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, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, —but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,
The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above the surface of the waters.
3 And God said—Light, be, And light was.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was, good, and God divided the light, from the, darkness;
God saw the light, that it was good. He divided the light from the darkness.
5 and God called the light, day, but the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening—and it was morning, one day.
God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” This was evening and morning, the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters,
God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
7 And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
God made the expanse and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. It was so.
8 And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening—and it was morning, a, second day.
God called the expanse “sky.” This was evening and morning, the second day.
9 And God said—Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry—ground appear. And it was so.
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear.” It was so.
10 And God called, the dry-ground, land, but the gathering together of the waters, called he seas. And God saw that it was good.
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” He saw that it was good.
11 And God said—Let the land put-forth vegetation—herb yielding seed, fruit-tree, bearing fruit after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. And it was so,
God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
12 And the land brought-forth vegetation—herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its kind, And God saw that it was good.
The earth produced vegetation, plants producing seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit whose seed was in it, after their kind. God saw that it was good.
13 So it was evening—and it was morning, a third day.
This was evening and morning, the third day.
14 And God said—Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night, —and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to divide the day from the night and let them be as signs, for seasons, for days and years.
15 yea let them be for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.
Let them be lights in the sky to give light upon the earth.” It was so.
16 And God made the two great luminaries, —the greater luminary to rule the day, and the lesser luminary to rule the night, also the stars.
God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, —to give light on the earth;
God set them in the sky to give light 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 rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 So it was evening—and it was morning, a fourth day.
This was evening and morning, the fourth day.
20 And God said—Let the waters swarm with an abundance of living soul, and, birds, shall fly over the earth, over the face of the expanse of the heavens.
God said, “Let the waters be filled with great numbers of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the expanse of the sky.”
21 And God created the great sea-monsters, —and every living soul that moveth—[with] which the waters swarmed after their kind and every winged bird—after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
God created the great sea creatures, as well as every living creature after its kind, creatures that move and which fill the waters everywhere, and every winged bird after its 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 birds, multiply in the land.
God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. Let birds multiply on the earth.”
23 So it was evening—and it was morning, a fifth day.
This was evening and morning, the fifth day.
24 And God said—Let the land, bring forth, living soul, after its kind, tame-beast and creeping thing and wild-beast, of the land, after its kind. And it was so.
God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures, each according to its own kind, livestock, creeping things, and beasts of the earth, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
25 And God made the wild-beast of the land after its kind, and the tame-beast after its kind, and every creeping thing of the ground, after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, the livestock after their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground after its kind. He saw that it was good.
26 And God said—Let us make man in our image after our likeness—and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens and over the tame-beast—and over all the land, and over every creeping thing, that creepeth on the land.
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 And God created the man in his own image, In the image of God, created he him, —Male and female, created he, them.
God created man in his own image. In his own image he created him. Male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said to them Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, —and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply. Fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
29 And God said—Lo! I have given to you—every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, —to you, shall it be, for food;
God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the surface of all the earth, and every tree with fruit which has seed in it. They will be food to you.
30 and to every living thing of the land—and to every bird of the heavens, and to every thing that moveth on the land, wherein is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.
To every beast of the earth, to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, and to every creature that has the breath of life I have given every green plant for food.” It was so.
31 And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening—and it was morning, the sixth day.
God saw everything that he had made. Behold, it was very good. This was evening and morning, the sixth day.
