Genesis 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 The heauens also & the earth were finisshed, & all the hoast of them. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 And in the seuenth day God ended his worke whiche he had made. And the seueth day he rested from all his worke which he had made. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
3 And God blessed the seuenth daye, & sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his worke whiche God ordeyned to make. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
4 These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made the earth and the heauens. These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
5 And euery plant of the fielde before it was in the earth, and euery hearbe of the fielde before it grewe. For the Lord God had not yet caused it to rayne vppon the earth, neither was there a man to tyll the grounde. When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,
6 But there went vp a miste from the earth, & watered the whole face of the grounde. and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
7 The Lorde God also dyd shape man, euen dust fro of the grounde, & breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of lyfe, and man was a lyuyng soule. then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastwarde in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had shapen. And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
9 Moreouer, out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree, that was fayre to syght, and pleasaunt to eate: The tree of lyfe in the myddest of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euyll. And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 And out of Eden there went foorth a flood to water the garden, and from thence it was deuided, and became into foure heades. A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
11 The name of ye first is Pison, the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Hauilah, where there is golde: The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12 And the golde of the lande is very good. There is also Bdellium, and the Onix stone. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
13 The name of the seconde riuer is Gyhon: the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Ethiopia. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
14 The name of ye thirde ryuer is Hidekel, & it goeth toward the east side of Assiria: & the fourth ryuer is Euphrates. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God toke the man, and put hym in the garden of Eden, that he myght worke it, and kepe it. The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
16 And the Lorde God commaunded the man, saying: eating, thou shalt eate of euery tree of the garden: And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
17 But as touching the tree of knowlege of good and euyll thou shalt not eate of it: For in what daye so euer thou eatest therof, thou shalt dye the death. but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
18 And the Lord God sayde: It is not good yt the man should be alone, I wyll make hym an helpe lyke vnto hym. Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
19 And so out of the grounde the Lorde God had shapen euery beast of the field, and euery foule of the ayre, and brought it vnto man, that he myght see howe he woulde call it. For lykewyse as man hym selfe named euery lyuyng thyng, euen so was the name therof. Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
20 And the man gaue names to all cattell, and foule of the ayre, & euery beast of the fielde: but for man founde he not an helpe lyke vnto hym. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21 The Lord God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and he slept, and he toke one of his ribbes, and closed vp the place with fleshe in steade therof. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.
22 And the ribbe which the lord god had taken from man, made he a woman, & brought her vnto the man. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 And man saide: this is nowe bone of my bones, and fleshe of my fleshe, she shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
24 For this cause shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shalbe ioyned with his wyfe: and they shall become one fleshe. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 And they were both naked the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
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