Genesis 8
1 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ନୋହ ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଜାହାଜ ରେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ଜୀବିତ ପ୍ରାଣୀକୁ ମନେ ପକାଇଲେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ପୃଥିବୀ ଉପରେ ପବନ ବୁହାଇଲେ ଏବଂ ବନ୍ଯା ଜଳ କମିଗଲା।
2 ଆକାଶରୁ ବର୍ଷା ପଡ଼ିବା ବନ୍ଦ ହାଇଗେଲା ଏବଂ ଧରିତ୍ରୀ ତଳେ ଜଳଷୋର୍ତ ବନ୍ଦ ହାଇଗେଲା। ଆକାଶସ୍ଥ ଦ୍ବାର ସକଳ ବନ୍ଦ ହାଇଗେଲା।
3 ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ଆଚ୍ଛାଦନ କରିଥିବା ପାଣି ତଳକୁ ତଳକୁ ଚାଲିଗଲା।ଏବଂ 15 0ଦିନପରେ ଜଳ ପତ୍ତନ ଧି ରଧେି ରେ କମିଗଲା।
4 ଏହାପରେ ସପ୍ତଦଶ ମାସର ସପ୍ତଦଶ ଦିନ ରେ ଆରାରଟ ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ ଜାହାଜ ଲାଗି ରହିଲା।
5 ଏହିପରି ଦଶମମାସ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଜଳ କ୍ରମଶଃ କମିଲା। ସହେି ଦଶମ ମାସର ପ୍ରଥମ ଦିନ ରେ ପର୍ବତଗଣର ଶୃଂଗ ଦଖାଗେଲା।
6 ଏହାପରେ ଆହୁରି ଚ଼ାଳିଶ ଦିନ ୟିବାପରେ ନୋହ ଜାହାଜର ଝରକା ଫିଟାଇ ଦେଲେ।
7 ତା'ପରେ ନୋହ ଏକ କାଉକୁ ଆକାଶ ଉପରେ ଉଡ଼ାଇ ଦେଲେ। ସହେି କାଉଟି ପାଣି ଛାଡ଼ି ଭୂମି ଶୁଖିବା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଏକ ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଉଡ଼ିଲା।
8 ପୁନଶ୍ଚ ନୋହ ଏକ କପୋତକୁ ଛାଡ଼ିଲେ, ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ସବୁ ଜଳ ପୃଥିବୀରୁ ଶୁଖି ଗଲାଣି କି ନାହିଁ।
9 ସହେି କପୋତଟି କୌଣସିଠା ରେ ବିଶ୍ରାମ ନବୋକୁ ସ୍ଥାନ ନପାଇ ଫରେିଆସିଲା। କାରଣ ସେ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ପୃଥିବୀ ଉପରେ ଜଳରାଶି ବୁଡ଼ି କରିଥିଲା। ନୋହ ହାତ ବଢ଼ାଇ କପୋତକୁ ଧରି ଜାହାଜ ମଧ୍ଯକୁ ନେଲେ।
10 ସାତଦିନ ପରେ, ନୋହ ଜାହାଜରୁ ପୂନର୍ବାର କପୋତକୁ ପଠାଇଲେ।
11 ସହେି ଦିନ ସଂଧ୍ଯା ସମୟରେ ସହେି କପୋତଟି ତା'ର ଥଣ୍ଟ ରେ ଏକ ତାଜା ଜୀତ ଅଲିଭ୍ ଗଛର ପତ୍ର ଧରି ଆସିଥିଲା। ନୋହ ଏଥିରୁ ଜାଣିଲେ ଯେ ପୃଥିବୀ ଉପରୁ ଜଳ କ୍ରମଶଃ ଛାଡ଼ି ୟାଇଅଛି।
12 ସାତଦିନ ଗଲାପରେ ନୋହ ଜାହାଜରୁ ପୂନର୍ବାର କପୋତକୁ ପଠାଇଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ କପୋତ ଆଉ ଫରେିଲା ନାହିଁ।
13 ଏହାପରେ, ନୋହ ଜାହାଜର ଦ୍ବାର ଖାଲିେଲେ। ନୋହ ଦେଖିଲେ ଯେ, ଭୂମି ପୁରା ଶୁଖି ୟାଇଛି। ଏହାଥିଲା ପ୍ରଥମ ମାସର ପ୍ରଥମ ଦିବସ। ନୋହକୁ ସେତବେେଳେ 601 ବର୍ଷ ହାଇେଥିଲା।
14 ଦ୍ବିତିଯ ମାସର ଶତାଇଶ ଦିନ ବଳକେୁଭୂମି ପୁରା ଶୁଖିୟାଇଥିଲା
15 ଏହାପରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ନୋହଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ,
16 ଜାହାଜକୁ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କର, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ, ତୁମ୍ଭର ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ପୁତ୍ରବଧୂମାନଙ୍କୁ ବାହାରି ଆସିବାକୁ କୁହ
17 ତୁମ୍ଭ ସହିତ ସମସ୍ତ ପଶୁଗୁଡିକୁ ବାହାର କରି ଆଣ । ସମସ୍ତ ପଶୁ, ସମସ୍ତ ପକ୍ଷୀ, ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂଚର ପ୍ରାଣୀ ସମାନେେ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରନ୍ତୁ। ପୁଣି ପୃଥିବୀ ଫଳବନ୍ତ ହେଉ।
18 ତେଣୁ ନୋହ ତା'ର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଓ ତା'ର ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ପୁତ୍ରବଧୂମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ବାହାରକୁ ପଳାଇ ଆସିଲେ।
19 ସମସ୍ତ ପଶୁ ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂମିରେ ଗୁରୁଣ୍ଡୁଥିବା ଜୀବିତ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନେ ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ପକ୍ଷୀ ତାଙ୍କର ପରିବାର ସହିତ ଜାହାଜରୁ ବାହାରି ଆସିଲେ।
20 ଏହାପରେ ନୋହ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ଏକ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ସ୍ଥାପନ କଲେ। ନୋହ ସେଥି ରେ ଶୁଚ଼ିପଶୁ ଓ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ବ ରେ ନବୈେଦ୍ଯ ଦେଲେ।
21 ତହିଁରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ବଳିଦାନକୁ ଆଘ୍ରାଣ କଲେ ଏବଂ ନିଜେ ମନେ ମନେ ଚ଼ିନ୍ତା କଲେ, ପୃଥିବୀକି ଅଭିଶାପ ଦବୋ ନାହିଁ। ଯଦିଓ ବାଲ୍ଯାକାଳରୁ ମନୁଷ୍ଯର ମନର ଅଭିପ୍ରାଯ ଓ ପ୍ରବଣତା ମନ୍ଦ, ତଥାପି ଆଉ କବେେ ହେଲ ସମସ୍ତ ଜୀବଙ୍କୁ ବିନଷ୍ଟ କରିବି ନାହିଁ, ଯେପରି ମୁଁ ପୂର୍ବରୁ କଲି।
22 ଯେ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ପୃଥିବୀ ରହିଛି, ସପେର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ବୁଣିବାର ସମୟ ଓ ଅମଳ କରିବାର ସମୟ ଥଣ୍ଡା ଓ ଗରମ, ପୁଣି ଗ୍ରୀଷ୍ମ ଓ ଶୀତକାଳ, ଦିବସ ଓ ରାତ୍ରି ଏସବୁ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ଚ଼ାଲିଥିବ।
1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
15 And God spake unto Noah, saying,
16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.