1 I begynnelsen skapte Gud himmelen og jorden.

In the beginning God{After "God," the Hebrew has the two letters "Aleph Tav" (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet) as a grammatical marker.} created the heavens and the earth.

2 Jorden var formløs og tom. Mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 Gud sa: "La det bli lys," og det ble lys.

God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

4 Gud så at lyset var godt, og Gud skilte lyset fra mørket.

God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

5 Gud kalte lyset Dag, og mørket kalte han Natt. Det ble kveld og det ble morgen, én dag.

God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

6 Gud sa: "La det bli en hvelving midt i vannene, og la den skille vann fra vann."

God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

7 Gud laget hvelvingen og skilte vannet under hvelvingen fra vannet over, og det ble slik.

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so.

8 Gud kalte hvelvingen himmel. Det ble kveld og det ble morgen, en annen dag.

God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

9 Gud sa: "La vannet under himmelen samles på ett sted, og la det tørre land bli synlig," og det ble slik.

God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so.

10 Gud kalte det tørre landet Jord, og vannmengden kalte han Hav. Gud så at det var godt.

God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.

11 Gud sa: "La jorden bære frem gress, planter som gir frø, og frukttrær som bærer frukt med frø i etter sitt slag," og det ble slik.

God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth," and it was so.

12 Jorden grodde fram gress, planter som gir frø etter sitt slag, og trær som bærer frukt med frø i etter sitt slag. Gud så at det var godt.

The earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 Det ble kveld og det ble morgen, en tredje dag.

There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

14 Gud sa: "La det bli lys på himmelhvelvingen til å skille dagen fra natten, og la dem være tegn for fastsatte tider, for dager og år;

God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

15 og la dem være lys på himmelhvelvingen for å gi lys på jorden," og det ble slik.

and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth," and it was so.

16 Gud gjorde de to store lysene: det større lyset til å herske over dagen, og det mindre lyset til å herske over natten. Han gjorde også stjernene.

God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

17 Gud satte dem på himmelhvelvingen for å gi lys til jorden,

God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,

18 og for å herske over dagen og natten, og for å skille lyset fra mørket. Gud så at det var godt.

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

19 Det ble kveld og det ble morgen, en fjerde dag.

There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

20 Gud sa: "La vannet vrimle av levende skapninger, og la fugler fly over jorden under himmelhvelvingen."

God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky."

21 Gud skapte de store sjødyr og alle levende skapninger som beveger seg og yrer i vannet etter sitt slag, og alle vingede fugler etter sitt slag. Gud så at det var godt.

God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

22 Gud velsignet dem og sa: "Bli fruktbare, og bli mange, og fyll vannet i havene, og la fuglene bli mange på jorden."

God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

23 Det ble kveld og det ble morgen, en femte dag.

There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

24 Gud sa: "La jorden frembringe levende skapninger etter sitt slag, fe, kryp og jordens ville dyr etter sitt slag," og det ble slik.

God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind," and it was so.

25 Gud gjorde jordens dyr etter sitt slag, fe etter sitt slag, og alt som kryper på jorden etter sitt slag. Gud så at det var godt.

God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

26 Gud sa: "La oss lage mennesker i vårt bilde, etter vår likhet. De skal råde over havets fisker, himmelens fugler, feet, hele jorden og alt kryp som rører seg på jorden."

God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

27 Gud skapte mennesket i sitt bilde. I Guds bilde skapte han det; til mann og kvinne skapte han dem.

God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

28 Gud velsignet dem og sa til dem: "Vær fruktbare, bli mange, fyll jorden, og legg den under dere. Råd over havets fisker, himmelens fugler og alle dyr som rører seg på jorden."

God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

29 Gud sa: "Se, jeg gir dere alle planter som bærer frø, over hele jorden, og alle trær med frukt som bærer frø. Det skal være til mat for dere.

God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

30 Til alle dyr på jorden, alle fugler under himmelen, og alt som kryper på jorden, alt som har livsånde, gir jeg alle grønne planter til føde." Og det ble slik.

To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food." And it was so.

31 Gud så på alt han hadde gjort, og se, det var meget godt. Det ble kveld og det ble morgen, den sjette dag.

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.