Genesis, 1

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

1. In the beginning, when God began to create the heavens and the earth,

2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

2. the earth had no form and was void; darkness was over the deep and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.

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

3. 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.

4. 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 the evening and the morning were the first day.

5. God called the light 'Day' and the darkness 'Night'. There was evening and there was morning: the first day.

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

6. God said, "Let there be a firm ceiling between the waters and let it separate waters from waters."

7. And 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.

7. So God made the ceiling and separated the waters below it from the waters above it. And so it was.

8. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

8. God called the firm ceiling 'Sky'. There was evening and there was morning: the second day.

9. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.

9. God said, "Let the waters below the sky be gathered together in one place and let dry land appear." And so it was.

10. And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.

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

11. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

11. God said, "Let the earth produce vegetation, seed-bearing plants, fruittrees bearing fruit with seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth." And so it was.

12. And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

12. The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kind and trees producing fruit which has seed, according to their kind. God saw that it was good.

13. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

13. There was evening and there was morning: the third day.

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

14. God said, "Let there be lights in the ceiling of the sky to separate day from night and to serve as signs for the seasons, days and years;

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

15. and let these lights in the sky shine above the earth." And so it was.

16. And 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.

16. God therefore made two great lights, the greater light to govern the day and the smaller light to govern the night; and God made the stars as well.

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

17. God placed them in the ceiling of the sky to give light on 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.

18. and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

19. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

19. There was evening and there was morning: the fourth day.

20. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

20. God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth under the ceiling of the sky."

21. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

21. God created the great monsters of the sea and all living animals, those that teem in the waters, according to their kind, and every winged bird, according to its 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 in the earth.

22. God blessed them saying, "Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the waters of the sea, and let the birds increase on the earth."

23. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

23. There was evening and there was morning: the fifth day.

24. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

24. God said, "Let the earth produce living animals according to their kind: cattle, creatures that move along the ground, wild animals according to their kind." So it was.

25. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

25. God created the wild animals according to their kind, and everything that creeps along the ground according to its 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 air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

26. God said, "Let us make man in our image, to our likeness. Let them rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, over the cattle, over the wild animals, and over all creeping things that crawl along the ground."

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

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

28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

28. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth and subdue it, rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky, over every living creature that moves on the ground."

29. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

29. God said, "I have given you every seed-bearing plant which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree that bears fruit with seed. It will be for your food.

30. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.

30. To every wild animal, to every bird of the sky, to everything that creeps along the ground, to everything that has the breath of life, I give every green plant for food." So it was.

31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

31. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. There was evening and there was morning: the sixth day.