Genesis 1
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1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.1In the beginning, God created the universe.
2The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.2When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters,
3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.3God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.4God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness,
5God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.5calling the light "day," and the darkness "night." The twilight and the dawn were day one.
6Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”6Then God said, "Let there be a canopy between bodies of water, separating bodies of water from bodies of water!"
7Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.7So God made a canopy that separated the water beneath the canopy from the water above it. And that is what happened:
8And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.8God called the canopy "sky." The twilight and the dawn were the second day.
9Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.9Then God said, "Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!" And that is what happened:
10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.10God called the dry ground "land," and he called the water that had come together "oceans." And God saw how good it was.
11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.11Then God said, "Let vegetation sprout all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed!" And that is what happened:
12And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.12Vegetation sprouted all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed. And God saw that it was good.
13So the evening and the morning were the third day.13The twilight and the dawn were the third day.
14Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;14Then God said, "Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years,
15and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.15to serve as lights in the sky, and to shine on the earth!" And that is what happened:
16Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.16God fashioned two great lights—the larger light to shine during the day and the smaller light to shine during the night—as well as stars.
17God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,17God placed them in space to shine on the earth,
18and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.18to differentiate between day and night, and to distinguish light from darkness. And God saw how good it was.
19So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.19The twilight and the dawn were the fourth day.
20Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.”20Then God said, "Let the oceans swarm with living creatures, and let flying creatures soar above the earth throughout the sky!"
21So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.21So God created every kind of magnificent marine creature, every kind of living marine crawler with which the waters swarmed, and every kind of flying creature. And God saw how good it was.
22And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”22God blessed them by saying, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the oceans. Let the birds multiply throughout the earth!"
23So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.23The twilight and the dawn were the fifth day.
24Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so.24Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature, each kind of livestock and crawling thing, and each kind of earth's animals!" And that is what happened:
25And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.25God made each kind of the earth's animals, along with every kind of livestock and crawling thing. And God saw how good it was.
26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”26Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, to be like us. Let them be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, the livestock, everything that crawls on the earth, and over the earth itself!"
27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.27So God created mankind in his own image; in his own image God created them; he created them male and female.
28Then God blessed them, and God 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 air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”28God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!"
29And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.29God also told them, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food.
30Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so.30I have given all green plants as food for every wild animal of the earth, every bird that flies, and to every living thing that crawls on the earth." And that is what happened.
31Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.31Now God saw all that he had made, and indeed, it was very good! The twilight and the dawn were the sixth day.
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