabanetti, ijoolleen durraalle isaaniif dhalatane.Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

2Worri «Ilmaan Waaqaa» jedhamanu ijoolleen durraa sun dadansaa akka teete yennaa dhaggane, isaan keessaa akkuma filatanetti niitii fuudhane.the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

3Achiin duuba Mootiin Waan Maraa, «Namooti ka du'anu waan te'aneef, Ayyaanni Kiyya ka jiruu kennu isaan woliin haga bara baraa hin le'u; isaan woggaa dhibbaa fi diddama qofa le'an» jedhe.So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

4Bara sanii fi bara saniin duuba, ijoolleen durraa ta namaatii fi worri, «Ilmaan Waaqaa» jedhamanu wolitti makamaneen worri dhalatane worri bineeyyiin jiraniiyyu; isaan bara durii namoota janna hunnaan nama caalanuu fi worra beekkamane.The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

5Mootiin Waan Maraa hammeenni namaa lafa irratti attam akka bacate, yaadi isaanii yennaa mara marroo hammeennaa akka te'e dhagge.Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

6Mootiin Waan Maraa lafa irratti nama daduu isaatitti gaddee, guddoo gaabbe.And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

7Tanaaf Mootiin Waan Maraa, «Isaan daduu kiyyatti waan gaddeef, namoota, horii, bineensota, waan lafa irra munyuuquu fi sinbirroota lafa irraa haxowee hin balleessa» jedhe.So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

8Nohi ammoo Mootii Waan Maraa duratti fudhatama dhaggate.Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9Nohi dhaloota san keessatti nama balchaa, ka komii hin qannee fi ka Waaqa woliin ideeme.This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

10Ilmaan Nohi uumate sadiin Sheem, Kaamii fi Yaafet.And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11Yennaa san kolbaan lafa irraa duudiin Waaqa duratti hamoolee teete; lattille hunnaan wolitti ka'iisaan guutante.Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

12Waaqi biyya lafaa ilaalee, kolbaan marti hammeennaan akka le'iisatti jirtu dhagge.And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

13Waaqi Nohiin, «Latti hunnaan wolitti ka'iisaan waan guutanteef, ani isaan mara lafa irraa balleessiisaaf murteeffadheera.Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

14Ati muka dansaa irraa hoboloo guddittii huji; keessa isi'iititti kolloo kolloo baasi! Keessaa fi duuballe'een leyyaa lafa keessaa dhaggamuun duuchi!Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

15Dheerinna isi'ii meetira dhibba tokkoo fi soddomii sad, badhinna isi'ii meetira diddamii lama, hojjaa meetira kudhanii sad godhi.And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

16Hoboloo guddittii san heellichoo itti godhi; heellichoo oddu'utti saantimeetira afurtamii afur addee duwwaa lakkisi; cinaa irratti balbala godhi. Hoboloo san hojjaa isi'ii jala, jiddu'uu fi gubbaa tolchii addee saditti gargar qoodi!You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

17Ani kunoo, gubba'aan jalatti waan lubbuu qabu mara lafa irraa balleessiisaaf, bisaan badi'ii hin fida; wonni lafa irratti lubbuu qabu marti hin bada.And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

18Ani ammoo si woliin gondooroo hin gondooradha; atii fi niitiin teeti, ilmaan teetii fi niitoleen ilmaan teetii gara hoboloo gudditti'ii seena'a.But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

19Waan lubbuu qabu maralle, si woliin jiru'uun akka jiraatanu, gosuma gosa keessaa, lama lama tolchii, kormaa fi dhalaa gara hoboloo guddittii sanii seensisi.And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

20Sinbirroota akkuma gosa gosa isaaniitiin, horii akkuma gosa gosa isaaniitiin, wonni lafa irra lowu akkuma gosa gosa isaaniitiin, gosi martinuu lama lama te'anee, jiru'uun jiraatiisaaf gara keeti dhufanuu ti.Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

21Ammalle sagalee adda addaa ta atii fi wonni lubbuu qabanu kun marti nyaattanu hoboloo guddittii keessatti tuuli» jedhe.You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”

22Nohi akkuma Waaqi isa ajajetti kana mara huje.So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

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