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.
The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
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.
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 he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day one.
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.
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters to divide 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 an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.
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.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two.
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 said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.
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 land “earth” and the waters “seas.” 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.
God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
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—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind. God saw that it was good.
13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three.
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,
God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and to provide a way to mark seasons, 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.
They shall be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened.
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 created two great lights: the larger one in charge of the day, and the smaller one in charge of the night. He created the stars too.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
God placed these lights in the sky 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.
to be in charge of the day and in charge of the night, and to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day four.
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 said, “Let the waters be full of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in 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 huge sea creatures and all the living things that swim and fill the waters, each one according to its own kind; and every bird that flies, each one according to its own kind. 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."
God blessed them and said, “Reproduce and increase, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five.
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.
God said, “Let the land produce living creatures, each one according to its own kind—the livestock, the creatures that run along the ground, and the wild animals, each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
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 wild animals, the livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground, all according to their own kind. 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.
God said, “Let us make human beings in our image who are like us. They will have authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over the whole of the earth and every creature that moves on 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 human beings in his own image. He created them in the image of God. He created them male and female.
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 told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on 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.
God said, “Look, I'm giving you as your food every seed-bearing plant anywhere on earth, and every tree that produces fruit with seeds.
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."
I'm giving all the green plants to all the land animals, to the birds, and to every creature that moves on the earth—to every living thing.” And that's what happened.
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.
God saw everything that he had created, and yes, it was very good. So there was evening, and then the morning, making day six.
