In the ^abeginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

はじめに神は天と地とを創造された。

In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.

The earth was ^bwithout form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

地は形なく、むなしく、やみが淵のおもてにあり、神の霊が水のおもてをおおっていた。

But the earth was unseen and unready, and darkness was upon the abyss, and spirit of God bore upon the water.

And God said, ^c“Let there be light,” and there was light.

神は「光あれ」と言われた。すると光があった。

And God said, Let there be light! And there was light.

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

神はその光を見て、良しとされた。神はその光とやみとを分けられた。

And God beheld the light that it was good. And God parted between the light and between the darkness.

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

神は光を昼と名づけ、やみを夜と名づけられた。夕となり、また朝となった。第一日である。

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

And God said, ^d“Let there be an expanse ▼

▼Or  a canopy; also verses 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 20

in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

神はまた言われた、「水の間におおぞらがあって、水と水とを分けよ」。

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be for parting between water and water!

And God made ▼

▼Or fashioned; also verse 16

the expanse and ^gseparated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were ^habove the expanse. And it was so.

そのようになった。神はおおぞらを造って、おおぞらの下の水とおおぞらの上の水とを分けられた。

And God made the firmament, and God parted between the water which was underneath the firmament, and between the water   above the firmament.

And God called the expanse Heaven. ▼

▼Or Sky; also verses 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 30; 2:1

And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

神はそのおおぞらを天と名づけられた。夕となり、また朝となった。第二日である。

And God called the firmament, Heaven. And God beheld that it was good; and there was evening and there was morning, [²day ¹the second].

And God said, ^j“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

神はまた言われた、「天の下の水は一つ所に集まり、かわいた地が現れよ」。そのようになった。

And God said, Let [⁶come together ¹the ²water   ³underneath ⁴the ⁵heaven] into [²gathering ¹one], and let [³appear ¹the ²dry land]! And it was so. And [⁶gathered together ¹the ²water   ³underneath ⁴the ⁵heaven] into   their gatherings, and [³appeared ¹the ²dry land].

God called the dry land Earth, ▼

▼Or Land; also verses 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 2:1

and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

神はそのかわいた地を陸と名づけ、水の集まった所を海と名づけられた。神は見て、良しとされた。

And God called the dry land, Earth; and the collections of the waters he called, Seas. And God beheld that it was good.

And God said, ^l“Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants ▼

▼Or small plants; also verses 12, 29

yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.

神はまた言われた、「地は青草と、種をもつ草と、種類にしたがって種のある実を結ぶ果樹とを地の上にはえさせよ」。そのようになった。

And God said, Let [³grow ¹the ²earth] pasturage of grass sowing seed according to type, and according to likeness, and [²tree ¹the fruitful] producing fruit which the seed of it is in it, according to type upon the earth! And it was so.

The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

地は青草と、種類にしたがって種をもつ草と、種類にしたがって種のある実を結ぶ木とをはえさせた。神は見て、良しとされた。

And [³brought forth ¹the ²earth] pasturage of grass sowing seed, according to type, and according to likeness; and [²tree ¹the fruitful] producing fruit which the seed of it is in it, according to type upon the earth.

And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

夕となり、また朝となった。第三日である。

And God beheld that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, [²day ¹the third].

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for ⁿsigns and for ^oseasons, ▼

▼Or appointed times

and for days and years,

神はまた言われた、「天のおおぞらに光があって昼と夜とを分け、しるしのため、季節のため、日のため、年のためになり、

And God said, Let there be luminaries in the firmament of the heaven for giving light upon the earth,   to part between the day and between the night! And let them be for signs, and for times, and for days, and for years!

and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.

天のおおぞらにあって地を照らす光となれ」。そのようになった。

And let them be for giving light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth! And it was so.

And God ^qmade the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

神は二つの大きな光を造り、大きい光に昼をつかさどらせ、小さい光に夜をつかさどらせ、また星を造られた。

And God made the two [²luminaries   ¹great]; the [²luminary   ¹greater] for beginnings of the day, and the [²luminary   ¹lesser] for beginnings of the night, and the stars.

And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

神はこれらを天のおおぞらに置いて地を照らさせ、

And [²put ³them   ¹God] in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,

to ^rrule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

昼と夜とをつかさどらせ、光とやみとを分けさせられた。神は見て、良しとされた。

and to begin the day and the night, and to part between the light and between the darkness. And God beheld that it was good.

And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

夕となり、また朝となった。第四日である。

And there was evening and there was morning, [²day ¹the fourth].

And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds ▼

▼Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20

fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”

神はまた言われた、「水は生き物の群れで満ち、鳥は地の上、天のおおぞらを飛べ」。

And God said, Let [³bring forth ¹the ²waters] reptiles [²lives ¹of living], and [²winged creatures ¹flying] upon the earth below the firmament of the heaven! And it was so.

So ^tGod created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

神は海の大いなる獣と、水に群がるすべての動く生き物とを、種類にしたがって創造し、また翼のあるすべての鳥を、種類にしたがって創造された。神は見て、良しとされた。

And God made the [²whales   ¹great], and every life of living creatures of reptiles which [³brought forth ¹the ²waters] according to their types; and every [²winged creature ¹feathered] according to type. And God beheld that it was good.

And God blessed them, saying, ^u“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

神はこれらを祝福して言われた、「生めよ、ふえよ、海の水に満ちよ、また鳥は地にふえよ」。

And [²blessed ³them   ¹God], saying, Grow and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas! And [²the ³winged creatures ¹let] be multiplied upon the earth!

And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

夕となり、また朝となった。第五日である。

And there was evening and there was morning, [²day ¹the fifth].

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

神はまた言われた、「地は生き物を種類にしたがっていだせ。家畜と、這うものと、地の獣とを種類にしたがっていだせ」。そのようになった。

And God said, Let [³bring forth ¹the ²earth ⁵life ⁴living] according to its  type -- four-footed, and reptiles, and wild beasts of the earth according to type! And it was so.

And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

神は地の獣を種類にしたがい、家畜を種類にしたがい、また地に這うすべての物を種類にしたがって造られた。神は見て、良しとされた。

And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to type, and the cattle according to their type, and all the reptiles of the earth according to type. And God beheld that it was good.

Then God said, ^v“Let us make man ▼

▼The Hebrew word for  man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam

in our image, ^xafter our likeness. And ^ylet them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

神はまた言われた、「われわれのかたちに、われわれにかたどって人を造り、これに海の魚と、空の鳥と、家畜と、地のすべての獣と、地のすべての這うものとを治めさせよう」。

And God said, Let us make man according to [²image ¹our], and according to likeness! And let them control the fishes of the sea, and the winged creatures of the heaven, and the cattle, and all the earth, and all the reptiles of the ones crawling upon the earth!

So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
^zmale and female he created them.

神は自分のかたちに人を創造された。すなわち、神のかたちに創造し、男と女とに創造された。

And God made   man. According to the image of God he made him. Male and female he made them.

And God blessed them. And God said to them, ^aa“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

神は彼らを祝福して言われた、「生めよ、ふえよ、地に満ちよ、地を従わせよ。また海の魚と、空の鳥と、地に動くすべての生き物とを治めよ」。

And [²blessed ³them   ¹God], saying, Grow and multiply, and fill the earth, and dominate it! And control the fishes of the sea, and the winged creatures of the heaven, and all the cattle, and all of the earth, and all of the reptiles of the ones  crawling upon the earth!

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. ^abYou shall have them for food.

神はまた言われた、「わたしは全地のおもてにある種をもつすべての草と、種のある実を結ぶすべての木とをあなたがたに与える。これはあなたがたの食物となるであろう。

And God said, Behold, I have given to you every grass fit for sowing a sowing of seed which is upon the earth, and every tree which has in itself a fruit seed fit for sowing; to you it will be for food,

And ^acto every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

また地のすべての獣、空のすべての鳥、地を這うすべてのもの、すなわち命あるものには、食物としてすべての青草を与える」。そのようになった。

and to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the winged creatures of the heaven, and to every reptile crawling upon the earth, which has in itself breath of life, even every [²grass ¹green] for food. And it was so.

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

神が造ったすべての物を見られたところ、それは、はなはだ良かった。夕となり、また朝となった。第六日である。

And God beheld   all as much as he made. And behold, it was  [²good ¹exceedingly]. And there was evening and there was morning, [²day ¹the sixth].