Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
Pada permulaan segala sesuatu, Allah menciptakan tingkat-tingkat surga dan langit serta bumi.
2 But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
Waktu itu, bumi belum berbentuk dan kosong. Bumi gelap gulita dan digenangi air yang sangat dalam. Roh Allah hadir di atas permukaan air itu.
3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
Berkatalah Allah, “Jadilah terang!” Maka terang itu jadi.
4 And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
Allah melihat bahwa terang itu baik, maka Dia memisahkan terang dari kegelapan.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Allah menyebut terang itu ‘siang’ dan kegelapan itu ‘malam’. Hari pertama berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.
Pada pagi berikutnya, berkatalah Allah, “Hendaklah ada ruang kosong untuk memisahkan air yang di bumi dengan air yang di atas bumi.”
7 And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.
Maka jadilah demikian.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Allah menyebut ruang kosong itu ‘langit’. Hari kedua berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
9 And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.
Pada pagi berikutnya, berkatalah Allah, “Hendaklah air yang ada di bawah langit berkumpul di satu tempat, supaya tanah kering bisa terlihat.” Maka jadilah demikian.
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.
Allah menyebut tanah kering itu ‘darat’ dan kumpulan air itu ‘laut’. Allah melihat bahwa semuanya itu baik.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.
Kemudian Allah berkata, “Hendaklah tanah mengeluarkan berbagai jenis tumbuhan, termasuk yang menghasilkan biji-bijian dan berbagai jenis pohon yang buahnya berbiji. Hendaklah tiap jenis biji itu nanti menghasilkan tumbuhan atau pohon yang sama sesuai jenisnya.” Maka jadilah demikian.
12 And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.
Tanah menumbuhkan segala jenis tumbuhan, termasuk yang menghasilkan biji-bijian dan berbagai jenis pohon yang buahnya berbiji. Dan setiap jenis biji selalu menghasilkan tumbuhan atau pohon yang sama jenisnya. Allah melihat bahwa semuanya itu baik.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
Hari ketiga berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.
Pada pagi berikutnya, berkatalah Allah, “Hendaklah ada berbagai benda penerang di langit supaya sinarnya terpancar ke bumi. Biarlah benda-benda itu menunjukkan perbedaan antara siang dan malam, serta menjadi tanda untuk menentukan hari, tahun, dan musim.” Maka jadilah demikian.
15 And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.
Allah membuat dua benda penerang yang besar. Yang lebih besar bersinar pada siang hari, dan yang lebih kecil bersinar pada malam hari. Allah juga membuat banyak sekali bintang.
17 And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,
Allah mengatur benda-benda itu di langit untuk menerangi bumi,
18 and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
untuk bersinar pada siang dan malam, dan untuk memisahkan terang dari gelap. Allah melihat bahwa semuanya itu baik.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
Hari keempat berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.
Pada pagi berikutnya, berkatalah Allah, “Hendaklah air dipenuhi dengan berbagai jenis makhluk hidup yang berenang, dan langit dipenuhi dengan berbagai jenis burung yang beterbangan di atas permukaan bumi.”
21 And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good.
Lalu Allah menciptakan berbagai jenis binatang laut yang besar dan segala jenis makhluk yang bergerak di dalam air. Dia juga menciptakan segala jenis binatang yang bersayap. Allah melihat bahwa semuanya itu baik.
22 And God blessed them saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.
Lalu Allah memberkati semua makhluk hidup itu, kata-Nya, “Hendaklah segala makhluk yang hidup di laut berkembang biak dan memenuhi lautan. Dan segala binatang yang bersayap hendaklah bertambah banyak di bumi.”
23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
Hari kelima berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and it was so.
Pada pagi berikutnya, berkatalah Allah, “Hendaklah ada berbagai jenis makhluk hidup di bumi, termasuk hewan ternak, binatang liar, binatang melata, dan binatang yang merayap di atas permukaan tanah.” Maka Allah menjadikan segala binatang itu, yaitu hewan ternak, binatang liar, binatang melata, dan binatang yang merayap, sesuai jenisnya masing-masing. Allah melihat bahwa semuanya itu baik.
25 And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and all the reptiles of the earth according to their kind, and God saw that they were good.
26 And God said, Let us make man according to our image and likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of heaven, and over the cattle and all the earth, and over all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
Kemudian Allah berkata, “Marilah Kita menciptakan manusia supaya menyerupai Kita dan mencerminkan sifat-sifat Kita. Mereka akan berkuasa atas seluruh bumi, yaitu atas segala ikan-ikan di laut, burung-burung di udara, hewan ternak, binatang liar, binatang melata, dan binatang yang merayap di tanah.”
27 And God made man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.
Maka Allah menciptakan manusia supaya menyerupai Dia. Allah menciptakan mereka, laki-laki dan perempuan.
28 And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
Kemudian Allah memberkati mereka, “Beranakcuculah hingga kalian menjadi banyak. Penuhilah seluruh bumi dan berkuasalah atasnya. Hendaklah kalian berkuasa atas semua binatang di laut, di udara, dan di bumi.”
29 And God said, Behold I have given to you every seed-bearing herb sowing seed which is upon all the earth, and every tree which has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for food.
Berkatalah Allah kepada manusia itu, “Dengarlah! Aku memberikan kepada kalian segala tumbuhan yang menghasilkan biji-bijian dan semua pohon yang buahnya berbiji. Semua itu akan menjadi makanan bagi kalian.
30 And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, which has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and it was so.
Tetapi untuk semua binatang di bumi, burung-burung di udara, binatang melata, dan binatang yang merayap, Aku memberikan segala tumbuhan hijau sebagai makanan mereka.” Maka jadilah demikian.
31 And God saw all the things that he had made, and, behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Allah melihat bahwa semua yang sudah diciptakan-Nya itu sungguh amat baik. Hari keenam berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
