1 T he heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.

Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.

2 O n the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

3 G od blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

4 T his is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.

This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

5 N o plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;

6 b ut a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.

but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.

7 Y ahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. Life in God’s Garden

8 Y ahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.

9 O ut of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.

11 T he name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

12 a nd the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.

And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

13 T he name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.

14 T he name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 Y ahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.

16 Y ahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

17 b ut you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

18 Y ahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

And the Lord God said, “ It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

19 O ut of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.

Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

20 T he man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.

So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21 Y ahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

22 Y ahweh God made a woman from the rib which had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

23 T he man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”

And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”

24 T herefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 T he man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.