Genesis 1

¹In the supreme beginning, the Almighty God powerfully brought forth from nothing the heavens and the earth.

²Now the earth had become formless and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the deep waters, while the Spirit of the Almighty God was powerfully hovering over the surface of the waters.

³Then the Almighty God spoke with authority: 'Let light come into existence!' And light powerfully came into existence.

⁴The Almighty God saw the light, that it was supremely good, and the Almighty God sovereignly separated the light from the darkness.

⁵The Almighty God authoritatively named the light 'Day,' and the darkness He named 'Night.' And there was evening and there was morning—the first day.

⁶Then the Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let there be a mighty expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it exercise dominion as separator between waters and waters.'

⁷And the Almighty God fashioned the mighty expanse and established dominion between the waters which were beneath the expanse and the waters which were above the expanse: and it was accomplished according to His sovereign will.

⁸And the Almighty God proclaimed the mighty expanse 'Heaven' by His sovereign authority. And there was evening and there was morning—the second day of His majestic work.

⁹Then the Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let the waters beneath the heavens be gathered by My sovereign power unto one place, and let the dry ground be revealed in its glory': and it was accomplished according to His will.

¹⁰And the Almighty God proclaimed by His sovereign authority the dry ground 'Earth'; and the mighty gathering of the waters He proclaimed 'Seas': and the Almighty God beheld that it was supremely good.

¹¹Then The Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let the earth burst forth with verdant growth—vegetation bearing seed with reproductive power, fruit trees producing abundant fruit according to their divinely ordained kinds, each containing its seed-essence within itself upon the earth.' And it was established by divine decree.

¹²And the earth brought forth with power verdant growth—vegetation bearing seed according to its divinely appointed kinds, and trees producing abundant fruit containing their seed-essence within according to their ordained kinds. And The Almighty God saw that it was supremely good.

¹³And there was evening and there was morning—the third day of divine accomplishment.

¹⁴Then The Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to exercise dominion between the day and the night, and let them serve as signs for appointed times, for days and years of divine order.'

¹⁵And let them serve as luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give radiant illumination upon the earth.' And it was established by divine decree.

¹⁶And the Almighty God powerfully fashioned the two magnificent luminaries: the supreme luminary to exercise dominion over the day, and the lesser luminary to exercise dominion over the night; and the stellar hosts.

¹⁷And the Almighty God established them in the mighty expanse of the heavens to illuminate the earth with authority.

¹⁸And to exercise sovereign dominion over the day and over the night, and to authoritatively separate between the light and the darkness: and the Almighty God perceived that it was supremely good.

¹⁹And there was evening and there was morning: the fourth day of divine order.

²⁰And the Almighty God declared: 'Let the waters swarm abundantly with living souls that possess life, and let flying creatures soar above the earth across the face of the mighty expanse of the heavens.'

²¹And the Almighty God powerfully brought forth the great sea-dragons and every living soul that moves abundantly, with which the waters swarmed according to their appointed kinds, and every winged bird according to its appointed kind: and the Almighty God saw that it was supremely good.

²²And the Almighty God blessed them with power, declaring: 'Be fruitful and multiply abundantly and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds increase mightily in the earth.'

²³And there was evening and there was morning—the fifth day of divine order.

²⁴And the Almighty God declared: 'Let the earth bring forth living souls according to their appointed kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their appointed kinds.' And it was accomplished.

²⁵And the Almighty God fashioned the beasts of the earth according to their appointed kinds, and the livestock according to their appointed kinds, and every creeping thing of the ground according to its appointed kind: and the Almighty God saw that it was supremely good.

²⁶Then the Almighty God declared: 'Let Us fashion mankind as Our sovereign image, according to Our supreme likeness, and let them exercise absolute 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 creature that moves upon the earth.'

²⁷So the Almighty God powerfully created mankind in His sovereign image; in the very image of the Almighty God He created him; male and female He powerfully created them.

²⁸And the Almighty God blessed them with power, and the Almighty God declared to them: 'Be fruitful and multiply abundantly and fill the earth and subdue it completely; and exercise dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living creature that moves upon the earth.'

²⁹Then the Almighty God declared: 'Behold, I have graciously given to you every herb yielding seed that 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 nourishment.'

³⁰And to every living creature of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that moves upon the earth in which is a living soul, every green herb for nourishment.' And it was established so.

³¹And the Almighty God surveyed with supreme authority all that He had accomplished, and behold—it was exceedingly magnificent! And there was evening and there was morning: the sixth day of divine establishment.

Scholarly

In the supreme beginning, the Almighty God powerfully brought forth from nothing the heavens and the earth.

Layman's

At the very beginning of all things, the All-Powerful God created the heavens and the earth out of nothing.

Scholarly

Now the earth had become formless and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the deep waters, while the Spirit of the Almighty God was powerfully hovering over the surface of the waters.

Layman's

The earth was completely empty and formless, with darkness covering the deep waters, but God's Spirit was moving powerfully over the water's surface.

Scholarly

Then the Almighty God spoke with authority: 'Let light come into existence!' And light powerfully came into existence.

Layman's

Then God commanded, 'Let there be light!' And light immediately appeared.

⁴

Scholarly

The Almighty God saw the light, that it was supremely good, and the Almighty God sovereignly separated the light from the darkness.

Layman's

God looked at the light and saw that it was very good, and God separated the light from the darkness.

⁵

Scholarly

The Almighty God authoritatively named the light 'Day,' and the darkness He named 'Night.' And there was evening and there was morning—the first day.

Layman's

God named the light 'Day' and the darkness 'Night.' Evening passed and morning came—this was the first day.

⁶

Scholarly

Then the Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let there be a mighty expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it exercise dominion as separator between waters and waters.'

Layman's

Then God powerfully commanded: 'Let there be a great dome in the middle of the waters, and let it rule by separating the waters from each other.'

⁷

Scholarly

And the Almighty God fashioned the mighty expanse and established dominion between the waters which were beneath the expanse and the waters which were above the expanse: and it was accomplished according to His sovereign will.

Layman's

And God powerfully made the great dome and took control by separating the waters below the dome from the waters above the dome: and it happened exactly as He commanded.

⁸

Scholarly

And the Almighty God proclaimed the mighty expanse 'Heaven' by His sovereign authority. And there was evening and there was morning—the second day of His majestic work.

Layman's

And God powerfully named the great dome 'Heaven.' And there was evening and there was morning—the second day of His mighty work.

⁹

Scholarly

Then the Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let the waters beneath the heavens be gathered by My sovereign power unto one place, and let the dry ground be revealed in its glory': and it was accomplished according to His will.

Layman's

Then God powerfully commanded: 'Let the waters under the sky be brought together into one place by My power, and let the dry land appear in all its glory': and it happened exactly as He said.

¹⁰

Scholarly

And the Almighty God proclaimed by His sovereign authority the dry ground 'Earth'; and the mighty gathering of the waters He proclaimed 'Seas': and the Almighty God beheld that it was supremely good.

Layman's

And God powerfully named the dry ground 'Earth'; and the great gathering of waters He named 'Seas': and God saw that it was perfectly good.

¹¹

Scholarly

Then The Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let the earth burst forth with verdant growth—vegetation bearing seed with reproductive power, fruit trees producing abundant fruit according to their divinely ordained kinds, each containing its seed-essence within itself upon the earth.' And it was established by divine decree.

Layman's

Then Almighty God commanded: 'Let the earth burst with green plants that make seeds, and fruit trees that produce fruit with seeds inside, each according to its own kind.' And it happened exactly as God commanded.

¹²

Scholarly

And the earth brought forth with power verdant growth—vegetation bearing seed according to its divinely appointed kinds, and trees producing abundant fruit containing their seed-essence within according to their ordained kinds. And The Almighty God saw that it was supremely good.

Layman's

The earth powerfully produced green plants that make seeds, each according to its own kind, and trees that produce fruit with seeds inside, each according to its kind. And Almighty God saw that it was very good.

¹³

Scholarly

And there was evening and there was morning—the third day of divine accomplishment.

Layman's

Evening passed, and morning came. This completed the third day.

¹⁴

Scholarly

Then The Almighty God commanded with authority: 'Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to exercise dominion between the day and the night, and let them serve as signs for appointed times, for days and years of divine order.'

Layman's

Then Almighty God commanded: 'Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night. Let them serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years.'

¹⁵

Scholarly

And let them serve as luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give radiant illumination upon the earth.' And it was established by divine decree.

Layman's

Let them be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.' And it happened exactly as God commanded.

¹⁶

Scholarly

And the Almighty God powerfully fashioned the two magnificent luminaries: the supreme luminary to exercise dominion over the day, and the lesser luminary to exercise dominion over the night; and the stellar hosts.

Layman's

The Almighty God powerfully created two great lights: the greater light to rule over the day, and the smaller light to rule over the night, along with all the stars.

¹⁷

Scholarly

And the Almighty God established them in the mighty expanse of the heavens to illuminate the earth with authority.

Layman's

The Almighty God placed them in the vast heavens to shine their light upon the earth.

¹⁸

Scholarly

And to exercise sovereign dominion over the day and over the night, and to authoritatively separate between the light and the darkness: and the Almighty God perceived that it was supremely good.

Layman's

And to rule over both day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. The Almighty God saw that this was very good.

¹⁹

Scholarly

And there was evening and there was morning: the fourth day of divine order.

Layman's

Evening passed and morning came. This completed the fourth day.

²⁰

Scholarly

And the Almighty God declared: 'Let the waters swarm abundantly with living souls that possess life, and let flying creatures soar above the earth across the face of the mighty expanse of the heavens.'

Layman's

Then the Almighty God said, 'Let the waters be filled with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vast heavens.'

²¹

Scholarly

And the Almighty God powerfully brought forth the great sea-dragons and every living soul that moves abundantly, with which the waters swarmed according to their appointed kinds, and every winged bird according to its appointed kind: and the Almighty God saw that it was supremely good.

Layman's

So the Almighty God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves in the water, each according to its kind, and every bird with wings according to its kind. And God saw that it was perfectly good.

²²

Scholarly

And the Almighty God blessed them with power, declaring: 'Be fruitful and multiply abundantly and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds increase mightily in the earth.'

Layman's

God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let birds increase on the earth.'

²³

Scholarly

And there was evening and there was morning—the fifth day of divine order.

Layman's

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

²⁴

Scholarly

And the Almighty God declared: 'Let the earth bring forth living souls according to their appointed kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their appointed kinds.' And it was accomplished.

Layman's

Then God said, 'Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' And it was so.

²⁵

Scholarly

And the Almighty God fashioned the beasts of the earth according to their appointed kinds, and the livestock according to their appointed kinds, and every creeping thing of the ground according to its appointed kind: and the Almighty God saw that it was supremely good.

Layman's

God 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.

²⁶

Scholarly

Then the Almighty God declared: 'Let Us fashion mankind as Our sovereign image, according to Our supreme likeness, and let them exercise absolute 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 creature that moves upon the earth.'

Layman's

Then God said: 'Let Us create human beings to be like Us in every way, with Our own nature and character, and give them complete authority over all fish, birds, animals, and everything on earth.'

²⁷

Scholarly

So the Almighty God powerfully created mankind in His sovereign image; in the very image of the Almighty God He created him; male and female He powerfully created them.

Layman's

So God created human beings to be like Him in every way. He made them in His own image - both men and women - each one carrying God's own nature and authority.

²⁸

Scholarly

And the Almighty God blessed them with power, and the Almighty God declared to them: 'Be fruitful and multiply abundantly and fill the earth and subdue it completely; and exercise dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living creature that moves upon the earth.'

Layman's

God gave them His powerful blessing and said to them: 'Have many children and spread across the whole earth. Take charge of the earth and rule over all the fish, birds, and every living thing that moves on the earth.'

²⁹

Scholarly

Then the Almighty God declared: 'Behold, I have graciously given to you every herb yielding seed that 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 nourishment.'

Layman's

Then God said: 'Look! I am giving you every plant that produces seeds and every tree that bears fruit with seeds. All of this will be your food.'

³⁰

Scholarly

And to every living creature of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that moves upon the earth in which is a living soul, every green herb for nourishment.' And it was established so.

Layman's

And I am giving every green plant as food to all the wild animals, all the birds, and every small animal that moves along the ground - to every living creature.' And that's exactly what happened.

³¹

Scholarly

And the Almighty God surveyed with supreme authority all that He had accomplished, and behold—it was exceedingly magnificent! And there was evening and there was morning: the sixth day of divine establishment.

Layman's

The Almighty God looked over everything He had powerfully created, and it was absolutely perfect and magnificent! Evening came, then morning—completing the sixth day of His masterful work.

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