उत्पत्ति 2

1So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them.

2And 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.

3And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

4These 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:

5And every plant of the field before it sprung 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.

6But a spring rose out of the earth, watering all the surface of the earth.

7And 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.

8And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.

9And 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.

10And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.

11The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.

12And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.

13And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia.

14And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

15And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it.

16And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:

17But 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.

18And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.

19And 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.

20And 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.

21Then 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.

22And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.

23And 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.

24Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.

25And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.

1Igitur perfecti sunt cæli et terra, et omnis ornatus eorum.

2Complevitque Deus die septimo opus suum quod fecerat: et requievit die septimo ab universo opere quod patrarat.

3Et benedixit diei septimo, et sanctificavit illum, quia in ipso cessaverat ab omni opere suo quod creavit Deus ut faceret.

4Istæ sunt generationes cæli et terræ, quando creata sunt, in die quo fecit Dominus Deus cælum et terram,

5et omne virgultum agri antequam oriretur in terra, omnemque herbam regionis priusquam germinaret: non enim pluerat Dominus Deus super terram, et homo non erat qui operaretur terram:

6sed fons ascendebat e terra, irrigans universam superficiem terræ.

7Formavit igitur Dominus Deus hominem de limo terræ, et inspiravit in faciem ejus spiraculum vitæ, et factus est homo in animam viventem.

8Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus paradisum voluptatis a principio, in quo posuit hominem quem formaverat.

9Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu, et ad vescendum suave lignum etiam vitæ in medio paradisi, lignumque scientiæ boni et mali.

10Et fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis ad irrigandum paradisum, qui inde dividitur in quatuor capita.

11Nomen uni Phison: ipse est qui circuit omnem terram Hevilath, ubi nascitur aurum:

12et aurum terræ illius optimum est; ibi invenitur bdellium, et lapis onychinus.

13Et nomen fluvii secundi Gehon; ipse est qui circumit omnem terram Æthiopiæ.

14Nomen vero fluminis tertii, Tigris: ipse vadit contra Assyrios. Fluvius autem quartus, ipse est Euphrates.

15Tulit ergo Dominus Deus hominem, et posuit eum in paradiso voluptatis, ut operaretur, et custodiret illum:

16præcepitque ei, dicens: Ex omni ligno paradisi comede;

17de ligno autem scientiæ boni et mali ne comedas: in quocumque enim die comederis ex eo, morte morieris.

18Dixit quoque Dominus Deus: Non est bonum esse hominem solum: faciamus ei adjutorium simile sibi.

19Formatis igitur Dominus Deus de humo cunctis animantibus terræ, et universis volatilibus cæli, adduxit ea ad Adam, ut videret quid vocaret ea: omne enim quod vocavit Adam animæ viventis, ipsum est nomen ejus.

20Appellavitque Adam nominibus suis cuncta animantia, et universa volatilia cæli, et omnes bestias terræ: Adæ vero non inveniebatur adjutor similis ejus.

21Immisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam: cumque obdormisset, tulit unam de costis ejus, et replevit carnem pro ea.

22Et ædificavit Dominus Deus costam, quam tulerat de Adam, in mulierem: et adduxit eam ad Adam.

23Dixitque Adam: Hoc nunc os ex ossibus meis, et caro de carne mea: hæc vocabitur Virago, quoniam de viro sumpta est.

24Quam ob rem relinquet homo patrem suum, et matrem, et adhærebit uxori suæ: et erunt duo in carne una.

25Erat autem uterque nudus, Adam scilicet et uxor ejus: et non erubescebant.

1And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment.

2And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made. And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished.

3And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it, he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.

4These are the generations of heaven and earth, when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made heaven and earth,

5and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land, and every wild plant, before it would germinate. For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the land.

6But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.

7And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

8Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning. In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.

9And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat. And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads.

11The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born;

12and the gold of that land is the finest. In that place is found bdellium and the onyx stone.

13And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.

14Truly, the name of the third river is the Tigris; it advances opposite the Assyrians. But the fourth river, it is the Euphrates.

15Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him.

16And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

17But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in whatever day you will eat from it, you will die a death.”

18The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”

19Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air, brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them. For whatever Adam would call any living creature, that would be its name.

20And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.

21And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam. And when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and he completed it with flesh for it.

22And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam.

23And Adam said: “Now this is bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh. This one shall be called woman, because she was taken from man.”

24For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.

25Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.