1天地萬物都造好了。 2第七天，上帝完成了祂的創造之工，就在第七天歇了一切的工。 3上帝賜福給第七天，將其定為聖日，因為祂在這一天歇了祂一切的創造之工。 4這是有關創造天地的記載。
上帝造亞當和夏娃
耶和華上帝創造天地的時候， 5地上還沒有草木菜蔬，因為耶和華上帝還沒有降雨在地上，土地也沒有人耕作， 6但有水從地裡湧出，澆灌大地。 7耶和華上帝用地上的塵土造了人，把生命的氣息吹進他的鼻孔裡，他就成了有生命的人。 8耶和華上帝在東方的伊甸開闢了一個園子，把祂所造的人安置在裡面。 9耶和華上帝使地面長出各種樹木，它們既好看又能結出可吃的果子。在園子的中間有生命樹和分別善惡的樹。
10有一條河從伊甸流出來灌溉那園子，又從那裡分出四條支流。 11第一條支流叫比遜河，它環繞著哈腓拉全境。那裡有金子， 12且是上好的金子，還有珍珠和紅瑪瑙。 13第二條支流是基訓河，它環繞著古實全境。 14第三條支流名叫底格里斯河，它流經亞述的東邊。第四條支流是幼發拉底河。
15耶和華上帝把那人安置在伊甸的園子裡，讓他在那裡耕種、看管園子。 16耶和華上帝吩咐那人說：「你可以隨意吃園中所有樹上的果子， 17只是不可吃那棵分別善惡樹的果子，因為你若吃了，當天必死。」
18耶和華上帝說：「那人獨自一人不好，我要為他造一個相配的幫手。」 19耶和華上帝用塵土造了各種田野的走獸和空中的飛鳥，把牠們帶到那人跟前，看他怎麼稱呼這些動物。他叫這些動物什麼，牠們的名字就是什麼。 20那人給所有的牲畜及田野的走獸和空中的飛鳥都起了名字。可是他找不到一個跟自己相配的幫手。 21耶和華上帝使那人沉睡，然後從他身上取出一根肋骨，再把肉合起來。 22耶和華上帝用那根肋骨造成一個女人，帶到那人跟前。 23那人說：
「這才是我的同類，
我骨中的骨，肉中的肉，
要稱她為女人，
因為她是從男人身上取出來的。」
24因此，人要離開父母，與妻子結合，二人成為一體。 25當時，他們夫婦二人都赤身露體，並不覺得羞恥。
1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2And 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. 3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.2.3 created…: Heb. created to make
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, 5And 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. 6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.2.6 there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc. 7And 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.2.7 of the dust…: Heb. dust of the ground
8¶ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9And 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. 10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.2.13 Ethiopia: Heb. Cush 14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.2.14 toward…: or, eastward to Assyria 15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.2.15 the man: or, Adam
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:2.16 thou…: Heb. eating thou shalt eat 17But 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.2.17 thou shalt surely…: Heb. dying thou shalt 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.2.18 meet…: Heb. as before him 19And 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.2.19 Adam: or, the man 20And 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.2.20 gave: Heb. called
21And 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; 22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.2.22 made: Heb. builded 23And 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.2.23 Woman: Heb. Isha2.23 Man: Heb. Ish 24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
