Priestly Creation Story
1 In the beginning
God created the heavens
and the
earth.
2 And the earth was empty and void,
and darkness was upon
the face of the deep.
And the spirit of God
stirred upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light,"
and there was light.
4 And God saw that the light was good.
Then God separated
between the light and the darkness.
5 And God called the light day,
and the darkness he called night.
And there was evening,
and there was morning,
day one.
6 And God said,
"Let there be an expanse
between the waters,
and let it separate the waters
from the waters."
7 So God made the expanse,
and separated the waters
which were under the expanse
from the waters
which were above the expanse.
And it was so.
8 And God called the expanse heavens.
And there was evening,
and there was morning,
day two.
9 And God said,
"Let the waters under the heavens
be gathered
unto one place,
and let dry ground appear."
And it was so.
10 And God called the dry ground land,
and the gathering of the waters he called sea.
And God saw that it was good.
11 And God said,
"Let the land bring forth grass,
plant yielding seed,
fruit tree producing fruit,
fruit of its own kind,
with its seed in it."
And it was so.
12 So the land brought forth grass,
plant yeilding seed of its own kind,
and tree producing fruit,
with its seed in it of its own kind.
And God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening,
and there was morning,
day three.
14 And God said,
"Let there be light
in the expanse of the heavens,
to separate the between the day
and the night.
And let them be for signs,
and
for seasons, and for days, and years.
15 And let them be for lights
in the expanse of the heavens,
and to give light upon the earth."
And it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights.
The greater light to rule the day,
and the lesser light to rule the night,
and the stars.
17 And God set them
in the expanse of the heavens,
to give light upon the earth,
18 and to rule in the day and in the night,
and to separate
between the light and the darkness.
And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening,
and there was morning,
day four.
20 And God said,
"Let the waters swarm
a swarm of living creatures,
and birds that fly above the earth,
upon the face of the expanse of the heavens."
21 And God made the great sea monsters,
and every living creature that moves,
which the waters brought forth
for its own kind,
and every winged bird for its own kind.
And God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying,
"Be fruitful and multiply,
and fill the waters in the seas.
And let the bird multiply on the earth."
23 And there was evening,
and there was morning,
day five.
24 And God said,
“Let the earth bring forth
the living being for its own kind,
cattle, and creepers,
and beasts of the earth for its own kind.
And it was so.
25 And God made the beasts of the earth
for its own kind,
and the cattle for its own kind,
and the creepers of the ground
for their own kind.
And God saw that it was good.
26 And God said,
“Let us make man in our image
and after our likeness,
and let them rule over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the heavens,
and over the cattle,
and over the whole earth,
and over the creepers
that creep upon the earth.
27 And God created the man
in his own image.
In the image of God he created them.
Male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them.
And God said to them,
"Be fruitful and multiply.
And replenish the earth and subdue it.
And rule over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the heavens,
and over every living thing
that moves upon the earth."
29 And God said,
"Behold, I give to you
every plant that bears seed
which is upon the face the the whole earth,
and every tree which bears fruit
bearing seed for them.
They shall be food for you."
30 And all the beasts of the earth,
and all the birds of the heavens,
and all the creepers upon the earth,
which in them is a living soul,
and every green plan for food.
And it was so.
31 And God saw all that he made.
And behold, it was very good.
And there was evening,
and there was morning.
Day five.