Mwanzo 1
1 Hapo mwanzo Mungu aliumba mbingu na nchi.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Nayo nchi haikuwa na umbo na ilikuwa tupu. Giza lilikuwa juu ya uso wa vilindi vya maji. Roho wa Mungu alikuwa akielea juu ya uso wa maji.
Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was on the surface of the watery depths. And God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Mungu akasema, “na kuwe nuru,” na kulikuwa na nuru.
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4 Mungu akaona nuru kuwa ni njema. Akaigawa nuru na giza.
And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
5 Mungu akaiita nuru “mchana” na giza akaliita “usiku.” Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya kwanza.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 Mungu akasema, “na kuwe na anga kati ya maji, na ligawe maji na maji.”
And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." And it was so.
7 Mungu akafanya anga na kugawanya maji yaliyo kuwa chini ya anga na maji ambayo yalikuwa juu ya anga. Ikawa hivyo.
And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse.
8 Mungu akaita anga “mbingu.” Ikawa jioni na asubuhi siku ya pili.
And God called the expanse Sky. And God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 Mungu akasema, “maji yaliyo chini ya mbingu yakusanyike pamoja mahali pamoja, na ardhi kavu ionekane.” Ikawa hivyo.
And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one gathering, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. And the waters under the sky gathered to their gatherings, and the dry land appeared.
10 Mungu aliita ardhi kavu “nchi,” na maji yaliyo kusanyika akayaita “bahari.” Akaona kuwa ni vyema.
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
11 Mungu akasema, nchi ichipushe mimea: miche itoayo mbegu na miti ya matunda itoayo matunda ambayo mbegu yake imo ndani ya tunda, kila kitu kwa namna yake.” Ikawa hivyo.
And God said, "Let the earth produce vegetation, plants yielding seed after its kind, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it after its kind, on the earth." And it was so.
12 Nchi ikatoa mimea, miche itoayo mbegu ya aina yake, na miti itoayo tunda ambalo mbegu yake imo ndani yake, kwa aina yake. Mungu akaona kuwa ni vyema.
And the earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after its kind, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it after its kind, on the earth. And God saw that it was good.
13 Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya tatu.
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14 Mungu akasema, “kuwe na mianga katika anga kutenganisha mchana na usiku. Na ziwe kama ishara, kwa majira, kwa siku na miaka.
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky for the illumination of the day, to give light on the earth, and to rule the day and the night, and to separate between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years;
15 Ziwe mianga katika anga ili kutoa mwanga juu ya nchi.” Ikawa hivyo.
and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth." And it was so.
16 Mungu akafanya mianga mikuu miwili, mwanga mkuu zaidi kutawala mchana, na mwanga mdogo kutawala usiku. Akafanya nyota pia.
And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.
17 Mungu akazipanga katika anga kutoa mwanga juu nchi,
And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
18 kutawala mchana na usiku, na kugawanya mwanga kutoka kwenye giza. Mungu akaona kuwa ni vyema.
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 Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya nne.
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 Mungu akasema, “maji yajae idadi kubwa ya viumbe hai, na ndege waruke juu ya nchi katika anga la mbingu.”
And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let flying creatures fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky." And it was so.
21 Mungu akaumba viumbe wakubwa wa baharini, pamoja na kila kiumbe hai cha aina yake, viumbe waendao na wanaojaa kila mahali majini, na kila ndege mwenye mabawa kwa aina yake. Mungu akaona kuwa ni vyema.
And God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged flying creature after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 Mungu akavibariki, akisema, “zaeni na muongezeke, na mjae majini katika bahari. Ndege waongezeke juu nchi.”
And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the flying creatures multiply on the earth."
23 Ikawa jioni na asubuhi, siku ya tano.
There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 Mungu akasema, “nchi na itoe viumbe hai, kila kiumbe kwa aina yake, mnyama wa kufugwa, vitu vitambaavyo, na wanyama wa nchi, kila kitu kwa jinsi yake.” Ikawa hivyo.
And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after its kind: tame animals, and crawling creatures, and wild animals of the earth after its kind." And it was so.
25 Mungu akafanya wanyama wa nchi kwa aina yake, wanyama wa kufugwa kwa aina yake, na kila kitambaaho juu ya ardhi kwa aina yake. Akaona kuwani vyema.
And God made the wild animals of the earth after its kind, and the tame animals after its kind, and everything that crawls on the ground after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Mung akasema, “na tumfanye mtu katika mfano wetu, wa kufanana na sisi. Wawe na mamlaka juu ya samaki wa bahari, juu ya ndege wa angani, juu ya wanyama wa kufuga, juu ya nchi yote, na juu ya kila kitu kitambaacho kinacho tambaa juu ya nchi.”
And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over the tame animals, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creature that crawls on the earth." And it was so.
27 Mungu akamuumba mtu kwa mfano wake. Katika mfano wake alimuumba. Mwanaume na mwanamke aliwaumba.
And God created humankind in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
28 Mungu akawabariki na akawaambia, “zaeni na kuongezeka. Jazeni nchi, na muitawale. Muwe na mamlaka juu ya samaki wa baharini, juu ya ndege wa angani, na juu ya kila kiumbe hai kiendacho juu ya nchi,”
And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over all the tame animals, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over all the creatures that crawl on the earth."
29 Mungu akasema, “tazama, nimewapeni kila mmea uzaao mbegu ambao uko juu ya nchi, na kila mti wenye tunda ambalo lina mbegu ndani yake. Vitakuwa ni chakula kwenu.
And God said, "Look, I have given you every plant 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 Kwa kila mnyama wa nchi, kwa kila ndege wa angani, na kila kitambaacho juu ya nchi, na kila kiumbe ambacho kina pumzi ya uhai ni metoa kila mmea kwa ajili ya chakula.” ikawa hivyo.
And to every wild animal of the earth, and to every tame animal of the earth, and to every flying creature of the sky, and to every creature that crawls on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green plant for food."
31 Mungu akaona kila kitu alichokiumba. Tazama, kikawa chema sana. Ikawa jioni na asubuhi siku ya sita.
And God saw everything that he had made, and look, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
