Genesis 2 | New International Version

New International Version

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Adam and Eve

4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth^[1] and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no-one to work the ground, 6 but streams^[2] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed a man^[3] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin^[4] and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.^[5] 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.’ 18 The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam^[6] no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs^[7] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib^[8] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called “woman”, for she was taken out of man.’ 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

King James Version

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Elberfelder Bibel

from SCM Verlag

1 So wurden der Himmel und die Erde und all ihr Heer vollendet. (Ne 9:6) 2 Und Gott vollendete am siebten Tag sein Werk^[1], das er gemacht hatte; und er ruhte am siebten Tag von all seinem Werk, das er gemacht hatte. (Heb 4:4) 3 Und Gott segnete den siebten Tag und heiligte ihn; denn an ihm ruhte er von all seinem Werk, das Gott geschaffen hatte, indem er es machte. (Ge 1:31)

Der Mensch im Garten Eden

4 Dies ist die Entstehungsgeschichte^[2] des Himmels und der Erde, als sie geschaffen wurden. An dem Tag, als der HERR, Gott, Erde und Himmel machte 5 – noch war all das Gesträuch des Feldes nicht auf der Erde, ⟨und⟩ noch war all das Kraut des Feldes nicht gesprosst, denn der HERR, Gott, hatte es ⟨noch⟩ nicht auf die Erde regnen lassen, und ⟨noch⟩ gab es keinen Menschen, den Erdboden zu bebauen; 6 ein Dunst^[3] aber stieg von der Erde auf und bewässerte die ganze Oberfläche des Erdbodens –, (Ps 135:7) 7 da bildete der HERR, Gott, den Menschen ⟨aus⟩ Staub vom Erdboden und hauchte in seine Nase Atem des Lebens; so wurde der Mensch eine lebende Seele. (Ge 1:27; Ge 3:19; Job 33:4; Eze 37:5; Zec 12:1; Ac 17:25; 1Co 15:45; 1Co 15:47)

Ge 1:27Ge 3:19Job 33:4Eze 37:5Zec 12:1Ac 17:251Co 15:451Co 15:47

8 Und der HERR, Gott, pflanzte einen Garten in Eden^[4] im Osten, und er setzte dorthin den Menschen, den er gebildet hatte. (Ge 3:23; Eze 28:13; Joe 2:3) 9 Und der HERR, Gott, ließ aus dem Erdboden allerlei Bäume wachsen, begehrenswert anzusehen und gut zur Nahrung, und den Baum des Lebens in der Mitte des Gartens, und den Baum der Erkenntnis des Guten und Bösen. (Ge 3:5; Ge 3:22; Re 2:7) 10 Und ein Strom geht von Eden^[5] aus, den Garten zu bewässern; und von dort aus teilt er sich und wird zu vier Armen^[6]. 11 Der Name des ersten ist Pischon; der fließt um das ganze Land Hawila, wo das Gold ist; 12 und das Gold dieses Landes ist gut; dort ⟨gibt es⟩ Bedolach-Harz^[7] und den Schoham-Stein^[8]. (Ex 25:7; Nu 11:7) 13 Und der Name des zweiten Flusses ist Gihon; der fließt um das ganze Land Kusch. (Ge 10:6) 14 Und der Name des dritten Flusses ist Hiddekel^[9]; der fließt gegenüber von^[10] Assur. Und der vierte Fluss, das ist der Euphrat. (Ge 15:18; Da 10:4) 15 Und der HERR, Gott, nahm den Menschen und setzte ihn in den Garten Eden, ihn zu bebauen und ihn zu bewahren. 16 Und der HERR, Gott, gebot dem Menschen und sprach: Von jedem Baum des Gartens darfst du essen; (Ge 1:29) 17 aber vom Baum der Erkenntnis des Guten und Bösen, davon darfst du nicht essen; denn an dem Tag, da du davon isst, musst du sterben! (Ge 3:3; Ro 5:12; 1Co 15:21) 18 Und der HERR, Gott, sprach: Es ist nicht gut, dass der Mensch allein ist; ich will ihm eine Hilfe machen, die ihm entspricht^[11]. (Ec 4:9; 1Co 11:9) 19 Und der HERR, Gott, bildete aus dem Erdboden alle Tiere des Feldes und alle Vögel des Himmels, und er brachte sie zu dem Menschen, um zu sehen, wie er sie nennen würde; und genau so, wie der Mensch sie, die lebenden Wesen^[12], nennen würde, ⟨so⟩ sollte ihr Name sein. (Ge 1:25) 20 Und der Mensch gab Namen allem Vieh und den Vögeln des Himmels und allen Tieren des Feldes. Aber für Adam^[13] fand er keine Hilfe, ihm entsprechend^[14]. 21 Da ließ der HERR, Gott, einen tiefen Schlaf auf den Menschen fallen, sodass er einschlief. Und er nahm eine von seinen Rippen und verschloss ihre Stelle mit Fleisch; (Ge 15:12; 1Sa 26:12) 22 und der HERR, Gott, baute die Rippe, die er von dem Menschen genommen hatte, zu einer Frau, und er brachte sie zum Menschen. (1Ti 2:13) 23 Da sagte der Mensch: Diese endlich ist Gebein von meinem Gebein und Fleisch von meinem Fleisch; diese soll Männin^[15] heißen, denn vom Mann ist sie genommen. (1Co 11:8) 24 Darum wird ein Mann seinen Vater und seine Mutter verlassen und seiner Frau anhängen, und sie werden zu einem Fleisch werden. (Mt 19:4; 1Co 6:16; Eph 5:31) 25 Und sie waren beide nackt, der Mensch und seine Frau, und sie schämten sich nicht. (Ge 3:7)