Genesis 1

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

1 No princípio Deus criou os céus e a terra.

2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

2 A terra era vazia e sem forma definida, e o Espírito de Deus se movia por sobre as águas.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

3 Deus disse: “Haja luz”, e houve luz.

4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

4 Deus ficou satisfeito, e separou a luz da escuridão.

5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 Deus chamou a luz de “dia”, e a escuridão de “noite”. O dia e a noite juntos formaram o primeiro dia.

6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

6 E Deus disse: “Que as águas se separem, entre a expansão do céu em cima e os oceanos em baixo”.

7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

7 Desse modo, Deus formou o firmamento, separando as águas que ficaram acima do firmamento das que ficaram abaixo. E assim foi.

8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 Deus chamou o firmamento de céu. E houve tarde e manhã. Tudo isso aconteceu no segundo dia.

9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

9 E Deus disse: “Que as águas que estão debaixo do céu se juntem, formando mares e oceanos, de modo que apareça a parte seca”. E assim foi.

10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

10 Deus chamou a parte seca de terra, e as águas de mares. E Deus ficou satisfeito.

11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

11 Então ele disse: “Que a terra produza toda espécie de vegetação: plantas que deem sementes, árvores que produzam frutos, que por sua vez produzam sementes de acordo com a sua espécie”. E assim foi.

12 The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

12 A terra, pois, fez brotar a vegetação: plantas que dão sementes e árvores que produzem frutos, que por sua vez produzem sementes de acordo com a sua espécie. E Deus ficou satisfeito.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 Houve tarde e manhã. Tudo isso aconteceu no terceiro dia.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

14 Deus ainda disse: “Que no firmamento do céu haja luzes que iluminem a terra para separar o dia da noite. Essas luzes servirão como sinais para estabelecer as estações, os dias e os anos.

15 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

15 Elas brilharão no firmamento do céu para iluminar a terra”. E assim foi.

16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

16 Deus fez duas grandes luzes: a maior, o sol, para dirigir o dia, e a menor, a lua, para dirigir a noite. Ele também fez as estrelas.

17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

17 Foi assim que Deus colocou essas luzes no firmamento para iluminarem a terra,

18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

18 para determinarem os dias e as noites e fazerem separação entre a luz e a escuridão. E Deus ficou satisfeito.

19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 Houve tarde e manhã. Tudo isso aconteceu no quarto dia.

20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

20 Depois Deus disse: “Que as águas se encham de peixes e de outras espécies de vida; e voem as aves sobre a terra, sob o firmamento dos céus”.

21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

21 E Deus criou os grandes animais marinhos, e todo tipo de vida aquática, além das aves, de acordo com as suas espécies. E Deus ficou satisfeito.

22 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

22 Então Deus abençoou suas criaturas, dizendo: “Multipliquem-se e encham as águas dos mares”. E às aves falou: “Sejam cada vez mais numerosas. Encham a terra!”

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 Houve tarde e manhã. Tudo isso aconteceu no quinto dia.

24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

24 E Deus disse: “Que a terra produza seres viventes de acordo com as suas espécies: animais domésticos e animais selvagens, segundo as suas espécies”. E assim foi.

25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

25 Deus fez os animais selvagens, os animais domésticos e os demais seres vivos da terra, de acordo com as suas espécies. E Deus ficou satisfeito.

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

26 Depois Deus disse: “Façamos o ser humano à nossa imagem e semelhança. Que ele domine sobre os animais marinhos, sobre as aves do céu, sobre os animais domésticos da terra e sobre os répteis que se movem pelo chão”.

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

27 Assim Deus criou o ser humano semelhante à sua imagem, à imagem de Deus o criou; homem e mulher o criou.

28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

28 Deus os abençoou e disse-lhes: Multipliquem-se, encham a terra e dominem-na. Tenham poder sobre os peixes, sobre as aves dos céus e sobre os animais que rastejam pela terra.

29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

29 E disse mais: “Eu dou a vocês todas as plantas que nascem na superfície de toda a terra e dão sementes, e todas as árvores frutíferas que dão sementes.

30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

30 A todos os animais em que há fôlego de vida, ou seja, a todos os animais selvagens, a todas as aves do céu e aos animais que rastejam pelo chão dou todos os vegetais como alimento”. E assim foi.

31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 E Deus viu tudo o que havia feito, e eis que havia ficado muito bom. Houve tarde e manhã. Tudo isso aconteceu no sexto dia.