12. God looked at the world and saw that it was evil, for the people were all living evil lives.
13. God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to the whole human race. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.
14. Build a boat for yourself out of good timber; make rooms in it and cover it with tar inside and out.
15. Make it 133 metres long, 22 metres wide, and thirteen metres high.
16. Make a roof for the boat and leave a space of 44 centimetres between the roof and the sides. Build it with three decks and put a door in the side.
17. I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,
18. but I will make a covenant with you. Go into the boat with your wife, your sons, and their wives.