Genesis 2

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.	1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
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 finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
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 So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation.
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 the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
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 when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up--for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;
6 but a stream was welling up out of the earth and was watering all the surface of the ground--	6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground--
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 then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
8 Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and he placed there the man whom he had formed.	8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put 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 out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, 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 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.
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 the first is Pishon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 The gold of that land is excellent; bdellium and lapis lazuli are also there.	12 and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.
13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it is the one that winds all through the land of Cush.	13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Cush.
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 And the name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river 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 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.
16 The LORD God gave man this order: "You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden	16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
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 of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."
18 The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him."	18 Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
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 So out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called every living creature, that was 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 The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper fit for him.
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 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh;
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 rib which the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
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 Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of 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 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.	25 And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.