Genesis 1
1 Long, long ago God created the heavens and the earth.
Au commencement, Dieu créa le ciel et la terre.
2 When he began to create the earth, it was shapeless and completely desolate/chaotic. Darkness covered the deep water that surrounded the earth. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the water.
Or la terre n’était que solitude et chaos; des ténèbres couvraient la face de l’abîme, et le souffle de Dieu planait à la surface des eaux.
3 God said, “I want light to shine!” And light shone.
Dieu dit: "Que la lumière soit!" Et la lumière fut.
4 God was pleased with the light. Then he made the light to shine in some places, and in other places there was still darkness.
Dieu considéra que la lumière était bonne, et il établit une distinction entre la lumière et les ténèbres.
5 He gave to the light the name ‘day’, and he gave to the darkness the name ‘night’. After that, there was an evening which was followed by a morning. He called that whole period of time ‘the first day’.
Dieu appela la lumière jour, et les ténèbres, il les appela Nuit. Il fut soir, il fut matin, un jour.
6 Then God said, “I command that there be an empty space like a huge dome to separate the water that is above it from the water on the earth that is below it!”
Dieu dit: "Qu’un espace s’étende au milieu des eaux, et forme une barrière entre les unes et les autres."
7 And that is what happened. God gave to the space the name ‘sky’.
Dieu fit l’espace, opéra une séparation entre les eaux qui sont au-dessous et les eaux qui sont au-dessus, et cela demeura ainsi.
8 Then there was another evening, which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the second day’.
Dieu nomma cet espace le Ciel. Le soir se fit, le matin se fit, —second jour.
9 Then God said, “I want the water that is below the sky to come together, and dry ground to appear and rise above the water.” And that is what happened.
Dieu dit: "Que les eaux répandues sous le ciel se réunissent sur un même point, et que le sol apparaisse." Cela s’accomplit.
10 God gave to the ground the name ‘earth’, and he gave to the water that came together the name ‘oceans’. God was pleased with the earth and the oceans.
Dieu nomma le sol la Terre, et l’agglomération des eaux, il la nomma les Mers. Et Dieu considéra que c’était bien.
11 Then God said, “I want the earth to produce plants, including plants that will produce seeds and trees that will produce fruit. Each kind of tree will bear its own kind of fruit.”
Dieu dit: "Que la terre produise des végétaux, savoir: des herbes renfermant une semence; des arbres fruitiers portant, selon leur espèce, un fruit qui perpétue sa semence sur la terre." Et cela s’accomplit.
12 Then plants grew on the earth; each kind of plant began to produce its own kind of seed.
La terre donna naissance aux végétaux: aux herbes qui développent leur semence selon leur espèce, et aux arbres portant, selon leur espèce, un fruit qui renferme sa semence. Et Dieu considéra que c’était bien.
13 Then there was another evening which was followed by another morning. God called that period of time ‘the third day’.
Le soir se fit, le matin se fit, —troisième jour.
14 Then God said, “I want a sun, a moon, and many stars to shine in the sky. The sun will shine in the daytime and the moon and stars will shine during the nighttime. By the changes in their appearance they will indicate the various seasons (OR, the times for special celebrations), and will enable people to know when days and years begin.
Dieu dit: "Que des corps lumineux apparaissent dans l’espace des cieux, pour distinguer entre le jour et la nuit; ils serviront de signes pour les saisons, pour les jours, pour les années;
15 I want them also to be like lights in the sky that will shine on the earth.” And that is what happened.
et ils serviront de luminaires, dans l’espace céleste, pour éclairer la terre." Et cela s’accomplit.
16 God made two of them that were like big lights. The bigger one, the sun, shines during the day and the smaller one, the moon, shines during the night. He also made the stars.
Dieu fit les deux grands luminaires: le plus grand luminaire pour la royauté du jour, le plus petit luminaire pour la royauté de la nuit, et aussi les étoiles.
17 God set all of them in the sky to shine on the earth,
Et Dieu les plaça dans l’espace céleste pour rayonner sur la terre;
18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate the light of the daytime from the darkness of the nighttime. God was pleased with these things he had made.
pour régner le jour et la nuit, et pour séparer la lumière des ténèbres. Dieu considéra que c’était bien.
19 Then there was another evening which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the fourth day’.
Le soir se fit, le matin se fit, —quatrième jour.
20 Then God said, “I want many creatures to live in all the oceans, and I also want birds to fly in the sky above the earth.”
Dieu dit: "Que les eaux fourmillent d’une multitude animée, vivante; et que des oiseaux volent au dessus de ta terre, à travers l’espace des cieux."
21 So God created huge sea creatures and every other kind of creature that moves in the water, and caused them to live in all the oceans. He also created many kinds of birds. God was pleased with all those creatures.
Dieu créa les cétacés énormes, et tous les êtres animés qui se meuvent dans les eaux, où ils pullulèrent selon leurs espèces, puis tout ce qui vole au moyen d’ailes, selon son espèce; et Dieu considéra que c’était bien.
22 God blessed them. He said, “Produce offspring and become very numerous. I want the creatures in the water to live in all the oceans, and birds also to become very numerous.” And that is what happened.
Dieu les bénit en disant: Croissez et multipliez remplissez les eaux, habitants des mers oiseaux, multipliez sur la terre!"
23 Then there was another evening that was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the fifth day’.
Le soir se fit, le matin se fit, —cinquième jour.
24 Then God said, “I want various kinds of creatures to appear on the earth. There will be many kinds of (livestock/domestic animals), creatures that scurry across the ground, and large wild animals.” And that is what happened.
Dieu dit: "Que la terre produise des êtres animés selon leurs espèces: bétail, reptiles, bêtes sauvages de chaque sorte." Et cela s’accomplit.
25 God made all kinds of wild animals and (livestock/domestic animals) and all kinds of creatures that scurry across the ground. God was pleased with all these creatures.
Dieu forma les bêtes sauvages selon leurs espèces, de même les animaux qui paissent, de même ceux qui rampent sur le sol. Et Dieu considéra que c’était bien.
26 Then God said, “Now we will make human beings that will be like us in many ways. I want them to rule over the fish in the sea, over the birds, over all the (livestock/domestic animals), and over all the other creatures that scurry across the ground.”
Dieu dit: "Faisons l’homme à notre image, à notre ressemblance, et qu’il domine sur les poissons de la mer, sur les oiseaux du ciel, sur le bétail; enfin sur toute la terre, et sur tous les êtres qui s’y meuvent.
27 So God created human beings that were like him in many ways. He made them to be like himself. He created some to be male and some to be female.
Dieu créa l’homme à son image; c’est à l’image de Dieu qu’il le créa. Mâle et femelle furent créés à la fois.
28 God blessed them, saying, “Produce many children, who will live all over the earth and rule over it. I want them to rule over the fish and the birds and over all creatures that scurry across the ground.”
Dieu les bénit en leur disant "Croissez et multipliez! Remplissez la terre et soumettez-la! Commandez aux poissons de la mer, aux oiseaux du ciel, à tous les animaux qui se meuvent sur la terre!
29 God said to the humans, “Listen! I have given you all the plants that produce seeds, all over the earth, and all the trees that have seeds in their fruit. All these things are for you to eat.
Dieu ajouta: "Or, je vous accorde tout herbage portant graine, sur toute la face de la terre, et tout arbre portant des fruits qui deviendront arbres par le développement du germe. Ils serviront à votre nourriture.
30 I have given all the green plants to all the wild animals and to the birds and to all the creatures that scurry across the ground, to everything that breathes, for them to eat.” And that is what happened.
Et aux animaux sauvages, à tous les oiseaux du ciel, à tout ce qui se meut sur la terre et possède un principe de vie, j’assigne toute verdure végétale pour nourriture." Et il en fut ainsi.
31 God was pleased with everything that he had made. Truly, it was all very good. Then there was another evening, that was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the sixth day’.
Dieu examina tout ce qu’il avait fait c’était éminemment bien. Le soir se fit, puis le matin; ce fut le sixième jour.
