Genesis 2

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them.	1 And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.	2 And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made. And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished.
3 And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.	3 And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it, he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.
4 These are the generations of the heaven and the earth, when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the heaven and the earth:	4 These are the generations of heaven and earth, when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made heaven and earth,
5 And every plant of the field before it spring up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth.	5 and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land, and every wild plant, before it would germinate. For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the land.
6 But a spring rose out the earth, watering all the surface of the earth.	6 But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.	7 And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
8 And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.	8 Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning. In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.
9 And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.	9 And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat. And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.	10 And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads.
11 The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.	11 The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born;
12 And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.	12 and the gold of that land is the finest. In that place is found bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia	13 And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.	14 Truly, the name of the third river is the Tigris; it advances opposite the Assyrians. But the fourth river, it is the Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise for pleasure, to dress it, and keep it.	15 Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him.
16 And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:	16 And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.
17 But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. for in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.	17 But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in whatever day you will eat from it, you will die a death.”
18 And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.	18 The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”
19 And the Lord God having formed out of the ground all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: for whatsoever Adam called any living creature the same is its name.	19 Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air, brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them. For whatever Adam would call any living creature, that would be its name.
20 And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.	20 And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.
21 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.	21 And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam. And when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and he completed it with flesh for it.
22 And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.	22 And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam.
23 And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.	23 And Adam said: “Now this is bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh. This one shall be called woman, because she was taken from man.”
24 Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.	24 For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.
25 And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.	25 Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.