The Literal Meaning of Genesis (continued)
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done. And the water that is under the heaven was gathered together into one place, and dry land appeared. est sub caelo in congregationem suam, et adparuit arida.
10. And God called the dry land Earth and the assembled waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.
10. Et vocavit Deus aridam terram et congregationem aquae vocavit mare. Et vidit Deus quia bonum est.
11. And God said, "Let the earth bring forth the nourishing crops, seed-bearing according to their kind and their likeness, and the fruit tree bearing its fruit, containing within it-
11. Et dixit Deus: Germinet terra herbam pabuli ferentem semen secundum genus et secundum similitudinem et lignum fructiferum faciens fructum, cuius semen in ipso in similitudinem suam super terram. Et factum est sic. self its own seed according to its likeness upon the earth." And so it was done.
12. And the earth brought forth the nourishing crops, seed-bearing according to their kind and their likeness, and the fruit tree bearing its fruit, containing within itself its seed according to its kind upon the earth. And God saw that it was good.
12. Et eiecit terra herbam pabuli semen habentem secundum suum genus et secundum similitudinem, et lignum fructiferum faciens fructum, cuius semen eius insit secundum genus super terram. Et vidit Deus quia bonum est.
13. And there was evening and morning, the third day.
13. Et facta est vespera, et factum est mane, dies tertius.
14. And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth, to establish day and night, and to divide day and night; let them serve as signs for the fixing of times, of days, and of years;
14. Et dixit Deus: Fiant luminaria in firmamento caeli, sic ut luceant super terram in inchoationem diei et noctis et ut dividant inter diem et noctem, et sint in signa et in tempora et in dies et in annos;
15. let them be an ornament in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth." And so it was done.
15. et sint in splendorem in firmamento caeli, sic ut luceant super terram. Et factum est sic.
16. God made the two great lights, the greater light to establish the day and the smaller light to establish the night, and He made the stars.
16. Et fecit Deus duo luminaria magna, luminare maius in inchoationem diei et luminare minus in inchoationem noctis, et stellas.
17. And God set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the
17. Et posuit ea Deus in firmamento
caeli, sic ut luceant super terram,
earth,
18. to establish day and night, and to divide light and darkness. God saw that it was good.
18. et ut sint in inchoationem diei et noctis, et ut dividant inter lucem et tenebras. Et vidit Deus quia bonum est.