Genesis 1

1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

2The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3Then God said: Let there be light. And there was light.

4God saw that the light was good. God separated the light from the darkness.

5God named the light day, and God named the darkness night. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.

6God said: There must be sky between the waters. The sky will separate the water above from the water below.

7God made the sky. God separated the water above the sky from the water below it.

8God named that sky Heaven. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.

9Then God said: Let the water under the sky be gathered together. Let the dry land appear. And it happened.

10God named the dry land Earth. God named the water Seas. God saw that it was good.

11Then God said: Let the earth grow grass. Let it grow plants that make grain, and fruit trees. The fruit trees will make fruit with seeds in it. And each plant will make its own kind of seed. Let these plants grow on the earth. And it happened.

12The earth grew grass and plants that made grain. And it grew trees that made fruit with seeds in it. Every plant made its own kind of seeds. And God saw that this was good.

13There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day.

14God said: There must be lights in the sky. The lights will show when it is day and when it is night. The lights will also show the seasons and the special times. The lights will show when days and years begin and end.

15Let the lights in the sky shine and give light to the earth. And it happened.

16God made two big lights. God made the bigger light, the sun, to rule the day. God made the smaller light, the moon, to rule the night. God also made the stars.

17God put the sun, moon, and stars in the sky. They gave light on the earth.

18The sun, moon, and stars ruled over the day and over the night. They separated the light from the darkness. And God saw that this was good.

19There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fourth day.

20Then God said: Let the water be filled with many living things. Let birds fly across the sky.

21God created the huge sea animals. God also created all the living things in the sea. God created every kind of bird that flies in the air. God saw that it was good.

22God blessed the fish and birds. God said: There must be more and more fish and water animals. The water must be full of fish. And there must be many birds on earth.

23There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fifth day.

24God said: Let the land bring out all kinds of living animals. Let each animal have young of its own kind. There will be farm animals, animals that crawl on the ground, and wild animals. And it happened.

25God made the wild animals and the farm animals. God made the animals that crawl on the ground. Each kind had young of its own kind. God saw that it was good.

26Then God said: Now let Us make people who will be like Us. The people will rule over the fish in the sea. They will rule over the birds in the air. They will rule over the large animals. They will rule over all the little things that crawl on the earth.

27So God created humans in His own image. God created humans, male and female.

28God blessed the humans. God said: You must have many children and fill the earth with people. You must take charge of the earth. You must rule over the fish in the sea. You must rule over the birds in the sky. You must rule over all the animals on the earth.

29God said: I am giving you every plant on the earth that makes seeds. I am giving you every tree that makes fruit with seeds in it. This will be your food.

30I am also giving the green plants to every animal on earth. I am giving the green plants to every bird in the air. I am giving the green plants to every little thing that crawls on the earth. The green plants will be their food. And it happened.

31God saw everything He had made, and it was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.