Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Hapo mwanzo Mungu aliumba mbingu na nchi.
2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
Nayo nchi haikuwa na umbo na ilikuwa tupu. Giza lilikuwa juu ya uso wa vilindi vya maji. Roho wa Mungu alikuwa akielea juu ya uso wa maji.
3 God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.
Mungu akasema, “na kuwe nuru,” na kulikuwa na nuru.
4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
Mungu akaona nuru kuwa ni njema. Akaigawa nuru na giza.
5 God called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day one.
Mungu akaiita nuru “mchana” na giza akaliita “usiku.” Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya kwanza.
6 God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters to divide the waters.”
Mungu akasema, “na kuwe na anga kati ya maji, na ligawe maji na maji.”
7 So God made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.
Mungu akafanya anga na kugawanya maji yaliyo kuwa chini ya anga na maji ambayo yalikuwa juu ya anga. Ikawa hivyo.
8 God called the expanse, “sky.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two.
Mungu akaita anga “mbingu.” Ikawa jioni na asubuhi siku ya pili.
9 God said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.
Mungu akasema, “maji yaliyo chini ya mbingu yakusanyike pamoja mahali pamoja, na ardhi kavu ionekane.” Ikawa hivyo.
10 God called the land “earth” and the waters “seas.” God saw that it was good.
Mungu aliita ardhi kavu “nchi,” na maji yaliyo kusanyika akayaita “bahari.” Akaona kuwa ni vyema.
11 God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
Mungu akasema, nchi ichipushe mimea: miche itoayo mbegu na miti ya matunda itoayo matunda ambayo mbegu yake imo ndani ya tunda, kila kitu kwa namna yake.” Ikawa hivyo.
12 The earth produced vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind. God saw that it was good.
Nchi ikatoa mimea, miche itoayo mbegu ya aina yake, na miti itoayo tunda ambalo mbegu yake imo ndani yake, kwa aina yake. Mungu akaona kuwa ni vyema.
13 So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three.
Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya tatu.
14 God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and to provide a way to mark seasons, days, and years.
Mungu akasema, “kuwe na mianga katika anga kutenganisha mchana na usiku. Na ziwe kama ishara, kwa majira, kwa siku na miaka.
15 They shall be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened.
Ziwe mianga katika anga ili kutoa mwanga juu ya nchi.” Ikawa hivyo.
16 God created two great lights: the larger one in charge of the day, and the smaller one in charge of the night. He created the stars too.
Mungu akafanya mianga mikuu miwili, mwanga mkuu zaidi kutawala mchana, na mwanga mdogo kutawala usiku. Akafanya nyota pia.
17 God placed these lights in the sky to shine upon the earth,
Mungu akazipanga katika anga kutoa mwanga juu nchi,
18 to be in charge of the day and in charge of the night, and to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good.
kutawala mchana na usiku, na kugawanya mwanga kutoka kwenye giza. Mungu akaona kuwa ni vyema.
19 So there was evening, and then the morning, making day four.
Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya nne.
20 God said, “Let the waters be full of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the sky.”
Mungu akasema, “maji yajae idadi kubwa ya viumbe hai, na ndege waruke juu ya nchi katika anga la mbingu.”
21 So God created huge sea creatures and all the living things that swim and fill the waters, each one according to its own kind; and every bird that flies, each one according to its own kind. God saw that it was good.
Mungu akaumba viumbe wakubwa wa baharini, pamoja na kila kiumbe hai cha aina yake, viumbe waendao na wanaojaa kila mahali majini, na kila ndege mwenye mabawa kwa aina yake. Mungu akaona kuwa ni vyema.
22 God blessed them and said, “Reproduce and increase, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
Mungu akavibariki, akisema, “zaeni na muongezeke, na mjae majini katika bahari. Ndege waongezeke juu nchi.”
23 So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five.
Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya tano.
24 God said, “Let the land produce living creatures, each one according to its own kind—the livestock, the creatures that run along the ground, and the wild animals, each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
Mungu akasema, “nchi na itoe viumbe hai, kila kiumbe kwa aina yake, mnyama wa kufugwa, vitu vitambaavyo, na wanyama wa nchi, kila kitu kwa jinsi yake.” Ikawa hivyo.
25 God made the wild animals, the livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground, all according to their own kind. God saw that it was good.
Mungu akafanya wanyama wa nchi kwa aina yake, wanyama wa kufugwa kwa aina yake, na kila kitambaaho juu ya ardhi kwa aina yake. Akaona kuwani vyema.
26 God said, “Let us make human beings in our image who are like us. They will have authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over the whole of the earth and every creature that moves on it.”
Mung akasema, “na tumfanye mtu katika mfano wetu, wa kufanana na sisi. Wawe na mamlaka juu ya samaki wa bahari, juu ya ndege wa angani, juu ya wanyama wa kufuga, juu ya nchi yote, na juu ya kila kitu kitambaacho kinacho tambaa juu ya nchi.”
27 So God created human beings in his own image. He created them in the image of God. He created them male and female.
Mungu akamuumba mtu kwa mfano wake. Katika mfano wake alimuumba. Mwanaume na mwanamke aliwaumba.
28 God blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the earth.”
Mungu akawabariki na akawaambia, “zaeni na kuongezeka. Jazeni nchi, na muitawale. Muwe na mamlaka juu ya samaki wa baharini, juu ya ndege wa angani, na juu ya kila kiumbe hai kiendacho juu ya nchi,”
29 God said, “Look, I'm giving you as your food every seed-bearing plant anywhere on earth, and every tree that produces fruit with seeds.
Mungu akasema, “tazama, nimewapeni kila mmea uzaao mbegu ambao uko juu ya nchi, na kila mti wenye tunda ambalo lina mbegu ndani yake. Vitakuwa ni chakula kwenu.
30 I'm giving all the green plants to all the land animals, to the birds, and to every creature that moves on the earth—to every living thing.” And that's what happened.
Kwa kila mnyama wa nchi, kwa kila ndege wa angani, na kila kitambaacho juu ya nchi, na kila kiumbe ambacho kina pumzi ya uhai ni metoa kila mmea kwa ajili ya chakula.” ikawa hivyo.
31 God saw everything that he had created, and yes, it was very good. So there was evening, and then the morning, making day six.
Mungu akaona kila kitu alichokiumba. Tazama, kikawa chema sana. Ikawa jioni na asubuhi siku ya sita.
