Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
I Begyndelsen skabte Gud Himmelen og Jorden.
2 And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Og Jorden var øde og tom, og der var Mørke over Verdensdybet. Men Guds Aand svævede over Vandene.
3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
Og Gud sagde: »Der blive Lys!« Og der blev Lys.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness.
Og Gud saa, at Lyset var godt, og Gud satte Skel mellem Lyset og Mørket,
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
og Gud kaldte Lyset Dag, og Mørket kaldte han Nat. Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, første Dag.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Der blive en Hvælving midt i Vandene til at skille Vandene ad!«
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.
Og saaledes skete det: Gud gjorde Hvælvingen og skilte Vandet under Hvælvingen fra Vandet over Hvælvingen;
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
og Gud kaldte Hvælvingen Himmel. Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, anden Dag.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Vandet under Himmelen samle sig paa eet Sted, saa det faste Land kommer til Syne!« Og saaledes skete det;
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and he called the gathering together of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.
og Gud kaldte det faste Land Jord, og Stedet, hvor Vandet samlede sig, kaldte han Hav. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to their kind (in which is the seed of them) upon the earth. And it was so.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Jorden lade fremspire grønne Urter, der bærer Frø, og Frugttræer, der bærer Frugt med Kærne, paa Jorden!« Og saaledes skete det:
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit in which is the seed of it, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good.
Jorden frembragte grønne Urter, der bar Frø, efter deres Arter, og Træer, der bar Frugt med Kærne, efter deres Arter. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, tredje Dag.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Der komme Lys paa Himmelhvælvingen til at skille Dag fra Nat, og de skal være til Tegn og til Fastsættelse af Højtider, Dage og Aar
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth. And it was so.
og tjene som Lys paa Himmelhvælvingen til at lyse paa Jorden!« Og saaledes sket det:
16 And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, also the stars.
Gud gjorde de to store Lys, det største til at herske om Dagen, det mindste til at herske om Natten, og Stjernerne;
17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
og Gud satte dem paa Himmelhvælvingen til at lyse paa Jorden
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
og til at herske over Dagen og Natten og til at skille Lyset fra Mørket. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, fjerde Dag.
20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Vandet vrimle med en Vrimmel af levende Væsener, og Fugle flyve over Jorden oppe under Himmelhvælvingen!« Og saaledes skete det:
21 And God created the great sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Gud skabte de store Havdyr og den hele Vrimmel af levende Væsener, som Vandet vrimler med, efter deres Arter, og alle vingede Væsener efter deres Arter. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
Og Gud velsignede dem og sagde: »Bliv frugtbare og mangfoldige og opfyld Vandet i Havene, og Fuglene blive mangfoldige paa Jorden!«
23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, femte Dag.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kind. And it was so.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Jorden frembringe levende Væsener efter deres Arter: Kvæg, Kryb og vildtlevende Dyr efter deres Arter!« Og saaledes skete det:
25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and the cattle according to their kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Gud gjorde de vildtlevende Dyr efter deres Arter, Kvæget efter dets Arter og alt Jordens Kryb efter dets Arter. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
26 And God said, Let us make mankind in our image-after our likeness-and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Lad os gøre Mennesker i vort Billede, saa de ligner os, til at herske over Havets Fisk og Himmelens Fugle, Kvæget og alle vildtlevende Dyr paa Jorden og alt Kryb, der kryber paa Jorden!«
27 And God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.
Og Gud skabte Mennesket i sit Billede; i Guds Billede skabte han det, som Mand og Kvinde skabte han dem;
28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and have power over it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
og Gud velsignede dem, og Gud sagde til dem: »Bliv frugtbare og mangfoldige og opfyld Jorden, gør eder til Herre over den og hersk over Havets Fisk og Himmelens Fugle, Kvæget og alle vildtlevende Dyr, der rører sig paa Jorden!«
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed. To you it shall be for food,
Gud sagde fremdeles: »Jeg giver eder alle Urter paa hele Jorden, som bærer Frø, og alle Træer, som bærer Frugt med Kærne; de skal være eder til Føde;
30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creeps upon the earth in which there is life, for food-every green herb. And it was so.
men alle Jordens Dyr og alle Himmelens Fugle og alt, hvad der kryber paa Jorden, og som har Livsaande, giver jeg alle grønne Urter til Føde.« Og saaledes skete det.
31 And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Og Gud saa alt, hvad han havde gjort, og se, det var saare godt. Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, sjette Dag.
