Thus He blottedout everylivingthingthat was upon the faceof the land,from manto animalsto creepingthingsand to birdsof the sky,and they were blottedout from the earth;and onlyNoahwas left,together with those that were with him in the ark.
"Behold,I, even I am bringingthe floodof waterupon the earth,to destroyallfleshin whichis the breathof life,from underheaven;everythingthat is on the earthshall perish.
So Noahwentout, and his sonsand his wifeand his sons'wiveswith him.
"From sixtroublesHe will deliveryou, Even in sevenevilwill not touchyou.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
A thousandmay fallat your sideAnd tenthousandat your righthand,[But] it shall not approachyou.
Richesdo not profitin the dayof wrath,But righteousnessdeliversfrom death.
"Thesewill go awayinto eternalpunishment,but the righteousinto eternallife."
By faithNoah,being warned[by God] aboutthings not yetseen,in reverencepreparedan arkfor the salvationof his household,by whichhe condemnedthe world,and becamean heirof the righteousnesswhich is accordingto faith.
who oncewere disobedient,whenthe patienceof Godkept waitingin the daysof Noah,during the constructionof the ark,in whicha few,that is, eightpersons,were brought safelythrough[the] water.
and did not sparethe ancientworld,but preservedNoah,a preacherof righteousness,with seven others,when He broughta floodupon the worldof the ungodly;
[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
throughwhichthe worldat that timewas destroyed,being floodedwith water.
