Genesis 1:16

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

Bible in Basic English ☆

And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.

Darby Translation ☆

And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, — and the stars.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

God then made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the night: he made also the starres.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

King James Version ☆

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

Webster Bible ☆

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth) ☆

So God made the two great lights: The greater to rule the day and the lesser to rule the night. God made the stars also.

Open English Bible (US) ☆

So God made the two great lights: The greater to rule the day and the lesser to rule the night. God made the stars also.

Revised Version ☆

And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge ☆

And the Lord made the two great luminaries: the greater luminary to rule in the day; and the smaller luminary to rule in the night, and the stars.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.

World English Bible ☆

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.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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.

World English Bible Classic ☆

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.

World English Bible Updated ☆

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.

World Messianic Bible ☆

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.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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.

Wycliffe Bible portions ☆

And God made twei grete liytis, the gretter liyt that it schulde be bifore to the dai, and the lesse liyt that it schulde be bifore to the niyt;

Young's Literal Translation ☆

And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary — and the stars — for the rule of the night;

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

And Elohim made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; He made the kokhavim (stars) also.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

فَعَمِلَ ٱللهُ ٱلنُّورَيْنِ ٱلْعَظِيمَيْنِ: ٱلنُّورَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ لِحُكْمِ ٱلنَّهَارِ، وَٱلنُّورَ ٱلْأَصْغَرَ لِحُكْمِ ٱللَّيْلِ، وَٱلنُّجُومَ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သို့​ဖြစ်​၍​နေ့​ကို​ကြီး​စိုး​ရန်​နေ​ဗိ​မာန်​နှင့်​ည ကို​ကြီး​စိုး​ရန် လ​ဗိ​မာန်​နှင့်​ကြယ်​များ​ကို ဖန်​ဆင်း​တော်​မူ​၏။-

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ထိုသို့ ဘုရား သခင်သည် အလင်း အိမ်ကြီး နှစ် လုံးတည်းဟူသောနေ့ ကိုအုပ်စိုး ရသောအကြီး တလုံး၊ ညဉ့် ကို အုပ်စိုး ရသောအငယ် တလုံးနှင့်တကွ ကြယ် များတို့ကို ဖန်ဆင်း တော်မူပြီးလျှင်၊

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Sithaw mah aanghaih paekkung kalen hnetto sak, kalen kue khodai ukkung ka-aang hoi kathoeng kue khoving ukkung ka-aang to a sak; cakaehnawk doeh a sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Te phoeiah Pathen loh vangnah a len panit te, khothaih kah khohung la vangnah a len pakhat neh khoyin kah khohung la vangnah a yit neh aisi rhoek te khaw a saii.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Te phoeiah Pathen loh vangnah a len panit te, khothaih kah khohung la vangnah a len pakhat neh khoyin kah khohung la vangnah a yit neh aisi rhoek te khaw a saii.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

于是 神造了两个大光，大的管昼，小的管夜，又 造众星，

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

於是上帝造了兩個大光，大的管晝，小的管夜，又 造眾星，

World Chinese Bible ☆

上帝造了两个大光体：较大的光体管理白昼，较小的光体管理黑夜。祂也造了众星。

Croatian Bible ☆

I načini Bog dva velika svjetlila - veće da vlada danom, manje da vlada noću - i zvijezde.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

I učinil Bůh dvě světla veliká, světlo větší, aby správu drželo nade dnem, a světlo menší, aby správu drželo nad nocí; též i hvězdy.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Gud gjorde de to store Lys, det største til at herske om Dagen, det mindste til at herske om Natten, og Stjernerne;

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

God dan maakte die twee grote lichten; dat grote licht tot heerschappij des daags, en dat kleine licht tot heerschappij des nachts; ook de sterren.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

God maakte de beide grote lichten: het grootste licht om de dag te beheersen, en het kleinste om heerschappij te voeren over de nacht; bovendien de sterren.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kaj Dio faris la du grandajn lumaĵojn: la pli grandan lumaĵon, por regi la tagon, kaj la malpli grandan lumaĵon, por regi la nokton, kaj la stelojn.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Et Dieu fit les deux grands luminaires, le grand luminaire pour dominer sur le jour, et le petit luminaire pour dominer sur la nuit ; et les étoiles.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Et Dieu fit les deux grands luminaires; le grand luminaire, pour dominer sur le jour, et le petit luminaire, pour dominer sur la nuit; il fit aussi les étoiles.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Dieu fit les deux grands luminaires, le plus grand luminaire pour présider au jour, et le plus petit luminaire pour présider à la nuit; il fit aussi les étoiles.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Dieu fit les deux grands luminaires : le plus grand pour régir le jour, et le plus petit pour régir la nuit. Il fit aussi les étoiles.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und Gott machte die zwei großen Lichter: das große Licht zur Beherrschung des Tages, und das kleine Licht zur Beherrschung der Nacht, und die Sterne.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Und Gott machte zwei große Lichter: ein großes Licht, das den Tag regiere, und ein kleines Licht, das die Nacht regiere, dazu auch Sterne.

German Textbibel ☆

Da machte Gott die beiden großen Leuchten: die große Leuchte, damit sie bei Tage die Herrschaft führe, und die kleine Leuchte, damit sie bei Nacht die Herrschaft führe, dazu die Sterne.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Und Gott machte die zwei großen Lichter, das große Licht zur Beherrschung des Tages und das kleinere Licht zur Beherrschung der Nacht; dazu die Sterne.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς δύο φωστῆρας τοὺς μεγάλους, τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν μέγαν εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν ἐλάσσω εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς νυκτός, καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς δύο φωστῆρας τοὺς μεγάλους· τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν μέγαν εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς ἡμέρας, καὶ τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν ἐλάσσω εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς νυκτὸς, καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Bondye fè de gwo limyè, pi gwo a pou kòmande sou lajounen, pi piti a pou kòmande sou lannwit. Li fè zetwal yo tou.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Hana iho la ke Akua i na malamalama nui elua: o ka malamalama nui, e alii ai maluna o ke ao, a o ka malamalama uuku iho, e alii ai maluna o ka po, a me na hoku hoi.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־הַמָּאֹ֤ור הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיֹּ֔ום וְאֶת־הַמָּאֹ֤ור הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת הַכֹּוכָבִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ויעש אלהים את שני המארת הגדלים את המאור הגדל לממשלת היום ואת המאור הקטן לממשלת הלילה ואת הכוכבים׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Iddio adunque fece i due gran luminari (il maggiore per avere il reggimento del giorno, e il minore per avere il reggimento della notte), e le stelle.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

E Dio fece i due grandi luminari: il luminare maggiore, per presiedere al giorno, e il luminare minore per presiedere alla notte; e fece pure le stelle.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

神は二つの大きな光るものを造られた。大きい方の光るものに昼を治めさせ、小さい方の光るものに夜を治めさせた。また、星々も造られた。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

하나님이 두 큰 광명을 만드사 큰 광명으로 낮을 주관하게 하시고 작은 광명으로 밤을 주관하게 하시며 또 별들을 만드시고

Kosraean Bible ☆

Ouinge God El orala kalem luo ma yohk uh: faht in leumi len, ac malem in leumi fong; El oayapa orala itu uh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna: luminare majus, ut præesset diei: et luminare minus, ut præesset nocti: et stellas.

Ngarrindjeri Scriptures ☆

God ile winmir hengenekengk grauwengk, nungge, markeri; grauwe nungge itye klarturamb nunkungai; muralappe markeri itye klarturamb yonguldyungai. Kile an winmir tuldar.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

و خدا دو نیر بزرگ ساخت، نیر اعظم را برای سلطنت روز و نیر اصغر را برای سلطنت شب، وستارگان را.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Deus fez os dois grandes luminares: o luminar maior para governar o dia, e o luminar menor para governar a noite. Ele fez também as estrelas.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

E fez Deus os dois grandes luminares; o luminar maior para que exerça domínio no dia, e o luminar menor para que exerça domínio na noite; fez também as estrelas.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Şi Dumnezeu a făcut doi luminători mari: luminătorul mai mare pentru a stăpâni ziua şi luminătorul mai mic pentru a stăpâni noaptea; el a făcut de asemenea stelele.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Думнезеу а фэкут чей дой марь луминэторь, ши ануме: луминэторул чел май маре, ка сэ стэпыняскэ зиуа, ши луминэторул чел май мик, ка сэ стэпыняскэ ноаптя; а фэкут ши стелеле.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

И создал Бог два светила великие: светило большее, для управления днем, и светило меньшее, для управления ночью, и звезды;

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

I stvori Bog dva videla velika: videlo veće da upravlja danom, i videlo manje da upravlja noću, i zvezde.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

И створи Бог два видела велика: видело веће да управља даном, и видело мање да управља ноћу, и звезде.

Mashi Bible ☆

Nnâmahanga ajira bimole bibiri binene, ecimole cinênênè mpu cikamoleka mûshi, n’ecimole cinyinyi mpu cikamoleka budufu, boshi n’enyenyêzi.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

E hizo Dios las dos grandes lumbreras; la lumbrera mayor para que señorease en el día, y la lumbrera menor para que señorease en la noche: hizo también las estrellas.

Spanish BLL ☆

Dios hizo las dos grandes luces: la luz mayor para dominar el día y la luz menor para dominar la noche. También hizo las estrellas.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Dios hizo las dos grandes lumbreras: la lumbrera mayor para que dominase en el día, y la lumbrera menor para que dominase en la noche. Hizo también las estrellas.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

E hizo Dios él Señor las dos grandes lámparas: la lumbrera mayor para ser la gobernante del día, y la lumbrera menor para ser el soberano de la noche; e hizo las estrellas.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

ʼElohim hizo las dos grandes lumbreras: la lumbrera mayor para regir el día y la lumbrera menor para regir la noche.

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Revised West Version ☆

Pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae maama lahi ʻe ua; ko e maama lahi hake ke pule ki he ʻaho, mo e maama siʻi ke pule ki he pō: pea mo e ngaahi fetuʻu foki.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

І сотворив Бог два сьвітила великі: сьвітило велике правити днем, і сьвітило менше правити ніччю, і зорі.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

І сотворив Бог два сьвітила великі: сьвітило велике правити днем, і сьвітило менше правити ніччю, і зорі.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Đức Chúa Trời làm nên hai vì sáng lớn; vì lớn hơn để cai trị ban ngày, vì nhỏ hơn để cai trị ban đêm; Ngài cũng làm các ngôi sao.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃