第一章
T
he Creation of Universe
In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was
engulfed in total darkness, and the power of God was moving over the
water. Then God commanded, "Let there be light"—and light appeared. God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness, and he named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night" Evening passed and morning came—that was the first day.
Then God commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places"—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. He named the dome "Sky". Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
第 一 章 神 话 伊 甸 园 与 节 日 揭 秘
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"—and it was done. He named the land "Earth", and the water which had come together he named "Sea". And God was pleased with what he saw. Then he commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit"—and it was done. So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. Evening passed and morning came—that was the third day.
Then God commanded, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin; they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth"—and it was done. So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw. Evening passed and morning came—that was the fourth day.
Then God commanded, "Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds." So God created the great sea-monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw. He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce, and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number. Evening passed and morning came—that was the fifth day.
Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small"—and it was done. So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.
God said again, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds,
and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small." So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your
descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I
am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food"—and it was done. God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.
And so the whole universe was completed. By the seventh day God finished what he had been doing and stopped working. He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day he had completed his creation and stopped working. And that is how the universe was created.
宇宙的创造
起初，当神创造天地时。大地无形荒凉，一片汪洋，万物漆黑混浊； 神的力量运行于水上。于是神命令：“要有光”——光就出现了。神 为眼前的景象而喜悦。于是他把光、暗分开，称光为“昼”，称暗为“夜”。 夜晚消逝，晨光来临——这是第一天。 然后，神命令：“要有一个穹隆把水分开，隔离在两处”——事 情就这样成了。神造出一个穹隆，将水上下分开。他称穹隆为“天”。 夜晚消逝，晨光来临——这是第二天。 然后，神命令：“天下的水要汇集一处，以便大陆显现”——事 情就这样成了。他称大陆为“地”，称汇集一处的水为“海”。神为第 一 章 神 话 伊 甸 园 与 节 日 揭 秘 眼前的景象而喜悦。然后，神命令：“地要生出各种植物，有结籽的， 有结果的”——事情就这样成了。于是地生出了各种植物，神为眼前 的景象而喜悦。夜晚消逝，晨光来临——这是第三天。 然 后， 神 命 令：“ 天 上 要 有 光 体 来 区 分 昼 夜， 显 示 日 期、 年 岁和祭神庆典的起始；它们将在天上发光，照亮大地”——事情就 这样成了。于是神造了两个较大的光体，太阳管昼，月亮管夜；他 还造了星辰。他把这些光体放在天上照耀大地，分管昼、夜，区分 明、暗。神为眼前的景象而喜悦。夜晚消逝，晨光来临——这是第 四天。 然后，神命令：“水里要充满多种生物，空中要飞满鸟雀。” 就这样，神创造了海底巨兽、各类水中生物，还有各种鸟雀。神为眼 前的景象而喜悦。他赐福给他们全体，告诉水里的生物要不断繁殖， 充满海洋，并告诉鸟雀要增加数量。夜晚消逝，晨光来临——这是第 五天。 然后，神命令：“地要生出各类动物：家禽、野兽，无论大小”—— 事情就这样成了。于是神造出百兽，他为眼前的景象而喜悦。神又说： “现在我们要造人；他们将与我们一模一样。他们将统治鱼、鸟、百兽， 大小生物。”就这样，神造出人来，使他们同自己长得一样。他造出男人， 造出女人，赐福给他们，并说：“多生子女，让你们的后代遍布大地， 成为它的主宰。我让你们主管鱼、鸟和百兽。我提供了五谷、百果供 你们享用；不过，对百兽和飞鸟，我给他们提供的食物是青草和带叶 的植物”——事情就这样成了。神看着自己所创造的一切，十分满意。 夜晚消逝，晨光来临——这是第六天。 就这样，整个宇宙创造完毕。到了第七天，神完成了他所做的一切， 停止劳作。他赐福给第七天，并将它定为特殊的日子，因为这一天他 完成了创世，停止了劳作。就这样，宇宙便创造出来了。
Tips
desolate adj. 荒芜的，无人居住的；孤寂的，凄凉的 engulfed v. 使陷入，使消失 domestic adj. 家的，家庭的；（动物）驯养的（非野生的） resemble v. 像的，与……相似 descendant n. 后裔；后代；子孙 leafy adj. 多叶的，叶茂的T
he Garden of Eden
God had made a beautiful garden for the first man and woman to live in. The garden, called Eden, was full of many wonderful things. Flowers as beautiful to look at as they were to smell grew everywhere. Soft, green grass grew under foot. The joyful music of songbirds drifted
第 一 章 神 话 伊 甸 园 与 节 日 揭 秘
cross gentle, warm breezes. A clear flowing stream gave cool, fresh water to drink, while hanging from the limbs of the many trees were all sorted of delicious fruits. Tasty vegetable grew free for the gathering. In the Garden of Eden were also all manner of animals, both large and small. Adam and Eve didn't have to be afraid of any of the beasts, for all the animals were their friends. God told the man and woman that it was their job to take care of their new home. He also told them that two special trees grew in the garden. One was the Tree of Life. The other was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
God told them, "You may eat the fruit that grows on all the except for one. You mustn't touch the fruit that grows on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. If you eat the fruit that grows on that tree, you will die.
伊甸园
上帝（耶和华）给他创造的第一个男人和女人建造了一个美丽的 花园来居住。这个被称为伊甸园的花园里充满了许多奇妙的事物, 到 处都是美丽而又香气怡人的鲜花。脚下长满了柔软的青草，温暖和煦 的微风中传来鸟儿悦耳的歌声, 清澈的小溪送来清凉干冽的活水，果 树枝头挂满了累累的鲜果，美味的蔬菜可以任意采摘。在伊甸园里有 大大小小的动物。亚当和夏娃不必害怕任何野兽，因为所有的动物都 是他们的朋友。上帝告诉亚当和夏娃，他们的工作就是看管好他们的 新家。他还告诉他们，园子里有两棵特殊的树，一棵是生命之树，一 棵是善恶知识之树。 上帝嘱咐他们：“园中各种树上的果实你们都可以吃，只有善恶 树上的不能动。如果你们吃了这棵树上的果子你们就会死。”Tips
Eden n. （圣经）伊甸园，乐园 drift v. 漂流
breeze n. 微风
Adam and Eve 亚当和夏娃（《圣经》中的人物，所谓的人 类始祖）
F
igures in Greek Mythology
Narcissus: a beautiful youth who spurned the love of the nymph Echo and in punishment was made to fall in love with his own reflection when he sat by a pool and pined away gazing at himself in a pool one day, and at his death was changed into the flower bearing his name narcissus.
第 一 章 神 话 伊 甸 园 与 节 日 揭 秘
Prometheus: a Titan (Titan in Greek Mythology) who made the first man from clay and stole fire from the gods to give to mankind. In revenge for the theft, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock, Caucasus where his liver was eaten by an eagle which Zeus sent every day, only to grow again every night. Prometheus had to bear and wait someone would be willing to die for him. Hercules eventually rescued him. Prometheus has been seen as a hero, a symbol of freedom, rebellion against tyranny, and of creative imagination. It was said that Prometheus also taught mankind in building houses, sailing, medicine, reading and writing and so on.
