Genesi 1
La Nuova Diodati
1 Nel principio DIO creò i cieli e la terra.
2 La terra era informe e vuota e le tenebre coprivano la faccia dell'abisso; e lo Spirito di DIO aleggiava sulla superficie delle acque.
3 Poi DIO disse: "Sia la luce!". E la luce fu.
4 E DIO vide che la luce era buona; e DIO separò la luce dalle tenebre.
5 E DIO chiamò la luce "giorno" e chiamò le tenebre "notte". Così fu sera. Poi fu mattina: il primo giorno.
6 Poi DIO disse: «Vi sia un firmamento tra le acque che separi le acque dalle acque».
7 E DIO fece il firmamento e separò le acque che erano sotto il firmamento dalle acque che erano sopra il firmamento. E così fu.
8 E DIO chiamò il firmamento "cielo". Così fu sera, poi fu mattina: il secondo giorno.
9 Poi Dio disse: «le acque che sono sotto il cielo siano raccolte in un unico luogo, e appaia l'asciutto». E così fu.
10 E DIO chiamò l'asciutto "terra", e chiamò la raccolta delle acque "mari". E DIO vide che questo era buono.
11 Poi DIO disse: Faccia la terra germogliare la verdura, le erbe che facciano seme e gli alberi da frutto che portino sulla terra un frutto contenente il proprio seme, ciascuno secondo la propria specie». E così fu.
12 E la terra produsse verdura, erbe che facevano seme secondo la loro specie e alberi che portavano frutto contenente il proprio seme, ciascuno secondo la propria specie. E DIO vide che questo era buono.
13 Così fu sera, poi fu mattina: il terzo giorno.
14 Poi DIO disse: Vi siano dei luminari nel firmamento dei cieli per separare il giorno dalla notte; e siano per segni e per stagioni e per giorni e per anni;
15 e servano da luminari nel firmamento dei cieli per far luce sulla terra. E così fu.
16 DIO fece quindi i due grandi luminari: il luminare maggiore per il governo del giorno e il luminare minore per il governo della notte; e fece pure le stelle.
17 E DIO li mise nel firmamento dei cieli per far luce sulla terra.
18 per governare il giorno e la notte, e separare la luce dalle tenebre. E DIO vide che questo era buono.
19 Così fu sera, e fu mattina: il quarto giorno.
20 Poi DIO disse: «Brulichino le acque di moltitudini di esseri viventi, e volino gli uccelli sopra la terra per l'ampio firmamento del cielo».
21 Così DIO creò i grandi animali acquatici e tutti gli esseri viventi che si muovono, di cui brulicano le acque, ciascuno secondo la propria specie, ed ogni volatile secondo la sua specie. E DIO vide che questo era buono.
22 E Dio li benedisse dicendo: «Siate fruttiferi, moltiplicate e riempite le acque dei mari, e gli uccelli si moltiplichino sulla terra».
23 Così fu sera, poi fu mattina: il quinto giorno.
24 Poi DIO disse: «Produca la terra esseri viventi secondo la loro specie: bestiame, rettili e fiere della terra, secondo la loro specie». E così fu.
25 E DIO fece le fiere della terra secondo la loro specie, il bestiame secondo la propria specie, e tutti i rettili della terra secondo la loro specie. E DIO vide che questo era buono.
26 Poi DIO disse: «Facciamo l'uomo a nostra immagine e a nostra somiglianza, ed abbia dominio sui pesci del mare, sugli uccelli del cielo, sul bestiame e su tutta la terra, e su tutti i rettili che strisciano sulla terra».
27 Così DIO creò l'uomo a sua immagine; lo creò a immagine di DIO; li creò maschio e femmina.
28 E DIO li benedisse e DIO disse loro «Siate fruttiferi e moltiplicatevi, riempite la terra e soggiogatela, e dominate sui pesci del mare, sugli uccelli del cielo e sopra ogni essere vivente che si muove sulla terra».
29 E DIO disse: «Ecco io vi do ogni erba che fa seme sulla superficie di tutta la terra e ogni albero che abbia frutti portatori di seme; questo vi servirà di nutrimento.
30 E a ogni animale della terra, a ogni uccello dei cieli e a tutto ciò che si muove sulla terra ed ha in sé un soffio di vita, io do ogni erba verde per nutrimento». E così fu.
31 Allora DIO vide tutto ciò che aveva fatto, ed ecco, era molto buono. Così fu sera poi fu mattina: il sesto giorno.
Genesis 1
Modern English Version
The Creation
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void,[a] darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving[b] over the surface of the water.
3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 Then God said, “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, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. Then God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation:[c] plants yielding seed and fruit trees on the earth yielding fruit after their kind with seed in them.” And it was so. 12 The earth produced vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind and trees yielding fruit with seed in them after their kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 So the evening and the morning were 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 signs to indicate seasons, and days, and years. 15 Let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 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 Then God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. Then God saw that it was good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures and let the birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters swarmed, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 Then 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 So God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and the livestock according to their kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then 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 birds of the air, 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;
male and female He created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
29 Then God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is on the face of all the earth and every tree which has fruit yielding seed. It shall be food for you. 30 To every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that creeps on the earth which has the breath of life in it, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Footnotes
- Genesis 1:2 Or a waste and emptiness.
- Genesis 1:2 Or hovering.
- Genesis 1:11 Or grass.
Genesis 1
American Standard Version
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God [a]moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 And God said, Let there be a [b]firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 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. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens 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 put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of 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 heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made the 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 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 there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth [c]in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its 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 birds multiply on the earth. 23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its 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 birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 And 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 birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that [d]moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food: 30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is [e]life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so. 31 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
- Genesis 1:2 Or, was brooding upon
- Genesis 1:6 Hebrew expanse.
- Genesis 1:20 Hebrew on the face of the expanse of the heavens.
- Genesis 1:28 Or, creepeth
- Genesis 1:30 Hebrew a living soul.
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