16. When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
17. And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."
18. Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.
19. These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
20. Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.
21. He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.
22. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
23. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father's nakedness.
24. When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.
25. So he said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."
26. He also said, "Blessed be the Lord, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.