Gênesis, 1

1. No princípio, Deus criou o céu e a terra.

1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2. A terra estava sem forma e vazia; as trevas cobriam­ o abismo e o Espírito de Deus pairava sobre as águas.

2. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.

3. Deus disse: “Faça-se a luz!”. E a luz foi feita.

3. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.

4. Deus viu que a luz era boa, e separou a luz das trevas.

4. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

5. Deus chamou à luz dia, e às trevas noite. Sobreveio a tarde e depois a manhã: foi o primeiro dia.

5. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

6. Deus disse: “Faça-se um firmamento entre as águas, e separe ele umas das ou­tras”.

6. And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."

7. Deus fez o firmamento e separou as águas que estavam debaixo do firmamento daquelas que estavam por cima.

7. And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.

8. E assim se fez. Deus chamou ao firmamento céu. Sobreveio a tarde e depois a manhã: foi o segundo dia.*

8. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

9. Deus disse: “Que as águas que estão debaixo do céu se juntem num mesmo lugar, e apareça o elemento árido”. E assim se fez.

9. And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

10. Deus chamou ao elemento árido terra, e ao ajuntamento das águas mar. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

10. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11. Deus disse: “Produza a terra plan­­tas, ervas que contenham semente e á­r­vores frutíferas que deem fruto segundo a sua espécie e o fruto contenha a sua semente”. E assim foi feito.

11. And God said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth." And it was so.

12. A terra pro­duziu plantas, ervas que contêm semente segundo a sua espécie, e árvores que produzem fruto segundo a sua espécie, contendo o fruto a sua semente. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

12. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

13. Sobreveio a tarde e depois a manhã: foi o terceiro dia.

13. And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

14. Deus disse: “Façam-se luzeiros no firmamento do céu para separar o dia da noite. Que sirvam eles de sinais e marquem o tempo, os dias e os anos,

14. And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,

15. e resplande­çam no firmamento do céu para iluminar a terra”. E assim se fez.

15. and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.

16. Deus fez os dois grandes luzeiros: o maior para presidir o dia e o menor para presidir a noite; e fez também as estrelas.

16. And 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. Deus colocou-os no firmamento do céu para que iluminassem a terra,

17. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

18. presidissem o dia e a noite, e separassem a luz das trevas. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

18. to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19. Sobreveio a tarde e depois a manhã: foi o quarto dia.

19. And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

20. Deus disse: “Pululem as águas de uma multidão de seres vivos, e voem aves sobre a terra, debaixo do firmamento do céu”.

20. And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens."

21. Deus criou os monstros mari­nhos e toda a multidão de seres vivos que enchem as águas, segundo a sua espécie, e todas as aves segundo a sua espécie. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

21. So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

22. E Deus os abençoou: “Frutificai – disse ele – e multipli­cai-vos, e enchei as águas do mar, e que as aves se multipliquem sobre a terra”.

22. And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

23. Sobreveio a tarde e depois a manhã: foi o quinto dia.

23. And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

24. Deus disse: “Produza a terra seres vivos segundo a sua espécie: animais domésticos, répteis e animais selvagens, segundo a sua espécie”. E assim se fez.*

24. And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so.

25. Deus fez os animais selvagens segundo a sua espécie, os animais domésticos igualmente, e da mesma forma todos os animais, que se arrastam sobre a terra. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

25. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26. Então Deus disse: “Façamos o homem à nossa imagem e semelhança. Que ele reine sobre os peixes do mar, sobre as aves do céu, sobre os animais domésticos e sobre toda a terra, e sobre todos os répteis que se arrastam sobre a terra”.

26. Then 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 birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."

27. Deus criou o homem à sua imagem; criou-o à imagem de Deus, criou o homem e a mulher.*

27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

28. Deus os abençoou: “Frutificai – disse ele – e multiplicai-vos, enchei a terra e submetei-a. Dominai sobre os peixes do mar, sobre as aves do céu e sobre todos os animais que se arrastam sobre a terra”.

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 birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."

29. Deus disse: “Eis que eu vos dou toda a erva que dá semente sobre a terra, e todas as árvores frutíferas que contêm em si mesmas a sua semente, para que vos sirvam de alimento.

29. And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.

30. E a todos os animais da terra, a todas as aves do céu, a tudo o que se arrasta sobre a terra, e em que haja sopro de vida, eu dou toda a erva verde por alimento”. E assim se fez.

30. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.

31. Deus contemplou toda a sua obra, e viu que tudo era muito bom. Sobreveio a tarde e depois a manhã: foi o sexto dia.

31. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.