13. I am putting my bow in the clouds. It will be the sign of my covenant with the world.
14. Whenever I cover the sky with clouds and the rainbow appears,
15. I will remember my promise to you and to all the animals that a flood will never again destroy all living beings.
16. When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between me and all living beings on earth.
17. That is the sign of the promise which I am making to all living beings.”
18. The sons of Noah who went out of the boat were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)
19. These three sons of Noah were the ancestors of all the people on earth.
20. Noah, who was a farmer, was the first man to plant a vineyard.
21. After he drank some of the wine, he became drunk, took off his clothes, and lay naked in his tent.
22. When Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked, he went out and told his two brothers.
23. Then Shem and Japheth took a robe and held it behind them on their shoulders. They walked backwards into the tent and covered their father, keeping their faces turned away so as not to see him naked.
24. When Noah was sober again and learnt what his youngest son had done to him,
25. he said,“A curse on Canaan!He will be a slave to his brothers.
26. Give praise to the Lord, the God of Shem!Canaan will be the slave of Shem.
27. May God cause Japheth to increase!May his descendants live with the people of Shem!Canaan will be the slave of Japheth.”