1 Mosebog 2
1 Saaledes fuldendtes Himmelen og Jorden med al deres Hær.
That is the way God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Paa den syvende Dag fuldendte Gud det Værk, han havde udført, og han hvilede paa den syvende Dag efter det Værk, han havde udført;
By the time it was the seventh day, God had finished the work of creating everything, so he did not work any more on that day.
3 og Gud velsignede den syvende Dag og helligede den, thi paa den hvilede han efter hele sit Værk, det, Gud havde skabt og udført.
God blessed each seventh day, and he set those days apart to be special days, because on the seventh day God did not work any more, after finishing all his work of creating everything.
4 Det er Himmelens og Jordens Skabelseshistorie. Da Gud HERREN gjorde Jord og Himmel —
That is how God created the heavens and the earth. God, whose name is Yahweh, made the heavens and the earth.
5 dengang fandtes endnu ingen af Markens Buske paa Jorden, og endnu var ingen af Markens Urter spiret frem, thi Gud HERREN havde ikke ladet det regne paa Jorden, og der var ingen Mennesker til at dyrke Agerjorden,
At first there were no plants growing, because Yahweh God had not yet caused rain to fall on the ground. Furthermore, there was no one to till the ground for planting crops.
6 men en Taage vældede op at Jorden og vandede hele Agerjordens Flade —
Instead, mist rose up from the ground, so that it watered the surface of the ground.
7 da dannede Gud HERREN Mennesket af Agerjordens Muld og blæste Livsaande i hans Næsebor, saa at Mennesket blev et levende Væsen.
Then Yahweh God took some soil and formed a man. He breathed into the man’s nostrils his own breath that gives life, and as a result the man became a living person.
8 Derpaa plantede Gud HERREN en Have i Eden ude mod Øst, og dem satte han Mennesket, som han havde dannet;
Yahweh God made a park/garden in a place named Eden, which was east of the land of Canaan, and he put there the man that he had created.
9 Og Gud HERREN lod af Agerjorden fremvokse alle Slags Træer, en Fryd at skue og gode til Føde, desuden Livets Træ, der stod midt i Haven, og Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt.
Yahweh God also put there every kind of tree that is beautiful to see and that produced fruit that was good to eat. He also placed in the middle of the park/garden a tree [whose fruit would enable those who ate it] to live forever. He also placed there another tree whose fruit would enable those who ate it to know what actions were good [to do] and what actions were evil [to do].
10 Der udsprang en Flod i Eden til at vande Haven, og udenfor delte den sig i fire Hovedstrømme.
A river flowed from Eden to provide water for the park/garden. Outside of Eden, the river divided into four rivers.
11 Den ene hedder Pisjon; den løber omkring Landet Havila, hvor der findes Guld
The name of the first river is Pishon. That river flows through all the land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12 og Guldet i det Land er godt, Bdellium og Sjohamsten.
That gold (is very pure/has no impurities in it). There is [also a sweet-smelling gum called] bdellium, and valuable stones called onyx.
13 Den anden Flod hedder Gihon; den løber omkring Landet Kusj.
The name of the second river is Gihon. That river flows through all the land of Cain.
14 Den tredje Flod hedder Hiddekel; den løber østen om Assyrien. Den fjerde Flod er Frat.
The name of the third river is Tigris. It flows east of [the city of] Asshur. The name of the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 Derpaa tog Gud HERREN Adam og satte ham i Edens Have til at dyrke og vogte den.
Yahweh God took the man and put him in Eden park/garden to till/cultivate it and take care of it.
16 Men Gud HERREN bød Adam: »Af alle Træer i Haven har du Lov at spise,
But Yahweh said to him, “You must not eat the fruit of the tree that will enable you to know what actions are good to do and what actions are evil to do. If you eat any fruit from that tree, on that day your relationship with me will end. But I will permit you to eat the fruit of any of the other trees in the park/garden.”
17 kun af Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt maa du ikke spise; den Dag du spiser deraf, skal du visselig dø!«
18 Derpaa sagde Gud HERREN: »Det er ikke godt for Mennesket at være ene; jeg vil gøre ham en Medhjælp, som passer til ham!«
Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for this man to be alone. So I will make someone who will be a suitable partner for him.”
19 Og Gud HERREN dannede af Agerjorden alle Markens Dyr og Himmelens Fugle og førte dem hen til Adam for at se, hvad han vilde kalde dem; thi hvad Adam kaldte de forskellige levende Væsener, det skulde være deres Navn.
Yahweh God had taken some soil and had formed from it all kinds of animals and birds, and he brought them to the man to hear what names he would give them.
20 Adam gav da alt Kvæget, alle Himmelens Fugle og alle Markens Dyr Navne — men til sig selv fandt Adam ingen Medhjælp, der passede til ham.
Then the man gave names to all the kinds of livestock and birds and wild animals, but none of these creatures was a partner that was suitable for the man.
21 Saa lod Gud HERREN Dvale falde over Adam, og da han var sovet ind, tog han et af hans Ribben og lukkede med Kød i dets Sted;
So Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, Yahweh took out one of the man’s ribs. Then he immediately closed the opening in his body [and healed it].
22 og af Ribbenet, som Gud HERREN havde taget af Adam, byggede han en Kvinde og førte hende hen til Adam.
Yahweh then made a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man’s body, and he brought her to the man.
23 Da sagde Adam: »Denne Gang er det Ben af mine Ben og Kød af mit Kød; hun skal kaldes Kvinde, thi af Manden er hun taget!«
The man exclaimed, “[Wow]! This is truly (someone like me/what I was looking for!) She is truly from my bones and from my flesh. So I will call her woman, because she was taken from me, a man.”
24 Derfor forlader en Mand sin Fader og Moder og holder sig til sin Hustru, og de to bliver eet Kød.
[The first woman was taken from the man’s body, ] so that is why when a man and a woman marry, they must leave their parents. The man will join very closely to his wife, so that the two of them will be as though they are one person.
25 Og de var begge nøgne, baade Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke.
Although the man and his wife were naked, they were not ashamed about that.
