[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

📖 📄 📘 Chuàngshì‐Jì ((Chuàng·shì {Initiating, Creating of} · {Generation → [World]} 创世 創世)‐(Jì Record 记 記) → [The Book of Genesis]) 3 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Zài (in 在) tiányě (tián·yě fields · {open country} 田野) li (inside 里 裡/裏), shé (serpent 蛇 蛇/虵) shì (was 是) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zào ({had made} 造) de (’s 的) dòngwù (dòng·wù moving · things → [animals] 动物 動物) zhōng (among 中) zuì (most 最 最/㝡) jǐnshèn (cautious 谨慎 謹慎) de ({’ (animal)} 的). Shé (serpent 蛇 蛇/虵) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) nǚrén (nǚ·rén female · person → [woman] 女人) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zhēnde (zhēn·de really · ’s 真的) shuō ({did say} 说 說/説), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) bù (not 不) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) chī (eat 吃 吃/喫) yuánzi (yuán·zi garden · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子) li (inside 里 裡/裏) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng each · {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) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)?” 2 Nǚrén (Nǚ·rén female · person → [woman] 女人) jiù (then 就) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) shé (serpent 蛇 蛇/虵) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) chī (eat 吃 吃/喫) yuánzi (yuán·zi garden · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子) li (inside 里 裡/裏) shù (trees 树 樹) shang (upon 上) de (’s 的) guǒzi (guǒ·zi fruit · [suf for nouns] 果子). 3 Búguò (Bú·guò not · {do pass} → [but] 不过 不過), yuánzi (yuán·zi garden · [suf for nouns] 园子 園子) zhōngyāng (centre 中央) nèi (that 那) kē ([mw for trees, plants, etc.] 棵) shù (tree 树 樹) shang (upon 上) de (’s 的) guǒzi (guǒ·zi fruit · [suf for nouns] 果子), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) shuōguo (shuō·guo saying · {has passed} → [has said] 说过 說過): ‘Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) bù (not 不) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) chī (eat (it) 吃 吃/喫), yě (also 也) bù (not 不) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) pèng (touch (it) 碰), fǒuzé (fǒu·zé not · {(according with) rule} → [otherwise] 否则 否則) jiù (then 就) huì ((you) will 会 會) sǐ (die 死).’ ” 4 Shé (serpent 蛇 蛇/虵) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) nǚrén (nǚ·rén female · person → [woman] 女人) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yídìng (yí·dìng {(with) one} · {setting fixedly} → [certainly] 一定) búhuì (bú·huì not · will 不会 不會) sǐ (die 死). 5 Qíshí (Qí·shí his · {being solid → [actuality]} → [actually] 其实 其實) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zhīdào (zhī·dào knows · {(the) way (of)} → [knows] 知道), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) chī (eat (it) 吃 吃/喫) de (’s 的) nà (that 那) yi (one 一) tiān (sky → [day] 天), yǎnjing (yǎn·jing eyes’ · eyeballs → [eyes] 眼睛) jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) dǎkāi (dǎ·kāi {be struck → [be made]} · {to be opened} 打开 打開), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) huì (will 会 會) xiàng ({be like} 像/象) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣), juédìng (deciding 决定 決定) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) shì (is 是) shàn (good 善), shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) shì (is 是) è (bad 恶 惡).”

📖 📄 📘 6 Yúshì nǚrén jiàn nèi kē shù de (’s 的) guǒzi hǎo zuò shíwù, shífēn hǎokàn, shízài shǎngxīn-yuèmù, jiù zhāixia guǒzi lái chī le. Hòulái tā (she 她) gēn zhàngfu zài yìqǐ de (’s 的) shíhou jiù gěile zhàngfu, tā (her 她) zhàngfu yě chī le. 7 Yúshì liǎng rén de (’s 的) xīnyǎnr dǎkāi le. Tāmen kànchū zìjǐ chìshēn‐lùtǐ, jiù yòng wúhuāguǒshù de (’s 的) yèzi biānchéng qúnzi, zhēbì shēntǐ.

📖 📄 📘 8 Tiān qǐ wēifēng de (’s 的) shíhou, nèige rén hé (and 和) qīzi tīngjian Yēhéhuá Shàngdì zài yuánzi li (inside 里 裡/裏) xíngzǒu de (’s 的) shēngyīn, jiù duǒ jìn yuánzi de (’s 的) shùlín li (in | inside 里 裡/裏), bù (not 不) xiǎng gēn Yēhéhuá Shàngdì jiànmiàn. 9 Yēhéhuá Shàngdì zàisān hūhuàn tā (him 他) shuō: “Nǐ (you 你) zài nǎli?” 10 Tā (he 他) shuō: “Nǐ (you 你) de (’s 的) shēngyīn wǒ (I 我) zài yuánzi li (inside 里 裡/裏) tīngjian le. Wǒ (I 我) hěn hàipà, yīnwei wǒ (I 我) chìshēn-lùtǐ, jiù duǒ qilai le.” 11 Shàngdì shuō: “Shéi gàosu nǐ (you 你), nǐ (you 你) shì (were 是) chìshēn de (’s 的) ne? Mòfēi nǐ (you 你) chīle wǒ (I 我) fēnfu nǐ (you 你) bùkě chī de (’s 的) nèi kē shù shang de (’s 的) guǒzi ma?” 12 Tā (he 他) shuō: “Shì (was 是) nǐ (you 你) cìgěi wǒ (me 我) de (’s 的) nǚrén bǎ nèi kē shù shang de (’s 的) guǒzi gěi wǒ (me 我), wǒ (I 我) jiù chī le.” 13 Yēhéhuá Shàngdì duì nǚrén shuō: “Nǐ (you 你) zuò de (’s 的) shì (is 是) shénme shì?” Nǚrén huídá shuō: “Shì (was 是) shé qīpiànle wǒ (me 我), wǒ (I 我) jiù chī le.”

📖 📄 📘 14 Yēhéhuá Shàngdì duì shé shuō: “Nǐ (you 你) jì zuòle zhèi jiàn shì, jiùyào shòu zhòuzǔ, búzài xiàng gè yàng de (’s 的) shēngchù hé (and 和) tiányě li (inside 里 裡/裏) gè yàng de (’s 的) zǒushòu. Nǐ (you 你) bì yòng dùzi xíngzǒu, yìshēng chī chéntǔ dùrì. 15 Wǒ (I 我) yào (must → [will] 要) shǐ (cause 使) nǐ (you 你) hé (and 和) nǚrén (nǚ·rén female · person → [woman] 女人) hùxiāng ({each other} 互相) díduì (dí·duì {(as) enemies} · {to be towards} 敌对 敵對), yě (also 也) yào (must → [will] 要) shǐ (cause 使) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) hòudài (hòu·dài afterwards · generation → [descendant] 后代 後代) hé (and 和) nǚrén (nǚ·rén female · person → [woman] 女人) de (’s 的) hòudài (hòu·dài afterwards · generation → [descendant] 后代 後代) hùxiāng ({each other} 互相) díduì (dí·duì {(as) enemies} · {to be towards} 敌对 敵對). Tā (he 他) huì (will 会 會) dǎsuì (dǎ·suì strike · {to be in pieces} → [smash] 打碎) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) tóu (head 头 頭), nǐ (you 你) huì (will 会 會) yǎoshāng (yǎo·shāng bite · {to be wounded} 咬伤 咬傷) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) jiǎogēn (jiǎo·gēn foot · heel → [heel] 脚跟 腳跟/根).”

📖 📄 📘 16 Shàngdì duì nǚrén shuō: “Wǒ (I 我) yào dàdà zēngjiā nǐ (you 你) huáiyùn de (’s 的) tòngkǔ, nǐ (you 你) shēng háizi bì duō shòu chǎntòng. Nǐ (you 你) bì liànmù nǐ (your 你) zhàngfu, nǐ (your 你) zhàngfu bì guǎnxiá nǐ (you 你).”

📖 📄 📘 17 Shàngdì duì Yàdāng shuō: “Nǐ (you 你) jì tīngcóng nǐ (your 你) qīzi de (’s 的) huà, chīle wǒ (I 我) fēnfu nǐ (you 你) bùkě chī de (’s 的) nèi kē shù shang de (’s 的) guǒzi, dì jiù yào yīn nǐ (you 你) ér zāoshòu zhòuzǔ. Zài nǐ (you 你) yǒushēngzhīnián, nǐ (you 你) bì xīnkǔ láolù cái néng chī dìshang de (’s 的) chūchǎn. 18 Dì bì gěi nǐ (you 你) zhǎngchū jīngjí hé (and 和) jíli lái, nǐ (you 你) yě yào chī yědì de (’s 的) zhíwù. 19 Nǐ (you 你) huì (will 会 會) hànliú (hàn·liú sweat · flowing 汗流)‐mǎnmiàn (mǎn·miàn filling · face 满面 滿面) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) yǒu (have 有) shíwù (shí·wù eating · matter → [food] 食物) chī ({to eat} 吃 吃/喫), zhídào (zhí·dào straight · {up until} 直到) nǐ (you 你) guīhuí (guī·huí return · {to circle back to} 归回 歸回) tǔdì (tǔ·dì soil · ground 土地), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) chūyú (chū·yú {having come out} · from 出于 出於) tǔdì (tǔ·dì soil · ground 土地) de (’s 的). Nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) chéntǔ (chén·tǔ dust · soil 尘土 塵土), jiānglái (jiāng·lái {(in what) is going to} · come → [in the future] 将来 將來) yě (also 也) yào (must → [will] 要) guīhuí (guī·huí return · {to circle back to} 归回 歸回) chéntǔ (chén·tǔ dust · soil 尘土 塵土).”

📖 📄 📘 20 Zhèi jiàn shì yǐhòu, Yàdāng gěi qīzi qǐmíng jiào Xiàwá, yīnwei tā (she 她) yào chéngwéi zhòngshēng zhī mǔ. 21 Yēhéhuá Shàngdì yòng shòupí zuò yīfu gěi Yàdāng hé (and 和) tā (him 他) de (’s 的) qīzi chuān. 22 Yēhéhuá Shàngdì shuō: “Zhèige rén yǐjing gēn wǒmen xiāngsì, néng biànshí shàn’è. Xiànzài wèile fángzhǐ tā (him 他) shēnshǒu yě zhāi shēngmìng shù shang de (’s 的) guǒzi chī, jiù yǒngyuǎn huózhe…” 23 Yúshì (Yú·shì {from (that)} · {being (the case)} → [thus] 于是 於是) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) bǎ (held 把) tā (him 他) zhúchū (zhú·chū {to be pursued → [to be expelled]} · {out of} 逐出) Yīdiàn (Eden 伊甸) yuán (garden 园 園) qù ({to go} 去) gēngzhòng (gēng·zhòng {to till} · {to cultivate} 耕种 耕種) tǔdì (tǔ·dì soil · ground 土地), ér (and 而) tā (he 他) běnlái (běn·lái {(at) root → [originally]} · {coming to be} 本来 本來) shì ({had been} 是) chūyú (chū·yú {had come out} · from 出于 出於) tǔdì (tǔ·dì soil · ground 土地) de ({’s (one)} 的). 24 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) bǎ (held 把) tā (him 他) gǎnle (gǎn·le {to be driven away} · [indicates a change] 赶了 趕了) chuqu (chu·qu out · {to go} 出去), bìngqiě (bìng·qiě and · also 并且 並且) pài ({river branched} → [posted] 派) jīlùbó (cherub 基路伯) tiānshǐ (tiān·shǐ heavenly · messengers → [angels] 天使) zhùshǒu (zhù·shǒu {to be stationed} · {to defend} 驻守 駐守) zài (at 在) Yīdiàn (Eden 伊甸) yuán (garden 园 園) de (’s 的) dōngbian (dōng·bian east · side 东边 東邊), yòu (also 又) shèzhì (shè·zhì {set up} · placed 设置 設置) yì (one 一) bǎ ([mw for objects with handles] 把) xuánzhuǎn (xuán·zhuǎn spinning · turning 旋转 旋轉) de (’s 的) huǒjiàn (huǒ·jiàn fire · sword 火剑 火劍/劎/劔/劒), kānshǒu (kān·shǒu {to keep under surveillance} · {to guard} 看守) tōngwǎng (tōng·wǎng passable · towards 通往) shēngmìng (life 生命) shù (tree 树 樹) de (’s 的) dàolù (dào·lù way · road 道路).