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Genesis 1
The Voice
Genesis 1
The Voice
Out of nowhere, time, space, and all the living whirl forth as God speaks the universe into existence. With the utterance of His voice, creation takes form, chaos yields to order, light eclipses darkness, and emptiness fills with life. Not long after God creates the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve, the story takes a tragic turn when the first couple disobeys the clear instruction from God not to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As a result, humanity falls from God’s intended perfection. The disastrous consequences of this decisive act are demonstrated in Cain’s murder of Abel, Noah’s flood, and the Tower of Babel.
1 In the beginning, God created everything: the heavens above and the earth below. Here’s what happened: 2 At first the earth lacked shape and was totally empty, and a dark fog draped over the deep while God’s spirit-wind hovered over the surface of the empty waters. Then there was the voice of God.
God: 3 Let there be light.
And light flashed into being. 4 God saw that the light was beautiful and good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God named the light “day” and the darkness “night.” Evening gave way to morning. That was day one.
God: 6 Let there be a vast expanse in the middle of the waters. Let the waters above part from the waters below.
7 So God parted the waters and formed this expanse, separating the waters above from the waters below. It happened just as God said. 8 And God called the vast expanse “sky.” Evening gave way to morning. That was day two.
God: 9 Let the waters below the heavens be collected into one place and congregate into one vast sea, so that dry land may appear.
It happened just as God said. 10 God called the dry land “earth” and the waters congregated below “seas.” And God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good.
God: 11 Earth, sprout green vegetation! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants and all sorts of fruit-bearing trees.
It happened just as God said. 12 The earth produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants of all varieties and fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. And God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good. 13 Evening gave way to morning. That was day three.
God: 14-15 Lights, come out! Shine in the vast expanse of heavens’ sky dividing day from night to mark the seasons, days, and years. Lights, warm the earth with your light.
It happened just as God said. 16 God fashioned the two great lights—the brighter to mark the course of day, the dimmer to mark the course of night—and the Divine needled night with the stars. 17 God set them in heavens’ sky to cast warm light on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good. 19 Evening gave way to morning. That was day four.
God: 20 Waters, swarm with fish and sea creatures. Let birds soar high above the earth in the broad expanse of sky.
21 So God created huge sea creatures, all the swarm of life in the waters, and every kind and species of flying birds—each able to reproduce its own kind. And God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good. 22 And God spoke this blessing over them:
God: Be fruitful and multiply. Let creatures fill the seas. Let birds reproduce and cover the earth.
23 Evening gave way to morning. That was day five.
God: 24 Earth, generate life! Produce a vast variety of living creatures—domesticated animals, small creeping creatures, and wild animals that roam the earth.
It happened just as God said. 25 God made earth-creatures in a vast variety of species: wild animals, domesticated animals of all sizes, and small creeping creatures, each able to reproduce its own kind. God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good. And God paused.
God: 26 Now let Us conceive a new creation—humanity—made in Our image, fashioned according to Our likeness. And let Us grant them authority over all the earth—the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, the domesticated animals and the small creeping creatures on the earth.
27 So God did just that. He created humanity in His image, created them male and female. 28 Then God blessed them and gave them this directive: “Be fruitful and multiply. Populate the earth. I make you trustees of My estate, so care for My creation and rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that roams across the earth.”
The crown of God’s creation is a new creature, a creature that can sound the heartbeat of its Creator. That creature, made male and female, reflects God’s own relational richness. The human family is to join God in the ongoing work of creation. The earth below and the sky above with all their inhabitants are too beautiful and too good to be left alone. They need the tender care and close attention that only God’s favored creature can give.
God (to humanity): 29 Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows on the earth and every fruit-bearing tree. They will be your food and nourishment. 30 As for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and every small creeping creature—everything that breathes the breath of life—I have given them every green plant for food.
And it happened just as God said. 31 Then God surveyed everything He had made, savoring its beauty and appreciating its goodness. Evening gave way to morning. That was day six.
Genesi 1
La Nuova Diodati
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
New International Version
Genesis 1
New International Version
The Beginning
1 In the beginning(A) God created(B) the heavens(C) and the earth.(D) 2 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.
3 And God said,(J) “Let there be light,” and there was light.(K) 4 God saw that the light was good,(L) and he separated the light from the darkness.(M) 5 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.
6 And God said,(Q) “Let there be a vault(R) between the waters(S) to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(T) And it was so.(U) 8 God called(V) the vault “sky.”(W) And there was evening, and there was morning(X)—the second day.
9 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
- Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth
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