1 God said to Noah and his sons:I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
2 All animals, birds, reptiles, and fish will be afraid of you. I have placed them under your control,
3 and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.
4 But life is in the blood, and you must not eat any meat that still has blood in it.
5-6 I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.
7 I want you and your descendants to have many children, so people will live everywhere on earth.
8 Again, God said to Noah and his sons: