Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.
God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.
4 And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day.
God called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day one.
6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters to divide the waters.”
7 And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.
So God made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.
8 And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning — a second day.
God called the expanse, “sky.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
God said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.
10 And God called the dry [land] Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
God called the land “earth” and the waters “seas.” God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth cause grass to spring up, herb producing seed, fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, the seed of which is in them, on the earth. And it was so.
God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herb producing seed after its kind, and trees yielding fruit, the seed of which is in them, after their kind. And God saw that it was good.
The earth produced vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind. God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening, and there was morning — a third day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and to provide a way to mark seasons, days, and years.
15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.
They shall be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened.
16 And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, — and the stars.
God created two great lights: the larger one in charge of the day, and the smaller one in charge of the night. He created the stars too.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,
God placed these lights in the sky to shine upon the earth,
18 and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
to be in charge of the day and in charge of the night, and to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning — a fourth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day four.
20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.
God said, “Let the waters be full of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the sky.”
21 And God created the great sea monsters, and every living soul that moves with which the waters swarm, after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
So God created huge sea creatures and all the living things that swim and fill the waters, each one according to its own kind; and every bird that flies, each one according to its own kind. God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth.
God blessed them and said, “Reproduce and increase, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23 And there was evening, and there was morning — a fifth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth living souls after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth, after their kind. And it was so.
God said, “Let the land produce living creatures, each one according to its own kind—the livestock, the creatures that run along the ground, and the wild animals, each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
God made the wild animals, the livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground, all according to their own kind. God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.
God said, “Let us make human beings in our image who are like us. They will have authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over the whole of the earth and every creature that moves on it.”
27 And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
So God created human beings in his own image. He created them in the image of God. He created them male and female.
28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.
God blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the earth.”
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you;
God said, “Look, I'm giving you as your food every seed-bearing plant anywhere on earth, and every tree that produces fruit with seeds.
30 and to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth on the earth, in which is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.
I'm giving all the green plants to all the land animals, to the birds, and to every creature that moves on the earth—to every living thing.” And that's what happened.
31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day.
God saw everything that he had created, and yes, it was very good. So there was evening, and then the morning, making day six.
