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A criação do mundo

No princípio Deus criou[a]
    o céu e a terra.
A terra não tinha forma e não tinha nada nela,
    a escuridão cobria o mar profundo,
e o Espírito de Deus[b] circulava
    sobre as águas.
E Deus disse: “Que exista a luz”,
    e a luz passou a existir.
Deus viu que a luz era boa,
    e separou a luz da escuridão.
E Deus chamou a luz de “dia”
    e a escuridão de “noite”.
Veio a noite e veio a manhã,
    e assim passou o primeiro dia.

Depois Deus disse: “Que exista o firmamento[c] no meio das águas,
    para dividi-las em duas partes”.
Assim Deus fez o firmamento.
    Uma parte da água ficou abaixo do firmamento,
e a outra ficou acima do firmamento.
Deus chamou ao firmamento de “céu”.
    Veio a noite e veio a manhã,
    e assim passou o segundo dia.

Então Deus disse: “Que as águas que estão abaixo do céu
    se juntem num só lugar,
e que apareça a terra seca”.
    E assim foi.
10 Deus chamou a terra seca de “terra”
    e ao conjunto das águas de “mares”.
E Deus viu que o que tinha feito
    era bom.
11 Depois Deus disse: “Que a terra produza diferentes tipos de vegetação:
    plantas que deem sementes,
e árvores que deem frutos com as suas próprias sementes”.
    E assim foi.
12 A terra produziu todo tipo de vegetação:
    plantas que dão sementes
    e árvores que dão frutos com as suas próprias sementes.
E Deus viu que o que tinha feito
    era bom.
13 Veio a noite e veio a manhã,
    e assim passou o terceiro dia.

14 E Deus disse: “Que existam luzes no espaço do céu
    para separarem o dia da noite
e para marcarem
    os dias, os anos e as estações do ano.
15 Que as luzes do céu
    iluminem a terra”.
    E assim foi.
16 Deus fez duas grandes luzes:
    a mais brilhante, o sol, para dar luz durante o dia
e a menos brilhante, a lua, para dar luz durante a noite.
    Ele também fez as estrelas.
17 Deus colocou as luzes no céu
    para iluminarem a terra,
18 uma durante o dia e a outra durante a noite;
    e para separarem a luz da escuridão.
E Deus viu que o que tinha feito
    era bom.
19 Veio a noite e veio a manhã,
    e assim passou o quarto dia.

20 Depois Deus disse: “Que as águas se encham de seres vivos
    e que aves voem no céu acima da terra”.
21 Assim Deus criou os grandes monstros do mar
    e os diferentes tipos de seres que vivem nas águas e enchem os mares.
    Deus também criou diferentes tipos de aves.
E Deus viu que o que tinha feito
    era bom.
22 Então Deus lhes deu esta bênção:
“Sejam férteis e encham as águas do mar!
    E que as aves também sejam muitas na terra!”
23 Veio a noite e veio a manhã,
    e assim passou o quinto dia.

24 Depois Deus disse: “Que a terra produza todo tipo de ser vivo:
    animais domésticos, animais selvagens
    e animais que rastejam pelo chão”.
E assim foi.
25 Deus fez todos os diferentes tipos de animais:
    animais domésticos, animais selvagens
    e animais que rastejam pelo chão.
E Deus viu que o que tinha feito
    era bom.

26 Então Deus disse: “Façamos os seres humanos
    à nossa imagem, como nós somos.[d]
Que dominem sobre os peixes do mar,
    sobre as aves do céu,
sobre todos os animais da terra,
    e sobre todas as criaturas que rastejam pelo chão”.
27 Deus criou os seres humanos à sua imagem;
    à imagem de Deus, ele os criou;
homem e mulher, ele os criou.
28     E Deus os abençoou com estas palavras:
“Tenham muitos filhos, multipliquem-se, encham a terra e
    tenham domínio sobre ela.
E tenham domínio sobre os peixes do mar, as aves do céu
    e toda criatura que rasteja no chão”.
29 E Deus disse: “Comam de todas as plantas que produzem sementes
e de todas as árvores que têm fruto com sementes.
    As plantas e os frutos são para vocês comerem.
30 E aos animais da terra,
    e às aves do céu
    e a todas as criaturas que rastejam pelo chão,
a tudo o que tem vida,
    também dou as plantas para comerem”.
E assim foi.
31 Deus viu que tudo o que tinha feito
    era muito bom.
Veio a noite e veio a manhã,
    e assim passou o sexto dia.

Footnotes

  1. 1.1 No princípio Deus criou Ou “No princípio, quando Deus criou”.
  2. 1.2 Espírito de Deus Ou “um vento de Deus”. Ver Jr 10.12-13.
  3. 1.6 firmamento A ideia daquele tempo era de que havia uma cobertura (como um vidro ou espelho), separando as águas dos céus (nuvens) das águas da terra (rios, mares). Ver também versículos 14 e 20.
  4. 1.26 como nós somos Ou “à nossa semelhança”.

A criação

No princípio, Deus criou os céus e a terra.[a] A terra era sem forma e vazia, a escuridão cobria as águas profundas, e o Espírito de Deus se movia sobre a superfície das águas.

Então Deus disse: “Haja luz”, e houve luz. E Deus viu que a luz era boa, e separou a luz da escuridão. Deus chamou a luz de “dia” e a escuridão de “noite”.

A noite passou e veio a manhã, encerrando o primeiro dia.

Então Deus disse: “Haja um espaço entre as águas, para separar as águas dos céus das águas da terra”. E assim aconteceu. Deus criou um espaço para separar as águas da terra das águas dos céus. Deus chamou o espaço de “céu”.

A noite passou e veio a manhã, encerrando o segundo dia.

Então Deus disse: “Juntem-se as águas que estão debaixo do céu num só lugar, para que apareça uma parte seca”. E assim aconteceu. 10 Deus chamou a parte seca de “terra” e as águas de “mares”. E Deus viu que isso era bom. 11 Então Deus disse: “Produza a terra vegetação: toda espécie de plantas com sementes e árvores que dão frutos com sementes. As sementes produzirão plantas e árvores, cada uma conforme a sua espécie”. E assim aconteceu. 12 A terra produziu vegetação: toda espécie de plantas com sementes e árvores que dão frutos com sementes. As sementes produziram plantas e árvores, cada uma conforme a sua espécie. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

13 A noite passou e veio a manhã, encerrando o terceiro dia.

14 Então Deus disse: “Haja luzes no céu para separar o dia da noite e marcar as estações, os dias e os anos. 15 Que essas luzes brilhem no céu para iluminar a terra”. E assim aconteceu. 16 Deus criou duas grandes luzes: a maior para governar o dia e a menor para governar a noite, e criou também as estrelas. 17 Deus colocou essas luzes no céu para iluminar a terra, 18 para governar o dia e a noite e para separar a luz da escuridão. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

19 A noite passou e veio a manhã, encerrando o quarto dia.

20 Então Deus disse: “Encham-se as águas de seres vivos, e voem as aves no céu acima da terra”. 21 Assim, Deus criou os grandes animais marinhos e todos os seres vivos que se movem em grande número pelas águas, bem como uma grande variedade de aves, cada um conforme a sua espécie. E Deus viu que isso era bom. 22 Então Deus os abençoou: “Sejam férteis e multipliquem-se. Que os seres encham os mares e as aves se multipliquem na terra”.

23 A noite passou e veio a manhã, encerrando o quinto dia.

24 Então Deus disse: “Produza a terra grande variedade de animais, cada um conforme a sua espécie: animais domésticos, animais que rastejam pelo chão e animais selvagens”. E assim aconteceu. 25 Deus criou grande variedade de animais selvagens, animais domésticos e animais que rastejam pelo chão, cada um conforme a sua espécie. E Deus viu que isso era bom.

26 Então Deus disse: “Façamos o ser humano[b] à nossa imagem; ele será semelhante a nós. Dominará sobre os peixes do mar, sobre as aves do céu, sobre os animais domésticos, sobre todos os animais selvagens da terra[c] e sobre os animais que rastejam pelo chão”.

27 Assim, Deus criou os seres humanos[d] à sua própria imagem,
à imagem de Deus os criou;
homem e mulher[e] os criou.

28 Então Deus os abençoou e disse: “Sejam férteis e multipliquem-se. Encham e governem a terra. Dominem sobre os peixes do mar, sobre as aves do céu e sobre todos os animais que rastejam pelo chão”.

29 Então Deus disse: “Vejam! Eu lhes dou todas as plantas com sementes em toda a terra e todas as árvores frutíferas, para que lhes sirvam de alimento. 30 E dou todas as plantas verdes como alimento a todos os seres vivos: aos animais selvagens, às aves do céu e aos animais que rastejam pelo chão”. E assim aconteceu.

31 Então Deus olhou para tudo que havia feito e viu que era muito bom.

A noite passou e veio a manhã, encerrando o sexto dia.

Footnotes

  1. 1.1 Ou No princípio, quando Deus criou os céus e a terra…; ou Quando Deus começou a criar os céus e a terra …
  2. 1.26a Ou homem; o hebraico traz adam.
  3. 1.26b Conforme a versão siríaca; o hebraico traz sobre toda a terra.
  4. 1.27a Ou o homem; o hebraico traz ha-adam.
  5. 1.27b Em hebraico, macho e fêmea.

The Creation of the World

In the (A)beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was (B)without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

And God said, (C)“Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God said, (D)“Let there be an expanse[a] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made[b] the expanse and (E)separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were (F)above the expanse. And it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven.[c] And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

And God said, (G)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth,[d] and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, (H)“Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants[e] yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for (I)signs and for (J)seasons,[f] and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God (K)made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to (L)rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[g] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So (M)God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, (N)“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, (O)“Let us make man[h] in our image, (P)after our likeness. And (Q)let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27 So God created man in his own image,
    in the image of God he created him;
    (R)male and female he created them.

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, (S)“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. (T)You shall have them for food. 30 And (U)to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 (V)And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:6 Or a canopy; also verses 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 20
  2. Genesis 1:7 Or fashioned; also verse 16
  3. Genesis 1:8 Or Sky; also verses 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
  4. Genesis 1:10 Or Land; also verses 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
  5. Genesis 1:11 Or small plants; also verses 12, 29
  6. Genesis 1:14 Or appointed times
  7. Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
  8. Genesis 1:26 The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam

The Beginning

In the beginning(A) God created(B) the heavens(C) and the earth.(D) Now the earth was formless(E) and empty,(F) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(G) and the Spirit of God(H) was hovering(I) over the waters.

And God said,(J) “Let there be light,” and there was light.(K) God saw that the light was good,(L) and he separated the light from the darkness.(M) God called(N) the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”(O) And there was evening, and there was morning(P)—the first day.

And God said,(Q) “Let there be a vault(R) between the waters(S) to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(T) And it was so.(U) God called(V) the vault “sky.”(W) And there was evening, and there was morning(X)—the second day.

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(Y) and let dry ground(Z) appear.” And it was so.(AA) 10 God called(AB) the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters(AC) he called “seas.”(AD) And God saw that it was good.(AE)

11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:(AF) seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.(AG)” And it was so.(AH) 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds(AI) and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.(AJ) 13 And there was evening, and there was morning(AK)—the third day.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights(AL) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,(AM) and let them serve as signs(AN) to mark sacred times,(AO) and days and years,(AP) 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.(AQ) 16 God made two great lights—the greater light(AR) to govern(AS) the day and the lesser light to govern(AT) the night.(AU) He also made the stars.(AV) 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night,(AW) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.(AX) 19 And there was evening, and there was morning(AY)—the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(AZ) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(BA) 21 So God created(BB) the great creatures of the sea(BC) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(BD) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(BE) And God saw that it was good.(BF) 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(BG) 23 And there was evening, and there was morning(BH)—the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(BI) according to their kinds:(BJ) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(BK) 25 God made the wild animals(BL) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(BM) And God saw that it was good.(BN)

26 Then God said, “Let us(BO) make mankind(BP) in our image,(BQ) in our likeness,(BR) so that they may rule(BS) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,(BT) over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

27 So God created(BU) mankind(BV) in his own image,(BW)
    in the image of God(BX) he created them;
    male and female(BY) he created them.(BZ)

28 God blessed them and said to them,(CA) “Be fruitful and increase in number;(CB) fill the earth(CC) and subdue it. Rule over(CD) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(CE)

29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.(CF) 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life(CG) in it—I give every green plant for food.(CH)” And it was so.

31 God saw all that he had made,(CI) and it was very good.(CJ) And there was evening, and there was morning(CK)—the sixth day.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And 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.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

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

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

And 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.

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

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

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

11 And 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.

12 And 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.

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And 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:

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

16 And 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.

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

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

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 And 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.

21 And 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.

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

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And 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.

25 And 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.

26 And 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.

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

28 And 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.

29 And 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.

30 And 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.

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