Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Na ebandeli, Nzambe akelaki Likolo mpe mokili.
2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Mokili ezalaki na lolenge te mpe ezalaki pamba. Molili ezalaki na likolo ya mozindo; mpe Molimo ya Nzambe azalaki kopepa na likolo ya mayi.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Mpe Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete pole ezala! » Mpe pole ezalaki.
4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
Nzambe amonaki ete pole ezali malamu, akabolaki pole na molili.
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Nzambe abengaki pole « moyi, » mpe abengaki molili « butu. » Pokwa ezalaki mpe tongo ezalaki. Yango ezalaki mokolo moko.
6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete etando ezala kati na mayi mpo na kokabola yango! »
7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Nzambe akelaki etando; akabolaki mayi oyo ezalaki na se ya etando na mayi ya likolo. Yango esalemaki mpe bongo.
8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
Nzambe abengaki etando « likolo. » Pokwa ezalaki, tongo mpe ezalaki. Yango ezalaki mokolo ya mibale.
9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete mayi oyo ezali na se ya likolo esangana esika moko mpo ete mabele ya kokawuka ebima! » Yango esalemaki mpe bongo.
10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Nzambe abengaki mabele ya kokawuka « mokili, » mpe abengaki mayi oyo esanganaki esika moko « ebale monene. » Nzambe amonaki ete ezali malamu.
11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete mokili ebimisa matiti, milona oyo ezali na nkona mpe banzete ya mbuma oyo ebotaka mbuma kolanda lolenge ya nzete moko na moko! » Yango esalemaki mpe bongo.
12 The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Mabele ebimisaki matiti, milona oyo ebotaka nkona kolanda lolenge ya molona moko na moko mpe banzete oyo ebotaka mbuma kolanda lolenge ya nzete moko na moko. Nzambe amonaki ete ezali malamu.
13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
Pokwa ezalaki, tongo mpe ezalaki. Yango ezalaki mokolo ya misato.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete biloko oyo ebimisaka pole ezala na etando ya likolo mpo na kokabola moyi wuta na butu, mpo na kozala bilembo oyo ekolakisa bileko, mikolo mpe mibu,
15 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
mpe mpo na kongengisa mokili! » Yango esalemaki mpe bongo.
16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
Nzambe akelaki biloko mibale ya minene oyo ebimisaka pole: oyo eleki monene, mpo na kongenga na moyi; mpe oyo ya moke, mpo na kongenga na butu. Mpe akelaki lisusu minzoto.
17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
Nzambe atiaki yango na etando ya likolo mpo ete engengisa mokili,
18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
engenga na moyi mpe na butu, mpe ekabola pole na molili. Nzambe amonaki ete ezali malamu.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
Pokwa ezalaki, tongo mpe ezalaki. Yango ezalaki mokolo ya minei.
20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete bikelamu ya bomoi etonda kati na mayi, mpe bandeke epumbwa na mokili na etando ya likolo! »
21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Nzambe akelaki banyama minene ya mayi mpe bikelamu nyonso ya bomoi oyo etambolaka kati na mayi mpe etondi meke kati na mayi: ekelamu na ekelamu na lolenge na yango. Akelaki mpe bandeke nyonso ya mapapu: ndeke na ndeke na lolenge na yango. Nzambe amonaki ete ezali malamu.
22 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Nzambe apambolaki yango mpe alobaki: « Bobotana, bokoma ebele, botondisa mayi ya bibale, mpe tika ete bandeke ekoma ebele kati na mokili. »
23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
Pokwa ezalaki, tongo mpe ezalaki. Yango ezalaki mokolo ya mitano.
24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete mokili ebimisa bikelamu ya bomoi kolanda lolenge na yango: bibwele, bikelamu oyo etambolaka na libumu, banyama ya mike-mike mpe banyama ya zamba! » Yango esalemaki mpe bongo.
25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Nzambe akelaki banyama ya zamba kolanda lolenge na yango: bibwele mpe bikelamu nyonso ya mike-mike. Nzambe amonaki ete ezali malamu.
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tika ete tosala bato na elilingi na biso, na lolenge oyo biso tozali, mpo ete bakonza bambisi ya ebale, bandeke ya likolo, bibwele kati na mokili mobimba, bikelamu nyonso oyo etambolaka na libumu mpe banyama ya mike-mike! »
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Nzambe akelaki bato na elilingi na Ye, akelaki bango na elilingi ya Nzambe; akelaki bango mobali mpe mwasi.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
Nzambe apambolaki bango mpe alobaki na bango: « Bobotana, bokoma ebele, botondisa mokili mpe bobongola yango. Bokonza bambisi ya bibale, bandeke ya likolo, bikelamu oyo etambolaka na libumu mpe banyama nyonso ya mike-mike. »
29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
Bongo Nzambe alobaki: « Tala, kati na mokili mobimba, napesi bino milona oyo ezali na nkona mpe banzete nyonso oyo ebotaka mbuma. Yango nde ekozala bilei na bino.
30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Napesi matiti nyonso ya mobesu lokola bilei epai ya banyama nyonso ya mokili, epai ya bandeke nyonso ya likolo, epai ya bikelamu nyonso oyo etambolaka na libumu, mpe epai ya bikelamu nyonso oyo ezali na bomoi. » Yango esalemaki mpe bongo.
31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Nzambe atalaki biloko nyonso oyo akelaki mpe amonaki ete ezali malamu koleka. Pokwa ezalaki, tongo mpe ezalaki. Yango ezalaki mokolo ya motoba.
