Genesis 1 – NIRV & PCB

New International Reader’s Version

Genesis 1:1-31

The Beginning

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.

Persian Contemporary Bible

پيدايش 1:1-31

داستان آفرينش

1در آغاز، هنگامی كه خدا آسمانها و زمين را آفريد، 2زمين، خالی و بی‌شكل بود، و روح خدا روی توده‌های تاريکِ بخار حركت می‌كرد. 3خدا فرمود: «روشنايی بشود.» و روشنايی شد. 4خدا روشنايی را پسنديد و آن را از تاريكی جدا ساخت. 5او روشنايی را «روز» و تاريكی را «شب» ناميد. شب گذشت و صبح شد. اين، روز اول بود.

6سپس خدا فرمود: «توده‌های بخار از هم جدا شوند تا آسمان در بالا و اقيانوسها در پايين تشكيل گردند.» 7‏-8خدا توده‌های بخار را از آبهای پايين جدا كرد و آسمان را به وجود آورد. شب گذشت و صبح شد. اين، روز دوم بود.

9‏-10پس از آن خدا فرمود: «آبهای زير آسمان در يكجا جمع شوند تا خشكی پديد آيد.» و چنين شد. خدا خشكی را «زمين» و اجتماع آبها را «دريا» ناميد و خدا اين را پسنديد. 11‏-12سپس خدا فرمود: «انواع نباتات و گياهان دانه‌دار و درختان ميوه‌دار در زمين برويند و هر يک، نوع خود را توليد كنند.» همينطور شد و خدا خشنود گرديد. 13شب گذشت و صبح شد. اين، روز سوم بود.

14‏-15سپس خدا فرمود: «در آسمان اجسام درخشانی باشند تا زمين را روشن كنند و روز را از شب جدا نمايند و روزها، فصلها و سالها را پديد آورند.» و چنين شد. 16پس خدا دو روشنايی بزرگ ساخت تا بر زمين بتابند: روشنايی بزرگتر برای حكومت بر روز و روشنايی كوچكتر برای حكومت بر شب. او همچنين ستارگان را ساخت. 17خدا آنها را در آسمان قرار داد تا زمين را روشن سازند، 18بر روز و شب حكومت كنند، و روشنايی و تاريكی را از هم جدا نمايند. و خدا خشنود شد. 19شب گذشت و صبح شد. اين، روز چهارم بود.

20سپس خدا فرمود: «آبها از موجودات زنده پر شوند و پرندگان بر فراز آسمان به پرواز درآيند.» 21‏-22پس خدا حيوانات بزرگ دريايی و انواع جانوران آبزی و انواع پرندگان را آفريد. خدا از اين نيز خشنود شد و آنها را بركت داده، فرمود: «موجودات دريايی بارور و زياد شوند و آبها را پُر سازند و پرندگان نيز روی زمين زياد شوند.» 23شب گذشت و صبح شد. اين، روز پنجم بود.

24سپس خدا فرمود: «زمين، انواع جانوران و حيوانات اهلی و وحشی و خزندگان را به وجود آوَرَد.» و چنين شد. 25خدا انواع حيوانات اهلی و وحشی و تمام خزندگان را به وجود آورد، و از كار خود خشنود گرديد.

26سرانجام خدا فرمود: «انسان را شبيه خود بسازيم، تا بر حيوانات زمين و ماهيان دريا و پرندگان آسمان فرمانروايی كند.» 27پس خدا انسان را شبيه خود آفريد. او انسان را زن و مرد خلق كرد 28و ايشان را بركت داده، فرمود: «بارور و زياد شويد، زمين را پُر سازيد، بر آن تسلط يابيد، و بر ماهيان دريا و پرندگان آسمان و همهٔ حيوانات فرمانروايی كنيد. 29تمام گياهان دانه‌دار و ميوه‌های درختان را برای خوراک به شما دادم، 30و همهٔ علفهای سبز را به حيوانات و پرندگان و خزندگان بخشيدم.»

31آنگاه خدا به آنچه آفريده بود نظر كرد و كار آفرينش را از هر لحاظ عالی ديد. شب گذشت و صبح شد. اين، روز ششم بود.