1:1 In the beginning
the
Almighty created
the
spiritual realm
and
the world of matter.
1:2 The physical world was formless
and dark
and void
and
the Breath of the Almighty
moved
the surface of its waters.
1:3 Then the Almighty created
light
and all was illuminated.
1:4 The Almighty looked upon
the
light and it became beautiful.
And
the illumination was distinguished
from
darkness.
1:5 Then the Almighty endowed
light
and darkness with time
as
periods of day and night.
Thus
began the first period of time
marked
by beginning and end.
1:6 The Almighty then created
the
expanse of space
and
the waters
that
lay within space
and
so it became.
1:7 Thus the Almighty created
the
expanse of space
and
distinguished the waters
from
the space
and
so it became.
1:8 The Almighty created
the
luminaries within the space.
Thus
began and ended
the
second period of time.
1:9 The Almighty directed
the
waters together
within
the expanse
creating
the planets
and
so they became.
1:10 The Almighty directed
the
earth to become a planet
covered
with moving waters
that
provided both land and sea.
The
Almighty looked upon them
and
beautiful they became.
1:11 Then the Almighty directed
the
earth to produce vegetation
from
seeded plants
and
trees on the land
which
grow different kinds
of
fruits and seeds
and
so they became.
1:12 The earth produced vegetation
from
plants bearing seed
according
to their species
and
trees bearing fruit with seed
in
it according to their kinds.
The
Almighty looked upon them
and
beautiful they became.
1:13 Thus began and ended
the
third period of time.
1:14 Then the Almighty brought forth
luminaries
in the expanse of space
to
separate day from night
letting
them signal
the
passing of time for days
seasons
and years.
1:15 And to illuminate space
giving
light to the earth.
And
so it became.
1:16 The Almighty created
two
great lights for the earth.
One
light governed the day
and
the lesser light governed the night.
Thus
He created the sun and the moon.
1:17 The Almighty positioned them
within
the expanse of space
to
illuminate the earth
1:18 to govern daytime and nighttime
and
distinguish light from darkness.
The
Almighty looked upon them
and
beautiful they became.
1:19 Thus began and ended
the
fourth period of time.
1:20 The Almighty directed
the
waters to bring forth
abundant
living creatures
and
winged creatures to fly
above
the earth
and
through the sky.
1:21 Thus the Almighty created
large
creatures of the sea
and
every living organism
with
which the water teems
among
the different species
and
every species
of
winged creature.
The
Almighty looked upon them
and
beautiful they became.
1:22 The Almighty sanctified
them
with spirit
and
directed them
to
be fruitful and multiply
to
fill the water in the seas
and
the skies of the earth
with
flying creatures.
1:23 Thus began and ended
the
fifth period of time.
1:24 The Almighty directed
the
earth to produce
all
the species of creatures
those
beasts that roam the earth
the
creatures that crawl on land
and
every other species.
And
so they became.
1:25 Thus the Almighty created
the
species of the earth
the
beasts that roam the earth
the
creatures that crawl on land
and
every other species.
The
Almighty looked upon them
and
beautiful they became.
1:26 The Almighty instructed:
Let
us make humans
to
resemble our likeness
to
allow them to care for
the creatures that swim the sea
and
the winged creatures in the sky
the
beasts that roam the earth
and
creatures that crawl on land.
1:27 Thus the Almighty created
humans
resembling His likeness
both
male and female He created.
1:28 The Almighty sanctified
them
with spirit
and
directed them:
Be
fruitful and multiply.
Fill
the earth and care for it.
Care
for the creatures
that
swim the sea
and
the winged creatures
that
fly in the sky
and
every creature
that
roams the earth.
1:29 The Almighty directed:
For
your food I give you
all
the seed-bearing plants
on
the surface
of
the entire earth
and
every tree
with
fruit and seeds.
1:30 Thus He gave for food
all
the green plants
to
the beasts of the earth
the
winged creatures in the sky
and
every creature
that
roams the earth.
And
so it became.
1:31 The Almighty looked upon
all
He had created
and
it became exceedingly beautiful.
Thus
ended and began
the
sixth period of time.
