Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the 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.
Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
And 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. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first 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 an expanse between the waters, to separate 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.
So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. 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.
God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—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.
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of 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.
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
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.
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—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 in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and 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.
And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon 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.
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
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.
to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—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.
And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
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.
So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after 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."
Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—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 living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
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.
God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to 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.
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
27 And God created humankind in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
So God created man in His own image; in 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."
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls 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.
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
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 every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
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 looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
