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:
9. I am going to make a solemn promise to you and to everyone who will live after you.
10. This includes the birds and the animals that came out of the boat.
11. I promise every living creature that the earth and those living on it will never again be destroyed by a flood.
12-13. The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you and to every living creature on earth. It will remind you that I will keep this promise for ever.
14. When I send clouds over the earth, and a rainbow appears in the sky,
15. I will remember my promise to you and to all other living creatures. Never again will I let flood waters destroy all life.
16. When I see the rainbow in the sky, I will always remember the promise that I have made to every living creature.
17. The rainbow will be the sign of that solemn promise.