Chuàngshìjì 9:8-17

8 Shén xiǎoyù Nuóyà hé tāde érzi shuō ,

9 Wǒ yǔ nǐmen hé nǐmen de hòuyì lì yuē ,

10 Bīng yǔ nǐmen zhèlǐ de yīqiè huó wù , jiù shì fēiniǎo , shēngchù , zǒushòu , fán cóng fāngzhōu lǐ chūlai de huó wù lì yuē .

11 Wǒ yǔ nǐmen lì yuē , fán yǒu xuèròu de , bú zaì beì hóngshuǐ mièjué , yĕ bú zaì yǒu hóngshuǐ huǐhuaì dì le .

12 Shén shuō , wǒ yǔ nǐmen bìng nǐmen zhèlǐ de gèyàng huó wù suǒ lì de yǒng yuē , shì yǒu jìhào de .

13 Wǒ bǎ hóng fàng zaì yúncai zhōng , zhè jiù kĕ zuò wǒ yǔ dì lì yuē de jìhào le .

14 Wǒ shǐ yúncai gaì dì de shíhou , bì yǒu hóng xiànzaì yúncai zhōng ,

15 Wǒ biàn jìniàn wǒ yǔ nǐmen hé gèyàng yǒu xuèròu de huó wù suǒ lì de yuē , shuǐ jiù zaì bú fànlàn , huǐhuaì yīqiè yǒu xuèròu de wù le .

16 Hóng bì xiànzaì yúncai zhòng , wǒ kànjian , jiù yào jìniàn wǒ yǔ dì shǎng gèyàng yǒu xuèròu de huó wù suǒ lì de yǒng yuē .

17 Shén duì Nuóyà shuō , zhè jiù shì wǒ yǔ dì shǎng yīqiè yǒu xuèròu zhī wù lì yuē de jìhào le .

Chuàngshìjì 9:8-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 9

In this chapter we have an account of God's blessing Noah and his sons, being just come out of the ark, with a renewal of the blessing of propagating their species, and replenishing the earth, the dominion over the creatures, and a freedom from the fear of them; with liberty to eat flesh, only it must not be eaten with blood; with a providential care and preservation of their lives from men and beasts, by making a law that that man or beast should die that shed man's blood, Ge 9:1-6 and after repeating the blessing of procreation, Ge 9:7 mention is made of a covenant God made with Noah, his sons, and all the creatures, that he would drown the world no more, the token of which should be the rainbow in the cloud, Ge 9:8-17 the names of the sons of Noah are observed, by whom the earth was repeopled, Ge 9:18,19 and seem to be observed for the sake of an event after recorded; Noah having planted a vineyard, and drank too freely of the wine of it, lay down uncovered in his tent, which Ham seeing, told his two brothers of it, who in a very modest manner covered him, Ge 9:20-23 of all which Noah being sensible when he awoke, cursed Canaan the son of Ham, and blessed Shem and Japheth, Ge 9:24-27 and the chapter is concluded with the age and death of Noah, Ge 9:28,29.