0030 - A vineyard and a curse

Genesis 9:18-29

¹⁸ The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan. ¹⁹ These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

²⁰ Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard. ²¹ He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent. ²² Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. ²³ Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness. ²⁴ Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him. ²⁵ He said,

“Canaan is cursed.
    He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

²⁶ He said,

“Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem.
    Let Canaan be his servant.
²⁷ May God enlarge Japheth.
    Let him dwell in the tents of Shem.
    Let Canaan be his servant.”

²⁸ Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood. ²⁹ All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.