Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Pada permulaan segala sesuatu, Allah menciptakan tingkat-tingkat surga dan langit serta bumi.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was on the surface of the watery depths. And God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
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 that the light was good. And God separated the light from 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. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
Allah menyebut terang itu ‘siang’ dan kegelapan itu ‘malam’. Hari pertama berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." 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 expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse.
Maka jadilah demikian.
8 And God called the expanse Sky. And God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Allah menyebut ruang kosong itu ‘langit’. Hari kedua berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
9 And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one gathering, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. And the waters under the sky gathered to their gatherings, 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 produce vegetation, plants yielding seed after its kind, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it after 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 vegetation, plants yielding seed after its kind, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it after 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 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Hari ketiga berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky for the illumination of the day, to give light on the earth, and to rule the day and the night, and to separate between the day and the 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 serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.
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.
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 set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
Allah mengatur benda-benda itu di langit untuk menerangi bumi,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from 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 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Hari keempat berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
20 And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let flying creatures fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky." 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 created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged flying creature after its kind. And God saw that it was 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, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the flying creatures multiply 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 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
Hari kelima berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
24 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after its kind: tame animals, and crawling creatures, and wild animals of the earth after its 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 animals of the earth after its kind, and the tame animals after its kind, and everything that crawls on the ground after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over the tame animals, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creature that crawls on the earth." And it was so.
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 created humankind in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
Maka Allah menciptakan manusia supaya menyerupai Dia. Allah menciptakan mereka, laki-laki dan perempuan.
28 And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over all the tame animals, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over all the creatures that crawl 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, "Look, I have given you every plant yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your 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 every wild animal of the earth, and to every tame animal of the earth, and to every flying creature of the sky, and to every creature that crawls on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green plant for food."
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 everything that he had made, and look, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Allah melihat bahwa semua yang sudah diciptakan-Nya itu sungguh amat baik. Hari keenam berakhir ketika petang menjadi malam.
