Genesis 1
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 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.
And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
4 God saw the light, that it was good. He divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” This was evening and morning, the first day.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 God made the expanse and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. It was so.
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.
8 God called the expanse “sky.” This was evening and morning, the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear.” It was so.
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” He saw that it was good.
And God called the dry land Earth, and he called the gathering together of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.
11 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.
And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to their kind (in which is the seed of them) upon the earth. And it was so.
12 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.
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit in which is the seed of it, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 This was evening and morning, the third day.
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14 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.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.
15 Let them be lights in the sky to give light upon the earth.” It was so.
And let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth. And it was so.
16 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.
And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, also the stars.
17 God set them in the sky to give light upon the earth,
And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
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.
19 This was evening and morning, the fourth day.
And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 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.”
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 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.
And God created the great sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. Let birds multiply on the earth.”
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
23 This was evening and morning, the fifth day.
And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 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.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kind. And it was so.
25 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.
And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and the cattle according to their kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 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.”
And God said, Let us make mankind in our image-after our likeness-and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
27 God created man in his own image. In his own image he created him. Male and female he created them.
And God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.
28 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.”
And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and have power over it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
29 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.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed. To you it shall be for food,
30 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.
and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creeps upon the earth in which there is life, for food-every green herb. And it was so.
31 God saw everything that he had made. Behold, it was very good. This was evening and morning, the sixth day.
And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
