Genesis 2

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them.	1 Thus heaven and earth were completed with al their array.
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 On the seventh day God had completed the work he had been doing. He rested on the seventh dayafter al the work he had been doing.
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 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day he rested after al his work ofcreating.
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 Such was the story of heaven and earth as they were created. At the time when Yahweh God madeearth and heaven
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 there was as yet no wild bush on the earth nor had any wild plant yet sprung up, for Yahweh God hadnot sent rain on the earth, nor was there any man to til the soil.
6 But a spring rose out the earth, watering all the surface of the earth.	6 Instead, water flowed out of the ground and watered al the surface of the soil.
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 Yahweh God shaped man from the soil of the ground and blew the breath of life into his nostrils, andman became a living being.
8 And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.	8 Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, which is in the east, and there he put the man he hadfashioned.
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 From the soil, Yahweh God caused to grow every kind of tree, enticing to look at and good to eat, withthe tree of life in the middle of the garden, 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 A river flowed from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided to make four streams.
11 The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.	11 The first is named the Pishon, and this winds al through the land of Havilah where there is gold.
12 And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.	12 The gold of this country is pure; bdel ium and cornelian stone are found there.
13 And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia	13 The second river is named the Gihon, and this winds all through the land of Cush.
14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.	14 The third river is named the Tigris, and this flows to the east of Ashur. The fourth river is theEuphrates.
15 And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise for pleasure, to dress it, and keep it.	15 Yahweh God took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and take care of it.
16 And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:	16 Then Yahweh God gave the man this command, 'You are free to eat of al the trees in the garden.
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 of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you are not to eat; for, the day you eat of that, youare doomed to die.'
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 Yahweh God said, 'It is not right that the man should be alone. I shal make him a helper.'
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 So from the soil Yahweh God fashioned al the wild animals and al the birds of heaven. These hebrought to the man to see what he would call them; each one was to bear the name the man would give it.
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 The man gave names to al the cattle, al the birds of heaven and all the wild animals. But no helpersuitable for the man was found for him.
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 Then, Yahweh God made the man fal into a deep sleep. And, while he was asleep, he took one of hisribs and closed the flesh up again forthwith.
22 And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.	22 Yahweh God fashioned the rib he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her to the man.
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 the man said: This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh! She is to be cal edWoman, 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 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and they becomeone flesh.
25 And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.	25 Now, both of them were naked, the man and his wife, but they felt no shame before each other.