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📖 📄 📘 Chuàngshìjì (Chuàng·shì·jì {initiating, creating of} · world · record → [Genesis] 创世记 創世記) 1 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Zuìchū (Zuì·chū most · {at the beginning} 最初), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) chuàngzàole (chuàng·zào·le initiated · {made, created} · [indicates a change] 创造了 創造了) tiāndì (tiān·dì heavens · earth 天地).

📖 📄 📘 2 Dàdì (Dà·dì great · earth → [the earth] 大地) hùndùn (hùn·dùn {was mixed up} · {was chaotic} → [was in a state of primal chaos (according to Chinese folklore, the primeval state of the universe)] 混沌), kōng ({was empty} 空) wú ({was not having} 无 無/无) yí (one 一) wù (thing 物), hēi’àn (hēi’·àn {being black} · {being dark} → [darkness] 黑暗 黑暗/闇) lǒngzhàozhe (lǒng·zhào·zhe enveloping · covering · {was being} → [was enveloping] 笼罩着 籠罩着/著) mángmáng (máng·máng boundless · boundless 茫茫) dàshuǐ (dà·shuǐ {big → [great (mass of)]} · water 大水) de (’s 的) biǎomiàn (biǎo·miàn surface · face 表面). Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) fāchū (fā·chū sent · out 发出 發出) de (’s 的) lìliang (lì·liang force · quantity 力量) yùnxíng (yùn·xíng {was moving} · {was going} → [was moving] 运行 運行) zài (on 在) shuǐmiàn (shuǐ·miàn waters · {face → [surface]} 水面) shang (upon 上).

📖 📄 📘 3 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Yào (must 要) yǒu ({be having} 有) guāng (light 光).” Guāng (light 光) jiù (then 就) chūxiàn (chū·xiàn {put out} · appearing 出现 出現) le ([indicates a change] 了). 4 Zài (in 在) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God’s → [God’s] 上帝) kànlai (kàn·lai {looking at} · {coming to be} → [considering] 看来 看來), guāng (light 光) shì (was 是) hǎo (good 好) de (’s 的). Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) kāishǐ (kāi·shǐ opened · began 开始 開始) bǎ ({to hold} 把) guāng (light 光) hé (and 和) hēi’àn (hēi’·àn {being black} · {being dark} → [darkness] 黑暗 黑暗/闇) fēnkāi (fēn·kāi {to be divided} · {to be opened → [apart]} 分开 分開). 5 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) bǎ (held 把) guāng (light 光) chēngwéi (chēng·wéi {to be called} · {to be} 称为 稱為) “Zhòu (Day 昼 晝)”, bǎ (held 把) hēi’àn (hēi’·àn {being black} · {being dark} → [darkness] 黑暗 黑暗/闇) chēngwéi (chēng·wéi {to be called} · {to be} 称为 稱為) “Yè (Night 夜 夜/亱)”. Guòle (Guò·le passed · {to completion} 过了 過了) wǎnshang (wǎn·shang evening · upon 晚上), dàole (dào·le {arrived at} · {to completion} 到了) zǎochen (zǎo·chen early · morning 早晨). Zhè (this 这 這) shì (was 是) dì‐yī ((dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(yī one 一) → [first]) rì (sun → [day] 日).

📖 📄 📘 6 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Shuǐ (waters 水) hé (and 和) shuǐ (waters 水) zhījiān (zhī·jiān them · between 之间 之間) yào (must 要) yǒu ({be having} 有) kōngjiān (kōng·jiān {is empty → [emptiness]} · {within (a definite space)} → [emptiness] 空间 空間), bǎ (holding 把) shuǐ (waters 水) fēnkāi (fēn·kāi {to be divided} · {to be opened → [apart]} 分开 分開).” 7 Shìqing (Shì·qing matter · situation 事情) jiù (then 就) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) fāshēng (fā·shēng {issued forth} · {came to life} → [happened] 发生 發生) le ([indicates a change] 了). Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zàochū (zào·chū made · out 造出) kōngjiān (kōng·jiān {is empty → [emptiness]} · {within (a definite space]} → [emptiness] 空间 空間) bǎ (holding 把) shuǐ (waters 水) fēnkāi (fēn·kāi {to be divided} · {to be opened → [apart]} 分开 分開), kōngjiān (kōng·jiān {is empty → [emptiness]} · {within (a definite space]} → [emptiness] 空间 空間) yǐxià (yǐ·xià at · below 以下) yǒu ({were having} 有) shuǐ (waters 水), kōngjiān (kōng·jiān {is empty → [emptiness]} · {within (a definite space]} → [emptiness] 空间 空間) yǐshàng (yǐ·shàng at · above 以上) yě (also 也) yǒu ({were having} 有) shuǐ (waters 水). 8 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) bǎ (held 把) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) kōngjiān (kōng·jiān {is empty → [emptiness]} · {within (a definite space]} → [emptiness] 空间 空間) chēngwéi (chēng·wéi {to be called} · {to be} 称为 稱為) “Tiān (Heaven 天)”. Guòle (Guò·le passed · {to completion} 过了 過了) wǎnshang (wǎn·shang evening · upon 晚上), dàole (dào·le {arrived at} · {to completion} 到了) zǎochen (zǎo·chen early · morning 早晨). Zhè (this 这 這) shì (was 是) dì‐èr ((dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(èr two 二) → [second]) rì (sun → [day] 日).

📖 📄 📘 26 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) yào (must → [will] 要) ànzhào ({according to} 按照) wǒmen de ((wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) (de ’s 的) → [our]) xíngxiàng (xíng·xiàng form · image 形象/像) zào (make 造) rén (man 人), shǐ (cause 使) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) gēn (with 跟) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) xiāngsì (xiāng·sì mutually · {to be similar} 相似), ràng (let 让 讓) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) guǎnlǐ (manage 管理) hǎi (sea 海) li (inside 里 裡/裏) de (’s 的) yú (fish 鱼 魚), tiānshang (tiān·shang heaven · upon 天上) huì (can 会 會) fēi (fly 飞 飛) de (’s 的) shēngwù (shēng·wù living · things 生物), gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng each · {kind of} 各种 各種) shēngchù ({domestic animal} 牲畜), hé (and 和) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng each · {kind of} 各种 各種) zài (on 在) dìshang (dì·shang earth · upon 地上) páxíng (pá·xíng creeping · walking 爬行) de (’s 的) shēngwù (shēng·wù living · thing 生物), guǎnlǐ (manage 管理) zhěnggè (zhěng·gè entire · [mw] 整个 整個) dàdì (dà·dì {big → [great]} · earth → [earth] 大地).” 27 Yúshì Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zhào zìjǐ de (’s 的) xíngxiàng chuàngzào (chuàng·zào initiated · {made, created} 创造 創造) rén, jiùshì zhào Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) xíngxiàng bǎ rén chuàngzào (chuàng·zào {to be initiated} · {to be made, to be created} 创造 創造) chulai. Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) chuàngzàole (chuàng·zào·le initiated · {made, created} · {to completion} 创造了 創造了) nánrén hé (and 和) nǚrén. 28 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) cì (gave 赐 賜) fú (blessing 福) gěi (to 给 給) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們), duì (to 对 對) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Yào ((you) must 要) fányǎn (fán·yǎn multiply · {spread out} 繁衍) zēngduō (zēng·duō increase · {to be many} 增多), biànmǎn (biàn·mǎn {be all over} · {to be filled} 遍满 遍/徧滿) dìmiàn (dì·miàn {the earth’s} · {face → [surface]} 地面), kāituò (kāi·tuò {open up} · develop 开拓 開拓) dàdì (dà·dì great · earth → [the earth] 大地), yě (also 也) yào (must 要) guǎnlǐ (manage 管理) hǎi (sea 海) li (inside 里 裡/裏) de (’s 的) yú (fish 鱼 魚), tiānshang (tiān·shang heavens · upon 天上) huì (can 会 會) fēi (fly 飞 飛) de (’s 的) shēngwù (shēng·wù living · things 生物), hé (and 和) dìshang (dì·shang earth · upon 地上) de (’s 的) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng each · {kind of} 各种 各種) dòngwù (dòng·wù moving · thing → [animal] 动物 動物).”