Genesis 2
1 The creation of the heavens, the earth, and everything in them was complete.
Således fuldendtes Himmelen og Jorden med al deres Hær.
2 By the time the seventh day came, God had finished the work he'd done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work he'd been doing.
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 God blessed the seventh day, and set it apart as holy, because he rested from all the work he'd done in creation.
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 Lord God's creation when he made the heavens and the earth.
Det er Himmelens og Jordens Skabelseshistorie. Da Gud HERREN gjorde Jord og Himmel
5 Up to this point there were no wild plants or crops growing on the earth, because the Lord God hadn't sent rain, and there was no one 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 Dew came up from the earth and made the whole surface of the ground wet.
men en Tåge vældede op at Jorden og vandede hele Agerjordens Flade
7 The Lord God shaped the man Adam from the dust of the ground. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and Adam 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 The Lord planted a garden in Eden, in the east. There he put the man Adam he had created.
Derpå plantede Gud HERREN en Have i Eden ude mod Øst, og dem satte han Mennesket, som han havde dannet;
9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow in the garden, beautiful trees and trees producing fruit that's good to eat. The tree of life was in the middle of the garden, along with 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 A river flowed out from Eden to water the garden. From there it split into four branches.
Der udsprang en Flod i Eden til at vande Haven, og udenfor delte den sig i fire Hovedstrømme.
11 The first branch was called the Pishon and it flowed through the whole land of Havilah, where gold is found.
Den ene hedder Pisjon; den løber omkring Landet Havila, hvor der findes Guld
12 (The gold from that land is pure. Bdellium and onyx stone are also found there.)
og Guldet i det Land er godt, Bdellium og Sjohamsten.
13 The second branch was called the Gihon and it flowed through the whole land of Cush.
Den anden Flod hedder Gihon; den løber omkring Landet Kusj.
14 The third branch was called the Tigris and it flowed east of the city of Asshur. The fourth branch was called the Euphrates.
Den tredje Flod hedder Hiddekel; den løber østen om Assyrien. Den fjerde Flod er Frat.
15 The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and care for it.
Derpå tog Gud HERREN Adam og satte ham i Edens Have til at dyrke og vogte den.
16 The Lord God ordered Adam, “You are free to eat fruit from every tree in 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, because the day you eat from it you are certain to die.”
kun af Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt må du ikke spise; den Dag du spiser deraf, skal du visselig dø!"
18 Then the Lord God said, “It's not good for Adam to be alone. I will make someone to help him, someone that's like him.”
Derpå sagde Gud HERREN: "Det er ikke godt for Mennesket at være ene; jeg vil gøre ham en Medhjælp, som passer til ham!"
19 The Lord God used the ground to make all the wild animals, and all the birds. He took them all to Adam to see what he would call them, and Adam named every living creature.
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 Adam gave names to all the livestock, all the birds, and all the wild animals. But Adam didn't find anyone like him who could help him.
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 put Adam into a deep sleep and as he slept the Lord God removed one of Adam's ribs and closed up the place where he took it with body tissue.
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 The Lord God made a woman, using the rib he'd taken from Adam, and presented her to Adam.
og af Ribbenet, som Gud HERREN havde taget af Adam, byggede han en Kvinde og førte hende hen til Adam.
23 “Finally!” said Adam. “Here is bone from my bone and flesh from 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 This is the reason a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one being.
Derfor forlader en Mand sin Fader og Moder og holder sig til sin Hustru, og de to bliver eet Kød.
25 Adam and his wife Eve were both naked, but they weren't embarrassed about it.
Og de var begge nøgne, både Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke.
