Genesis 2
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Således fuldendtes Himmelen og Jorden med al deres Hær.
2 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
På den syvende Dag fuldendte Gud det Værk, han havde udført, og han hvilede på den syvende Dag efter det Værk, han havde udført;
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
og Gud velsignede den syvende Dag og helligede den, thi på den hvilede han efter hele sit Værk, det, Gud havde skabt og udført.
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
Det er Himmelens og Jordens Skabelseshistorie. Da Gud HERREN gjorde Jord og Himmel
5 Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
dengang fandtes endnu ingen af Markens Buske på Jorden, og endnu var ingen af Markens Urter spiret frem, thi Gud HERREN havde ikke ladet det regne på Jorden, og der var ingen Mennesker til at dyrke Agerjorden,
6 But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
men en Tåge vældede op at Jorden og vandede hele Agerjordens Flade
7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
da dannede Gud HERREN Mennesket af Agerjordens Muld og blæste Livsånde i hans Næsebor, så at Mennesket blev et levende Væsen.
8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
Derpå plantede Gud HERREN en Have i Eden ude mod Øst, og dem satte han Mennesket, som han havde dannet;
9 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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.
10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
Der udsprang en Flod i Eden til at vande Haven, og udenfor delte den sig i fire Hovedstrømme.
11 The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Den ene hedder Pisjon; den løber omkring Landet Havila, hvor der findes Guld
12 And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
og Guldet i det Land er godt, Bdellium og Sjohamsten.
13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.
Den anden Flod hedder Gihon; den løber omkring Landet Kusj.
14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Den tredje Flod hedder Hiddekel; den løber østen om Assyrien. Den fjerde Flod er Frat.
15 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Derpå tog Gud HERREN Adam og satte ham i Edens Have til at dyrke og vogte den.
16 And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
Men Gud HERREN bød Adam: "Af alle Træer i Haven har du Lov at spise,
17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
kun af Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt må du ikke spise; den Dag du spiser deraf, skal du visselig dø!"
18 The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Derpå sagde Gud HERREN: "Det er ikke godt for Mennesket at være ene; jeg vil gøre ham en Medhjælp, som passer til ham!"
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
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.
20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
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.
21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
Så 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;
22 And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
og af Ribbenet, som Gud HERREN havde taget af Adam, byggede han en Kvinde og førte hende hen til Adam.
23 And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”
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!"
24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Derfor forlader en Mand sin Fader og Moder og holder sig til sin Hustru, og de to bliver eet Kød.
25 And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
Og de var begge nøgne, både Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke.
