1 A nd the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;

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

2 a nd God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

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 A nd God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

And God blessed (spoke good of) the seventh day, set it apart as His own, and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all His work which He had created and done.

4 T hese births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;

This is the history of the heavens and of the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens—

5 a nd no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,

When no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth and there was no man to till the ground,

6 a nd a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground.

But there went up a mist (fog, vapor) from the land and watered the whole surface of the ground—

7 A nd Jehovah God formeth the man -- dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being.

8 A nd Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

And the Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed (framed, constituted).

9 a nd Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight or to be desired—good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life also in the center of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and blessing and calamity.

10 A nd a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief;

Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four heads.

11 t he name of the one Pison, it that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold,

The first is named Pishon; it is the one flowing around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

12 a nd the gold of that land good, there the bdolach and the shoham stone;

The gold of that land is of high quality; bdellium (pearl?) and onyx stone are there.

13 a nd the name of the second river Gibon, it that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

The second river is named Gihon; it is the one flowing around the whole land of Cush.

14 a nd the name of the third river Hiddekel, it that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.

The third river is named Hiddekel; it is the one flowing east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 A nd Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and guard and keep it.

16 A nd Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

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

17 a nd of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it -- dying thou dost die.'

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

18 A nd Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'

Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

19 A nd Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that its name.

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast and living creature 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 every living creature, that was its name.

20 A nd the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.

And Adam gave names to all the livestock and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

21 A nd Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs or a part of his side and closed up the flesh.

22 A nd Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

And the rib or part of his side which the Lord God had taken from the man He built up and made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

23 a nd the man saith, `This the step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;

Then 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 a man.

24 t herefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

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

25 A nd they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not embarrassed or ashamed in each other’s presence.