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.
1В началото Бог сътвори небето и земята. (Ps 8:3; Ps 33:6; Ps 89:11; Ps 89:12; Ps 102:25; Ps 136:5; Ps 146:6; Isa 44:24; Jer 10:12; Jer 51:15; Zec 12:1; Joh 1:1; Joh 1:2; Ac 14:15; Ac 17:24; Col 1:16; Col 1:17; Heb 1:10; Heb 11:3; Re 4:11; Re 10:6)2А земята беше неустроена и пуста; и тъмнина покриваше бездната; и Божият Дух се носеше над водата. (Ps 33:6; Isa 40:13; Isa 40:14)3И Бог каза: Да бъде светлина. И стана светлина. (Ps 33:9; 2Co 4:6)4И Бог видя, че светлината беше добро; и Бог раздели светлината от тъмнината.5Бог нарече светлината Ден, а тъмнината нарече Нощ. И настана вечер, и настана утро, ден първи. (Ps 74:16; Ps 104:20)6И Бог каза: Да бъде свод сред водите, който да раздели вода от вода. (Job 37:18; Ps 136:5; Jer 10:12; Jer 51:15)7И Бог направи свода; и раздели водата, която беше под свода, от водата, която беше над свода; и стана така. (Ps 148:4; Pr 8:28)8Бог нарече свода Небе. И настана вечер, и настана утро, ден втори.9И Бог каза: Да се събере на едно място водата, която е под небето, за да се яви сушата; и стана така. (Job 26:10; Job 38:8; Ps 33:7; Ps 95:5; Ps 104:9; Ps 136:6; Pr 8:29; Jer 5:22; 2Pe 3:5)10Бог нарече сушата Земя, а събраната вода нарече Морета; и Бог видя, че беше добро.11И Бог каза: Да прорасне от земята крехка трева, трева семеносна и плодоносно дърво, което да ражда плод според вида си, чието семе да е в него на земята; и стана така. (Lu 6:44; Heb 6:7)12От земята прорасна крехка трева – трева, която да дава семе според вида си, и дърво, което да ражда плод според вида си, чието семе е в него; и Бог видя, че беше добро.13И настана вечер, и настана утро, ден трети.14И Бог каза: Да има светила на небесния свод, за да разделят деня от нощта; нека служат за знаци и за показване на времената, дните и годините; (De 4:19; Ps 74:16; Ps 74:17; Ps 104:19; Ps 136:7)15и да бъдат за светила на небесния свод, за да осветяват земята; и стана така.16Бог създаде двете големи светила: по-голямото светило, за да владее деня, а по-малкото светило, за да владее нощта; създаде и звездите. (Job 38:7; Ps 8:3; Ps 136:7; Ps 148:3; Ps 148:5)17И Бог ги постави на небесния свод, за да осветяват земята,18да владеят деня и нощта и да разделят светлината от тъмнината; и Бог видя, че беше добро. (Jer 31:35)19И настана вечер, и настана утро, ден четвърти.20Бог каза: Да произведе водата изобилно множество одушевени влечуги и птици да хвърчат над земята по небесния свод.21И Бог създаде големите морски чудовища и всяко одушевено същество, което се движи, които водата произведе изобилно според видовете им, и всяка крилата птица според вида и; и Бог видя, че това беше добро. (Ge 6:20; Ge 7:14; Ge 8:19; Ps 104:26)22И Бог ги благослови, като каза: Плодете се, размножавайте се и напълнете водите в моретата; нека се размножават и птиците по земята. (Ge 8:17)23И настана вечер, и настана утро, ден пети.24Бог каза: Да произведе земята одушевени животни според видовете им: добитък, влечуги и земни зверове според видовете им; и стана така.25Бог създаде земните зверове според видовете им, добитъка – според видовете му, и всичко, което пълзи по земята, според видовете му; и Бог видя, че това беше добро.26Бог каза: Да създадем човека по Нашия образ, по Наше подобие; и нека владее над морските риби, над небесните птици, над добитъка, над цялата земя и над всяко животно, което пълзи по земята. (Ge 5:1; Ge 9:2; Ge 9:6; Ps 8:6; Ps 100:3; Ec 7:29; Ac 17:26; Ac 17:28; Ac 17:29; 1Co 11:7; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10; Jas 3:9)27И Бог създаде човека по Своя образ; по Божия образ го създаде; мъж и жена ги създаде. (Ge 5:2; Mal 2:15; Mt 19:4; Mr 10:6; 1Co 11:7)28И Бог ги благослови. И Бог им каза: Плодете се и се размножавайте, напълнете земята и я покорете, бъдете господари над морските риби, над въздушните птици и над всяко живо същество, което се движи по земята. (Ge 9:1; Ge 9:7; Le 26:9; Ps 127:3; Ps 128:3; Ps 128:4)29Бог каза: Вижте, давам ви всяка семеносна трева, която е по лицето на цялата земя, и всяко дърво, което има в себе си плод на семеносно дърво; те ще ви бъдат за храна. (Ge 9:3; Job 36:31; Ps 104:14; Ps 104:15; Ps 136:25; Ps 146:7; Ac 14:17)301 А на всички земни зверове, на всички въздушни птици и на всичко, което пълзи по земята, в което има живот, давам всяка зелена трева за храна; и стана така. (Job 38:41; Ps 145:15; Ps 145:16; Ps 147:9)31И Бог видя всичко, което сътвори; и ето, беше твърде добро. И настана вечер, и настана утро, ден шести. (Ps 104:24; 1Ti 4:4)