Genesis 1
1 IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
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.
3 And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
God called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day one.
6 And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters to divide the waters.”
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
So God made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
God called the expanse, “sky.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two.
9 And God said: 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.' And it was so.
God said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
God called the land “earth” and the waters “seas.” God saw that it was good.
11 And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.
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.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
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.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three.
14 And God said: 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
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.
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
They shall be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened.
16 And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
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.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
God placed these lights in the sky to shine upon the earth,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
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.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day four.
20 And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.'
God said, “Let the waters be full of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the sky.”
21 And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
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.
22 And God blessed them, saying: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.'
God blessed them and said, “Reproduce and increase, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five.
24 And God said: 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.' And it was so.
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.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
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.
26 And God said: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
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.”
27 And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
So God created human beings in his own image. He created them in the image of God. He created them male and female.
28 And God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
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.”
29 And God said: 'Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed — to you it shall be for food;
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.
30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, I have given every green herb for food.' And it was so.
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.
31 And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
God saw everything that he had created, and yes, it was very good. So there was evening, and then the morning, making day six.
