Genesis 2
1 So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them.
Saaledes fuldendtes Himmelen og Jorden med al deres Hær.
2 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.
Paa den syvende Dag fuldendte Gud det Værk, han havde udført, og han hvilede paa den syvende Dag efter det Værk, han havde udført;
3 And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
og Gud velsignede den syvende Dag og helligede den, thi paa den hvilede han efter hele sit Værk, det, Gud havde skabt og udført.
4 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:
Det er Himmelens og Jordens Skabelseshistorie. Da Gud HERREN gjorde Jord og Himmel —
5 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.
dengang fandtes endnu ingen af Markens Buske paa Jorden, og endnu var ingen af Markens Urter spiret frem, thi Gud HERREN havde ikke ladet det regne paa Jorden, og der var ingen Mennesker til at dyrke Agerjorden,
6 But a spring rose out of the earth, watering all the surface of the earth.
men en Taage vældede op at Jorden og vandede hele Agerjordens Flade —
7 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.
da dannede Gud HERREN Mennesket af Agerjordens Muld og blæste Livsaande i hans Næsebor, saa at Mennesket blev et levende Væsen.
8 And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.
Derpaa plantede Gud HERREN en Have i Eden ude mod Øst, og dem satte han Mennesket, som han havde dannet;
9 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.
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 And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
Der udsprang en Flod i Eden til at vande Haven, og udenfor delte den sig i fire Hovedstrømme.
11 The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.
Den ene hedder Pisjon; den løber omkring Landet Havila, hvor der findes Guld
12 And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.
og Guldet i det Land er godt, Bdellium og Sjohamsten.
13 And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia.
Den anden Flod hedder Gihon; den løber omkring Landet Kusj.
14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Den tredje Flod hedder Hiddekel; den løber østen om Assyrien. Den fjerde Flod er Frat.
15 And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it.
Derpaa tog Gud HERREN Adam og satte ham i Edens Have til at dyrke og vogte den.
16 And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:
Men Gud HERREN bød Adam: »Af alle Træer i Haven har du Lov at spise,
17 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.
kun af Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt maa du ikke spise; den Dag du spiser deraf, skal du visselig dø!«
18 And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
Derpaa sagde Gud HERREN: »Det er ikke godt for Mennesket at være ene; jeg vil gøre ham en Medhjælp, som passer til ham!«
19 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.
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 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.
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 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.
Saa 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 the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
og af Ribbenet, som Gud HERREN havde taget af Adam, byggede han en Kvinde og førte hende hen til Adam.
23 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.
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 Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.
Derfor forlader en Mand sin Fader og Moder og holder sig til sin Hustru, og de to bliver eet Kød.
25 And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.
Og de var begge nøgne, baade Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke.
