Genesis 2

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.	1 And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment.
2 Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.	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 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.	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 Such is the story of the heavens and the earth at their creation. At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens--	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 while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had sent no rain upon the earth and there was no man to till the soil,	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 stream was welling up out of the earth and was watering all the surface of the ground--	6 But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.
7 the LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.	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 Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and he placed there the 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 Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees grow that were delightful to look at and good for food, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.	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 A river rises in Eden to water the garden; beyond there it divides and becomes four branches.	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 first is the Pishon; it is the one that winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.	11 The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born;
12 The gold of that land is excellent; bdellium and lapis lazuli are also there.	12 and the gold of that land is the finest. In that place is found bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it is the one that winds all through the land of Cush.	13 And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.
14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it is the one that flows east of Asshur. The fourth river is the 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 The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for 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 The LORD God gave man this order: "You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden	16 And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.
17 except the tree of knowledge of good and bad. From that tree you shall not eat; the moment you eat from it you are surely doomed to die."	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 The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him."	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 So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each of them would be 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 The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man.	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 So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.	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 The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man,	22 And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam.
23 the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken."	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 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.	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 The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.	25 Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.