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Genesis 1 Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 Въ нача́лѣ сотворѝ бг҃ъ не́бо и҆ зе́млю.
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Землѧ́ же бѣ̀ неви́дима и҆ неꙋстро́ена, и҆ тьма̀ верхꙋ̀ бе́здны, и҆ дх҃ъ бж҃їй ноша́шесѧ верхꙋ̀ воды̀.
2 The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да бꙋ́детъ свѣ́тъ. И҆ бы́сть свѣ́тъ.
3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ свѣ́тъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ добро̀, и҆ разлꙋчѝ бг҃ъ междꙋ̀ свѣ́томъ и҆ междꙋ̀ тьмо́ю.
4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
5 И҆ наречѐ бг҃ъ свѣ́тъ де́нь, а҆ тьмꙋ̀ наречѐ но́щь. И҆ бы́сть ве́черъ, и҆ бы́сть ᲂу҆́тро, де́нь є҆ди́нъ.
5 God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
6 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да бꙋ́детъ тве́рдь посредѣ̀ воды̀, и҆ да бꙋ́детъ разлꙋча́ющи посредѣ̀ воды̀ и҆ воды̀. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ.
6 God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
7 И҆ сотворѝ бг҃ъ тве́рдь, и҆ разлꙋчѝ бг҃ъ междꙋ̀ водо́ю, ꙗ҆́же бѣ̀ под̾ тве́рдїю, и҆ междꙋ̀ водо́ю, ꙗ҆́же бѣ̀ над̾ тве́рдїю.
7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
8 И҆ наречѐ бг҃ъ тве́рдь не́бо. И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ добро̀. И҆ бы́сть ве́черъ, и҆ бы́сть ᲂу҆́тро, де́нь вторы́й.
8 God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да собере́тсѧ вода̀, ꙗ҆́же под̾ небесе́мъ, въ собра́нїе є҆ди́но, и҆ да ꙗ҆ви́тсѧ сꙋ́ша. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ. И҆ собра́сѧ вода̀, ꙗ҆́же под̾ небесе́мъ, въ собра̑нїѧ своѧ̑, и҆ ꙗ҆ви́сѧ сꙋ́ша.
9 God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.
10 И҆ наречѐ бг҃ъ сꙋ́шꙋ зе́млю, и҆ собра̑нїѧ во́дъ наречѐ морѧ̀. И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ добро̀.
10 God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.
11 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да прорасти́тъ землѧ̀ бы́лїе травно́е, сѣ́ющее сѣ́мѧ по ро́дꙋ и҆ по подо́бїю, и҆ дре́во плодови́тое творѧ́щее пло́дъ, є҆мꙋ́же сѣ́мѧ є҆гѡ̀ въ не́мъ, по ро́дꙋ на землѝ. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ.
11 God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.
12 И҆ и҆знесѐ землѧ̀ бы́лїе травно́е, сѣ́ющее сѣ́мѧ по ро́дꙋ и҆ по подо́бїю, и҆ дре́во плодови́тое творѧ́щее пло́дъ, є҆мꙋ́же сѣ́мѧ є҆гѡ̀ въ не́мъ, по ро́дꙋ на землѝ. И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ добро̀.
12 The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
13 И҆ бы́сть ве́черъ, и҆ бы́сть ᲂу҆́тро, де́нь тре́тїй.
13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да бꙋ́дꙋтъ свѣти̑ла на тве́рди небе́снѣй, ѡ҆свѣща́ти зе́млю и҆ разлꙋча́ти междꙋ̀ дне́мъ и҆ междꙋ̀ но́щїю: и҆ да бꙋ́дꙋтъ въ зна́мєнїѧ и҆ во времена̀, и҆ во дни̑ и҆ въ лѣ̑та,
14 God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
15 и҆ да бꙋ́дꙋтъ въ просвѣще́нїе на тве́рди небе́снѣй, ꙗ҆́кѡ свѣти́ти по землѝ. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ.
15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
16 И҆ сотворѝ бг҃ъ два̀ свѣти̑ла вели̑каѧ: свѣти́ло вели́кое въ нача̑ла днѐ, и҆ свѣти́ло ме́ньшее въ нача̑ла но́щи, и҆ ѕвѣ́зды:
16 God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
17 и҆ положѝ ѧ҆̀ бг҃ъ на тве́рди небе́снѣй, ꙗ҆́кѡ свѣти́ти на зе́млю,
17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
18 и҆ владѣ́ти дне́мъ и҆ но́щїю, и҆ разлꙋча́ти междꙋ̀ свѣ́томъ и҆ междꙋ̀ тьмо́ю. И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ добро̀.
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 И҆ бы́сть ве́черъ, и҆ бы́сть ᲂу҆́тро, де́нь четве́ртый.
19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да и҆зведꙋ́тъ во́ды га́ды дꙋ́шъ живы́хъ, и҆ пти̑цы лета́ющыѧ по землѝ, по тве́рди небе́снѣй. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ.
20 God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
21 И҆ сотворѝ бг҃ъ ки́ты вели̑кїѧ, и҆ всѧ́кꙋ дꙋ́шꙋ живо́тныхъ гадѡ́въ, ꙗ҆̀же и҆зведо́ша во́ды по родѡ́мъ и҆́хъ, и҆ всѧ́кꙋ пти́цꙋ перна́тꙋ по ро́дꙋ. И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ дѡбра̀.
21 God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
22 И҆ блгⷭ҇вѝ ѧ҆̀ бг҃ъ, гл҃ѧ: расти́тесѧ и҆ мно́житесѧ, и҆ напо́лните во́ды, ꙗ҆̀же въ морѧ́хъ, и҆ пти̑цы да ᲂу҆мно́жатсѧ на землѝ.
22 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
23 И҆ бы́сть ве́черъ, и҆ бы́сть ᲂу҆́тро, де́нь пѧ́тый.
23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: да и҆зведе́тъ землѧ̀ дꙋ́шꙋ жи́вꙋ по ро́дꙋ, четверонѡ́гаѧ и҆ га́ды, и҆ ѕвѣ̑ри землѝ по ро́дꙋ. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ.
24 God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.
25 И҆ сотворѝ бг҃ъ ѕвѣ̑ри землѝ по ро́дꙋ, и҆ скоты̀ по ро́дꙋ и҆́хъ, и҆ всѧ̑ га́ды землѝ по ро́дꙋ и҆́хъ. И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ дѡбра̀.
25 God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
26 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: сотвори́мъ человѣ́ка по ѡ҆́бразꙋ на́шемꙋ и҆ по подо́бїю, и҆ да ѡ҆блада́етъ ры́бами морски́ми, и҆ пти́цами небе́сными, (и҆ ѕвѣрьмѝ) и҆ скота́ми, и҆ все́ю земле́ю, и҆ всѣ́ми га̑ды пресмыка́ющимисѧ по землѝ.
26 God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 И҆ сотворѝ бг҃ъ человѣ́ка, по ѡ҆́бразꙋ бж҃їю сотворѝ є҆го̀: мꙋ́жа и҆ женꙋ̀ сотворѝ и҆̀хъ.
27 God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
28 И҆ блгⷭ҇вѝ и҆̀хъ бг҃ъ, гл҃ѧ: расти́тесѧ и҆ мно́житесѧ, и҆ напо́лните зе́млю, и҆ госпо́дствꙋйте є҆́ю, и҆ ѡ҆блада́йте ры́бами морски́ми, (и҆ ѕвѣрьмѝ) и҆ пти́цами небе́сными, и҆ всѣ́ми скота́ми, и҆ все́ю земле́ю, и҆ всѣ́ми га́дами пресмыка́ющимисѧ по землѝ.
28 God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
29 И҆ речѐ бг҃ъ: сѐ, да́хъ ва́мъ всѧ́кꙋю травꙋ̀ сѣ́меннꙋю сѣ́ющꙋю сѣ́мѧ, є҆́же є҆́сть верхꙋ̀ землѝ всеѧ̀: и҆ всѧ́кое дре́во, є҆́же и҆́мать въ себѣ̀ пло́дъ сѣ́мене сѣ́меннагѡ, ва́мъ бꙋ́детъ въ снѣ́дь:
29 God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
30 и҆ всѣ̑мъ ѕвѣрє́мъ зємны́мъ, и҆ всѣ̑мъ пти́цамъ небє́снымъ, и҆ всѧ́комꙋ га́дꙋ пресмыка́ющемꙋсѧ по землѝ, и҆́же и҆́мать въ себѣ̀ дꙋ́шꙋ живота̀, и҆ всѧ́кꙋ травꙋ̀ зеле́нꙋ въ снѣ́дь. И҆ бы́сть та́кѡ.
30 To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
31 И҆ ви́дѣ бг҃ъ всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка сотворѝ: и҆ сѐ дѡбра̀ ѕѣлѡ̀. И҆ бы́сть ве́черъ, и҆ бы́сть ᲂу҆́тро, де́нь шесты́й.
31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
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Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 1:1–3; Hebrews 11:3; Isaiah 45:18; Revelation 4:11; Hebrews 1:10
- 2 Jeremiah 4:23; Psalm 104:30; Isaiah 45:18; Psalm 33:6; Job 26:7
- 3 2 Corinthians 4:6; John 1:5; Isaiah 45:7; Isaiah 60:19; 1 John 1:5
- 4 Ecclesiastes 2:13; Genesis 1:18; Ecclesiastes 11:7; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 1:12
- 5 Psalm 74:16; Isaiah 45:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; Psalm 104:20; Genesis 8:22
- 6 Jeremiah 51:15; Job 37:18; Psalm 33:6; Job 26:7–8; Jeremiah 10:12–13
- 7 Proverbs 8:28–29; Psalm 148:4; Matthew 8:27; Job 38:8–11; Genesis 1:9
- 9 2 Peter 3:5; Jonah 1:9; Jeremiah 5:22; Psalm 95:5; Ecclesiastes 1:7
- 10 Deuteronomy 32:4
- 11 Hebrews 6:7; Psalm 104:14–17; Psalm 147:8; Genesis 1:29; Psalm 65:9–13
- 12 Mark 4:28; Isaiah 55:10–11; Matthew 13:24–26; Galatians 6:7; Luke 6:44
- 14 Psalm 104:19–20; Deuteronomy 4:19; Psalm 74:16–17; Jeremiah 31:35; Psalm 148:3
- 16 Psalm 136:7–9; Deuteronomy 4:19; Psalm 8:3; Psalm 74:16; Psalm 148:5
- 17 Psalm 8:3; Psalm 8:1; Job 38:12
- 18 Jeremiah 31:35; Psalm 19:6
- 20 Psalm 104:24–25; Genesis 2:19; 1 Kings 4:33; Psalm 148:10; Genesis 1:30
- 21 Psalm 104:24–26; Genesis 1:25; Genesis 8:19; Genesis 8:17; Genesis 6:20
- 22 Job 40:15; Genesis 8:17; Genesis 1:28; Psalm 107:38; Genesis 35:11
- 24 Psalm 50:9–10; Genesis 6:20; Genesis 8:19; Job 40:15; Psalm 148:10
- 25 Jeremiah 27:5; Job 12:8–10; Genesis 2:19–20; Job 26:13
- 26 Colossians 3:10; Ephesians 4:24; Psalm 8:4–8; Genesis 3:22; Genesis 5:1
- 27 Matthew 19:4; Ephesians 2:10; Genesis 5:1–2; Mark 10:6; Genesis 2:21–25
- 28 Genesis 9:1; Genesis 9:7; Leviticus 26:9; Psalm 128:3–4; Genesis 22:17–18
- 29 Genesis 9:3; Psalm 104:14–15; Psalm 145:15–16; Psalm 104:27–28; Acts 14:17
- 30 Psalm 104:14; Psalm 147:9; Psalm 145:15–16; Job 40:15; Job 40:20
- 31 1 Timothy 4:4; Psalm 104:24; Psalm 19:1–2; Exodus 20:11; Psalm 104:31
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Moses, then, they declare, by his mode of beginning the account of the creation, has at the commencement pointed out the mother of all things when he says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth;" for, as they maintain, by naming these four,--God, beginning, heaven, and earth,--he set forth their Tetrad.
And who is this but our God, the God that created heaven and earth, and filleth them, because by filling them He created them?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… but the heavens are from the waters: the earth is the place of men, but the earth is from the waters: and before the whole six days' formation of the things that were made, the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the water.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… bound to "seek those things which are above," but because the day seems to us to be in some sense an image of the age which we expect, wherefore, though it is the beginning of days, it is not called by Moses first, but one. For he says "There was evening, and there was morning, one day," as though the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
Light, therefore, being the work of the Creator and being made good (for God saw all that He made, and behold they were exceeding good ) produced darkness at His free-will.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)