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For general information and perusal, here is my translation of Chapter 1 of the book of GENESIS of the Old Testament from the Septuagint or LXX (Greek Old Testament):

CHAPTER ONE

1In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was invisible and unequipped, and darkness was above the abyss, and the Spirit of God was moving above the water.

FIRST DAY - LIGHT

3And God said:

“Let light become.”

And light became. 4And God saw that the light is good. And God separated between the light and between the darkness. 5And God called the light day and He called the darkness night. And it became evening and it became morning, first day.

SECOND DAY - HEAVEN

6And God said:

“Let firmness become in the middle of the water and let separation be between water and water.”

And it became thus. 7And God made the firmness, and God separated between the water, which was under the firmness, and between the water above the firmness. 8And God called the firmness heaven. And God saw that it is good. And it became evening and it became morning, second day.

THIRD DAY – LAND and PLANTS

9And God said:

“Let the water under the heaven assemble into one synagogue, and let the dry appear.”

And it became thus. And the water under the heaven assembled into the synagogues of them, and the dry appeared. 10And God called the dry earth and He called the systems of the waters sea. And God saw that it is good. 11And God said:

“Let the earth grow botany of grass, seed yielding according to genus and according to likeness, and fruit-bearing tree producing fruit, of which the seed of it in it according to genus on the earth.”

And it became thus. 12And the earth brought out botany of grass, seed yielding according to genus and according to likeness, and fruit-bearing tree producing fruit, of which the seed of it in it according to genus on the earth. And God saw that it is good. 13And it became evening and it became morning, third day.

FOURTH DAY – SUN, MOON, AND STARS

14And God said:

“Let lights become in the firmness of the heaven into lights of the earth to separate between the day and between the night and let them stand into signs and into times and into days and into years. 15And let them stand into lights in the firmness of the heaven so as to shine on the earth.”

And it became thus. 16And God made the two great lights, the great light into the ruler of the day and the lesser light into the ruler of the night, and the stars. 17And God set them in the firmness of the heaven so as to shine on the earth 18and to rule the day and the night and to separate between the light and between the darkness. And God saw that it is good. 19And it became evening and it became morning, fourth day.

FIFTH DAY – FISH AND BIRDS

20And God said:

“Let the waters lead out creatures of living psyches and birds flying on the earth throughout the firmness of the heaven.”

And it became thus. 21And God made the great fishes and every psyche of living creatures, which the waters led out according to genus of them, and every bird flying according to genus. And God saw that they are good. 22And God eulogized them saying:

“Grow and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

23And it became evening and it became morning, fifth day.

SIXTH DAY – ANIMALS AND MAN

24And God said:

“Let the earth lead out living psyche according to genus, four-footed animals and creatures and beasts of the earth according to genus.”

And it became thus. 25And God made the beasts of the earth according to genus and the cattle according to genus and all the creatures of the earth according to the genus of them. And God saw that they are good. 26And God said:

“Let us make man according to our icon and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fishes of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the cattle and all of the earth and all the creatures moving on the earth.”

27And God made the man, He made him according to the icon of God, He made them male and female. 28And God eulogized them saying:

“Grow and multiply and fill the earth and lord over it and rule over the fishes of the sea and the birds of the heaven and all of the cattle and all of the earth and all of the creatures moving on the earth.”

29And God said:

“Behold I have given to you every grass producing yielding seed, which is above the whole earth, and every tree, which has in itself fruit producing seed — it will be to you into food – 30and to all the beasts of the earth and to all the birds of the heaven and to every creature moving on the earth, which has in itself psyche of life, every green grass into food.”

And it became thus. 31And God saw all the things, whatsoever He made, and behold they are very good. And it became evening and it became morning, sixth day.

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