+ Genesis 1 >
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
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.
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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.
And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
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.
God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.
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.
And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
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.
And he said: Let the earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.
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.
And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
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.
And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth. And it was so.
To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done.
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.
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.
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.
And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
And the evening and morning were the fourth day.
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.
God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
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.
And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth.
23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
And the evening and morning were the fifth day.
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.
And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done.
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.
And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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.
And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth.
27 And God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.
And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.
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.
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
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,
And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:
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.
And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.
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.
And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.