The fyrst Chapiter.
In the begynnynge God created heaven and erth. The erth was voyde and
emptie/ ad darcknesse was vpon the depe/ and the spirite of god moved
vpon the water
Than God sayd: let there be lyghte and there was lyghte. And God sawe
the lyghte that it was good: & devyded the lyghte from the darcknesse/
and called the lyghte daye/ and the darcknesse nyghte: and so of the
evenynge and mornynge was made the fyrst daye
And God sayd: let there be a fyrmament betwene the waters/ ad let it
devyde the waters a sonder. Than God made the fyrmament and parted the
waters which were vnder the fyrmament/ from the waters that were above
the fyrmament: And it was so. And God called the fyrmament heaven/ And
so of the evenynge and morninge was made the seconde daye.
And God sayd/ let the waters that are vnder heaven gather them selves
vnto one place/ that the drye londe may appere: And it came so to
passe. And god called the drye lande the erth and the gatheringe
togyther of waters called he the see. And God sawe that it was good
And God sayd: let the erth bringe forth herbe and grasse that sowe
seed/ and frutefull trees that bere frute every one in his kynde/
havynge their seed in them selves vpon the erth. And it came so to
passe: ad the erth brought forth herbe and grasse sowenge seed every
one in his kynde & trees berynge frute & havynge their seed in th[~e]
selves/ every one in his kynde. And God sawe that it was good: and
th[~e] of the evenynge and mornynge was made the thyrde daye.
Than sayd God: let there be lyghtes in y^e firmament of heaven to
devyde the daye fro the nyghte/ that they may be vnto sygnes/ seasons/
days & yeares. And let them be lyghtes in the fyrmament of heav[~e]/
to shyne vpon the erth. & so it was. And God made two great lyghtes A
greater lyghte to rule the daye/ & a lesse lyghte to rule the nyghte/
and he made sterres also. And God put them in the fyrmament of heaven
to shyne vpon the erth/ and to rule the daye & the nyghte/ ad to
devyde the lyghte from darcknesse. And god sawe y^t it was good: and
so of the evenynge ad mornynge was made the fourth daye.
And God sayd/ let the water bryng forth creatures that move & have
lyfe/ & foules for to flee over the erth vnder the fyrmament of
heaven. And God created greate whalles and all maner of creatures that
lyve and moue/ which the waters brought forth in their kindes/ ad all
maner of federed foules in their kyndes. And God sawe that it was
good: and God blessed them saynge. Growe and multiplye ad fyll the
waters of the sees/ & let the foules multiplye vpo the erth. And so of
the evenynge & morninge was made the fyfth daye.
And God sayd: leth the erth bring forth lyvynge creatures in thir
kyndes: catell & wormes & beastes of the erth in their kyndes/ & so it
came to passe. And god made the beastes of the erth in their kyndes/ &
catell in their kyndes/ ad all maner wormes of the erth in their
kyndes: and God sawe that it was good.
And God sayd: let vs make man in oure symilitude ad after oure
lycknesse: that he may have rule over the fysh of the see/ and over
the foules of the ayre/ and over catell/ and over all the erth/ and
over all wormes that crepe on the erth. And God created man after hys
lycknesse/ after the lycknesse of god created he him: male & female
created he them.
And God blessed them/ and God sayd vnto them. Growe and multiplye and
fyll the erth and subdue it/ and have domynyon over the fysh of the
see/ and over the foules of the ayre/ and over all the beastes that
move on the erth.
And God sayd: se/ I have geven yow all herbes that sowe seed which
are on all the erth/ and all maner trees that haue frute in them and
sowe seed: to be meate for yow & for all beastes of the erth/ and vnto
all foules of the ayre/ and vnto all that crepeth on the erth where in
is lyfe/ that they may haue all maner herbes and grasse for to eate/
and even so it was. And God behelde al that he had made/ ad loo they
were exceadynge good: and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the
syxth daye
The seconde Chapter.
Thus was heav[~e] & erth fynished wyth all their apparell: ad [~i] y^e
seu[~e]th daye god ended his worke which he had made & rested in y^e
seventh daye fro all his workes which he had made. And God blessed y^e
seventh daye/ and sanctyfyed it/ for in it he rested from all his
workes which he had created and made.
¶ These are the generations of heaven & erth when they were created/
in the tyme when the LORde God created heaven and erth and all the
shrubbes of the felde before they were in the erthe. And all the
herbes of the felde before they sprange: for the LORde God had yet
sent no rayne vpon the erth/ nether was there yet any man to tylle the
erth. But there arose a myste out of the ground and watered all the
face of the erth: Then the LORde God shope man/ even of the moulde of
the erth and brethed into his face the breth of lyfe. So man was made
a lyvynge soule.
¶ The LORde God also planted a garden in Eden from the begynnynge/ and
there he sette man whom he had formed. And the LORde God made to
sprynge out of the erth/ all maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and
pleasant to eate/ and the tree of lyfe in the middes of the garden:
and also the tree of knowlege of good and euell.
¶ And there spronge a rever out of Eden to water the garden/ and
thence devided it selfe/ and grewe in to foure principall waters. The
name of the one is Phison/ he it is that compasseth all the lande of
heuila/ where gold groweth. And the gold of that contre ys precious/
there is found bedellion and a stone called Onix. The name of the
seconde ryver is Gihon/ which compassyth all the lande of Inde. And
the name of the thyrde river is Hidekell/ which runneth on the easte
syde of the assyryans And the fourth river is Euphrates.
¶ And the LORde God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden/ to
dresse it and to kepe it: and the LORde God comaunded Ada saynge: of
all the trees of the gard[~e] se tho[~u] eate. But of the tre of
knowlege of good and badd se that thou eate not: for even y^e same
daye thou eatest of it/ thou shalt surely dye.
¶ And the LORde God sayd: it is not good that man shulde be alone/ I
will make hym an helper to beare him company: And after y^t the LORde
God had make of the erth all maner beastes of the felde/ and all maner
foules of the ayre/ he brought them vnto Adam to see what he wold
call them. And as Ada called all maner livynge beastes: ev[~e] so are
their names. And Adam gave names vnto all maner catell/ and vnto the
foules of the ayre/ and vnto all maner beastes of the felde. But there
was no helpe founde vnto Adam to beare him companye
Then the LORde God cast a slomber on Adam/ and he slepte. And then he
toke out one of his rybbes/ and in stede ther of he fylled vp the
place with flesh. And the LORde God made of the rybbe which he toke
out of Adam/ a woma and brought her vnto Adam. Then sayd Ada this is
once bone of my boones/ and flesh of my flesh. This shall be called
woman: because she was take of the man. For this cause shall a man
leve father and mother & cleve vnto his wyfe/ & they shall be one
flesh. And they were ether of them naked/ both Adam and hys wyfe/ ad
were not ashamed: