1 Mose 1
1 Zu Anbeginn hat Gott erschaffen den Himmel und die Erde.
Long, long ago God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Die Erde aber war wüst und wirr, und auf der Urflut lag Finsternis. Gottes Geist aber schwebte über den Gewässern.
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.
3 Da sprach Gott: "Licht werde!" Und Licht ward.
God said, “I want light to shine!” And light shone.
4 Und Gott sah: Das Licht war gut. So schied Gott zwischen Licht und Finsternis.
God was pleased with the light. Then he made the light to shine in some places, and in other places there was still darkness.
5 Und Gott bestimmte für das Licht den Tag. Und für die Finsternis bestimmte er die Nacht. So ward Abend und ward Morgen. Ein Tag.
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’.
6 Und Gott sprach: "Mitten in den Wassern sei eine Feste! Sie scheide zwischen Wasser und Wasser!"
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!”
7 So machte Gott die Feste und schied zwischen dem Wasser unter der Feste und dem Wasser über der Feste. Und so ward es.
And that is what happened. God gave to the space the name ‘sky’.
8 Der Feste sprach Gott den Himmel zu. So ward Abend und ward Morgen. Ein zweiter Tag.
Then there was another evening, which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the second day’.
9 Und Gott sprach: "An einem Orte sammle sich das Wasser unterm Himmel, und das Trockene erscheine!" Und so ward es.
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.
10 Für das Trockensein bestimmte Gott die Erde, und für die Sammlung der Wasser bestimmte er die Meere. Und Gott sah: Gut war es.
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.
11 Und Gott sprach: "Sprießen lasse die Erde Grünes! Samentragendes Kraut und Fruchtbäume, nach ihrer Art Früchte tragend, darin ihr Same für die Erde!" Und so ward es.
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.”
12 Die Erde brachte Grünes, Kraut mit Samen je nach seiner Art und Bäume mit Früchten, darin ihr Same je nach ihrer Art. Und Gott sah: Gut war es.
Then plants grew on the earth; each kind of plant began to produce its own kind of seed.
13 So ward Abend und ward Morgen. Ein dritter Tag.
Then there was another evening which was followed by another morning. God called that period of time ‘the third day’.
14 Und Gott sprach: "Leuchten seien an der Himmelsfeste, zwischen Tag und Nacht zu scheiden! Dann dienen sie zu Zeichen und Gezeiten, zu Tagen und Jahren
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.
15 und zu Leuchten an der Himmelsfeste, die Erde zu bescheinen." Und so ward es.
I want them also to be like lights in the sky that will shine on the earth.” And that is what happened.
16 So machte Gott die zwei großen Leuchten, die größere Leuchte zum Walten über den Tag und die kleinere Leuchte zum Walten über die Nacht, und die Sterne.
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.
17 Und Gott ließ sie an der Himmelsfeste auf die Erde scheinen,
God set all of them in the sky to shine on the earth,
18 über den Tag und die Nacht walten und zwischen dem Licht und der Finsternis scheiden. Und Gott sah: Gut war es.
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.
19 So ward Abend und ward Morgen. Ein vierter Tag.
Then there was another evening which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the fourth day’.
20 Und Gott sprach: "Das Wasser wimmle von lebendem Gewimmel, und auf Erden an der Himmelsfeste fliege Geflügel."
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.”
21 So schuf Gott die großen Meerestiere und alle anderen lebenden Wimmelwesen, wovon die Wasser wimmeln, nach ihren Arten und der beschwingten Vögel jegliche Art. Und Gott sah: Gut war es.
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.
22 Da segnete Gott sie und sprach: "Seid fruchtbar! Mehret euch! Füllet der Meere Gewässer! Auf Erden mehre sich das Geflügel!"
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.
23 So ward Abend und ward Morgen. Ein fünfter Tag.
Then there was another evening that was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the fifth day’.
24 Und Gott sprach:"Die Erde zeuge Lebewesen je nach ihrer Art! Vieh, Gewürm und das Wild der Erde!" Und so ward es.
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.
25 So machte Gott das Wild der Erde nach seiner Art, das Vieh nach seiner Art und alles Gewürm des Bodens nach seiner Art. Und Gott sah: Gut war es.
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.
26 Und Gott sprach. "Lasset uns Menschen machen als unser Bild nach unserem Gleichnis! Herrschen sollen sie über des Meeres Fische, über des Himmels Vögel, über das Vieh auf der ganzen Erde überall und über alle Wimmelwesen, die auf Erden wimmeln!"
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.”
27 Und Gott schuf den Menschen als sein Bild. Als Gottes Bild schuf er ihn. Er schuf sie als Mann und als Weib.
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.
28 Und Gott segnete sie. Und Gott sprach zu ihnen: "Seid fruchtbar! Mehret euch! Füllet die Erde! Macht sie euch untertan! Herrschet über des Meeres Fische, über des Himmels Vögel und über alle Lebewesen, die auf Erden wimmeln!"
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.”
29 Und Gott sprach: "Euch überlasse ich alles samentragende Kraut auf der ganzen Erde und alle Bäume mit samentragender Baumfrucht, daß sie euch zur Nahrung diene.
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.
30 Und alles andere grüne Kraut diene zur Nahrung allem Wilde, allen Vögeln des Himmels und allem Gewürm auf Erden, in dem Lebensgeist ist." Und so ward es.
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.
31 Und Gott sah alles, was er gemacht hatte. Und sehr gut war es. So ward Abend und ward Morgen. Ein sechster Tag.
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’.
