1 Desse modo, completou-se a criação dos céus e da terra e de tudo que neles há. 2 No sétimo dia, Deus havia terminado sua obra de criação e descansou de*2.2 Ou e cessou; também em 2.3. todo o seu trabalho. 3 Deus abençoou o sétimo dia e o declarou santo, pois foi o dia em que ele descansou de toda a sua obra de criação.

4 Esse é o relato da criação dos céus e da terra.

Quando o Senhor Deus criou a terra e os céus, 5 nenhuma planta silvestre nem grãos haviam brotado na terra, pois o Senhor Deus ainda não tinha mandado chuva para regar a terra, e não havia quem a cultivasse. 6 Mas do solo brotava água,*2.6 Ou névoa. que regava toda a terra. 7 Então o Senhor Deus formou o homem do pó da terra. Soprou o fôlego da vida em suas narinas, e o homem se tornou ser vivo.

8 O Senhor Deus plantou um jardim no Éden, para os lados do leste, e ali colocou o homem que havia criado. 9 O Senhor Deus fez brotar do solo árvores de todas as espécies, árvores lindas que produziam frutos deliciosos. No meio do jardim, colocou a árvore da vida e a árvore do conhecimento do bem e do mal.

10 Da terra do Éden nascia um rio que regava o jardim e depois se dividia em quatro braços. 11 O primeiro braço, chamado Pisom, rodeava toda a terra de Havilá, onde existe ouro. 12 O ouro dessa terra é de grande pureza; lá também há resina aromática e pedra de ônix. 13 O segundo braço, chamado Giom, rodeava toda a terra de Cuxe. 14 O terceiro braço, chamado Tigre, corria para o leste da terra da Assíria. O quarto braço era chamado de Eufrates.

15 O Senhor Deus colocou o homem no jardim do Éden para cultivá-lo e tomar conta dele, 16 mas o Senhor Deus lhe ordenou: "Coma à vontade dos frutos de todas as árvores do jardim, 17 exceto da árvore do conhecimento do bem e do mal. Se você comer desse fruto, com certeza morrerá".

18 O Senhor Deus disse: "Não é bom que o homem esteja sozinho. Farei alguém que o ajude e o complete". 19 O Senhor Deus formou da terra todos os animais selvagens e todas as aves do céu. Trouxe-os ao homem*2.19 Ou Adão; também no restante do capítulo. para ver como os chamaria, e o homem escolheu um nome para cada um deles. 20 Deu nome a todos os animais domésticos, a todas as aves do céu e a todos os animais selvagens. O homem, porém, continuava sem alguém que o ajudasse e o completasse.

21 Então o Senhor Deus o fez cair num sono profundo. Enquanto o homem dormia, tirou dele uma das costelas*2.21 Ou tirou uma parte do lado do homem. e fechou o espaço que ela ocupava. 22 Dessa costela o Senhor Deus fez uma mulher e a trouxe ao homem.

23 "Finalmente!", exclamou o homem.

"Esta é osso dos meus ossos,

e carne da minha carne!

Será chamada ‘mulher’,

porque foi tirada do ‘homem’".*2.23 Os termos usados aqui para homem (ish) e mulher (ishah) formam um jogo de palavras no hebraico.

24 Por isso o homem deixa pai e mãe e se une à sua mulher, e os dois se tornam um só.

25 O homem e a mulher estavam nus, mas não sentiam vergonha.

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And 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 made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.*2.3 created…: Heb. created to make

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.*2.6 there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc. 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.*2.7 of the dust…: Heb. dust of the ground

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.*2.13 Ethiopia: Heb. Cush 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.*2.14 toward…: or, eastward to Assyria 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.*2.15 the man: or, Adam

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:*2.16 thou…: Heb. eating thou shalt eat 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.*2.17 thou shalt surely…: Heb. dying thou shalt die

18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.*2.18 meet…: Heb. as before him 19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.*2.19 Adam: or, the man 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.*2.20 gave: Heb. called

21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.*2.22 made: Heb. builded 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.*2.23 Woman: Heb. Isha*2.23 Man: Heb. Ish 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.