Genesis 2
1 The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
Saaledes fuldendtes Himmelen og Jorden med al deres Hær.
2 On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
Paa den syvende Dag fuldendte Gud det Værk, han havde udført, og han hvilede paa den syvende Dag efter det Værk, han havde udført;
3 God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.
og Gud velsignede den syvende Dag og helligede den, thi paa den hvilede han efter hele sit Værk, det, Gud havde skabt og udført.
4 This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Det er Himmelens og Jordens Skabelseshistorie. Da Gud HERREN gjorde Jord og Himmel —
5 No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,
dengang fandtes endnu ingen af Markens Buske paa Jorden, og endnu var ingen af Markens Urter spiret frem, thi Gud HERREN havde ikke ladet det regne paa Jorden, og der var ingen Mennesker til at dyrke Agerjorden,
6 but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
men en Taage vældede op at Jorden og vandede hele Agerjordens Flade —
7 The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
da dannede Gud HERREN Mennesket af Agerjordens Muld og blæste Livsaande i hans Næsebor, saa at Mennesket blev et levende Væsen.
8 The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Derpaa plantede Gud HERREN en Have i Eden ude mod Øst, og dem satte han Mennesket, som han havde dannet;
9 Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Og Gud HERREN lod af Agerjorden fremvokse alle Slags Træer, en Fryd at skue og gode til Føde, desuden Livets Træ, der stod midt i Haven, og Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt.
10 A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.
Der udsprang en Flod i Eden til at vande Haven, og udenfor delte den sig i fire Hovedstrømme.
11 The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Den ene hedder Pisjon; den løber omkring Landet Havila, hvor der findes Guld
12 and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.
og Guldet i det Land er godt, Bdellium og Sjohamsten.
13 The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.
Den anden Flod hedder Gihon; den løber omkring Landet Kusj.
14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Den tredje Flod hedder Hiddekel; den løber østen om Assyrien. Den fjerde Flod er Frat.
15 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Derpaa tog Gud HERREN Adam og satte ham i Edens Have til at dyrke og vogte den.
16 The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
Men Gud HERREN bød Adam: »Af alle Træer i Haven har du Lov at spise,
17 but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
kun af Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt maa du ikke spise; den Dag du spiser deraf, skal du visselig dø!«
18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Derpaa sagde Gud HERREN: »Det er ikke godt for Mennesket at være ene; jeg vil gøre ham en Medhjælp, som passer til ham!«
19 Out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.
Og Gud HERREN dannede af Agerjorden alle Markens Dyr og Himmelens Fugle og førte dem hen til Adam for at se, hvad han vilde kalde dem; thi hvad Adam kaldte de forskellige levende Væsener, det skulde være deres Navn.
20 The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.
Adam gav da alt Kvæget, alle Himmelens Fugle og alle Markens Dyr Navne — men til sig selv fandt Adam ingen Medhjælp, der passede til ham.
21 The LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
Saa lod Gud HERREN Dvale falde over Adam, og da han var sovet ind, tog han et af hans Ribben og lukkede med Kød i dets Sted;
22 The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
og af Ribbenet, som Gud HERREN havde taget af Adam, byggede han en Kvinde og førte hende hen til Adam.
23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”
Da sagde Adam: »Denne Gang er det Ben af mine Ben og Kød af mit Kød; hun skal kaldes Kvinde, thi af Manden er hun taget!«
24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
Derfor forlader en Mand sin Fader og Moder og holder sig til sin Hustru, og de to bliver eet Kød.
25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
Og de var begge nøgne, baade Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke.
