Back to BooksSimple English

Genesis

Starts with the creation of the world and tells stories of the first people and big floods. It also talks about Abraham's family and their journeys.

Chapter 2

Back to Chapters

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

*So, the sky and the ground were done, along with everything in 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.

*On the seventh day, God finished his creation and took a break from all his work.

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.

*God praised the seventh day and made it special since that's the day He took a break from all His creating.

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,

*This is the story of the sky and the land when they were made, on the day that the Lord God created the earth and the sky.

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.

*Before any plants or herbs grew in the fields, the Lord didn't make it rain on Earth, and there were no people to farm the land.

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

*But a fog rose from the land, and wet the entire Earth's surface.

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.

*God made people from the earth's dirt and gave them life by breathing into their nose; now they are alive with a soul.

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

*And God created a garden in Eden's east; there, he placed the person he made.

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.

*The Lord created trees in the garden that were pretty and good to eat from. There was also a tree of life and a tree of good and bad choices.

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

*A river left Eden to water the garden. It later split and turned into four different rivers.

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

*The first one is called Pison. It goes around all of Havilah, a place with lots of gold.

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

*The gold from that land is great, they have bdellium and valuable onyx stones too.

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

*The second river's name is Gihon, which surrounds all of Ethiopia's land.

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.

*The third river's name is Hiddekel, flowing east of Assyria. The fourth river is Euphrates.

15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

*And God placed the person in the garden of Eden to take care of it and protect it.

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

*And God told the man, "You can eat from any tree in the garden for free."

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.

*Don't eat from the tree of good and evil knowledge; if you do, you will definitely die on that day.

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.

*And God said, it's not right for people to be alone. So, I will create someone to help and be with them.

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.

*The Lord made all land animals and birds from the ground, then showed them to Adam to see what he would name them. Whatever Adam named each one, that became its name.

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.

*Adam named all animals, birds, and land creatures, but no suitable partner was found for him.

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;

*Then, God made Adam fall into a very deep sleep. While he was sleeping, God took one of Adam's ribs, and used the surrounding skin to cover the place where the rib had been.

22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

*So, God created a woman from the man's rib and introduced her to him.

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.

*Adam said, "This is now a bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh. We will call her Woman because she came from Man."

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

*So, a person should stop living with their parents and join together with their spouse; they will become one unit.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

*The man and his wife had no clothes on and didn't feel bad about it.

Back to Chapters

* work in progress, there will be mistakes

Copyright © 2025 - Gema369 All Rights Reserved