Genesis 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.	1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,
2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.	2 the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.
3 And God said: Be light made. And light was made.	3 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4 And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.	4 God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness.
5 And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.	5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." Thus evening came, and morning followed--the first day.
6 And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.	6 Then God said, "Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other." And so it happened:
7 And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.	7 God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it.
8 And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.	8 God called the dome "the sky." Evening came, and morning followed--the second day.
9 God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.	9 Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear." And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared.
10 And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.	10 God called the dry land "the earth," and the basin of the water he called "the sea." God saw how good it was.
11 And he said: Let the earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.	11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it." And so it happened:
12 And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.	12 the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw how good it was.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.	13 Evening came, and morning followed--the third day.
14 And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:	14 Then God said: "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years,
15 To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done.	15 and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth." And so it happened:
16 And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.	16 God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars.
17 And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.	17 God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth,
18 And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.	18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was.
19 And the evening and morning were the fourth day.	19 Evening came, and morning followed--the fourth day.
20 God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.	20 Then God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." And so it happened:
21 And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.	21 God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw how good it was,
22 And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth.	22 and God blessed them, saying, "Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth."
23 And the evening and morning were the fifth day.	23 Evening came, and morning followed--the fifth day.
24 And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done.	24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds." And so it happened:
25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good.	25 God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. God saw how good it was.
26 And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth.	26 Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground."
27 And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.	27 God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.	28 God blessed them, saying: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth."
29 And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:	29 God also said: "See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;
30 And to all the beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.	30 and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food." And so it happened.
31 And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.	31 God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed--the sixth day.