1 In the beginning, God created the skies and the earth.
2 Now the earth was empty and desolate, and darkness covered the surface of the ocean, and God’s spirit spread out over the surface of the water.
3 And God said, “Light, appear!” And light appeared. 4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated between the light and the darkness. 5 And God named the light Day, and the darkness He named Night. And there was evening and there was morning—one day.
6 And God said, “Expanse, appear in the middle of the waters, and be there to separate waters from the waters!” 7 And God made the expanse, and separated between the waters which were under the expanse and the waters which were above the expanse; and that is what happened. 8 And God named the expanse Sky. And there was evening and there was morning—a second day.
9 And God said, “Waters under the sky, come together to one place! And dry land, be seen!” And that is what happened. 10 And God named the dry land Earth, and the basin of water He named Seas. And God saw that these things were good.
11 And God said, “Earth, sprout vegetation on the earth—seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees (which have their seed inside) producing fruit according to its kind*!” And that is what happened. 12 And the earth brought out vegetation—seed-bearing plants according to their kind, and trees producing fruit (which have their seed inside) according to their kind. And God saw that these things were good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning—a third day.
14 And God said, “Lights, be in the expanse of the sky to separate between the day and the night! And they are for signs and for appointments,* and for days and years. 15 And they are for lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 And God made the two great lights—the great light for the dominion of the day, and the minor light for the dominion of the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate between the light and the darkness. And God saw that these things were good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning—a fourth day.
20 And God said, “Water, abound with an abundance of living creatures! And birds,* fly above the earth on the face of the expanse of the sky.” 21 And God created the large sea creatures,* and all the living creatures that scurry, with which the water abounds, according to their kind; and all birds with wings, according to their kind. And God saw that these things were good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, “Reproduce, and become many, and fill the water in the seas! And birds, become many on the earth!” 23 And there was evening and there was morning—a fifth day.
24 And God said, “Earth, bring out living creatures according to their kind, large animals, and small animals, and animals of the earth according to their kind!” And that is what happened. 25 And God made the animals of the earth according to their kind, and the large animals according to their kind, and all the small land animals according to their kind. And God saw that these things were good.
26 And God said, “Let’s make mankind in Our shape, according to Our resemblance. And let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the large animals, and over all the earth, and over all the small animals that scurry on the earth.”
27 And God created mankind in His own shape.
In God’s shape He created him;
male and female He created them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Reproduce and become many, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over every animal that scurries on the earth.”
29 And God said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant which is on the face of all the earth, and every seed-bearing fruit tree. They will be for your food. 30 And to every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to every small animal that scurries on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green plant for food.” And that is what happened. 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and look—it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning—a sixth day.