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1 Le gɔmedzedzea me la, Mawu wɔ dziƒo kple anyigba.
In beginning he created God the heavens and the earth.
2 Anyigba nɔ nyamaa, nɔnɔme aɖeke meli nɛ o. Ele ƒuƒlu, eye viviti do ɖe tsi gbana la dzi, eye Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ nɔ agba sam le tsia dzi.
And the earth was formlessness and emptiness and darkness [was] over [the] surface of [the] deep and [the] spirit of God [was] hovering over [the] surface of the waters.
3 Mawu gblɔ be, “Kekeli nedo.” Eye kekeli do.
And he said God let it be light and there was light.
4 Mawu kpɔ be kekeli la nyo, eye wòma kekeli la tso viviti la gbɔ.
And he saw God the light that [it was] good and he separated God between the light and between the darkness.
5 Mawu yɔ kekeli la be “ŋkeke,” eye wòyɔ viviti la be “zã.” Ale zã do, eye ŋu ke. Esiae nye ŋkeke gbãtɔ.
And he called God - the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning day one.
6 Mawu gblɔ be, “Lilikpo nedo, eye wòama tsi si le lilikpo la te kple esi le lilikpo la tame la me. Eye wòva eme nenema.”
And he said God let it be a firmament in [the] middle of the waters and let it be separating between waters to waters.
7 Ale Mawu wɔ lilikpo, eye wòma tsi si le lilikpo la te la ɖa tso esi le lilikpo la tame la gbɔ, eye wòva eme.
And he made God the firmament and he separated between the waters which [were] from under to the firmament and between the waters which [were] from the firmament and it was so.
8 Mawu yɔ lilikpo la be “dziƒo.” Zã do, eye ŋu ke. Esiae nye ŋkeke evelia.
And he called God the firmament heaven and there was evening and there was morning a day second.
9 Mawu gblɔ be, “Mina tsi si le lilikpo la te la naƒo ƒu ɖe teƒe ɖeka be anyigba ƒe ƒuƒuiƒe nadze.” Eva eme nenema.
And he said God let them gather the waters from under the heavens to a place one and let it appear the dry ground and it was so.
10 Mawu yɔ ƒuƒuiƒe la be “anyigba,” eye wòyɔ tsi siwo ƒo ƒu la be, “atsiaƒuwo.” Mawu kpɔe be enyo.
And he called God - the dry ground earth and [the] collection of the waters he called seas and he saw God that [it was] good.
11 Mawu gblɔ be, “Mina nuwo namie ɖe anyigba la dzi: ati tsekuwo kple ati siwo tsena, eye ku nɔa tsetseawo me wotɔxɛwotɔxɛe la.” Eva eme nenema.
And he said God let it sprout the earth vegetation plant[s] [which] bears seed seed tree[s] of fruit producing fruit to kind its which seed its [is] in it on the earth and it was so.
12 Tete nuwo mie ɖe anyigba la dzi: ati siwo tsea ku wotɔxɛwotɔxɛe, eye Mawu kpɔe be enyo.
And brought forth the earth vegetation plant[s] [which] bears seed seed to kind its and tree[s] (producing *LAH(b)*) fruit which seed its [was] in it to kind its and he saw God that [it was] good.
13 Zã do, eye ŋu ke. Esiae nye ŋkeke etɔ̃lia.
And there was evening and there was morning a day third.
14 Mawu gblɔ be, “Mina akaɖiwo nanɔ dziŋgɔli la me be woama ŋkeke ɖa tso zã gbɔ, eye woanye dzesi siwo afia ɣeyiɣiwo, ŋkekewo kple ƒewo,
And he said God let it be luminaries in [the] firmament of the heavens to separate between the day and between the night and they will become signs and appointed times and days and years.
15 eye woanye akaɖiwo le dziŋgɔli la me be woana kekeli anyigba.” Eye wòva eme nenema.
And they will become luminaries in [the] firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth and it was so.
16 Mawu wɔ nu keklẽ gã eve: ɣe kple ɣleti, be woaklẽ ɖe anyigba dzi. Eɖoe be nu keklẽ gãtɔ si nye ɣe la naklẽ le ŋkeke me, eye suetɔ si nye ɣleti la naklẽ le zã me. Ewɔ ɣletiviwo hã.
And he made God [the] two the luminaries great the luminary great for [the] dominion of the day and the luminary small for [the] dominion of the night and the stars.
17 Mawu tsɔ wo ɖo lilikpo la ŋu, be woana kekeli anyigba,
And he set them God in [the] firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth.
18 aɖu zã kple ŋkeke dzi, eye woama kekeli ɖa tso viviti gbɔ. Nu sia dze Mawu ŋu.
And to rule over the day and over the night and to separate between the light and between the darkness and he saw God that [it was] good.
19 Ale zã do, eye ŋu ke. Esiae nye ŋkeke enelia.
And there was evening and there was morning a day fourth.
20 Mawu gblɔ be, “Tɔmelãwo nedzi ɖe tsiawo me, eye xeviwo nedzo le yame le dziŋgɔli la ƒe ŋkume.”
And he said God let them swarm the waters swarming thing[s] creature[s] living and bird[s] let it fly above the earth on [the] surface of [the] firmament of the heavens.
21 Ale Mawu wɔ ƒumelã gãwo kple nu gbagbe siwo tana, eye wonɔa tsi me la ƒomevi vovovowo kple xevi siwo dzona la ƒomeviwo katã. Mawu kpɔe be enyo.
And he created God the sea monsters great and every creature living - which creeps which they swarmed the waters to kind their and every bird of wing to kind its and he saw God that [it was] good.
22 Mawu yra wo gblɔ be, “Midzi ne miasɔ gbɔ, miayɔ atsiaƒuwo me, eye miana xeviwo nasɔ gbɔ le anyigba dzi.”
And he blessed them God saying be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and the bird[s] let it multiply on the earth.
23 Eye zã do, eye ŋu ke. Esiae nye ŋkeke atɔ̃lia.
And there was evening and there was morning a day fifth.
24 Mawu gblɔ be, “Anyigba nedzi lã kple nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi: nyiwo, nu tatawo kple gbemelã ɖe sia ɖe tɔgbi.” Eye wòva eme nenema.
And he said God let it produce the earth creature[s] living to kind its livestock and creeping thing[s] and animal[s] of [the] earth to kind its and it was so.
25 Mawu wɔ lã wɔadãwo, nyi kple nu tatawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe tɔgbi. Eye Mawu kpɔ be enyo.
And he made God [the] animal[s] of the earth to kind its and the livestock to kind its and every creeping thing of the ground to kind its and he saw God that [it was] good.
26 Mawu gblɔ be, “Mina míawɔ ame ɖe míaƒe nɔnɔme me, wòaɖi mí, eye wòaɖu ƒumelãwo, dziƒoxewo, aƒemelãwo kple gbemelãwo katã kpakple nu gbagbe siwo katã tana le anyigba dzi la dzi.”
And he said God let us make humankind in image our according to likeness our and they may rule over [the] fish of the sea and over [the] bird[s] of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing which creeps on the earth.
27 Ale Mawu wɔ ame ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe nɔnɔme me. Mawu ƒe nɔnɔme me wòwɔ ame ɖo; ŋutsu kple nyɔnu wòwɔ.
And he created God - humankind in own image his in [the] image of God he created it male and female he created them.
28 Mawu yra wo gblɔ na wo be, “Midzi miayɔ anyigba blibo la dzi, eye miaɖu edzi; miawoe nye tɔmelãwo, dziƒoxewo kple lã siwo katã tana le anyigba dzi la dzi ɖulawo.”
And he blessed them God and he said to them God be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and rule over [the] fish of the sea and over [the] bird[s] of the heavens and over every animal which creeps on the earth.
29 Mawu gagblɔ be “Metsɔ nu miemie siwo tsea ku le anyigba blibo la dzi kple ati tsekuwo na mi abe miaƒe nuɖuɖu ene.
And he said God here! I give to you every plant - [which] bears seed seed which [is] on [the] surface of all the earth and every tree which in it [is the] fruit of a tree [which] bears seed seed to you will be[long] to food.
30 Metsɔ gbewo kple atiwo katã na lãwo kple xeviwo kple nu siwo katã tana, siwo me agbe le, le anyigba dzi abe woƒe nuɖuɖu ene.” Eye wòva me nenema.
And to every animal of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to every - creeping [thing] on the earth which [is] in it life living all greenery of plant[s] to food and it was so.
31 Mawu lé ŋku ɖe nu siwo katã wòwɔ la ŋu, eye wòkpɔe be wonyo ŋutɔ. Zã do, eye ŋu ke. Esiae nye ŋkeke adelia.
And he saw God all that he had made and there! [it was] good very and there was evening and there was morning [the] day sixth.
