ትእዛዛችንም በመጣና እቶኑም በገነፈለ ጊዜ « በእርሷ ውስጥ ከየዓይነቱ ሁሉ ሁለት ሁለት ( ወንድና ሴት ) ፤ ቤተሰቦችህንም ቃል ያለፈበት ብቻ ሲቀር ያመነንም ሰው ሁሉ ጫን » አልነው ፡ ፡ ከእርሱም ጋር ጥቂቶች እንጂ አላመኑም ፡ ፡
And when Our command came and the oven gushed ( forth with water ) , We said ( to Noah ) : ' Take on board ( the Ark ) a pair from every species and yourfamily , except he of whom the word has already been spoken , and those who believe . And none except a few believed with him .