Genesis · Chapter 1

[ edit] In þe firſte made God of nouȝt heuene and erþe. Þe erþe forſoþe was veyn wiþ ynne and void, and derkneſſis weren vpon þe face of þe ſee; and þe ſpiryt of God was born vpon þe watrys. And God ſeide, Be maad liȝt; and maad is liȝt. And God ſawȝ liȝt þat it was good, and deuydid liȝt fro derkneſſis; and clepide liȝt, day, and derkneſſis, nyȝt. And maad is euen and moru, o day. ſeide forſoþe God, Be maad a firmament in þe myddel of watres, and dyuyde it watres fro watrys. And God made þe firmament, and dyuydid watris þat weren vndre þe firmament fro þes þat weren aboue þe fermament; and it is maad ſo. And God clepide þe firmament, heuene. And maad is euen and moru, þe ſecounde day.

God forſoþe ſeide, Gadrid be watris, þe whiche ben vndre heuene, in to o place, and apere þe drie; and maad it is ſo. And God clepiþ þe drie, erþe; and gaderyngis of watris he clepide, ſees. And God ſaiȝ þat it was good; and ſaiþ, Burion þe erþe grene erbe and makynge ſeed, and appletre makynge fruyt after his kynd, whos ſeed ben in hym ſilf, vpon þe erþe; and maad it is ſo. And þe erþe brouȝte forþe grene erbe and makynge ſeed aftre his kynde, and tree makynge fruyt, and echon hauynge ſeed after his ſpecial kynde. And God ſaiȝ þat it were good. And maad is euen and moru, þe þrid day.

God forſoþe ſeide, Be þer maad liȝt ȝyuers in þe firmament of heuene, and deuyde þei dai and nyȝt; and be þei into ſignes, and tymes, and daies, and ȝeers; and liȝtne þei in þe firmament of heuene, and liȝtne þei þe erþe; and maad it is ſo. And God made two greet liȝt ȝyuerys, þe more liȝt ȝyuer þat it were bifore to þe day, and þe leſſe liȝt ȝyuer þat it were bifore to þe nyȝt, and ſterres. And he putte hem in þe firmament of heuene, þat þei ſhulden ȝyue liȝt vpon þe erþe, and þat þei were bifore to þe day and to þe nyȝt, and ſhulde deuyde liȝt and derkneſſis. And God ſaiȝ þat it wer good. And maad is euen and moru, þe ferþe day.

God alſo ſeide, Watres bryng þei forþe þe crepynge kynd of þe lyuynge ſoule, and þe fleeinge kynde vpon þe erþ, vndre þe firmament of heuene. And God made of nouȝt greet whallis, and al ſoule lyuyng and mouable, whom watres brouȝten forþ into þer ſpecial kyndes, and al fleynge þing after his kynd. And God ſaiȝ þat it was good; and bliſſide to hem, ſeiynge, Growiþ, and beþ ȝe multiplyed, and fulfilliþ þe watres of þe ſee, and þe briddis be multiplied vpon þe erþe. And maad is euen and moru, þe fyueþ day. God forſoþe ſeide, Bryng forþe þe erþe ſoule lyuynge in his kynde, iumentis, and crepynge þingis, and beeſtis of þe erþe, after þer ſpecial kyndis; and ſo it is maad.

And God made beeſtis of þe erþe aftir þer ſpecial kyndes, iumentis, and al þe crepynge þing of þe erþe in his kynde. And God ſaiȝ þat it was good; and ſeiþ, Make we man to þe ymage and oure lickeneſſe, and bifore be he to þe fiſhis of þe ſee, and to þe volatils of heuene, and to þe beeſtis of þe erþe, and to al creature, and to al þe crepynge þing þat moueþ in þe erþe. And God made of nouȝt man to þe ymage and his lickenes; to þe ymage of God he made hym; maal and femaal he made hem of nouȝt.

And God bliſſid to hem, and ſeiþ, Growe ȝe, and be ȝe multiplied, and fulfille ȝe þe erþe, and ſogette ȝe it, and haue ȝe lordſhip to þe fiſhis of þe ſee, and to þe volatilis of heuene, and to alle þingis hauynge ſoule þat mouen vpon þe erþe. And God ſeyde, ſe! Y haue ȝouun to ȝow al erbe brynginge forþe ſeed vpon þe erþe, and alle trees þat han in hym ſilf ſeed of þer kynde, þat þei ben to ȝow vnto mete; and to alle þingis hauynge ſoule of þe erþe, and to al foule of heuene, and to alle þingis þat mouen in þe erþe, and in þe which is ſoule ȝyuynge lijf, þat þei haue for to eet; and maad it is ſo. And God ſaiȝ alle þingis þat he made, and þei weren ful good.

And made it is euen and moru, þe ſixte day.