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📖 📄 📘 Chuàngshìjì (Chuàng·shì·jì {initiating, creating of} · world · record → [Genesis] 创世记 創世記) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Zhèyàng, tiāndì wànxiàng dōu zàohǎo le. 2 Dì‐qī rì, Shàngdì wánchéngle zàowù de (’s 的) gōngzuò, jiù zài dì‐qī rì fàngxia yíqiè gōngzuò ānxiē le. 3 Shàngdì cì fú gěi dì‐qī rì, dìng wéi shèngrì, yīnwei Shàngdì zài zhè yí (one 一) rì ānxiē, fàngxiale chuàngzào wànwù de (’s 的) yíqiè gōngzuò.

📖 📄 📘 4 Yǐxià shì (is 是) chuàngzào tiāndì qījiān de (’s 的) lìshǐ. Zài nà yí (one 一) rì, Yēhéhuá Shàngdì zàole dì hé (and 和) tiān.

📖 📄 📘 5 Dāngshí dìshang de (’s 的) yuányě hái méiyǒu shùcóng, yědì de (’s 的) zhíwù hái méiyǒu zhǎng qǐlai, yīnwei Yēhéhuá Shàngdì hái méiyǒu jiàng yǔ zài dìshang, yě méiyǒu rén gēngzhòng tǔdì. 6 Zhǐshì yǒu wùqì cóng dìshang shēngqi, zīrùn quándì.

📖 📄 📘 7 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) yòng (used 用) dìshang (dì·shang earth · upon 地上) de (’s 的) chéntǔ (chén·tǔ dust · soil 尘土 塵土) zào ({to make} 造) rén ({(the) man} 人), bǎ (held 把) shēngmìng (life 生命) de (’s 的) qìxī (breath 气息 氣息) chuījìn (chuī·jìn {to be blown} · into 吹进 吹進) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) bíkǒng (bí·kǒng nose · openings → [nostrils] 鼻孔) li (inside 里 裡/裏), tā (he 他) jiù (then 就) chéngle (chéng·le became · [indicates a change] 成了) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) huórén (huó·rén living · person 活人). 8 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zài (in 在) Yīdiàn (Eden 伊甸) de (’s 的) dōngbù (dōng·bù east · part 东部 東部) zāizhòngle (zāi·zhòng·le planted · sowed · [indicates a change] 栽种了 栽種了) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) yuánzi (yuán·zi garden · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子), bǎ (held 把) tā (he 他) zào ({had made} 造) de (’s 的) rén (man 人) ānzhì (ān·zhì {to be placed in a suitable position} · {to be set up} 安置) zài (in 在) nàli (nà·li that · inside → [there] 那里 那裡/裏). 9 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) shǐ (made 使) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng each · {kind of} 各种 各種) shùmù (tree 树木 樹木) cóng (from 从 從) dìshang (dì·shang earth · upon 地上) zhǎng ({to grow} 长 長) qilai (qi·lai up · {to come} 起来 起來), jì (both 既) shǎngxīn (shǎng·xīn rewarding · heart 赏心 賞心)‐yuèmù (yuè·mù pleasing · eye 悦目 悅目), jiēchū (jiē·chū {would bear (of fruit)} · out 结出 結出) de (’s 的) guǒshí (guǒ·shí fruit · {being solid → [fruit]} → [fruit] 果实 果實) yòu (also 又) shìhé (shì·hé {would be suitable} · {would be closing → [would be fitting]} 适合 適合) zuò ({to be} 作) shíwù (shí·wù eating · matter → [food] 食物). Yuánzi (Yuán·zi garden’s · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子) zhōngyāng (centre 中央) yǒu ({was having} 有) yì (one 一) kē ([mw for trees, plants, etc.] 棵) shēngmìng shù ((shēngmìng life 生命) (shù tree 树 樹) → [tree of life]), háiyǒu (hái·yǒu also · {was having} 还有 還有) yì (one 一) kē ([mw for trees, plants, etc.] 棵) juédìng shàn’è zhī shù ((juédìng deciding 决定 決定) (shàn’·è good · bad 善恶 善惡) (zhī ’s 之) (shù tree 树 樹) → [tree of the knowledge of good and bad]).

📖 📄 📘 10 Yǒu yì (one 一) tiáo hé cóng Yīdiàn liú chulai, guàngài yuánzi, yòu cóng nàli fēnchéng sì tiáo héliú. 11 Dì‐yī tiáo hé míngjiào Bǐxùn Hé, huánrào yǒu jīnzi de (’s 的) Hāféilā quándì. 12 Nà dìfang de (’s 的) jīnzi jīngchún, nàli yě yǒu fāngxiāng-shùjiāo hé (and 和) tiáowén-mǎnǎo. 13 Dì‐èr tiáo hé míngjiào Jīxùn Hé, huánrào Gǔshí quándì. 14 Dì-sān tiáo hé míngjiào Xīdǐjié Hé, liú zài Yàshù dōngbian. Dì‐sì tiáo hé jiùshì Yòufālādǐ Hé.

📖 📄 📘 15 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) bǎ (held 把) nèige (nèi·ge that · [mw] 那个 那個/个) rén (man 人) ānzhì (ān·zhì {to be placed in a suitable position} · {to be set up} 安置) zài (in 在) Yīdiàn (Eden 伊甸) yuán (garden 园 園), ràng ({to let} 让 讓) tā (him 他) zài (in 在) nàli (nà·li that · inside → [there] 那里 那裡/裏) gēngzhòng (gēng·zhòng till · cultivate 耕种 耕種), zhàoliào ({take care of} 照料) yuánzi (yuán·zi garden · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子). 16 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) hái (also 还 還) gěi (gave 给 給) tā (him 他) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) mìnglìng (command 命令): “Yuánzi (Yuán·zi garden · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子) li (inside 里 裡/裏) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng every · {kind of} 各种 各種) shù (tree 树 樹) shang (upon 上) de (’s 的) guǒzi (guǒ·zi fruit · [suf for nouns] 果子), nǐ (you 你) dōu (all 都) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) chī (eat 吃 吃/喫), chīdào (chī·dào eat · until 吃到 吃/喫到) mǎnzú (mǎn·zú full · sufficient → [satisfied] 满足 滿足). 17 Kěshì (Kě·shì but · {(it) is (the case that)} 可是) juédìng (deciding 决定 決定) shàn’è (shàn’·è good · bad 善恶 善惡) zhī (’s 之) shù (tree 树 樹) de (’s 的) guǒzi (guǒ·zi fruit · [suf for nouns] 果子), nǐ (you 你) bùkě (bù·kě not · may 不可) chī (eat 吃 吃/喫), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) nǐ (you 你) chī (eat 吃 吃/喫) de (’s 的) nà (that 那) yi (one 一) rì (sun → [day] 日), nǐ (you 你) jiù (then 就) yídìng (yí·dìng {(with) one} · {setting fixedly} → [certainly] 一定) sǐ ({will die} 死).”