The Beginning
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
20And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” 23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
24And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25God 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.
26Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Ang Paglikha
1Nang pasimula, nilikha ng Dios ang langit at ang lupa. 2Ang mundo noon ay wala pang anyo at wala pang laman. Ang tubig na bumabalot sa mundo ay balot ng kadiliman. At ang Espiritu ng Dios1:2 Espiritu ng Dios: o, kapangyarihan ng Dios; o, hanging mula sa Dios; o, malakas na hangin. ay kumikilos sa ibabaw ng mga tubig. 3Sinabi ng Dios, “Magkaroon ng liwanag!” At nagkaroon nga ng liwanag. 4Nasiyahan ang Dios sa liwanag na nakita niya. Pagkatapos, inihiwalay niya ang liwanag sa kadiliman. 5Tinawag niyang “araw” ang liwanag, at “gabi” naman ang kadiliman. Lumipas ang gabi at dumating ang umaga. Iyon ang unang araw.
6Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Magkaroon ng pagitan na maghihiwalay sa tubig sa dalawang bahagi.” 7At nagkaroon nga ng pagitan na naghihiwalay sa tubig sa itaas at sa tubig sa ibaba. 8Ang pagitang itoʼy tinawag ng Dios na “kalawakan.” Lumipas ang gabi at dumating ang umaga. Iyon ang ikalawang araw.
9Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Magsama sa isang lugar ang tubig sa mundo para lumitaw ang tuyong bahagi.” At iyon nga ang nangyari. 10Tinawag niyang “lupa” ang tuyong lugar, at “dagat” naman ang nagsamang tubig. Nasiyahan ang Dios sa nakita niya.
11Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Magsitubo sa lupa ang lahat ng uri ng halaman, ang mga tanim na nagbubunga ng butil, at ang mga punongkahoy na namumunga ayon sa kani-kanilang uri.” At iyon nga ang nangyari. 12Tumubo sa lupa ang lahat ng uri ng halaman, ang mga tanim na nagbubunga ng butil, at ang mga punongkahoy na namumunga ayon sa kani-kanilang uri. Nasiyahan ang Dios sa nakita niya. 13Lumipas ang gabi at dumating ang umaga. Iyon ang ikatlong araw.
14Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Magkaroon ng mga ilaw sa kalangitan para ihiwalay ang araw sa gabi, at magsilbing palatandaan ng pagsisimula ng mga panahon,1:14 mga panahon: Ang mga panahon ng kapistahan, pagtatanim, pag-aani, at iba pang mahahalagang araw. araw at taon. 15Magningning ang mga ito sa kalangitan para magbigay-liwanag sa mundo.” At iyon nga ang nangyari. 16Nilikha ng Dios ang dalawang malaking ilaw: ang pinakamalaki ay magliliwanag kung araw, at ang mas malaki ay magliliwanag kung gabi. Nilikha rin niya ang mga bituin. 17-18Inilagay ng Dios ang mga ito sa kalangitan para magbigay-liwanag sa mundo kung araw at gabi, at para ihiwalay ang liwanag sa dilim. At nasiyahan ang Dios sa nakita niya. 19Lumipas ang gabi at dumating ang umaga. Iyon ang ikaapat na araw.
20Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Magkaroon ng ibaʼt ibang hayop sa tubig at magsilipad ang ibaʼt ibang hayop1:20 ibaʼt ibang hayop: Ang salitang Hebreo nito ay nangangahulugang ibon, mga insektong lumilipad, at ng iba pang uri ng mga hayop na lumilipad. sa himpapawid.” 21Kaya nilikha ng Dios ang malalaking hayop sa dagat, at ang lahat ng uri ng hayop na nakatira sa tubig, at ang lahat ng uri ng hayop na lumilipad. Nasiyahan ang Dios sa nakita niya. 22At binasbasan niya ang mga ito. Sinabi niya, “Magpakarami kayo, kayong mga hayop sa tubig at mga hayop na lumilipad.” 23Lumipas ang gabi at dumating ang umaga. Iyon ang ikalimang araw.
24Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Magkaroon ng ibaʼt ibang uri ng hayop sa lupa: mga hayop na maamo at mailap, malalaki at maliliit.” At iyon nga ang nangyari. 25Nilikha ng Dios ang lahat ng ito at nasiyahan siya sa nakita niya.
26Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Likhain natin ang tao ayon sa ating wangis. Sila ang mamamahala sa lahat ng uri ng hayop: mga lumalangoy, lumilipad, lumalakad at gumagapang.” 27Kaya nilikha ng Dios ang tao, lalaki at babae ayon sa wangis niya. 28Binasbasan niya sila at sinabi, “Magpakarami kayo para mangalat ang mga lahi ninyo at mamahala sa buong mundo. At pamahalaan ninyo ang lahat ng hayop.”
29Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Dios, “Ibinibigay ko sa inyo ang mga tanim na namumunga ng butil pati ang mga punongkahoy na namumunga para inyong kainin. 30At ibinibigay ko sa lahat ng hayop ang lahat ng luntiang halaman bilang pagkain nila.” At iyon nga ang nangyari. 31Pinagmasdan ng Dios ang lahat niyang nilikha at lubos siyang nasiyahan. Lumipas ang gabi at dumating ang umaga. Iyon ang ikaanim na araw.
