This is the story of Noah and the flood. After God cursed Cain, Cain found a wife and they had children. Seth also found a wife and they had children. The people on the earth became many. Some of the people loved God but most of them rebelled against God. They were always fighting. God saw that all the thoughts of the heart of man were always evil all the time. When God saw how wicked the works of man were, He said, "I will destroy everything I have created, man and animal.”
But Noah found favour in the eyes of the Lord. He was a righteous man who walked with God. God said to Noah, “I am sorry that I ever made man. I am going to destroy all that has been created because the people are evil, but I will establish my covenant with you. Only you and your wife, your three sons, and their wives will live.”
“I want you to build a big boat, called an ark, because I will cause a big flood to destroy the earth. You should also take with you male and female of every kind of animals and birds. Also, for animals that are good for sacrifice, you must put seven males and seven females. Bring food also.”
God told Noah exactly how to build the boat. And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him. It took Noah 120 years to build the boat. Then one day God told Noah that he and his family should take all of the animals and birds and go into the boat. Then God shut the door.
For 40 days and 40 nights, the waters above rained down and the waters below broke out onto the earth. Everything was covered with water, even the highest mountain, and there was no way for the people to escape, so they all drowned. But Noah and his family and the animals on the ark were safe, floating on top of the water.
At the end of 40 days, God remembered Noah and stopped the waters. For many months Noah was in the boat. After one year, the flood had gone down, and the ark came to rest on a mountain. Then God said to Noah, “Come out of the ark.” And Noah and his family, and the animals, came out of the boat.
Noah built an altar and made an offering, worshipping God. God was pleased with his offering. God said, “I will never again destroy the earth with a great flood. I am putting my rainbow in the sky as a sign of my promise.”
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.”
Noah’s sons had many children and as time passed there were many people on the earth again.
This is the end of the story.