+ Genesis 1 >
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
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.
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
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.
And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse.
And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
8 And God called the expanse Sky. And God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
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.
God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
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.
And he said: Let the earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.
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.
And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
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,
And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
15 and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.
To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done.
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.
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
And he set them in the firmament of heaven 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.
And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
And the evening and morning were the fourth day.
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.
God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
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.
And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And 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 the flying creatures multiply on the earth."
And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth.
23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
And the evening and morning were the fifth day.
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.
And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done.
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.
And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth 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.
And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth.
27 And God created humankind in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.
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."
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
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.
And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:
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."
And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.
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.
And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.