20. Noah became a farmer and planted a vineyard.
21. He drank wine made from his grapes. Then he became drunk and lay naked in his tent.
22. Ham, the father of Canaan, looked at his naked father. Ham told his brothers outside.
23. Then Shem and Japheth got a coat and carried it on both their shoulders. They walked backwards into the tent and covered their father. They turned their faces away. In this way they did not see their father without clothes.
24. Noah was sleeping because of the wine. Later he woke up. Then he learned what his youngest son, Ham, had done to him.
25. So Noah said,“May there be a curse on Canaan!May he be the lowest slave to his brothers.”
26. Noah also said,“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be praised!May Canaan be Shem’s slave.
27. May God give more land to Japheth.May Japheth live in Shem’s tents,and may Canaan be their slave.”
28. After the flood Noah lived 350 years.