Genesis 2
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.
Saaledes fuldendtes Himmelen og Jorden med al deres Hær.
2 And on the sixth day God finished his works which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his works which he had made.
Paa den syvende Dag fuldendte Gud det Værk, han havde udført, og han hvilede paa den syvende Dag efter det Værk, han havde udført;
3 So God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested on it from all his works which God had created and made.
og Gud velsignede den syvende Dag og helligede den, thi paa den hvilede han efter hele sit Værk, det, Gud havde skabt og udført.
4 This is the account of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, at the time when God made the earth and the heavens.
Det er Himmelens og Jordens Skabelseshistorie. Da Gud HERREN gjorde Jord og Himmel —
5 Now no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted; for God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there were no people to cultivate the ground,
dengang fandtes endnu ingen af Markens Buske paa Jorden, og endnu var ingen af Markens Urter spiret frem, thi Gud HERREN havde ikke ladet det regne paa Jorden, og der var ingen Mennesker til at dyrke Agerjorden,
6 but springs came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
men en Taage vældede op at Jorden og vandede hele Agerjordens Flade —
7 And God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
da dannede Gud HERREN Mennesket af Agerjordens Muld og blæste Livsaande i hans Næsebor, saa at Mennesket blev et levende Væsen.
8 And God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Derpaa plantede Gud HERREN en Have i Eden ude mod Øst, og dem satte han Mennesket, som han havde dannet;
9 And out of the ground God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and 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 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it separated and became the source of four rivers.
Der udsprang en Flod i Eden til at vande Haven, og udenfor delte den sig i fire Hovedstrømme.
11 The name of the first is Pishon; this is the one which goes around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Den ene hedder Pisjon; den løber omkring Landet Havila, hvor der findes Guld
12 and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.
og Guldet i det Land er godt, Bdellium og Sjohamsten.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.
Den anden Flod hedder Gihon; den løber omkring Landet Kusj.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel; this is the one which flows east of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Perath.
Den tredje Flod hedder Hiddekel; den løber østen om Assyrien. Den fjerde Flod er Frat.
15 And God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and take care of it.
Derpaa tog Gud HERREN Adam og satte ham i Edens Have til at dyrke og vogte den.
16 And God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
Men Gud HERREN bød Adam: »Af alle Træer i Haven har du Lov at spise,
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
kun af Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt maa du ikke spise; den Dag du spiser deraf, skal du visselig dø!«
18 And God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Derpaa sagde Gud HERREN: »Det er ikke godt for Mennesket at være ene; jeg vil gøre ham en Medhjælp, som passer til ham!«
19 And out of the ground God formed every tame animal, and every wild animal, and every flying creature of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
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 And the man gave names to all the tame animals, and to all the flying creatures of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for 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 God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh at that place.
Saa 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 And the rib that God had taken from the man he fashioned into a woman and brought her to the man.
og af Ribbenet, som Gud HERREN havde taget af Adam, byggede han en Kvinde og førte hende hen til Adam.
23 And the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because this one 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 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
Derfor forlader en Mand sin Fader og Moder og holder sig til sin Hustru, og de to bliver eet Kød.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Og de var begge nøgne, baade Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke.
