Genesis 1
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, —but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on 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—Light, be, And light was.
God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was, good, and God divided the light, from the, darkness;
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 and God called the light, day, but the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening—and it was morning, one 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 means of dividing, 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 it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were 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. So it was evening—and it 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, into one place, and let the dry—ground 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-ground, land, but the gathering together of the waters, called he 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 land put-forth vegetation—herb yielding seed, fruit-tree, bearing fruit after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. 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 land brought-forth vegetation—herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its 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 So it was evening—and it was morning, a third day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three.
14 And God said—Let there be luminaries 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 yea let them be for luminaries 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 luminaries, —the greater luminary to rule the day, and the lesser luminary to rule the night, also 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 over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from 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 So it was evening—and it 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 an abundance of living soul, and, birds, shall fly over the earth, over the face of 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 moveth—[with] which the waters swarmed after their kind and every winged bird—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, the birds, multiply in the land.
God blessed them and said, “Reproduce and increase, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23 So it was evening—and it was morning, a fifth day.
So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five.
24 And God said—Let the land, bring forth, living soul, after its kind, tame-beast and creeping thing and wild-beast, of the land, after its 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 wild-beast of the land after its kind, and the tame-beast after its 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 bird of the heavens and over the tame-beast—and over all the land, and over every creeping thing, that creepeth on the land.
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 the man in his own 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 bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.
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—Lo! I have given to you—every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, —to you, shall it be, for food;
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 living thing of the land—and to every bird of the heavens, and to every thing that moveth on the land, wherein 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 every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening—and it 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.
