Genesis 2
King James Version
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 2
New King James Version
The Garden of Eden
2 Thus the heavens and the earth, and (A)all the host of them, were finished. 2 (B)And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God (C)blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
4 (D)This is the [a]history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 before any (E)plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not (F)caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man (G)to till the ground; 6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the (H)dust of the ground, and (I)breathed into his (J)nostrils the breath of life; and (K)man became a living being.
Life in God’s Garden
8 The Lord God planted (L)a garden (M)eastward in (N)Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made (O)every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (P)The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and (Q)evil.
10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts (R)the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. (S)Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is (T)Hiddekel;[b] it is the one which goes toward the east of [c]Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 Then the Lord God took [d]the man and put him in the garden of Eden to [e]tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (U)you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it (V)you[f] shall surely (W)die.”
18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; (X)I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 19 (Y)Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and (Z)brought them to [g]Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
21 And the Lord God caused a (AA)deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [h]made into a woman, (AB)and He (AC)brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
“This is now (AD)bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called [i]Woman,
Because she was (AE)taken out of [j]Man.”
24 (AF)Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and (AG)be[k] joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 (AH)And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not (AI)ashamed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:4 Heb. toledoth, lit. generations
- Genesis 2:14 Or Tigris
- Genesis 2:14 Heb. Ashshur
- Genesis 2:15 Or Adam
- Genesis 2:15 cultivate
- Genesis 2:17 Lit. dying you shall die
- Genesis 2:19 Or the man
- Genesis 2:22 Lit. built
- Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ishshah
- Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ish
- Genesis 2:24 Lit. cling
Génesis 2
Palabra de Dios para Todos
2 El cielo, la tierra y todo
lo que hay en ellos quedaron terminados.
2 En el séptimo día, Dios cesó
todo el trabajo que había hecho en la creación.
3 Bendijo el séptimo día y lo declaró día santo
porque cesó ese día todo el trabajo que había hecho en la creación.
Comienzo de la humanidad
4 Esa es la historia de la creación del cielo y la tierra.[a] La siguiente es la historia de lo que ocurrió después que el SEÑOR Dios hizo los cielos y la tierra. 5 Aun no se cultivaba ninguna planta ni crecía ninguna hierba silvestre en los campos porque el SEÑOR Dios no había hecho llover sobre la tierra y no había ningún ser humano que trabajara la tierra. 6 Pero salía agua de ella y rociaba todo el suelo. 7 El SEÑOR Dios formó al hombre[b] tomando polvo de la tierra, sopló en su nariz aliento de vida y el hombre se convirtió en un ser viviente.
8 Luego el SEÑOR Dios plantó un jardín en el Edén[c], en el oriente[d] y allí puso al hombre que había formado. 9 El SEÑOR Dios hizo que del suelo creciera toda clase de árboles hermosos de frutos comestibles y deliciosos. El árbol de la vida se encontraba en medio del jardín y allí también estaba el árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal.
10 Un río del Edén regaba el jardín. Este río recibía agua de cuatro ríos distintos. 11 El primero se llamaba Pisón y corría por toda la región de Javilá[e], donde hay oro. 12 El oro de esa región es de buena calidad, y también hay bedelio[f] y ónice. 13 El segundo río se llamaba Guijón y corría por toda la región de Cus[g]. 14 El tercer río se llamaba Tigris y corría por el oriente de Asiria. El cuarto río era el Éufrates.[h]
15 El SEÑOR Dios tomó al hombre y lo puso en el jardín del Edén para que lo cultivara y lo cuidara. 16 Luego el SEÑOR Dios le ordenó al hombre: «Puedes comer libremente de cualquier árbol en el jardín, 17 pero no debes comer del árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal porque el día que lo hagas, sin duda morirás».
En buena compañía
18 Entonces el SEÑOR Dios dijo: «No le hace bien al hombre estar solo, haré a un ser capaz de ayudarlo y que sea como él».
19 Entonces el SEÑOR Dios formó de la tierra a todos los animales del campo y a todas las aves del cielo. Los llevó al hombre para ver cómo los iba a llamar y con ese nombre se quedó cada ser viviente. 20 El hombre le dio nombre a todos los animales domésticos, a todas las aves del cielo y a todos los animales silvestres; pero ninguno de ellos resultó capaz de formar pareja con él para ayudarlo. 21 Entonces el SEÑOR Dios hizo que el hombre durmiera profundamente y mientras dormía le quitó una parte de su costado y rellenó esa parte con carne. 22 Después, de esa parte de su costado el SEÑOR Dios hizo una mujer y se la llevó al hombre. 23 El hombre dijo:
«¡Al fin! ¡Esta es hueso de mis huesos
y carne de mi carne!
La llamaré “mujer”[i],
porque fue sacada del hombre».
24 Por esa razón el hombre deja a su papá y a su mamá, se une a su esposa y los dos se convierten en un solo ser.[j]
25 Tanto el hombre como la mujer estaban desnudos, pero ninguno de los dos se avergonzaba por eso.
Footnotes
- 2:4 Esa es […] la tierra o Esa es la historia de cómo nacieron el cielo y la tierra.
- 2:7 hombre En hebreo la pronunciación de las palabras hombre y suelo es muy parecida.
- 2:8 Edén Palabra hebrea que significa delicia (ver Is 51:3; Ez 31:8-9).
- 2:8 oriente Generalmente se refiere al área entre los ríos Tigris y Éufrates que queda en el oriente, cerca del Golfo Pérsico.
- 2:11 Javilá Nombre que tenía la región ubicada a lo largo de la costa occidental de la península Arábica.
- 2:12 bedelio Resina costosa y de olor dulce.
- 2:13 Cus Usualmente se refiere a Etiopía, un país en África al lado del mar Rojo, pero aquí se refiere a la región al nororiente del río Tigris.
- 2:14 Tigris, Éufrates Los dos ríos más grandes de Babilonia y Asiria.
- 2:23 mujer En hebreo la palabra mujer se forma de la palabra hombre, algo así como tomar la palabra varón y formar la palabra varona.
- 2:24 y los dos […] ser o y los dos forman una familia.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
© 2005, 2015 Bible League International