1 I n the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

In the beginning God made from nothing the heavens and the earth.

2 A nd 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.

The earth was an empty waste and darkness was over the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was moving over the top of the waters.

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

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

4 A nd God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

God saw that the light was good. He divided the light from the darkness.

5 A nd God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Then God called the light day, and He called the darkness night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

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

Then God said, “Let there be an open space between the waters. Let it divide waters from waters.”

7 A nd 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.

God made the open space, and divided the waters under the open space from the waters above the open space. And it was so.

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

Then God called the open space Heaven. There was evening and there was morning, the second day.

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

Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered into one place. Let the dry land be seen.” And it was so.

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

Then God called the dry land Earth. He called the gathering of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 A nd 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.

Then God said, “Let plants grow from the earth, plants that have seeds. Let fruit trees grow on the earth that bring their kind of fruit with their own seeds.” And it was so.

12 A nd 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.

Plants grew out of the earth, giving their own kind of seeds. Trees grew with their fruit, and their kind of seeds. And God saw that it was good.

13 A nd the evening and the morning were the third day.

There was evening and there was morning, the third day.

14 A nd 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:

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the open space of the heavens to divide day from night. Let them tell the days and years and times of the year.

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

Let them be lights in the open space of the heavens to give light on the earth.” And it was so.

16 A nd 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.

Then God made the two great lights, the brighter light to rule the day, and the smaller light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

17 A nd God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

God put them in the open space of the heavens to give light on the earth,

18 A nd to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

to rule the day and the night. He divided the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19 A nd the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

There was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

20 A nd 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.

Then God said, “Let the waters be full of living things. Let birds fly above the earth in the open space of the heavens.”

21 A nd 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.

God made the big animals that live in the sea, and every living thing that moves through the waters by its kind, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

22 A nd God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

God wanted good to come to them, saying, “Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the waters in the seas. Let birds grow in number on the earth.”

23 A nd the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

There was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

24 A nd 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.

Then God said, “Let the earth bring into being living things after their kind: Cattle and things that move upon the ground, and wild animals of the earth after their kind.” And it was so.

25 A nd 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.

Then God made the wild animals of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that moves upon the ground after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 A nd 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.

Then God said, “Let Us make man like Us and let him be head 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 thing that moves on the ground.”

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

And God made man in His own likeness. In the likeness of God He made him. He made both male and female.

28 A nd 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.

And God wanted good to come to them, saying, “Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

29 A nd 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.

Then God said, “See, I have given you every plant that gives seeds that is on the earth, and every tree that has fruit that gives seeds. They will be food for you.

30 A nd 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.

I have given every green plant for food to every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to every thing that moves on the earth that has life.” And it was so.

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

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