< Genesis 2 >

1 And the heavens and the earth and all their host were finished.
So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them.
2 And God had finished on the seventh day his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it.
And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the histories of the heavens and the earth, when they were created, in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens,
These are the generations of the heaven and the earth, when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the heaven and the earth:
5 and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.
And every plant of the field before it sprung up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth.
6 But a mist went up from the earth, and moistened the whole surface of the ground.
But a spring rose out of the earth, watering all the surface of the earth.
7 And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
8 And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.
And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.
And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
11 The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.
The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.
12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.
And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.
And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which flows forward toward Asshur. And the fourth river, that is Euphrates.
And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it.
16 And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt certainly die.
But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. For in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.
18 And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
19 And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought [them] to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.
And the Lord God having formed out of the ground all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: for whatsoever Adam called any living creature the same is its name.
20 And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.
And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.
21 And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man; and he slept. And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead.
Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.
22 And Jehovah Elohim built the rib that he had taken from Man into a woman; and brought her to Man.
And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
23 And Man said, This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of a man.
And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, Man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.

< Genesis 2 >