Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above the surface of the waters.
3 And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.
God saw the light, that it was good. He divided the light from the darkness.
5 And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” This was evening and morning, the first day.
6 And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
7 And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
God made the expanse and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. It was so.
8 And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
God called the expanse “sky.” This was evening and morning, the second day.
9 God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear.” It was so.
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 dry land “earth,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” He saw that it was good.
11 And he said: Let the earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.
God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
12 And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
The earth produced vegetation, plants producing seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit whose seed was in it, after their kind. God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
This was evening and morning, the third day.
14 And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide 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 divide the day from the night and let them be as signs, for seasons, for days and years.
15 To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done.
Let them be lights in the sky to give light upon the earth.” It was so.
16 And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.
17 And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.
God set them in the sky to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and morning were the fourth day.
This was evening and morning, the fourth day.
20 God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
God said, “Let the waters be filled with great numbers of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the expanse of the sky.”
21 And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
God created the great sea creatures, as well as every living creature after its kind, creatures that move and which fill the waters everywhere, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
22 And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth.
God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. Let birds multiply on the earth.”
23 And the evening and morning were the fifth day.
This was evening and morning, the fifth day.
24 And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done.
God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures, each according to its own kind, livestock, creeping things, and beasts of the earth, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, the livestock after their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground after its kind. He saw that it was good.
26 And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth.
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.
God created man in his own image. In his own image he created him. Male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply. Fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
29 And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:
God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the surface of all the earth, and every tree with fruit which has seed in it. They will be food to you.
30 And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.
To every beast of the earth, to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, and to every creature that has the breath of life I have given every green plant for food.” It was so.
31 And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.
God saw everything that he had made. Behold, it was very good. This was evening and morning, the sixth day.
