בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָּא אֱלֹהִׁים אֵת הַשָּמַיִׁם וְּאֵת הָּאָּרֶץ
Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
GENESIS · I
Everything is a Narrative
The word creates and recreates and, from chaos, the Light came to dominate the work, so that we know that we are His children, made in the image and likeness, so free that by recreating ourselves in His work we can build or destroy, separate or integrate; a process in which we find ourselves and in which we must contribute our fraternal interrelations.
וְּהָּאָּרֶץ הָּיְּתָּה תֹהוּ וָּבֹהוּ וְּחֹשֶךְ עַל-פְּנֵי תְּהוֹם, וְּרוּחַ אֱלֹהִׁים מְּרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִׁם
Veha'aretz hayetah tohu vavohu vechoshech al-penei tehom, veruach Elohim merachefet al-penei hamayim
“And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים יְּהִׁי אוֹר וַיְּהִׁי-אוֹר
Vayomer Elohim yehi or vayehi or
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-הָּאוֹר כִׁי-טוֹב; וַיַבְּדֵל אֱלֹהִׁים בֵין הָּאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶךְ
Vayar Elohim et-ha'or ki-tov vayavdel Elohim bein ha'or uvein hachoshech
“And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness."”
וַיִׁקְּרָּא אֱלֹהִׁים לָּאוֹר יוֹם וְּלַחֹשֶךְ קָּרָּא לָּיְּלָּה; וַיְּהִׁי-עֶרֶב וַיְּהִׁי-בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָּד
Vayikra Elohim la'or yom velachoshech kara layla; vayehi-erev vayehi- boker yom echad
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, יְּהִׁי רָּקִׁיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִׁם, וִׁיהִׁי מַבְּדִׁיל, בֵין מַיִׁם לָּמָּיִׁם
Vayomer Elohim yehi rakia betoch hamayim vihi mavdil bein mayim lamayim
“And God said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
וַיַעַש אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-הָּרָּקִׁיעַ, וַיַבְּדֵל בֵין הַמַיִׁם אֲשֶר מִׁתַחַת לָּרָּקִׁיעַ, וּבֵין הַמַיִׁם אֲשֶר מֵעַל לָּרָּקִׁיעַ; וַיְּהִׁי-כֵן
Vaya'as Elohim et-harakia vayavdel bein hamayim asher mitachat larakia uvein hamayim asher me'al larakia; vayehi chen
“And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.”
וַיִׁקְּרָּא אֱלֹהִׁים לָּרָּקִׁיעַ שָּמָּיִׁם; וַיְּהִׁי-עֶרֶב וַיְּהִׁי-בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵנִׁי
Vayikra Elohim larakia shamayim; vayehi-erev vayehi-boker yom sheni
“And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening, and there was morning: the second day.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, יִׁקָּווּ הַמַיִׁם מִׁתַחַת הַשָּמַיִׁם אֶל-מָּקוֹם אֶחָּד, וְּתֵרָּאֶה הַיַבָּשָּה; וַיְּהִׁי-כֵן
Vayomer Elohim yikkavu hamayim mitachat hashamayim el-makom echad vetera'eh hayabashah; vayehi chen
“And God said: Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.”
וַיִׁקְּרָּא אֱלֹהִׁים לַיַבָּשָּה אֶרֶץ, וּלְּמִׁקְּוֵה הַמַיִׁם קָּרָּא יַמִׁים; וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים כִׁי-טוֹב
Vayikra Elohim layabashah eretz, ulemiqveh hamayim kara yamim; vayar Elohim ki-tov
“And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, תַדְּשֵא הָּאָּרֶץ דֶשֶא עֵשֶב מַזְּרִׁיעַ זֶרַע עֵץ פְּרִׁי עֹשֶה פְּרִׁי לְּמִׁינוֹ, אֲשֶר זַרְּעוֹ-בוֹ, עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ; וַיְּהִׁי-כֵן
Vayomer Elohim tad'she ha'aretz deshe esev mazria zera etz peri oseh peri lemino asher zar'o-vo al-ha'aretz; vayehi chen
“And God said: Let the earth bring forth vegetation: herb yielding seed; fruit tree bearing fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth. And it was so.”
וַתוֹצֵא הָּאָּרֶץ דֶשֶא עֵשֶב מַזְּרִׁיעַ זֶרַע לְּמִׁינֵהוּ, וְּעֵץ עֹשֶה פְּרִׁי אֲשֶר זַרְּעוֹ-בוֹ לְּמִׁינֵהוּ; וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים, כִׁי-טוֹב
Vatozei ha'aretz deshe esev mazria zera leminohu, ve'etz oseh peri asher zar'o-vo leminohu; vayar Elohim ki-tov
“And the earth brought forth vegetation: herb yielding seed according to its kind, and tree yielding fruit, whose seed is in itself, according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
וַיְּהִׁי-עֶרֶב וַיְּהִׁי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שְּלִׁישִׁי
Vayehi-erev vayehi-boker, yom shelishi
“And there was evening, and there was morning: the third day.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, יְּהִׁי מְּאֹרוֹת בִׁרְּקִׁיעַ הַשָּמַיִׁם, לְּהַבְּדִׁיל, בֵין הַיוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְּלָּה; וְּהָּיוּ לְּאֹתוֹת וּלְּמוֹעֲדִׁים, וּלְּיָּמִׁים וְּשָּנִׁים
Vayomer Elohim yehi me'orot birkia hashamayim le'havdil bein hayom uvein halailah; vehayu le'otot ulemoadim uleyamim veshanim
“And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.”
וְּהָּיוּ לִׁמְּאוֹרוֹת בִׁרְּקִׁיעַ הַשָּמָּיִׁם, לְּהָּאִׁיר עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ; וַיְּהִׁי-כֵן
Vehayu lime'orot birkia hashamayim leha'ir al-ha'aretz; vayehi chen
“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth. And it was so.”
וַיַעַש אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-שְּנֵי הַמְּאֹרוֹת הַגְּדֹלִׁים, אֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדוֹל לְּמֶמְּשֶלֶת הַיוֹם, וְּאֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְּמֶמְּשֶלֶת הַלַיְּלָּה, וְּאֵת הַכוֹכָּבִׁים
Vaya'as Elohim et-shenei hame'orot hagedolim, et-hama'or hagadol lememshelet hayom, ve'et-hama'or hakaton lememshelet halailah, ve'et hakochavim
“And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; He made the stars also.”
וַיִׁתֵן אֹתָּם אֱלֹהִׁים, בִׁרְּקִׁיעַ הַשָּמָּיִׁם, לְּהָּאִׁיר, עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ
Vayiten otam Elohim birkia hashamayim leha'ir al-ha'aretz
“And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.”
וְּלִׁמְּשֹל בַיוֹם וּבַלַיְּלָּה, וּלְּהַבְּדִׁיל בֵין הָּאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶךְ; וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים כִׁי-טוֹב
Ulimshol bayom uvalailah ulehavdil bein ha'or uvein hachoshech; vayar Elohim ki-tov
“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.”
וַיְּהִׁי-עֶרֶב וַיְּהִׁי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם רְּבִׁיעִׁי
Vayehi-erev vayehi-boker, yom revi'i
“And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, יִׁשְּרְּצוּ הַמַיִׁם שֶרֶץ נֶפֶש חַיָּה, וְּעוֹף יְּעוֹפֵף עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ, עַל-פְּנֵי רְּקִׁיעַהַשָּמָּיִׁם
Vayomer Elohim yishretsu hamayim sheretz nefesh chayah ve'of ye'ofef al-ha'aretz al-penei rekia hashamayim
“And God said: Let the waters bring forth living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”
וַיִׁבְּרָּא אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-הַתַנִׁינִׁם הַגְּדֹלִׁים, וְּאֵת כָּל-נֶפֶש הַחַיָּה הָּרֹמֶשֶת, אֲשֶר-שָּרְּצוּ הַמַיִׁם לְּמִׁינֵהֶם,וְּאֵת כָּל-עוֹף כָּנָּף לְּמִׁינֵהוּ; וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים, כִׁי-טוֹב
Vayivra Elohim et-hatanninim hagedolim ve'et kol-nefesh hachayah haromeset asher shar'tsu hamayim leminayhem ve'et kol-of kanaf leminayhu vayyar Elohim ki-tov
“And God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
וַיְּבָּרֶךְ אֹתָּם אֱלֹהִׁים לֵאמֹר, פְּרוּ וּרְּבוּ וּמִׁלְּאוּ אֶת-הַמַיִׁם בַיַמִׁים, וְּהָּעוֹף יִׁרֶב בָּאָּרֶץ
Vayevarech otam Elohim lemor, peru urvu umilu et-hamayim bayamim veha'of yirev ba'aretz
“And God blessed them, saying: Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
וַיְּהִׁי-עֶרֶב וַיְּהִׁי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם חֲמִׁישִׁי
Vayehi-erev vayehi-boker, yom chamishi
“And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, תוֹצֵא הָּאָּרֶץ נֶפֶש חַיָּה לְּמִׁינָּהּ, בְּהֵמָּה וָּרֶמֶש וְּחַיְּתוֹ-אֶרֶץ לְּמִׁינָּהּ; וַיְּהִׁי-כֵן
Vayomer Elohim, totze ha'aretz nefesh chayah leminah, behemah varemes vehayto eretz leminah; vayehi-chen
“And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind: livestock, reptiles, and beasts of the earth according to their kind." And it was so.”
וַיַעַש אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-חַיַת הָּאָּרֶץ לְּמִׁינָּהּ, וְּאֶת-הַבְּהֵמָּה לְּמִׁינָּהּ, וְּאֵת כָּל-רֶמֶש הָּאֲדָּמָּה לְּמִׁינֵהוּ; וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים, כִׁי-טוֹב
Vaya'as Elohim et-hayat ha'aretz leminah, ve'et-habehemah leminah, ve'et kol-remes ha'adamah leminohu; vayar Elohim ki-tov
“And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and the livestock according to their kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, נַעֲשֶה אָּדָּם בְּצַלְּמֵנוּ כִׁדְּמוּתֵנוּ; וְּיִׁרְּדוּ בִׁדְּגַת הַיָּם וּבְּעוֹף הַשָּמַיִׁם וּבַבְּהֵמָּה, וּבְּכָּל-הָּאָּרֶץ, וּבְּכָּל-הָּרֶמֶש, הָּרֹמֵש עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ
Vayomer Elohim, na'aseh adam betsalmenu kidmutenu; veyirdu bidgat hayam uve'of hashamayim uvebehemah, uvechol-ha'aretz, uvechol- haremes haromes al-ha'aretz
“And God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the heavens, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."”
וַיִׁבְּרָּא אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-הָּאָּדָּם בְּצַלְּמוֹ, בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִׁים בָּרָּא אֹתוֹ; זָּכָּר וּנְּקֵבָּה בָּרָּא אֹתָּם
Vayivra Elohim et-ha'adam betsalmo, betselem Elohim bara oto; zakhar uneqevah bara otam
“And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
וַיְּבָּרֶךְ אֹתָּם אֱלֹהִׁים, וַיֹאמֶר לָּהֶם אֱלֹהִׁים פְּרוּ וּרְּבוּ, וּמִׁלְּאוּ אֶת-הָּאָּרֶץ וְּכִׁבְּשֻׁהָּ; וּרְּדוּ בִׁדְּגַת הַיָּם וּבְּעוֹף הַשָּמַיִׁם, וּבְּכָּל-חַיָּה הָּרֹמֶשֶת עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ
Vayevarech otam Elohim vayomer lahem Elohim pru urvu umilu et- ha'aretz vekivshuha; urdu vidgat hayam uve'of hashamayim uvechol- chayah haromeset al-ha'aretz
“And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
וַיֹאמֶר אֱלֹהִׁים, הִׁנֵה נָּתַתִׁי לָּכֶם אֶת-כָּל-עֵשֶב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶר עַל-פְּנֵי כָּל-הָּאָּרֶץ, וְּאֶת-כָּל-הָּעֵץ אֲשֶר-בוֹ פְּרִׁי-עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָּרַע--לָּכֶם יִׁהְּיֶה לְּאָּכְּלָּה
Vayomer Elohim, hineh natati lachem et-kol-esev zorea zera asher al- penei kol-ha'aretz, ve'et-kol-ha'etz asher-bo peri-etz zorea zara—lachem yihyeh le'ochlah
“And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food."”
וּלְּכָּל-חַיַת הָּאָּרֶץ וּלְּכָּל-עוֹף הַשָּמַיִׁם, וּלְּכֹל רוֹמֵש עַל-הָּאָּרֶץ אֲשֶר-בוֹ נֶפֶש חַיָּה, אֶת-כָּּל-יֶרֶק עֵשֶב לְּאָּכְּלָּה; וַיְּהִׁי-כֵן
Ulchol chayat ha'aretz ulchol of hashamayim, ulchol romes al-ha'aretz asher-bo nefesh chayah, et-kol yerek esev le'ochlah; vayehi chen
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, every green plant shall be for food. And it was so.”
וַיַרְּא אֱלֹהִׁים אֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶר עָּשָּה, וְּהִׁנֵה-טוֹב מְּאֹד; וַיְּהִׁי-עֶרֶב וַיְּהִׁי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם הַשִׁשִׁי
Vayar Elohim et-kol asher asah, vehineh-tov me'od; vayehi-erev vayehi- boker, yom hashishi
“And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”