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### 📖 📄 📘 Chuàngshì‐Jì ((Chuàng·shì {Initiating, Creating of} · {Generation → [World]} 创世 創世)‐(Jì Record 记 記) → [The Book of Genesis]) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣), tiāndì (tiān·dì heavens · earth 天地) wànwù dōu zàohǎo le. 2 Dào ({having arrived at} 到) dì‐qī ((dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(qī seven 七) → [seventh]) rì (sun → [day] 日), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {had gone through} 已经 已經) wánchéngle (wán·chéng·le completing · {to be accomplished} · {to completion} 完成了) xiānqián (xiān·qián earlier · before 先前) de (’s 的) gōngzuò (gōng·zuò work · doing → [work] 工作), jiù (then 就) zài (on 在) dì‐qī ((dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(qī seven 七) → [seventh]) rì (sun → [day] 日) kāishǐ (kāi·shǐ opened · began 开始 開始) ānxiē (ān·xiē {being peaceful → [peacefully]} · {to rest} 安歇), búzài (bú·zài not · further 不再) zuò ({did do} 做) xiānqián (xiān·qián earlier · before 先前) de (’s 的) yíqiè (yí·qiè {one (whole)} · {corresponding (set of)} → [all] 一切) gōngzuò (gōng·zuò work · doing → [work] 工作). 3 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) cì (gave 赐 賜) fú (blessing 福) gěi (to 给 給) dì‐qī ((dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(qī seven 七) → [seventh]) rì (sun → [day] 日), dìng ({set (it)} 定) wéi (as 为 為/爲) shèngrì, yīnwei Shàngdì zài zhè yí rì ānxiē, búzài zuò chuàngzào wànwù de yíqiè gōngzuò. Tā yào zào de, dōu zàohǎo le.

📖 📄 📘 4 Zhè (this 这 這) shì (is 是) chuàngzào (chuàng·zào {initiating of} · {making, creating of} → [creating of] 创造 創造) tiāndì (tiān·dì heavens · earth 天地) nèi (that 那) duàn ({section of} 段) shíjiān (shí·jiān {(particular) times} · between → [(duration of) time] 时间 時間) de (’s 的) lìshǐ (lì·shǐ {experienced (things) → [history]} · history → [history] 历史 歷史); zài (in 在) nà (that 那) yí (one 一) rì (sun → [day] 日), Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) zàole (zào·le made · [indicates a change] 造了) dì (earth 地) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) tiān (heaven 天).

📖 📄 📘 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).”

📖 📄 📘 18 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) shuō: “Rén dúzì shēnghuó bùhǎo. Wǒ (I 我) yào wèi tā (him 他) zào ge ([mw] 个 個/个) xiāngpèi de (’s 的) zhùshǒu.” 19 Dāngshí Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) réngrán yòng dìshang de (’s 的) chéntǔ zào tiányě li (inside 里 裡/裏) gè yàng de (’s 的) zǒushòu, tiānshang gè yàng de (’s 的) fēiqín. Tā (he 他) jiù bǎ dòngwù dàidào rén miànqián, kàn tā (he 他) bǎ gèzhǒng dòngwù jiàozuò shénme. Tā (he 他) zěnyàng jiào gèzhǒng huówù, gèzhǒng huówù jiù jiào shénme míngzi. 20 Yúshì tā (he 他) gěi yíqiè shēngchù, tiānshang de (’s 的) fēiqín, tiányě li (inside 里 裡/裏) gè yàng de (’s 的) zǒushòu qǐle míng, zhǐshì méiyǒu yùjian gēn tā (him 他) xiāngpèi de (’s 的) zhùshǒu. 21 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) jiù shǐ tā (him 他) chénshuì. Tā (he 他) shuìzháo de (’s 的) shíhou, Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) qǔle tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) yì (one 一) gēn lèigǔ, ránhòu zài yuánchù bǎ ròu hé qilai. 22 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) yòng nèige rén shēnshang qǔlai de (’s 的) lèigǔ zàole yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) nǚrén, bǎ tā (her 她) dàidào rén miànqián.

📖 📄 📘 23 Nèige rén shuō:
“Wǒ (my 我) gǔ zhōng de (’s 的) gǔ, ròu zhōng de (’s 的) ròu,
Zhōngyú chūxiàn le.
Tā (she 她) yào jiàozuò ‘Nǚrén’,
Yīnwei tā (she 她) shì (was 是) cóng nánrén shēnshang qǔ chulai de (’s 的).”

📖 📄 📘 24 Suǒyǐ rén yào líkāi fùmǔ, cóngcǐ yǔ qīzi sīshǒu (sī·shǒu {with each other} · {will be close} 厮守 廝守), èr rén chéngwéi yìtǐ. 25 Dāngshí fūqī èr rén háishi chìshēn, què bù (not 不) juéde xiūchǐ.