The First Book of Moses: Genesis

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- Kapitel 6 -

(Matthew 24:36–51)

And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,

the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose.(a)

(b)

And God said: “My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”(c)

Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.(d)

(e)

Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,(f)

he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.”

Noah’s Favor with God

Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man, and yet he was predominate among his generations, for he walked with God.(g)

And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity.

And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth)

Preparing the Ark

(Hebrews 11:7)

he said to Noah: “The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight. The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence, and I will destroy them, along with the earth.

Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood. You shall make little dwelling places in the ark, and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior.

And thus shall you make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.(h)

You shall make a window in the ark, and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top. Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it: a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level.(i)

Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are on the earth shall be consumed.

And I shall establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter the ark, you and your sons, your wife and the wives of your sons with you.

And from every living thing of all that is flesh, you shall lead pairs into the ark, so that they may survive with you: from the male sex and the female,(j)

from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live.

Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them.”

And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him.

Fußnoten

(a)6:2 Augustine and others say that this passage refers to the lineages of Seth and Cain, the one being holy and close to God, and the other living apart from God. My suggestion is a more generalized version of what Augustine said, namely, that the sons of God are those who stayed close to God in their lives, and the sons of men are those who lived merely secular lives. In the Bible, the term ‘sons of’ does not necessarily connotate lineage. For example, those who commit adultery are called, ‘sons of adulterers,’ not because their parents were also adulterers, but because they act as if they were sons of adultery personified. There were, in ancient times, prior to any organized religion as we have today, some who were holy, who lived close to God, and who, as a result, lived long lives. But these sons of God were attracted to women who were not holy, who lived secular lives. Thus God generally limits the length of our lives because of sin.(Conte)

(b)6:2 The sons of God:The descendants of Seth and Enos are here called sons of God from their religion and piety: whereas the ungodly race of Cain, who by their carnal affections lay grovelling upon the earth, are called the children of men. The unhappy consequence of the former marrying with the latter, ought to be a warning to Christians to be very circumspect in their marriages; and not to suffer themselves to be determined in their choice by their carnal passion, to the prejudice of virtue or religion.(Challoner)

(c)6:3 His days shall be, etc:The meaning is, that man’s days, which before the flood were usually 900 years, should now be reduced to 120 years. Or rather, that God would allow men this term of 120 years, for their repentance and conversion, before he would send the deluge.(Challoner)

(d)6:4 The giants were perhaps those who were giants in their mental stature, not so much in their physical stature. There may also have been stark differences in the physical characteristics of different groups of people, due to small gene pools, in groups separated by tribe or lineage. Some groups may have been markedly larger or stronger than others. The sons of the sons of God and the daughters of men were mighty because God blesses the offspring of those who are holy.(Conte)

(e)6:4 Giants:It is likely the generality of men before the flood were of a gigantic stature in comparison with what men now are. But these here spoken of are called giants, as being not only tall in stature, but violent and savage in their dispositions, and mere monsters of cruelty and lust.(Challoner)

(f)6:6 It repented him, etc:God, who is unchangeable, is not capable of repentance, grief, or any other passion. But these expressions are used to declare the enormity of the sins of men, which was so provoking as to determine their Creator to destroy these his creatures, whom before he had so much favoured.(Challoner)

(g)6:9 Even though Noah lived among in evil generation, he was well-thought of and successful among them, because he walked with God. This verse also has the sense that Noah was predominate among his own family and descendents because he walked with God. And it also means that Noah was uncorrupted by his time.(Conte)

(h)6:15 Three hundred cubits, etc:The ark, according to the dimensions here set down, contained four hundred and fifty thousand square cubits; which was more than enough to contain all the kinds of living creatures, with all necessary provisions: even supposing the cubits here spoken of to have been only a foot and a half each, which was the least kind of cubits.(Challoner)

(i)6:16 So, the top of the window was placed so that it would be within a cubit of the summit of the arc. Then Noah could see a greater distance from the window than if it were placed lower, and it would be less susceptible to leaks from waves hitting the window.(Conte)

(j)6:19 This verse does not yet say how many pairs, but merely instructs that every living creature placed on the ark should be in pair, male and female. This passage teaches us that human persons, as well as all other animals, are intended by God to be in pairs.(Conte)

Die Schlechtigkeit und das Gericht des Menschen

(Matthäus 24,36-51)

Als nun die Menschen anfingen, sich zu vermehren auf Erden und Töchter zeugten,

sahen die Söhne Gottes, dass die Töchter der Menschen schön waren, und nahmen sich zu Weibern alle, welche sie wollten.

Und Gott sprach: Mein Geist soll nicht ewig im Menschen bleiben; denn er ist Fleisch, und seine Tage sollen hundert und zwanzig Jahre sein.

Es waren aber in jenen Tagen die Riesen auf Erden; denn nachdem die Kinder Gottes zu den Töchtern der Menschen eingegangen waren, und diese Kinder geboren hatten, wurden dies die Gewaltigen, die von Alters her berühmten Männer.

Da aber Gott sah, dass die Bosheit der Menschen groß war auf Erden und alles Denken ihres Herzens immerdar auf das Böse gerichtet war,

reute es ihn, dass er den Menschen auf Erden geschaffen hatte. Und vom Schmerz im innersten Herzen ergriffen,

sprach er: Ich will den Menschen, den ich geschaffen habe, von der Erde vertilgen, Mensch und Getier, vom Gewürm bis zu den Vögeln des Himmels; denn es reuet mich, dass ich sie geschaffen habe.

Noe aber fand Gnade vor dem Herrn.

Noah erfreut Gott

Dies ist das Geschlecht Noes: Noe war ein gerechter Mann und vollkommen unter seinen Zeitgenossen; er wandelte mit Gott.

Und er zeugte drei Söhne: Sem, Cham und Japheth.

Aber die Erde ward verderbt vor Gott und ward mit Frevel erfüllt.

Und da Gott sah, dass die Erde verderbt war (denn alles Fleisch hatte seinen Wandel verderbt auf Erden),

Die Arche wird vorbereitet

(Hebräer 11,7)

sprach er zu Noe: Das Ende alles Fleisches ist bei mir beschlossen; die Erde ist mit Frevel erfüllt von ihnen, so will ich sie nun samt der Erde vernichten.

Baue dir eine Arche von geglättetem Holze, mache Kammern in die Arche, und verpiche sie von innen und außen mit Pech.

Und also sollst du sie machen: Dreihundert Ellen soll die Länge der Arche sein, fünfzig Ellen ihre Breite, und dreißig Ellen ihre Höhe.

Ein Fenster mache in der Arche, und eine Elle sei seine Höhe von oben; den Eingang der Arche aber bringe an der Seite an, und mache in ihr einen unteren Boden, einen Mittelraum und ein drittes Stockwerk.

Siehe, ich werde eine Wasserflut über die Erde kommen lassen, um alles Fleisch unter dem Himmel, das Odem des Lebens in sich hat, zu töten. Alles, was auf Erden ist, soll umkommen.

Doch mit dir will ich meinen Bund schließen; und du sollst in die Arche eingehen, du und deine Söhne, dein Weib und die Weiber deiner Söhne mit dir.

Und aus allen lebenden Wesen von allem Fleische führe je zwei in die Arche, dass sie mit dir leben bleiben, ein Männchen und ein Weibchen.

Von den Vögeln je nach ihrer Art, von dem Vieh je nach seiner Art, und von allem Gewürm der Erde je nach seiner Art: je zwei von allen sollen mit dir hineingehen, auf dass sie am Leben bleiben können.

Nimm daher von allem, was genossen werden kann, mit dir, und speichere es bei dir auf, und es diene sowohl dir als ihnen zur Nahrung.

Und Noe tat alles, was ihm Gott geboten hatte.