Genesis 2
1 And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.
2 And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made. And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished.
And on the sixth day God finished his works which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his works which he had made.
3 And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it, he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.
So God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested on it from all his works which God had created and made.
4 These are the generations of heaven and earth, when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made heaven and earth,
This is the account of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, at the time when God made the earth and the heavens.
5 and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land, and every wild plant, before it would germinate. For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the land.
Now no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted; for God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there were no people to cultivate the ground,
6 But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.
but springs came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
7 And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
And God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
8 Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning. In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.
And God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat. And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And out of the ground God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it separated and became the source of four rivers.
11 The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born;
The name of the first is Pishon; this is the one which goes around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 and the gold of that land is the finest. In that place is found bdellium and the onyx stone.
and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.
And the name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.
14 Truly, the name of the third river is the Tigris; it advances opposite the Assyrians. But the fourth river, it is the Euphrates.
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel; this is the one which flows east of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Perath.
15 Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him.
And God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and take care of it.
16 And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.
And God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
17 But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in whatever day you will eat from it, you will die a death.”
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
18 The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”
And God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
19 Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air, brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them. For whatever Adam would call any living creature, that would be its name.
And out of the ground God formed every tame animal, and every wild animal, and every flying creature of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
20 And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.
And the man gave names to all the tame animals, and to all the flying creatures of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.
21 And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam. And when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and he completed it with flesh for it.
So God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh at that place.
22 And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam.
And the rib that God had taken from the man he fashioned into a woman and brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said: “Now this is bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh. This one shall be called woman, because she was taken from man.”
And the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because this one was taken out of Man."
24 For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
25 Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
