(1) When God began to create heaven and earth—(2) the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water—(3) God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.(4) God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.(5) God called the light Day and called the darkness Night. And there was evening and there was morning, a first day.

(6) God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the water, that it may separate water from water.”(7) God made the expanse, and it separated the water which was below the expanse from the water which was above the expanse. And it was so.(8) God called the expanse Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

(9) God said, “Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.(10) God called the dry land Earth and called the gathering of waters Seas. And God saw that this was good.(11) And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so.(12) The earth brought forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that this was good.(13) And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

(14) God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate day from night; they shall serve as signs for the set times—the days and the years;(15) and they shall serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.(16) God made the two great lights, the greater light to dominate the day and the lesser light to dominate the night, and the stars.(17) And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,(18) to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that this was good.(19) And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

(20) God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and birds that fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”(21) God created the great sea monsters, and all the living creatures of every kind that creep, which the waters brought forth in swarms, and all the winged birds of every kind. And God saw that this was good.(22) God blessed them, saying, “Be fertile and increase, fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(23) And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

(24) God said, “Let the earth bring forth every kind of living creature: cattle, creeping things, and wild beasts of every kind.” And it was so.(25) God made wild beasts of every kind and cattle of every kind, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. And God saw that this was good.(26) And God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness. They shall rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the cattle, the whole earth, and all the creeping things that creep on earth.”
(27) And God created humankind in the divine image,
creating it in the image of God—
creating them male and female.(28) God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it; and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and all the living things that creep on earth.”(29) God said, “See, I give you every seed-bearing plant that is upon all the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit; they shall be yours for food.(30) And to all the animals on land, to all the birds of the sky, and to everything that creeps on earth, in which there is the breath of life, [I give] all the green plants for food.” And it was so.(31) And God saw all that had been made, and found it very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

(1) The heaven and the earth were finished, and all their array.(2) On the seventh day God finished the work that had been undertaken: [God] ceased on the seventh day from doing any of the work.(3) And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy—having ceased on it from all the work of creation that God had done.

(1) The heaven and the earth were finished, and all their array. (2) On the seventh day God finished the work that had been undertaken: [God] ceased on the seventh day from doing any of the work. (3) And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy—having ceased on it from all the work of creation that God had done.

(5)Thus said the ETERNAL God, Who created the heavens and stretched them out,Who spread out the earth and what it brings forth,Who gave breath to the people upon it And life to those who walk thereon:(6)I GOD, in My grace, have summoned you, And I have grasped you by the hand.I created you, and appointed youA covenant people, a light of nations— (7)Opening eyes deprived of light,Rescuing prisoners from confinement,From the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(8)I am GOD, that is My name; I will not yield My glory to another,Nor My renown to idols.(9)See, the things once predicted have come,And now I foretell new things,Announce to you ere they sprout up.(10)Sing to GOD a new song, Praise from the ends of the earth—You who sail the sea and you creatures in it,You coastlands and their inhabitants! (11)Let the desert and its towns cry aloud,The villages where Kedar dwells;Let Sela’s inhabitants shout,Call out from the peaks of the mountains.(12)Let them do honor to GOD, And tell God’s glory in the coastlands.(13) GOD goes forth like a warrior, Whipping up rage like a fighter—Yelling, roaring aloud,Then charging upon the enemy.(14)“I have kept silent far too long,Kept still and restrained Myself;Now I will scream like a woman in labor,I will pant and I will gasp.(15)Hills and heights will I scorch,Cause all their green to wither;I will turn rivers into isles,And dry the marshes up.(16)I will lead the blindBy a road they did not know,And I will make them walkBy paths they never knew.I will turn darkness before them to light,Rough places into level ground.These are the promises—I will keep them without fail.(17)Driven back and utterly shamedShall be those who trust in an image,Those who say to idols,‘You are our gods!’”(18)Listen, you who are deaf;You blind ones, look up and see!(19)Who is so blind as My servant,So deaf as the messenger I send?Who is so blind as the chosen one, So blind as GOD’s servant? (20)Seeing many things, he gives no heed; With ears open, he hears nothing.(21) GOD desires his vindication, That he may magnify and glorify the Teaching.(22)Yet it is a people plundered and despoiled:All of them are trapped in holes,Imprisoned in dungeons.They are given over to plunder, with none to rescue them;To despoilment, with none to say “Give back!”(23)If only you would listen to this,Attend and give heed from now on!(24)Who was it gave Jacob over to despoilmentAnd Israel to plunderers?Surely, GOD—against whom they sinned, In whose ways they would not walk,And whose Teaching they would not obey—(25)Who poured out wrath,Anger, and the fury of war upon them.It blazed upon them all about, but they heeded not;It burned among them, but they gave it no thought.(1)But now thus said GOD— Who created you, O Jacob,Who formed you, O Israel:Fear not, for I will redeem you;I have singled you out by name,You are Mine.(2)When you pass through water,I will be with you;Through streams,They shall not overwhelm you.When you walk through fire,You shall not be scorched;Through flame,It shall not burn you.(3)For I the ETERNAL am your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior.I give Egypt as a ransom for you,Cush and Saba in exchange for you.(4)Because you are precious to Me,And honored, and I love you,I give people in exchange for youAnd nations in your stead.(5)Fear not, for I am with you:I will bring your folk from the East,Will gather you out of the West;(6)I will say to the North, “Give back!”And to the South, “Do not withhold!Bring My sons from afar,And My daughters from the end of the earth—(7)All who are linked to My name,Whom I have created,Formed, and made for My glory—(8)Setting free that people,Blind though it has eyesAnd deaf though it has ears.”(9)All the nations assemble as one,The peoples gather.Who among them declared this,Foretold to us the things that have happened?Let them produce their witnesses and be vindicated,That people, hearing them, may say, “It is true!”(10)My witnesses are you—declares GOD— My servant, whom I have chosen.To the end that you may take thought, And believe in Me,And understand that I am the One:Before Me no god was formed,And after Me none shall exist—

(5)Thus said the ETERNAL God, Who created the heavens and stretched them out,Who spread out the earth and what it brings forth,Who gave breath to the people upon itAnd life to those who walk thereon:(6)I GOD, in My grace, have summoned you, And I have grasped you by the hand.I created you, and appointed youA covenant people, a light of nations— (7)Opening eyes deprived of light,Rescuing prisoners from confinement,From the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(8)I am GOD, that is My name; I will not yield My glory to another,Nor My renown to idols.(9)See, the things once predicted have come,And now I foretell new things,Announce to you ere they sprout up.(10)Sing to GOD a new song, Praise from the ends of the earth—You who sail the sea and you creatures in it,You coastlands and their inhabitants! (11)Let the desert and its towns cry aloud,The villages where Kedar dwells;Let Sela’s inhabitants shout,Call out from the peaks of the mountains.(12)Let them do honor to GOD, And tell God’s glory in the coastlands.(13) GOD goes forth like a warrior, Whipping up rage like a fighter—Yelling, roaring aloud,Then charging upon the enemy.(14)“I have kept silent far too long,Kept still and restrained Myself;Now I will scream like a woman in labor,I will pant and I will gasp.(15)Hills and heights will I scorch,Cause all their green to wither;I will turn rivers into isles,And dry the marshes up.(16)I will lead the blindBy a road they did not know,And I will make them walkBy paths they never knew.I will turn darkness before them to light,Rough places into level ground.These are the promises—I will keep them without fail.(17)Driven back and utterly shamedShall be those who trust in an image,Those who say to idols,‘You are our gods!’”(18)Listen, you who are deaf;You blind ones, look up and see!(19)Who is so blind as My servant,So deaf as the messenger I send?Who is so blind as the chosen one, So blind as GOD’s servant? (20)Seeing many things, he gives no heed; With ears open, he hears nothing.(21) GOD desires his vindication, That he may magnify and glorify the Teaching.

(5)Thus said the ETERNAL God, Who created the heavens and stretched them out,Who spread out the earth and what it brings forth,Who gave breath to the people upon itAnd life to those who walk thereon:(6)I GOD, in My grace, have summoned you, And I have grasped you by the hand.I created you, and appointed youA covenant people, a light of nations— (7)Opening eyes deprived of light,Rescuing prisoners from confinement,From the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(8)I am GOD, that is My name; I will not yield My glory to another,Nor My renown to idols.(9)See, the things once predicted have come,And now I foretell new things,Announce to you ere they sprout up.(10)Sing to GOD a new song, Praise from the ends of the earth—You who sail the sea and you creatures in it,You coastlands and their inhabitants! (11)Let the desert and its towns cry aloud,The villages where Kedar dwells;Let Sela’s inhabitants shout,Call out from the peaks of the mountains.(12)Let them do honor to GOD, And tell God’s glory in the coastlands.(13) GOD goes forth like a warrior, Whipping up rage like a fighter—Yelling, roaring aloud,Then charging upon the enemy.(14)“I have kept silent far too long,Kept still and restrained Myself;Now I will scream like a woman in labor,I will pant and I will gasp.(15)Hills and heights will I scorch,Cause all their green to wither;I will turn rivers into isles,And dry the marshes up.(16)I will lead the blindBy a road they did not know,And I will make them walkBy paths they never knew.I will turn darkness before them to light,Rough places into level ground.These are the promises—I will keep them without fail.(17)Driven back and utterly shamedShall be those who trust in an image,Those who say to idols,‘You are our gods!’”(18)Listen, you who are deaf;You blind ones, look up and see!(19)Who is so blind as My servant,So deaf as the messenger I send?Who is so blind as the chosen one, So blind as GOD’s servant? (20)Seeing many things, he gives no heed; With ears open, he hears nothing.(21) GOD desires his vindication, That he may magnify and glorify the Teaching.