1 And so the whole universe was completed. 2 By the seventh day God finished what he had been doing and stopped working. 3 He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day he had completed his creation and stopped working. 4 And that is how the universe was created.
The Garden of Eden
When the Lord God made the universe, 5 there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because he had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land; 6 but water would come up from beneath the surface and water the ground.
7 Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and formed a man out of it; he breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live.
8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the East, and there he put the man he had formed. 9 He made all kinds of beautiful trees grow there and produce good fruit. In the middle of the garden stood the tree that gives life and the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad.
10 A stream flowed in Eden and watered the garden; beyond Eden it divided into four rivers. 11 The first river is the Pishon; it flows around the country of Havilah. ( 12 Pure gold is found there and also rare perfume and precious stones.) 13 The second river is the Gihon; it flows around the country of Cush. 14 The third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria, and the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 Then the Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it. 16 He told him, “You may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden, 17 except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day.”
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable companion to help him.” 19 So he took some soil from the ground and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got their names. 20 So the man named all the birds and all the animals; but not one of them was a suitable companion to help him.
21 Then the Lord God made the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was sleeping, he took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh. 22 He formed a woman out of the rib and brought her to him. 23 Then the man said,
“At last, here is one of my own kind—
Bone taken from my bone, and flesh from my flesh.
‘Woman’ is her name because she was taken out of man.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one.
25 The man and the woman were both naked, but they were not embarrassed.
1 Un tika pabeigtas debesis un zeme un visi to pulki. 2 Un septītajā dienā Dievs pabeidza savu darbu, ko bija darījis, un septītajā dienā viņš mitējās no visa sava darba, ko bija darījis. 3 Un septīto dienu Dievs svētīja un darīja to svētu, jo tajā dienā viņš mitējās no visa sava darba, ko bija darījis radīdams. 4a Šīs ir debesu un zemes paaudzes dienā, kad tās tika radītas.
Vīrietis un sieviete
(1Moz 1:26–30)4b Kad Kungs Dievs taisīja zemi un debesis, 5 uz zemes vēl nebija nekādu lauka krūmāju, un lauka stādi vēl nebija sazēluši, jo Kungs Dievs vēl nebija licis līt pār zemi, un vēl nebija cilvēka, kas zemi apstrādātu. 6 Un no zemes pacēlās migla un padzirdīja visu zemes virsmu. 7 Un Kungs Dievs izveidoja no zemes pīšļiem cilvēku un iepūta viņa nāsīs dzīvības dvašu, un cilvēks kļuva par dzīvu būtni. 8 Un Kungs Dievs stādīja dārzu austrumos no Ēdenes un ielika tur cilvēku, ko bija izveidojis. 9 Un Kungs Dievs audzēja no zemes visus kokus, kas tīkami skatam un labi ēšanai, un dārza vidū – bija dzīvības koks un laba un ļauna atzīšanas koks. 10 No Ēdenes izplūda upe, lai dzirdītu dārzu. Tur tā sadalījās četrās straumēs. 11 Pirmās vārds ir Pīšona, tā apvij visu Havīlas zemi, kur ir zelts. 12 Tās zemes zelts ir labs. Tur ir bdellijs un oniksi. 13 Otrās upes vārds ir Gīhona, tā apvij visu Kūšas zemi. 14 Trešās upes vārds ir Hidekela , tā tek no Asīrijas uz austrumiem, un ceturtā upe ir Perāta .
15 Un Kungs Dievs ņēma cilvēku un iemitināja viņu Ēdenes dārzā, lai viņš to sargā un apstrādā. 16 Un Kungs Dievs pavēlēja cilvēkam: “Ēd no visiem dārza kokiem, 17 bet no laba un ļauna atzīšanas koka neēd! – Jo tai dienā, kad tu no tā ēdīsi, tu mirtin mirsi!” 18 Un Kungs Dievs teica: “Nav labi būt cilvēkam vienam, es darīšu viņam palīgu, kas būs tam līdzās.” 19 Un Kungs Dievs veidoja no zemes visādus lauka zvērus un visādus debesu putnus un deva tos cilvēkam, lai redzētu, kā viņš tos nosauks. Kā cilvēks nosauca dzīvās būtnes, tāds bija to vārds. 20 Un cilvēks deva vārdus visiem lopiem un debesu putniem, un visiem lauka zvēriem, bet nebija cilvēkam palīga, kas būtu tam līdzās. 21 Tad Kungs Dievs lika, lai dziļš miegs krīt pār cilvēku, un tas iemiga, tad viņš ņēma vienu viņa ribu un to vietu aizdarīja ar miesu. 22 Un no ribas, ko viņš bija ņēmis no cilvēka, Kungs Dievs darināja sievieti un atveda viņu pie cilvēka. 23 Un cilvēks teica:
“Šī ir kauls no mana kaula un miesa no manas miesas!
Tāpēc lai to sauc par sievu , jo no vīra tā ņemta!
24 Tāpēc vīrs pametīs savu tēvu un māti un pieķersies savai sievai, un viņi būs viena miesa.” 25 Un viņi abi bija kaili – vīrs un viņa sieva, bet nekaunējās.
