The Story of Creation
1 In the beginning God
created the heavens
and the earth.
2 The earth was barren,
with no form of life;
it was under a roaring ocean
covered with darkness.
But the Spirit of God
was moving over the water.
The First Day
3 God said, “I command light to shine!” And light started shining. 4 God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness 5 and named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.” Evening came, then morning—that was the first day.
The Second Day
6 God said, “I command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it.” 7 And that's what happened. God made the dome 8 and named it “Sky.” Evening came, then morning—that was the second day.
The Third Day
9 God said, “I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground.” And that's what happened. 10 God named the dry ground “Land,” and he named the water “Ocean.” God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.
11 God said, “I command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain.” And that's what happened. 12 The earth produced all kinds of vegetation. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. 13 Evening came, then morning—that was the third day.
The Fourth Day
14 God said, “I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years. 15 I command them to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened. 16 God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to rule the night. He also made the stars. 17 Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. 19 Evening came, then morning—that was the fourth day.
The Fifth Day
20 God said, “I command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth.” 21 So God made the giant sea monsters and all the living creatures that swim in the ocean. He also made every kind of bird. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. 22 Then he gave the living creatures his blessing—he told the ocean creatures to increase and live everywhere in the ocean and the birds to increase everywhere on earth. 23 Evening came, then morning—that was the fifth day.
The Sixth Day
24 God said, “I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles.” And that's what happened. 25 God made every one of them. Then he looked at what he had done, and it was good.
26 God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.”
27 So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women. 28 God gave them his blessing and said:
Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
29 I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat. 30 And I have given the green plants as food for everything else that breathes, including animals, both wild and tame, and birds. And so it was.
31 God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came, then morning—that was the sixth day.
Pasaules radīšana
(1Moz 2:4b–9Īj 38:4–11Jņ 1:1–5)1 Sākumā Dievs radīja debesis un zemi. 2 Un zeme bija tukšum tukša, tumsa bija pār dzīlēm, un Dieva gars lidinājās pār ūdeņiem. 3 Un Dievs teica: “Lai top gaisma!” Un tapa gaisma. 4 Un Dievs redzēja gaismu, ka tā laba, un viņš nošķīra gaismu no tumsas. 5 Un Dievs nosauca gaismu par dienu, un tumsu viņš nosauca par nakti. Un bija vakars, un bija rīts – viena diena.
6 Un Dievs teica: “Lai top debesjums starp ūdeņiem, un tas lai nošķir ūdeņus no ūdeņiem!” 7 Un Dievs taisīja debesjumu un šķīra ūdeņus, kas bija zem debesjuma, no ūdeņiem, kas bija virs debesjuma, – un tā ir. 8 Un Dievs nosauca debesjumu par debesīm. Un bija vakars, un bija rīts – otrā diena.
9 Un Dievs teica: “Lai visi ūdeņi zem debesīm saplūst vienuviet, ka top redzama sauszeme!” – un tā ir. 10 Un Dievs nosauca sauszemi par zemi, bet ūdeņu saplūdumu viņš nosauca par jūrām, un Dievs redzēja, ka tā labi. 11 Un Dievs teica: “Lai uz zemes sazaļo augi – stādi, kas briedina sēklu, un augļu koki, kas nes augļus, kam ir sēkla, katrs pēc sava veida, lai ir uz zemes.” Un tā ir. 12 Un zeme deva augus – stādus, kas briedina sēklu, katru pēc sava veida, un kokus, kas nes augļus, kuros ir sēkla, katru pēc sava veida, un Dievs redzēja, ka tā labi. 13 Un bija vakars, un bija rīts – trešā diena.
14 Un Dievs teica: “Lai debesjumā top gaismekļi, lai tie nošķir dienu no nakts, lai tie ir zīmes, kas rāda laiku mijas, dienas un gadus, 15 un lai gaismekļi debesjumā dod zemei gaismu!” Un tā ir. 16 Un Dievs taisīja divus lielus gaismekļus – lielāko gaismekli, lai valda pār dienu, un mazāko gaismekli, lai valda pār nakti, – un zvaigznes. 17 Un Dievs ielika tos debesjumā, lai dod zemei gaismu, 18 lai valda pār dienu un pār nakti un lai nošķir gaismu no tumsas. Un Dievs redzēja, ka tā labi. 19 Un bija vakars, un bija rīts – ceturtā diena.
20 Un Dievs teica: “Lai ūdenī mudžēt mudž dzīvas būtnes, un pār zemi lai lido putni, zem debesjuma!” 21 Un Dievs radīja lielus zvērus un visādas dzīvas būtnes, kas rāpo un mudž ūdenī, katru pēc sava veida, un visus spārnainus putnus, katru pēc sava veida, un Dievs redzēja, ka tā labi. 22 Un Dievs svētīja viņus, sacīdams: “Augļojieties un vairojieties, un piepildiet ūdeņus jūrās, bet putni lai vairojas uz zemes!” 23 Un bija vakars, un bija rīts – piektā diena.
24 Un Dievs teica: “Lai rodas uz zemes dzīvas būtnes, katra pēc sava veida – lopi un rāpuļi, un zemes zvēri, katrs pēc sava veida!” Un tā ir. 25 Un Dievs taisīja zemes zvērus, katru pēc sava veida, un lopus, katru pēc sava veida, un visus, kas rāpo pa zemi, katru pēc sava veida, un Dievs redzēja, ka tā labi.
26 Un Dievs teica: “Taisīsim cilvēku pēc mūsu tēla, pēc mūsu līdzības, lai tas valda pār zivīm jūrā un pār putniem debesīs, un pār lopiem, un pār visu zemi, un pār visiem rāpuļiem, kas rāpo pa zemi!” 27 Un Dievs radīja cilvēku pēc sava tēla, pēc Dieva tēla viņš radīja to – vīrieti un sievieti viņš radīja! 28 Un Dievs viņus svētīja un teica: “Augļojieties un vairojieties, piepildiet zemi un pakļaujiet to – valdiet pār zivīm jūrā un putniem debesīs, pār visu, kas dzīvs un rāpo pa zemi!” 29 Un Dievs teica: “Redzi, es jums dodu visus stādus, kas briedina sēklu, kas ir uz visas zemes, un visus kokus, kuru augļi briedina sēklu, – tie ir jūsu ēdamais! 30 Un visiem zemes zvēriem un debesu putniem, un visiem, kas rāpo pa zemi, kam dzīvības elpa, lai ir par barību visādi zaļoksni stādi!” Un tā ir. 31 Un Dievs redzēja visu, ko bija darījis, un, redzi, tas bija ļoti labi! Un bija vakars, un bija rīts – sestā diena.
