Genesis 2
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God maakt alles (vervolg)
2 Zo maakte God de hemel en de aarde en alles wat daarop leeft en groeit. 2 Op de zevende dag was alles af en maakte God niets meer. Op de zevende dag rustte God uit van al zijn werk. 3 God zegende de zevende dag en maakte er een heilige dag van, omdat Hij toen uitrustte van het maken van de hemel en de aarde.
4 Zo zijn de hemel en de aarde ontstaan. Zo heeft de Heer God de hemel en de aarde gemaakt.
De tuin van Eden
5 In het begin waren er nog helemaal geen struiken op de aarde. Er groeide zelfs geen gras. Want de Heer God had het nog niet laten regenen. Er was ook nog niemand om de grond te bewerken. 6 Er steeg damp op uit de aarde. Die damp zorgde ervoor dat de grond vochtig bleef. 7 Toen de Heer God de hemel en de aarde maakte, maakte Hij ook de mens. Hij maakte hem van het stof van de aarde en blies de levensadem in zijn neus. Zo werd de mens een levend wezen.
8 Ook maakte de Heer God een tuin in Eden (= 'prachtig'), in het Oosten. Daar zette Hij de mens neer die Hij had gemaakt. 9 Ook zorgde de Heer God ervoor dat daar allerlei bomen groeiden. Prachtige bomen met heerlijke vruchten. Midden in de tuin stonden de boom van eeuwig leven en de boom van kennis van goed en kwaad.
10 In de tuin van Eden was de bron van een rivier, die de tuin vochtig hield. Deze rivier splitst zich in vier andere rivieren. 11 De eerste rivier heet de Pison. Hij stroomt om het hele land Havila heen, waar goud wordt gevonden. 12 Dat goud is heel zuiver. Verder vind je daar ook balsemhars en sardonyx.[a] 13 De tweede rivier is de Gihon. Hij stroomt om het hele land Ethiopië heen. 14 De derde rivier is de Hidekel.[b] Hij stroomt naar het oosten van Assur. De vierde rivier is de Eufraat.
15 De Heer God zette de mens in de tuin van Eden, om voor de tuin te zorgen. 16 Hij waarschuwde hem: "Je mag van alle bomen in de tuin eten zoveel je wil. 17 Maar je mag niet eten van de boom van kennis van goed en kwaad. Want op de dag dat je daarvan eet, zul je sterven."
God maakt de vrouw
18 En de Heer God zei: "Het is niet goed dat de mens alleen is. Ik zal iemand maken die bij hem past en die hem kan helpen."
19 De Heer had van het stof van de aarde alle dieren en alle vogels gemaakt. Daarna had Hij ze naar Adam (= 'mens' of 'stof') gebracht. Want Adam mocht alle dieren namen geven. En zoals Adam de dieren noemen zou, zo zouden ze voortaan heten. 20 Adam gaf aan al het vee, aan alle vogels en aan alle wilde dieren een naam. Maar hij zag er niemand bij die bij hem paste en die hem zou kunnen helpen. 21 Toen zorgde de Heer God ervoor dat Adam in een diepe slaap viel. En terwijl Adam sliep, nam Hij één van zijn ribben weg. Daarna maakte Hij die plaats weer dicht met vlees. 22 Van die rib maakte de Heer God een vrouw. Hij bracht haar naar Adam. 23 Toen zei Adam: "Dit is eindelijk iemand die bij mij past! Ze is van mijn eigen vlees en bloed gemaakt. Ik zal haar 'mannin' noemen, omdat ze uit de man gemaakt is."
24 Daarom zal een man weggaan bij zijn vader en moeder en van zijn vrouw houden en trouw aan haar zijn.[c] Vanaf dan zijn ze één geheel. 25 En Adam en zijn vrouw waren allebei naakt, maar ze schaamden zich niet.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:12 Balsemhars is een soort hars waarvan een olie gemaakt werd die lekker rook. Die olie werd bijvoorbeeld voor parfum gebruikt. Sardonyx is een half-edelsteen.
- Genesis 2:14 Waarschijnlijk is de Hidekel de Tigris.
- Genesis 2:24 Eigenlijk staat hier dat hij zijn vader en moeder zal verlaten en aan zijn vrouw zal 'kleven'. Lees ook 1 Korintiërs 6:16.
Genesis 2
American Standard Version
2 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven. 5 And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground; 6 but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the [a]onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is [b]Hiddekel: that is it which goeth [c]in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15 And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help [d]meet for him. 19 And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for [e]man there was not found a help meet for him. 21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: 22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, [f]made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called [g]Woman, because she was taken out of [h]Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:12 Or, beryl
- Genesis 2:14 That is, Tigris.
- Genesis 2:14 Or, toward the east of
- Genesis 2:18 Or, answering to
- Genesis 2:20 Or, Adam
- Genesis 2:22 Hebrew builded he into.
- Genesis 2:23 Hebrew Isshah.
- Genesis 2:23 Hebrew Ish.
Genesis 2
The Message
2 Heaven and Earth were finished,
down to the last detail.
2-4 By the seventh day
God had finished his work.
On the seventh day
he rested from all his work.
God blessed the seventh day.
He made it a Holy Day
Because on that day he rested from his work,
all the creating God had done.
This is the story of how it all started,
of Heaven and Earth when they were created.
Adam and Eve
5-7 At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground—God hadn’t yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)—God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul!
8-9 Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.
10-14 A river flows out of Eden to water the garden and from there divides into four rivers. The first is named Pishon; it flows through Havilah where there is gold. The gold of this land is good. The land is also known for a sweet-scented resin and the onyx stone. The second river is named Gihon; it flows through the land of Cush. The third river is named Hiddekel and flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 God took the Man and set him down in the Garden of Eden to work the ground and keep it in order.
16-17 God commanded the Man, “You can eat from any tree in the garden, except from the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil. Don’t eat from it. The moment you eat from that tree, you’re dead.”
18-20 God said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.” So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn’t find a suitable companion.
21-22 God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man.
23-25 The Man said,
“Finally! Bone of my bone,
flesh of my flesh!
Name her Woman
for she was made from Man.”
Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.
The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.
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