1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Job 38:4; Ps 33:6; Ps 136:5; Isa 42:5; Isa 45:18; Joh 1:1; Ac 14:15; Ac 17:24; Col 1:16; Heb 1:10; Heb 11:3; Re 4:11)2The earth was 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. (Jer 4:23)3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (2Co 4:6)4And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.6And God said, “Let there be an expanse[1] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” (Job 37:18; Ps 136:5; Jer 10:12; Jer 51:15)7And God made[2] the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. (Ps 148:4; Pr 8:27)8And God called the expanse Heaven.[3] And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.9And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. (Job 38:8; Ps 33:7; Ps 136:6; Jer 5:22; 2Pe 3:5)10God called the dry land Earth,[4] and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.11And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants[5] yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. (Ps 104:14)12The 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.13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons,[6] and for days and years, (Ps 104:19; Jer 10:2; Eze 32:7; Joe 2:30; Joe 3:15; Mt 24:29; Lu 21:25)15and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.16And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. (De 4:19; Ps 136:7)17And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,18to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. (Jer 31:35)19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.20And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[7] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”21So 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. (Ps 104:25)22And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” (Ge 8:17; Ge 9:1)23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.24And 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.25And 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.26Then God said, “Let us make man[8] 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 livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (Ge 3:22; Ge 5:1; Ge 9:2; Ge 9:6; Ge 11:7; Ps 8:6; Isa 6:8; 1Co 11:7; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10; Jas 3:7; Jas 3:9)27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Ge 2:18; Ge 2:21; Ge 5:2; Mal 2:15; Mt 19:4; Mr 10:6)28And God blessed them. And God said to them, “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.” (Ge 9:1; Ge 9:7)29And 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. You shall have them for food. (Ge 9:3; Ps 104:14; Ps 145:15)30And 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. (Ps 147:9)31And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (Ec 7:29; 1Ti 4:4)
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.3And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.5God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day.6And God said, ‘Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.’7So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.8God called the vault ‘sky’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day.9And God said, ‘Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.’ And it was so.10God called the dry ground ‘land’, and the gathered waters he called ‘seas’. And God saw that it was good.11Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so.12The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.13And there was evening, and there was morning – the third day.14And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,15and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.’ And it was so.16God made two great lights – the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.17God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,18to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.19And there was evening, and there was morning – the fourth day.20And God said, ‘Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.’21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.22God 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.’23And there was evening, and there was morning – the fifth day.24And God said, ‘Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.’ And it was so.25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.26Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[1] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’27So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.28God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’29Then 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.30And 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 in it – I give every green plant for food.’ And it was so.31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.
1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.2The earth didn’t have any shape. And it was empty. There was darkness over the surface of the waves. At that time, the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.3God said, ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.4God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness.5God called the light ‘day’. He called the darkness ‘night’. There was evening, and there was morning. It was day one.6God said, ‘Let there be a huge space between the waters. Let it separate water from water.’7And that’s exactly what happened. God made the huge space between the waters. He separated the water under the space from the water above it.8God called the huge space ‘sky’. There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.9God said, ‘Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place. Let dry ground appear.’ And that’s exactly what happened.10God called the dry ground ‘land’. He called all the water that was gathered together ‘seas’. And God saw that it was good.11Then God said, ‘Let the land produce plants. Let them produce their own seeds. And let there be trees on the land that grow fruit with seeds in it. Let each kind of plant or tree have its own kind of seeds.’ And that’s exactly what happened.12So the land produced plants. Each kind of plant had its own kind of seeds. And the land produced trees that grew fruit with seeds in it. Each kind of tree had its own kind of seeds. God saw that it was good.13There was evening, and there was morning. It was day three.14God said, ‘Let there be lights in the huge space of the sky. Let them separate the day from the night. Let the lights set the times for the holy celebrations and the days and the years.15Let them be lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.’ And that’s exactly what happened.16God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars.17God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.18He put them there to rule over the day and the night. He put them there to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good.19There was evening, and there was morning. It was day four.20God said, ‘Let the seas be filled with living things. Let birds fly above the earth across the huge space of the sky.’21So God created the great sea creatures. He created every kind of living thing that fills the seas and moves about in them. He created every kind of bird that flies. And God saw that it was good.22God blessed them. He said, ‘Have little ones so that there will be many of you. Fill the water in the seas. Let there be more and more birds on the earth.’23There was evening, and there was morning. It was day five.24God said, ‘Let the land produce every kind of living creature. Let there be livestock, and creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals.’ And that’s exactly what happened.25God made every kind of wild animal. He made every kind of livestock. He made every kind of creature that moves along the ground. And God saw that it was good.26Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.’27So God created human beings in his own likeness. He created them to be like himself. He created them as male and female.28God blessed them. He said to them, ‘Have children so that there will be many of you. Fill the earth and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Rule over every living creature that moves along the ground.’29Then God said, ‘I am giving you every plant on the face of the whole earth that produces its own seeds. I am giving you every tree that has fruit with seeds in it. All of them will be given to you for food.30I am giving every green plant as food for all the land animals and for all the birds in the sky. I am also giving the plants to all the creatures that move along the ground. I am giving them to every living thing that breathes.’ And that’s exactly what happened.31God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. There was evening, and there was morning. It was day six.
Genesis 1
King James Version
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.2And 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.3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.7And 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.8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.11And 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.12And 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.13And the evening and the morning were the third day.14And 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:15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.16And 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.17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.20And 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.21And 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.22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.24And 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.25And 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.26And 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.27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.28And 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.29And 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.30And 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.31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
1Im Anfang erschuf Gott Himmel und Erde. (Ge 2:4; 2Ki 19:15; 2Ch 2:11; Joh 1:1)2Die Erde war wüst und wirr und Finsternis lag über der Urflut und Gottes Geist schwebte über dem Wasser. (Ps 104:6; Jer 4:23)3Gott sprach: Es werde Licht. Und es wurde Licht. (Ps 33:9; 2Co 4:6; Heb 11:3)4Gott sah, dass das Licht gut war. Und Gott schied das Licht von der Finsternis.5Und Gott nannte das Licht Tag und die Finsternis nannte er Nacht. Es wurde Abend und es wurde Morgen: erster Tag.6Dann sprach Gott: Es werde ein Gewölbe mitten im Wasser und scheide Wasser von Wasser.7Gott machte das Gewölbe und schied das Wasser unterhalb des Gewölbes vom Wasser oberhalb des Gewölbes. Und so geschah es.8Und Gott nannte das Gewölbe Himmel. Es wurde Abend und es wurde Morgen: zweiter Tag.9Dann sprach Gott: Es sammle sich das Wasser unterhalb des Himmels an einem Ort und das Trockene werde sichtbar. Und so geschah es.10Und Gott nannte das Trockene Land und die Ansammlung des Wassers nannte er Meer. Gott sah, dass es gut war.11Dann sprach Gott: Die Erde lasse junges Grün sprießen, Gewächs, das Samen bildet, Fruchtbäume, die nach ihrer Art Früchte tragen mit Samen darin auf der Erde. Und so geschah es.12Die Erde brachte junges Grün hervor, Gewächs, das Samen nach seiner Art bildet, und Bäume, die Früchte tragen mit Samen darin nach ihrer Art. Gott sah, dass es gut war.13Es wurde Abend und es wurde Morgen: dritter Tag.14Dann sprach Gott: Lichter sollen am Himmelsgewölbe sein, um Tag und Nacht zu scheiden. Sie sollen als Zeichen für Festzeiten, für Tage und Jahre dienen. (Ps 136:7)15Sie sollen Lichter am Himmelsgewölbe sein, um über die Erde hin zu leuchten. Und so geschah es.16Gott machte die beiden großen Lichter, das große zur Herrschaft über den Tag, das kleine zur Herrschaft über die Nacht, und die Sterne.17Gott setzte sie an das Himmelsgewölbe, damit sie über die Erde leuchten,18über Tag und Nacht herrschen und das Licht von der Finsternis scheiden. Gott sah, dass es gut war.19Es wurde Abend und es wurde Morgen: vierter Tag.20Dann sprach Gott: Das Wasser wimmle von Schwärmen lebendiger Wesen und Vögel sollen über der Erde am Himmelsgewölbe fliegen.21Und Gott erschuf die großen Wassertiere und alle Lebewesen, die sich fortbewegen nach ihrer Art, von denen das Wasser wimmelt, und alle gefiederten Vögel nach ihrer Art. Gott sah, dass es gut war.22Gott segnete sie und sprach: Seid fruchtbar und mehrt euch! Füllt das Wasser im Meer und die Vögel sollen sich auf Erden vermehren.23Es wurde Abend und es wurde Morgen: fünfter Tag.24Dann sprach Gott: Die Erde bringe Lebewesen aller Art hervor, von Vieh, von Kriechtieren und von Wildtieren der Erde nach ihrer Art. Und so geschah es.25Gott machte die Wildtiere der Erde nach ihrer Art, das Vieh nach seiner Art und alle Kriechtiere auf dem Erdboden nach ihrer Art. Gott sah, dass es gut war.26Dann sprach Gott: Lasst uns Menschen machen als unser Bild, uns ähnlich! Sie sollen walten über die Fische des Meeres, über die Vögel des Himmels, über das Vieh, über die ganze Erde und über alle Kriechtiere, die auf der Erde kriechen. (Ps 8:6; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10)27Gott erschuf den Menschen als sein Bild, als Bild Gottes erschuf er ihn. Männlich und weiblich erschuf er sie. (Ge 5:1; Ge 9:6)28Gott segnete sie und Gott sprach zu ihnen: Seid fruchtbar und mehrt euch, füllt die Erde und unterwerft sie und waltet über die Fische des Meeres, über die Vögel des Himmels und über alle Tiere, die auf der Erde kriechen! (Ge 9:1)29Dann sprach Gott: Siehe, ich gebe euch alles Gewächs, das Samen bildet auf der ganzen Erde, und alle Bäume, die Früchte tragen mit Samen darin. Euch sollen sie zur Nahrung dienen. (Ge 9:3)30Allen Tieren der Erde, allen Vögeln des Himmels und allem, was auf der Erde kriecht, das Lebensatem in sich hat, gebe ich alles grüne Gewächs zur Nahrung. Und so geschah es.31Gott sah alles an, was er gemacht hatte: Und siehe, es war sehr gut. Es wurde Abend und es wurde Morgen: der sechste Tag.