The Story of Creation
1 In the beginning, when God created the universe, 2 the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water. 3 Then God commanded, “Let there be light”—and light appeared. 4 God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness, 5 and he named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the first day.
6-7 Then God commanded, “Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places”—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. 8 He named the dome “Sky.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
9 Then God commanded, “Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear”—and it was done. 10 He named the land “Earth,” and the water which had come together he named “Sea.” And God was pleased with what he saw. 11 Then he commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit”—and it was done. 12 So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. 13 Evening passed and morning came—that was the third day.
14 Then God commanded, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin; 15 they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth”—and it was done. 16 So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. 17 He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw. 19 Evening passed and morning came—that was the fourth day.
20 Then God commanded, “Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds.” 21 So God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw. 22 He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number. 23 Evening passed and morning came—that was the fifth day.
24 Then God commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small”—and it was done. 25 So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.
26 Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.” 27 So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, 28 blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. 29 I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; 30 but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food”—and it was done. 31 God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—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.
