¹In the beginning God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” After “God,” the Hebrew has the two letters “Aleph Tav” (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet) as a grammatical marker. created the heavens and the earth.

¹ Sintina gaa Irikoy na beena da ganda taka.

¹In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

²Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

² Ganda go mo batama koonu no kaŋ sinda alhaali, hari guusuyaŋo boŋ mo, kala kubay. Irikoy Biya mo goono ga yooje harey boŋ.

²And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters

³God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

³ Gaa no Irikoy ne: «Kaari ma te.» Kaaro mo te.

³And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

⁴God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

⁴ Irikoy di kaŋ kaaro ga boori, nga mo na kaaro da kuba fay.

⁴And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

⁵God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was evening and there was morning, one day.

⁵ Irikoy ne kaaro se Zaari. Kuba mo, a ne a se Cin. Wiciri kambu te, susubay mo te, jirbi sintina nooya.

⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

⁶God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

⁶ Irikoy ne mo: «Batama ma te harey da care game ra hal a ma harey fay da care.»

⁶And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

⁷God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

⁷ Irikoy na batama te mo, a na harey kaŋ yaŋ go batama cire fay da harey kaŋ yaŋ go batama boŋ. Yaadin mo no te.

⁷And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

⁸God called the expanse “sky.” There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

⁸ Irikoy na batama maa daŋ ka ne a se Beene. Wiciri kambu te, susubay mo te, jirbi hinkanta nooya.

⁸And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

⁹God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

⁹ Irikoy ne: «Beene batama cire harey ma margu nangu folloŋ, ganda laabo mo ma bangay.» Yaadin mo no te.

⁹And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

¹⁰God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.

¹⁰ Irikoy na ganda batama maa daŋ Ndunnya. A na harey marganta mo maa daŋ Teeku. Irikoy di kaŋ woodin mo ga boori.

¹⁰And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

¹¹God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth”; and it was so.

¹¹ Irikoy ne: «Subu nda tuuri izey kaŋ ga hay yaŋ mo ma fatta ka fun laabo ra, da tuuri-nyaŋey kaŋ ga izeyaŋ hay, wo kaŋ gonda gure, i afo kulu nga dumo boŋ.» Yaadin mo no laabo te.

¹¹And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.

¹²The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.

¹² Subu nda tuuri izey kaŋ yaŋ ga hay ngey dumey boŋ binde fatta ka fun laabo ra, ngey nda tuuri-nyaŋey kaŋ ga izeyaŋ hay, kaŋ yaŋ gonda gure, ngey dumey boŋ. Irikoy di kaŋ woodin mo ga boori.

¹²And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

¹³There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

¹³ Wiciri kambu te, susubay mo te, jirbi hinzanta nooya.

¹³And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

¹⁴God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

¹⁴ Irikoy ne: «Hayey kaŋ ga kaari ma te beene batama ra, hala fayyaŋ ma te cin da zaari game ra. I ma goro mo alaamayaŋ jiirey da jirbey da alwaatey se.

¹⁴And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

¹⁵and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

¹⁵ I ma goro mo kaariyaŋ beene batama ra, ka te kaari ndunnya se.» Yaadin mo no te.

¹⁵and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

¹⁶God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

¹⁶ Irikoy na kaari beeri hinka din te, ibambata ma may zaari, ikayna mo ma may cin. A na handariyayzey mo te.

¹⁶And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.

¹⁷God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,

¹⁷ Irikoy n'i daŋ beene batama ra zama i ma kaari ndunnya boŋ,

¹⁷And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

¹⁸and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

¹⁸ i ma may cin da zaari, i ma kubay da kaari fay mo. Irikoy di kaŋ woodin mo ga boori.

¹⁸and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁹There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

¹⁹ Wiciri kambu te, susubay mo te, jirbi taacanta nooya.

¹⁹And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

²⁰God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.”

²⁰ Irikoy ne: «Harey ma fundikooni boobo hay kaŋ ga yooje, wo kaŋ yaŋ gonda fundi. Curayzey mo ma deesi beene batama ra ndunnya se beene.»

²⁰And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

²¹God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

²¹ Irikoy na teeku ham bambatey mo taka, da fundikooni kulu kaŋ ga yooje, wo kaŋ yaŋ ga nyuturu-nyuturu harey ra, a n'i taka ngey dumey boŋ. A na curo kulu kaŋ ga deesi mo taka nga dumo boŋ. Irikoy di kaŋ woodin mo ga boori.

²¹And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.

²²God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

²² Irikoy n'i albarkandi ka ne: «Wa ize boobo hay ka baa ka tonton. Araŋ ma teekoy harey toonandi. Curayzey mo ma baa ka tonton ndunnya ra.»

²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.

²³There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

²³ Wiciri kambu te, susubay mo te, jirbi guwanta nooya.

²³And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

²⁴God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind”; and it was so.

²⁴ Irikoy ne: «Laabo mo ma baafunayaŋ hay, afo kulu nga dumo boŋ, kwaara almaney da wo kaŋ yaŋ ga ganda biri, da ndunnya ganji hamey ngey dumey boŋ.» Yaadin mo no ka te.

²⁴And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.

²⁵God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

²⁵ Irikoy na ganji hamey taka ngey dumey boŋ, kwaara almaney mo ngey dumey boŋ, da hay kulu kaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ ngey dumey boŋ. Irikoy di kaŋ woodin mo ga boori.

²⁵And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.

²⁶God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

²⁶ Woodin banda Irikoy ne: «Iri ma boro te iri alhaalo ra, iri wane himando boŋ. I ma teeku hamey da beene curey da almaney may. I ma ndunnya may, da hay kulu kaŋ ga ganda biri ganda laabo boŋ.»

²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

²⁷God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

²⁷ Irikoy binde na boro taka nga alhaalo boŋ, Irikoy alhaalo ra no a n'i taka, alboro nda wayboro a n'i taka.

²⁷And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

²⁸God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

²⁸ Irikoy n'i albarkandi mo. Irikoy ne i se: «Araŋ ma ize boobo hay ka baa ka tonton. Araŋ ma ndunnya may mo, araŋ ma teeku hamey may, da beene batama curayzey, da fundikooni kulu kaŋ ga nyooti ndunnya boŋ.»

²⁸And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

²⁹God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

²⁹ Irikoy ne mo: «Guna, ay n'araŋ no tuurey kulu kaŋ ga ize hay, kaŋ yaŋ go ndunnya fando kulu boŋ, da tuuri-nya kulu kaŋ ga ize hay mo kaŋ gonda gure. I ga ciya araŋ se ŋwaari.

²⁹And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:

³⁰To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so.

³⁰ Alman kulu kaŋ go ndunnya ra, da beene curo kulu, da hay kulu kaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ mo, kaŋ yaŋ ra fundi go, ay na kobto tayo no i se a ma ciya i se ŋwaari.» Yaadin mo no ka te.

³⁰and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, [I have given] every green herb for food: and it was so.

³¹God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

³¹ Irikoy na hay kulu kaŋ nga te guna, i go mo, i kulu ga boori gumo. Wiciri kambu te, susubay mo te, jirbi iddanta nooya.

³¹And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.