Genesis 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	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 But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought 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, “Let there be light.” And light became.	3 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses.	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 darknesses, ‘Night.’ And it became 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 God also said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide waters from 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 he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.	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 it became evening and morning, the second day.	8 God called the dome "the sky." Evening came, and morning followed--the second day.
9 Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became.	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 he called the gathering of the waters, ‘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 land spring forth green plants, both those producing seed, and fruit-bearing trees, producing fruit according to their kind, whose seed is within itself, over all the earth.” And so it became.	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 land brought forth green plants, both those producing seed, according to their kind, and trees producing fruit, with each having its own way of sowing, according to its species. 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 it became evening and the morning, the third day.	13 Evening came, and morning followed--the third day.
14 Then God said: “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven. And let them divide day from night, and let them become signs, both of the seasons, and of the 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 Let them shine in the firmament of heaven and illuminate the earth.” And so it became.	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 over the day, and a lesser light, to rule over the night, along with 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 give light over all the earth,	17 God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth,
18 and to rule over the day as well as the night, and to divide light from 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 it became evening and morning, the fourth day.	19 Evening came, and morning followed--the fourth day.
20 And then God said, “Let the waters produce animals with a living soul, and flying creatures above 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 sea creatures, and everything with a living soul and the ability to move that the waters produced, according to their species, and all the flying creatures, according to their 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 above the land.”	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 it became evening and morning, the fifth day.	23 Evening came, and morning followed--the fifth day.
24 God also said, “Let the land produce living souls in their kind: cattle, and animals, and wild beasts of the earth, according to their species.” And so it became.	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 wild beasts of the earth according to their species, and the cattle, and every animal on the land, according to 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 rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on 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, and he said, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves 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 seed-bearing plant upon the earth, and all the trees that have in themselves the ability to sow their own kind, to be food for you,	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 for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for everything that moves upon the earth and in which there is a living soul, so that they may have these on which to feed.” And so it became.	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 everything that he had made. And they were very good. And it became evening and morning, 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.