Genesis 1
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
2 The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters.
3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
And God said, “Let there be light.” And light became.
4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses.
5 God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
And he called the light, ‘Day,’ and the darknesses, ‘Night.’ And it became evening and morning, one day.
6 God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
God also said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide waters from waters.”
7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
And God made a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.
8 God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
And God called the firmament ‘Heaven.’ And it became evening and morning, the second day.
9 God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.
Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became.
10 God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.
And God called the dry land, ‘Earth,’ and he called the gathering of the waters, ‘Seas.’ And God saw that it was good.
11 God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.
And he said, “Let the land spring forth green plants, both those producing seed, and fruit-bearing trees, producing fruit according to their kind, whose seed is within itself, over all the earth.” And so it became.
12 The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
And the land brought forth green plants, both those producing seed, according to their kind, and trees producing fruit, with each having its own way of sowing, according to its species. And God saw that it was good.
13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
And it became evening and the morning, the third day.
14 God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
Then God said: “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven. And let them divide day from night, and let them become signs, both of the seasons, and of the days and years.
15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
Let them shine in the firmament of heaven and illuminate the earth.” And so it became.
16 God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
And God made two great lights: a greater light, to rule over the day, and a lesser light, to rule over the night, along with the stars.
17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
And he set them in the firmament of heaven, to give light over all the earth,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
and to rule over the day as well as the night, and to divide light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
And it became evening and morning, the fourth day.
20 God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
And then God said, “Let the waters produce animals with a living soul, and flying creatures above the earth, under the firmament of heaven.”
21 God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
And God created the great sea creatures, and everything with a living soul and the ability to move that the waters produced, according to their species, and all the flying creatures, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 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 above the land.”
23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
And it became evening and morning, the fifth day.
24 God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.
God also said, “Let the land produce living souls in their kind: cattle, and animals, and wild beasts of the earth, according to their species.” And so it became.
25 God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their species, and the cattle, and every animal on the land, according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
And he said: “Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.”
27 God created man in his own image. In God’s image 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 God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
And God blessed them, and he said, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
29 God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
And God said: “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant upon the earth, and all the trees that have in themselves the ability to sow their own kind, to be food for you,
30 To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
and for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for everything that moves upon the earth and in which there is a living soul, so that they may have these on which to feed.” And so it became.
31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
And God saw everything that he had made. And they were very good. And it became evening and morning, the sixth day.
