floods

³⁵And Jesus wept.

¹⁷Behold, 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.

²⁵He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted. ²⁶They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress. ²⁷They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed. ²⁸And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress. ²⁹And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled. ³⁰And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.

⁵And he did not spare the original world, but he preserved the eighth one, Noah, the herald of justice, bringing the flood upon the world of the impious.

²⁶And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of man.

²⁷They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered the ark. And the flood came and destroyed them all.

³The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods have lifted up their waves,

²⁰who had been unbelieving in past times, while they waited for the patience of God, as in the days of Noah, when the ark was being built. In that ark, a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

²²And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.

¹Then God remembered Noah, and all living things, and all the cattle, which were with him in the ark, and he brought a wind across the earth, and the waters were diminished. ²And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained. ³And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth. And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days. ⁴And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia. ⁵Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared. ⁶And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven,

⁴And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And death shall be no more. And neither mourning, nor crying out, nor grief shall be anymore. For the first things have passed away.”

⁹For me, it is just as in the days of Noah, to whom I swore that I would no longer bring in the waters of Noah over the earth. Thus have I sworn not to be angry with you, and not to rebuke you.

³⁰And indeed, God, having looked down to see the ignorance of these times, has now announced to men that everyone everywhere should do penance. ³¹For he has appointed a day on which he will judge the world in equity, through the man whom he has appointed, offering faith to all, by raising him from the dead.”

¹⁵And the serpent sent out from his mouth, after the woman, water like a river, so that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.

³⁶And so, be vigilant, praying at all times, so that you may be held worthy to escape from all these things, which are in the future, and to stand before the Son of man.”

⁷By faith, Noah, having accepted an answer about those things which were not yet seen, being afraid, fashioned an ark for the salvation of his house. Through the ark, he condemned the world, and was established as the heir of the justice that occurs through faith.

¹⁰The Lord causes the great flood to dwell. And the Lord will sit as King in eternity. ¹¹The Lord will give virtue to his people. The Lord will bless his people in peace.