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French · Beginner

L’arche de Noé et le grand Déluge

Adapted from Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood

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Noah builds an ark to survive the flood, and God establishes a covenant with Noah and every living creature.

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La méchanceté humaine attriste Dieu

God is sad about evil people

Dieu voit que les humains font beaucoup de mal. Leurs pensées et leurs projets sont toujours mauvais. Il regrette de les avoir créés et ressent une grande tristesse. Il décide de faire disparaître les humains, mais aussi les animaux, les petites bêtes du sol et les oiseaux. Pourtant, il regarde Noé avec bonté.

God sees that humans do a great deal of evil. Their thoughts and plans are always bad. He regrets creating them and feels deep sadness. He decides to wipe out the humans, along with the animals, the small creatures on the ground, and the birds. Yet he looks kindly on Noah.

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SpanishBeginner · El arca de Noé y el gran diluvio GermanBeginner · Noahs Arche und die Sintflut ItalianBeginner · L’arca di Noè e il diluvio universale PortugueseBeginner · A arca de Noé e o grande dilúvio PolishBeginner · Arka Noego i wielki potop RomanianBeginner · Arca lui Noe și marele potop HungarianBeginner · Noé bárkája és az özönvíz DutchBeginner · De ark van Noach en de zondvloed SwedishBeginner · Noas ark och den stora floden NorwegianBeginner · Noas ark og den store flommen DanishBeginner · Noas ark og syndfloden EnglishBeginner · Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood

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