Genesis 1
1 At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
I Begyndelsen skabte Gud Himmelen og Jorden.
2 And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.
Og Jorden var øde og tom, og der var Mørke over Verdensdybet. Men Guds Aand svævede over Vandene.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Og Gud sagde: »Der blive Lys!« Og der blev Lys.
4 And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,
Og Gud saa, at Lyset var godt, og Gud satte Skel mellem Lyset og Mørket,
5 Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
og Gud kaldte Lyset Dag, og Mørket kaldte han Nat. Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, første Dag.
6 And God said, Let there be a solid arch stretching over the waters, parting the waters from the waters.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Der blive en Hvælving midt i Vandene til at skille Vandene ad!«
7 And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.
Og saaledes skete det: Gud gjorde Hvælvingen og skilte Vandet under Hvælvingen fra Vandet over Hvælvingen;
8 And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
og Gud kaldte Hvælvingen Himmel. Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, anden Dag.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Vandet under Himmelen samle sig paa eet Sted, saa det faste Land kommer til Syne!« Og saaledes skete det;
10 And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.
og Gud kaldte det faste Land Jord, og Stedet, hvor Vandet samlede sig, kaldte han Hav. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
11 And God said, Let grass come up on the earth, and plants producing seed, and fruit-trees giving fruit, in which is their seed, after their sort: and it was so.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Jorden lade fremspire grønne Urter, der bærer Frø, og Frugttræer, der bærer Frugt med Kærne, paa Jorden!« Og saaledes skete det:
12 And grass came up on the earth, and every plant producing seed of its sort, and every tree producing fruit, in which is its seed, of its sort: and God saw that it was good.
Jorden frembragte grønne Urter, der bar Frø, efter deres Arter, og Træer, der bar Frugt med Kærne, efter deres Arter. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, tredje Dag.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the arch of heaven, for a division between the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for marking the changes of the year, and for days and for years:
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Der komme Lys paa Himmelhvælvingen til at skille Dag fra Nat, og de skal være til Tegn og til Fastsættelse af Højtider, Dage og Aar
15 And let them be for lights in the arch of heaven to give light on the earth: and it was so.
og tjene som Lys paa Himmelhvælvingen til at lyse paa Jorden!« Og saaledes sket det:
16 And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.
Gud gjorde de to store Lys, det største til at herske om Dagen, det mindste til at herske om Natten, og Stjernerne;
17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;
og Gud satte dem paa Himmelhvælvingen til at lyse paa Jorden
18 To have rule over the day and the night, and for a division between the light and the dark: and God saw that it was good.
og til at herske over Dagen og Natten og til at skille Lyset fra Mørket. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, fjerde Dag.
20 And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Vandet vrimle med en Vrimmel af levende Væsener, og Fugle flyve over Jorden oppe under Himmelhvælvingen!« Og saaledes skete det:
21 And God made great sea-beasts, and every sort of living and moving thing with which the waters were full, and every sort of winged bird: and God saw that it was good.
Gud skabte de store Havdyr og den hele Vrimmel af levende Væsener, som Vandet vrimler med, efter deres Arter, og alle vingede Væsener efter deres Arter. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
22 And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.
Og Gud velsignede dem og sagde: »Bliv frugtbare og mangfoldige og opfyld Vandet i Havene, og Fuglene blive mangfoldige paa Jorden!«
23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, femte Dag.
24 And God said, Let the earth give birth to all sorts of living things, cattle and all things moving on the earth, and beasts of the earth after their sort: and it was so.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Jorden frembringe levende Væsener efter deres Arter: Kvæg, Kryb og vildtlevende Dyr efter deres Arter!« Og saaledes skete det:
25 And God made the beast of the earth after its sort, and the cattle after their sort, and everything moving on the face of the earth after its sort: and God saw that it was good.
Gud gjorde de vildtlevende Dyr efter deres Arter, Kvæget efter dets Arter og alt Jordens Kryb efter dets Arter. Og Gud saa, at det var godt.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth.
Derpaa sagde Gud: »Lad os gøre Mennesker i vort Billede, saa de ligner os, til at herske over Havets Fisk og Himmelens Fugle, Kvæget og alle vildtlevende Dyr paa Jorden og alt Kryb, der kryber paa Jorden!«
27 And God made man in his image, in the image of God he made him: male and female he made them.
Og Gud skabte Mennesket i sit Billede; i Guds Billede skabte han det, som Mand og Kvinde skabte han dem;
28 And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.
og Gud velsignede dem, og Gud sagde til dem: »Bliv frugtbare og mangfoldige og opfyld Jorden, gør eder til Herre over den og hersk over Havets Fisk og Himmelens Fugle, Kvæget og alle vildtlevende Dyr, der rører sig paa Jorden!«
29 And God said, See, I have given you every plant producing seed, on the face of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit producing seed: they will be for your food:
Gud sagde fremdeles: »Jeg giver eder alle Urter paa hele Jorden, som bærer Frø, og alle Træer, som bærer Frugt med Kærne; de skal være eder til Føde;
30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so.
men alle Jordens Dyr og alle Himmelens Fugle og alt, hvad der kryber paa Jorden, og som har Livsaande, giver jeg alle grønne Urter til Føde.« Og saaledes skete det.
31 And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Og Gud saa alt, hvad han havde gjort, og se, det var saare godt. Og det blev Aften, og det blev Morgen, sjette Dag.
