In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
2 Now the earth was formless and empty
darkness was over the surface of the deep
and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light
4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night
” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day
6 And God said
“Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water
” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it
8 God called the vault “sky
” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day
9 And God said
“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place
and let dry ground appear
” And it was so
10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas
” And God saw that it was good
11 Then God said
“Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it
according to their various kinds
” And it was so
12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds
And God saw that it was good
13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day
14 And God said
“Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night
and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times
and days and years
15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth
” And it was so
16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night
He also made the stars
17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth
18 to govern the day and the night
and to separate light from darkness
And God saw that it was good
19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day
20 And God said
“Let the water teem with living creatures
and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky
” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it
according to their kinds
and every winged bird according to its kind
And God saw that it was good
22 God blessed them and said
“Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas
and let the birds increase on the earth
” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day
24 And God said
“Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock
the creatures that move along the ground
and the wild animals
each according to its kind
” And it was so
25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds
the livestock according to their kinds
and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds
And God saw that it was good
26 Then God said
“Let us make mankind in our image
in our likeness
so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky
over the livestock and all the wild animals
[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground
27 So God created mankind in his own image
in the image of God he created them
male and female he created them
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number
fill the earth and subdue it
Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground
29 Then God said
“I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it
They will be yours for food
30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food
” And it was so
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good
And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day
Moses summoned all Israel and said:
Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today
Learn them and be sure to follow them
2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb
3 It was not with our ancestors[a] that the Lord made this covenant
but with us
with all of us who are alive here today
4 The Lord spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain
5 (At that time I stood between the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord
because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain
6 “I am the Lord your God
who brought you out of Egypt
out of the land of slavery
7 “You shall have no other gods before[b] me
8 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below
9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them
the Lord your God
am a jealous God
punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me
10 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments
11 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God
for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name
12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy
as the Lord your God has commanded you
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work
14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God
On it you shall not do any work
neither you
nor your son or daughter
nor your male or female servant
nor your ox
your donkey or any of your animals
nor any foreigner residing in your towns
so that your male and female servants may rest
15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm
Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day
16 “Honor your father and your mother
as the Lord your God has commanded you
so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you
17 “You shall not murder
18 “You shall not commit adultery
19 “You shall not steal
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor
21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land
his male or female servant
his ox or donkey
or anything that belongs to your neighbor
22 These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire
the cloud and the deep darkness
and he added nothing more
Then he wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me
23 When you heard the voice out of the darkness
while the mountain was ablaze with fire
all the leaders of your tribes and your elders came to me
24 And you said
“The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty
and we have heard his voice from the fire
Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them
25 But now, why should we die
This great fire will consume us
and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer
26 For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire
and survived
27 Go near and listen to all that the Lord our God says
Then tell us whatever the Lord our God tells you
We will listen and obey
28 The Lord heard you when you spoke to me
and the Lord said to me
“I have heard what this people said to you
Everything they said was good
that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always
so that it might go well with them and their children forever
30 “Go, tell them to return to their tents
31 But you stay here with me so that I may give you all the commands
decrees and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess
32 So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you
do not turn aside to the right or to the left
33 Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you
so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess