Genesis 1
1 In the begynnynge God created heaven and erth.
B'resheet Elohim bara' ·In the beginning of the beginning, God created from nothingness· את the heavens את and the earth.
2 The erth was voyde and emptie ad darcknesse was vpon the depe and the spirite of god moved vpon the water
Earth was tohu v'bohu ·void and chaos·. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and Ruach Elohim ·Spirit, Breath of God· was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Than God sayd: let there be lyghte and there was lyghte.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 And God sawe the lyghte that it was good: and devyded the lyghte from the darcknesse
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
5 and called the lyghte daye and the darcknesse nyghte: and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the fyrst daye
God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first yom ·period of time, day·.
6 And God sayd: let there be a fyrmament betwene the waters ad let it devyde the waters a sonder.
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
7 Than God made the fyrmament and parted the waters which were vnder the fyrmament from the waters that were above the fyrmament: 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; and it was so·.
8 And God called the fyrmament heaven And so of the evenynge and morninge was made the seconde daye
God called the expanse “shamayim ·sky, heavens·”. There was evening and there was morning, a second yom ·period of time, day·.
9 And God sayd let the waters that are vnder heaven gather them selves vnto one place that the drye londe may appere: And it came so to passe.
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.
10 And god called the drye lande the erth and the gatheringe togyther of waters called he the see. And God sawe that it was good
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering together of the waters he called “sea”. God saw that it was good.
11 And God sayd: let the erth bringe forth herbe and grasse that sowe seed and frutefull trees that bere frute every one in his kynde havynge their seed in them selves vpon the erth. And it came so to passe:
God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.
12 ad the erth brought forth herbe and grasse sowenge seed every one in his kynde and trees berynge frute and havynge their seed in the selves every one in his kynde. And God sawe that it was good:
The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
13 and the of the evenynge and mornynge was made the thyrde daye.
There was evening and there was morning, a third yom ·period of time, day·.
14 Than sayd God: let there be lyghtes in ye firmament of heaven to devyde the daye fro the nyghte that they may be vnto sygnes seasons days and yeares.
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons and appointed times, days, and years;
15 And let them be lyghtes in the fyrmament of heave to shyne vpon the erth. and so it was.
and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
16 And God made two great lyghtes A greater lyghte to rule the daye and a lesse lyghte to rule the nyghte and he made sterres also.
God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
17 And God put them in the fyrmament of heaven to shyne vpon the erth
God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,
18 and to rule the daye and the nyghte ad to devyde the lyghte from darcknesse. And god sawe yt it was good:
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 and so of the evenynge ad mornynge was made the fourth daye.
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth 'yom ·period of time, day·.
20 And God sayd let the water bryng forth creatures that move and have lyfe and foules for to flee over the erth vnder the fyrmament of heaven.
God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.”
21 And God created greate whalles and all maner of creatures that lyve and moue which the waters brought forth in their kindes ad all maner of federed foules in their kyndes. And God sawe that it was good:
God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
22 and God blessed them saynge. Growe and multiplye ad fyll the waters of the sees and let the foules multiplye vpo the erth.
God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
23 And so of the evenynge and morninge was made the fyfth daye.
There was evening and there was morning, a fifth 'yom ·period of time, day·.
24 And God sayd: leth the erth bring forth lyvynge creatures in thir kyndes: catell and wormes and beastes of the erth in their kyndes and so it came to passe.
God said, “Let the earth produce nefesh chai ·soul living· creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.
25 And god made the beastes of the erth in their kyndes and catell in their kyndes ad all maner wormes of the erth in their kyndes: and God sawe that it was good.
God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
26 And God sayd: let vs make man in oure symilitude ad after oure lycknesse: that he may have rule over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over catell and over all the erth and over all wormes that crepe on the erth.
God said, “Let us make a 'adam ·human· in our image, after our likeness: and let them have authority over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 And God created man after hys lycknesse after the lycknesse of god created he him: male and female created he them.
God created man in his own likeness. In God’s image he created him; zachar ·male· and n'keivah ·female· he created them.
28 And God blessed them and God sayd vnto them. Growe and multiplye and fyll the erth and subdue it and have domynyon over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over all the beastes that move on the erth.
God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and bring it into subjection, subdue it. Have authority over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
29 And God sayd: se I have geven yow all herbes that sowe seed which are on all the erth and all maner trees that haue frute in them and sowe seed: to be meate for yow
God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
30 and for all beastes of the erth and vnto all foules of the ayre and vnto all that crepeth on the erth where in is lyfe that they may haue all maner herbes and grasse for to eate and even so it was.
To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
31 And God behelde al that he had made ad loo they were exceadynge good: and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the syxth daye
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was m'ohd tov ·exceedingly good·. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth 'yom ·period of time, day·.
