I. TSIM NTUJ TSIM TEB THIAB NOOB NEEJ
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1Thaum chiv lub keeb, Tswv Ntuj[1] tsim lub Ntuj[2] thiab lub ntiaj teb. 2Lub ntiaj teb tseem tsis tau tsheej ntiaj teb thiab tsis muaj dab tsi nyob hauv li. Qhov tsaus ntuj nti npog lub qhov ntuj dub nciab. Tswv Ntuj nthwv cua[3] kiv nplawm ntws saum nplaim dej.
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 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.
3Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom muaj qhov pom kev.” Ces txawm muaj qhov pom kev tuaj. 4Tswv Ntuj pom tias qhov pom kev ntawd zoo. Tswv Ntuj cais qhov pom kev ntawm qhov tsaus ntuj. 5Tswv Ntuj hu qhov pom kev ua “nruab hnub” thiab hu qhov tsaus ntuj ua “hmo ntuj”. Txawm muaj tsaus ntuj thiab muaj kaj ntug yog thawj hnub.
3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
6Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom muaj ib daim ntuj nyob hauv nruab nrab cov dej thiab kom nws quas cov dej ntawm cov dej.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj. 7Tswv Ntuj ua daim ntuj los quas cov dej nyob hauv qab ntuj ntawm cov dej nyob saum qaum ntuj. 8Tswv Ntuj hu daim ntuj ua “ntuj ntsuab”.[4] Txawm muaj tsaus ntuj thiab muaj kaj ntug yog hnub ob.
6 God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 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 God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom cov dej uas nyob hauv qab lub ntuj ntsuab sib sau los ua ib pawg xwb, thiab kom av qhuav tshwm los.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj. 10Tswv Ntuj hu cov av qhuav ua “ntiaj teb” thiab hu cov dej ua “hiav txwv”. Tswv Ntuj pom tias qhov ntawd zoo. 11Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom ntiaj teb tuaj nroj tsuag ntsuab xiab, kom muaj nroj tsuag txawj muaj noob, thiab kom muaj ntoo txi txiv nyias txi nyias hom txiv, nyias muaj nyias hom noob.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj. 12Ntiaj teb tuaj nroj tsuag ntsuab xiab, tej nroj tsuag nyias txawj txi nyias hom noob thiab tej ntoo nyias txawj txi nyias hom txiv, nyias muaj nyias hom noob. Tswv Ntuj pom hais tias qhov ntawd zoo. 13Txawm muaj tsaus ntuj thiab muaj kaj ntug yog hnub peb.
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 God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good. 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 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 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom muaj tej lub ci ci nyob saum lub ntuj ntsuab saud, cais nruab hnub thiab hmo ntuj, thiab cia ua tej lub cim xam hnub xam nyoog thiab suav hnub suav xyoo; 15kom tej lub ci ci nyob saum lub ntuj ntsuab ua kom ntiaj teb pom kev.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj. 16Tswv Ntuj ua ob lub ci ci loj dua cov, lub ci ci loj yog lub kav nruab hnub, lub ci ci me yog lub kav hmo ntuj, thiab cov hnub qub. 17Tswv Ntuj muab lawv txawb rau saum lub ntuj ntsuab saud kom ntiaj teb pom kev. 18Cia kav nruab hnub thiab hmo ntuj, thiab cia cais qhov pom kev ntawm qhov tsaus ntuj. Tswv Ntuj pom tias qhov ntawd zoo. 19Txawm muaj tsaus ntuj thiab muaj kaj ntug yog hnub plaub.
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 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so. 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 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth, 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 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom muaj tej tsiaj muaj sia npau xi nyob hauv cov dej, thiab kom muaj noog ya saum npoo ntiaj teb, saum ib nta ntuj ntsuab.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj. 21Tswv Ntuj tsim cov tsiaj hiav txwv loj loj thiab tas puas tsav yam tsiaj muaj sia uas txawj ntab hauv dej, coob coob npau xi nyias muaj raws nyias hom, thiab tsim cov noog muaj tis, nyias muaj raws nyias hom. Tswv Ntuj pom tias qhov ntawd zoo. 22Tswv Ntuj foom lus zoo rau lawv tias “Nej yeej meem tsim noob, yeej meem huam vam mus nyob puv cov dej hauv hiav txwv, kom cov noog yeej meem huam vam mus puv ntiaj teb.” 23Txawm muaj tsaus ntuj thiab muaj kaj ntug yog hnub tsib.
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 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 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kom ntiaj teb txawj muaj tej yam rau cov tsiaj qus, cov noog ya saum ntuj, tas txhua yam nkag hauv av thiab ciaj sia, kuv muab rau lawv ua txhiam xws noj.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj. 25Tswv Ntuj ua tej tsiaj qus kom nyias muaj nyias hom, tej tsiaj nyeg kom nyias muaj nyias hom, thiab tas txhua yam kab ntsaum kom nyias muaj nyias hom. Tswv Ntuj pom tias qhov ntawd zoo.
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 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.
26Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Peb yuav ua tib neeg raws li peb tus duab, kom zoo li peb me ntsis. Kom lawv ua tswv kav cov ntses nyob hauv hiav txwv, cov noog ya saum ntuj, cov tsiaj nyeg, tas txhua yam tsiaj qus thiab txhua yam kab ntsaum nkag hauv av.” 27Ces Tswv Ntuj tsim tib neeg raws li nws tus duab. Yog raws li Tswv Ntuj tus duab, mas nws thiaj tau tsim tib neeg; nws tsim nkawd ua txiv neej thiab ua poj niam. 28Tswv Ntuj foom lus zoo rau nkawd thiab hais rau nkawd tias “Neb yeej meem tsim noob, yeej meem huam vam mus puv ntiaj teb thiab tswj ntiaj teb. Neb kav cov ntses nyob hauv hiav txwv, cov noog ya saum ntuj thiab tas puas tsav yam tsiaj uas nkag hauv ntiaj teb.” 29Tswv Ntuj hais tias “Kuv muab tas puas tsav yam nroj tsuag muaj noob uas tuaj nyob saum npoo ntiaj teb, kuv muab tas puas tsav yam ntoo txi txiv thiab muaj noob rau neb. Tej ntawd yuav yog neb tej txhiam laj txhiam xws. 30Kuv muab tas txhua yam nroj ntsuab rau cov tsiaj qus, cov noog ya saum ntuj, tas txhua yam nkag hauv ntiaj teb thiab ciaj sia, kuv muab rau lawv ua txhiam xws noj.” Ces txawm muaj li ntawd tuaj.
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 God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. 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 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 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.
31Tswv Ntuj ntsia tas txhua yam nws tau ua, txhua yam ntawd zoo kawg. Txawm muaj tsaus ntuj thiab muaj kaj ntug yog hnub rau.
31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
[1] Lo lus ‘Tswv Ntuj’ yog siv los txhais lo lus tias ‘Elohim’ los yog ‘God’ uas yog tus tsim tas ib puas tsav yam thiab kav tas lub sim ceeb.
[2] ‘Ntuj’ tsis yog lub ntuj ntsuab saum taub hau, tiam sis yog ib thaj chaw nyob siab dua txheej ntuj ntsuab lawm saud, los yog Hmoob hais tias ‘qaum ntuj’.
[3] Nyob hauv Ntawv Ntshiab lus Aas Kiv siv lo tias ‘God’ s Spirit’ tab sis lo no tsis yog hais txog ‘Tswv Ntuj lub Tswv Yim’ los ‘Leej Ntuj Plig’ tab sis yog hais txog nthwv cua tuaj ntawm Tswv Ntuj tuaj.
[4] ‘Ntuj Ntsuab’ yog lub ntuj peb pom nyob saum taub hau.