9:20 Noah, a man of the soil, ¹  began to plant a vineyard. ²  9:21 When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself ³  inside his tent. 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, ⁴  saw his father’s nakedness ⁵  and told his two brothers who were outside. 9:23 Shem and Japheth took the garment ⁶  and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned ⁷  the other way so they did not see their father’s nakedness.

9:24 When Noah awoke from his drunken stupor ⁸  he learned ⁹  what his youngest son had done ¹⁰  to him. 9:25 So he said,

“Cursed ¹¹  be Canaan! ¹² 

The lowest of slaves ¹³ 

he will be to his brothers.”

9:26 He also said,

“Worthy of praise is ¹⁴  the Lord, the God of Shem!

May Canaan be the slave of Shem! ¹⁵ 

9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! ¹⁶ 

May he live ¹⁷  in the tents of Shem

and may Canaan be his slave!”