¹Igitur perfecti sunt cæli et terra,And so the heavens and the earth were completed,et omnis ornatus eorum.with all their adornment.

¹Igitur perfecti sunt cæli et terra,And so the heavens and the earth were completed,et omnis ornatus eorum.with all their adornment.

²Complevitque Deus die septimo opus suum quod fecerat:And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made.et requievit die septimo ab universo opere quod patrarat.And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished.

²Complevitque Deus die septimo opus suum quod fecerat:And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made.et requievit die septimo ab universo opere quod patrarat.And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished.

³Et benedixit diei septimo, et sanctificavit illum,And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it,quia in ipso cessaverat ab omni opere suo quod creavit Deus ut faceret.he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.

³Et benedixit diei septimo, et sanctificavit illum,And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it,quia in ipso cessaverat ab omni opere suo quod creavit Deus ut faceret.he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.

⁴Istæ sunt generationes cæli et terræ,These are the generations of heaven and earth,quando creata sunt,when they were created,in die quo fecit Dominus Deus cælum et terram,in the day when the Lord God made heaven and earth,

⁴Istæ sunt generationes cæli et terræ,These are the generations of heaven and earth,quando creata sunt,when they were created,in die quo fecit Dominus Deus cælum et terram,in the day when the Lord God made heaven and earth,

⁵et omne virgultum agri antequam oriretur in terra,and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land,omnemque herbam regionis priusquam germinaret:and every wild plant, before it would germinate.non enim pluerat Dominus Deus super terram,For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth,et homo non erat qui operaretur terram:and there was no man to work the land.

⁵et omne virgultum agri antequam oriretur in terra,and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land,omnemque herbam regionis priusquam germinaret:and every wild plant, before it would germinate.non enim pluerat Dominus Deus super terram,For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth,et homo non erat qui operaretur terram:and there was no man to work the land.

⁶sed fons ascendebat e terra,But a fountain ascended from the earth,irrigans universam superficiem terræ.irrigating the entire surface of the land.

⁶sed fons ascendebat e terra,But a fountain ascended from the earth,irrigans universam superficiem terræ.irrigating the entire surface of the land.

⁷Formavit igitur Dominus Deus hominem de limo terræ,And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth,et inspiravit in faciem ejus spiraculum vitæ,and he breathed into his face the breath of life,et factus est homo in animam viventem.and man became a living soul.

⁷Formavit igitur Dominus Deus hominem de limo terræ,And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth,et inspiravit in faciem ejus spiraculum vitæ,and he breathed into his face the breath of life,et factus est homo in animam viventem.and man became a living soul.

⁸Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus paradisum voluptatis a principio,Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning.in quo posuit hominem quem formaverat.In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.

⁸Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus paradisum voluptatis a principio,Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning.in quo posuit hominem quem formaverat.In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.

⁹Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu,And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat.et ad vescendum suave lignum etiam vitæ in medio paradisi,And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise,lignumque scientiæ boni et mali.and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

⁹Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu,And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat.et ad vescendum suave lignum etiam vitæ in medio paradisi,And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise,lignumque scientiæ boni et mali.and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰Et fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis ad irrigandum paradisum,And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise,qui inde dividitur in quatuor capita.which is divided from there into four heads.

¹⁰Et fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis ad irrigandum paradisum,And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise,qui inde dividitur in quatuor capita.which is divided from there into four heads.

¹¹Nomen uni Phison:The name of one is the Phison;ipse est qui circuit omnem terram Hevilath,it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath,ubi nascitur aurum:where gold is born;

¹¹Nomen uni Phison:The name of one is the Phison;ipse est qui circuit omnem terram Hevilath,it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath,ubi nascitur aurum:where gold is born;

¹²et aurum terræ illius optimum est;and the gold of that land is the finest.ibi invenitur bdellium,In that place is found bdelliumet lapis onychinus.and the onyx stone.

¹²et aurum terræ illius optimum est;and the gold of that land is the finest.ibi invenitur bdellium,In that place is found bdelliumet lapis onychinus.and the onyx stone.

¹³Et nomen fluvii secundi Gehon;And the name of the second river is the Gehon;ipse est qui circumit omnem terram Æthiopiæ.it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.

¹³Et nomen fluvii secundi Gehon;And the name of the second river is the Gehon;ipse est qui circumit omnem terram Æthiopiæ.it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴Nomen vero fluminis tertii,Truly,Tigris:the name of the third river is the Tigris;ipse vadit contra Assyrios.it advances opposite the Assyrians.Fluvius autem quartus,But the fourth river,ipse est Euphrates.it is the Euphrates.

¹⁴Nomen vero fluminis tertii,Truly,Tigris:the name of the third river is the Tigris;ipse vadit contra Assyrios.it advances opposite the Assyrians.Fluvius autem quartus,But the fourth river,ipse est Euphrates.it is the Euphrates.

¹⁵Tulit ergo Dominus Deus hominem,Thus,et posuit eum in paradiso voluptatis,the Lord God brought the man,ut operaretur,and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment,et custodiret illum:so that it would be attended and preserved by him.

¹⁵Tulit ergo Dominus Deus hominem,Thus,et posuit eum in paradiso voluptatis,the Lord God brought the man,ut operaretur,and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment,et custodiret illum:so that it would be attended and preserved by him.

¹⁶præcepitque ei,And he instructed him,dicens:saying:Ex omni ligno paradisi comede;“From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

¹⁶præcepitque ei,And he instructed him,dicens:saying:Ex omni ligno paradisi comede;“From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

¹⁷de ligno autem scientiæ boniBut from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,et mali ne comedas:you shall not eat.in quocumque enim die comederis ex eo,For in whatever day you will eat from it,morte morieris.you will die a death.”

¹⁷de ligno autem scientiæ boniBut from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,et mali ne comedas:you shall not eat.in quocumque enim die comederis ex eo,For in whatever day you will eat from it,morte morieris.you will die a death.”

¹⁸Dixit quoque Dominus Deus:The Lord God also said:Non est bonum esse hominem solum:“It is not good for the man to be alone.faciamus ei adjutorium simile sibi.Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”

¹⁸Dixit quoque Dominus Deus:The Lord God also said:Non est bonum esse hominem solum:“It is not good for the man to be alone.faciamus ei adjutorium simile sibi.Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”

¹⁹Formatis igitur Dominus Deus de humo cunctis animantibus terræ,Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air,et universis volatilibus cæli, adduxit ea ad Adam,brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them.ut videret quid vocaret ea: omne enim quod vocavit Adam animæ viventis,For whatever Adam would call any living creature,ipsum est nomen ejus.that would be its name.

¹⁹Formatis igitur Dominus Deus de humo cunctis animantibus terræ,Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air,et universis volatilibus cæli, adduxit ea ad Adam,brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them.ut videret quid vocaret ea: omne enim quod vocavit Adam animæ viventis,For whatever Adam would call any living creature,ipsum est nomen ejus.that would be its name.

²⁰Appellavitque Adam nominibus suis cuncta animantia,And Adam called each of the living things by their names:et universa volatilia cæli,all the flying creatures of the air,et omnes bestias terræ:and all the wild beasts of the land.Adæ vero non inveniebatur adjutor similis ejus.Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.

²⁰Appellavitque Adam nominibus suis cuncta animantia,And Adam called each of the living things by their names:et universa volatilia cæli,all the flying creatures of the air,et omnes bestias terræ:and all the wild beasts of the land.Adæ vero non inveniebatur adjutor similis ejus.Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.

²¹Immisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam:And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam.cumque obdormisset,And when he was fast asleep,tulit unam de costis ejus,he took one of his ribs,et replevit carnem pro ea.and he completed it with flesh for it.

²¹Immisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam:And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam.cumque obdormisset,And when he was fast asleep,tulit unam de costis ejus,he took one of his ribs,et replevit carnem pro ea.and he completed it with flesh for it.

²²Et ædificavit Dominus Deus costam,And the Lord God built up the rib,quam tulerat de Adam,which he took from Adam,in mulierem:into a woman.et adduxit eam ad Adam.And he led her to Adam.

²²Et ædificavit Dominus Deus costam,And the Lord God built up the rib,quam tulerat de Adam,which he took from Adam,in mulierem:into a woman.et adduxit eam ad Adam.And he led her to Adam.

²³Dixitque Adam:And Adam said:Hoc nunc os ex ossibus meis,“Now this is bone from my bones,et caro de carne mea:and flesh from my flesh.hæc vocabitur Virago,This one shall be called woman,quoniam de viro sumpta est.because she was taken from man.”

²³Dixitque Adam:And Adam said:Hoc nunc os ex ossibus meis,“Now this is bone from my bones,et caro de carne mea:and flesh from my flesh.hæc vocabitur Virago,This one shall be called woman,quoniam de viro sumpta est.because she was taken from man.”

²⁴Quam ob rem relinquet homo patrem suum,For this reason,et matrem,a man shall leave behind his father and mother,et adhærebit uxori suæ:and he shall cling to his wife;et erunt duo in carne una.and the two shall be as one flesh.

²⁴Quam ob rem relinquet homo patrem suum,For this reason,et matrem,a man shall leave behind his father and mother,et adhærebit uxori suæ:and he shall cling to his wife;et erunt duo in carne una.and the two shall be as one flesh.

²⁵Erat autem uterque nudus,Now they were both naked:Adam scilicet et uxor ejus:Adam, of course, and his wife.et non erubescebant.And they were not ashamed.

²⁵Erat autem uterque nudus,Now they were both naked:Adam scilicet et uxor ejus:Adam, of course, and his wife.et non erubescebant.And they were not ashamed.