El panorama
Génesis 1 abre con “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”, cambia cerca del versículo 16 con “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light…” y termina con “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Génesis · Versión King James · 31Génesis 1:1-8
Versículos 1–8: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Génesis 1:1–8 abre con “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” y llega a “And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Dios trae un mundo ordenado de las tinieblas, lo llena de vida y da a la humanidad la dignidad y responsabilidad de reflejar su imagen.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” El versículo nombra a God en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” El versículo nombra a God en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
Génesis 1:1-8
Versión King James1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Génesis 1:9-16
Versículos 9–16: God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one…
Génesis 1:9–16 abre con “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the…” y llega a “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Dios trae un mundo ordenado de las tinieblas, lo llena de vida y da a la humanidad la dignidad y responsabilidad de reflejar su imagen.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his…” El versículo nombra a God en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
“And the evening and the morning were the third day.” Este estribillo de tarde y mañana cierra una etapa y da al capítulo su ritmo memorable. La repetición permite escuchar cómo toma forma el orden.
Génesis 1:9-16
Versión King James9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16And 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.
Génesis 1:17-24
Versículos 17–24: God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the…
Génesis 1:17–24 abre con “And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,” y llega a “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Dios trae un mundo ordenado de las tinieblas, lo llena de vida y da a la humanidad la dignidad y responsabilidad de reflejar su imagen.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,” El versículo nombra a God en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
“And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” Este estribillo de tarde y mañana cierra una etapa y da al capítulo su ritmo memorable. La repetición permite escuchar cómo toma forma el orden.
Génesis 1:17-24
Versión King James17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Génesis 1:25-31
Versículos 25–31: God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their…
Génesis 1:25–31 abre con “And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing…” y llega a “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Dios trae un mundo ordenado de las tinieblas, lo llena de vida y da a la humanidad la dignidad y responsabilidad de reflejar su imagen.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon…” El veredicto repetido «bueno» no es un adorno. Da peso moral y teológico al mundo material creado por Dios.
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Génesis 1:25-31
Versión King James25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 1:1 comienza con “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 1:16 forma un giro natural: “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.”
La nota final
Genesis 1:31 deja al lector con “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras earth, waters, kind, light, firmament, good ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
¿Cómo deben entenderse los días de la creación?
Los cristianos interpretan los días de varias maneras, entre ellas días sucesivos ordinarios, un marco literario y períodos más largos. El patrón de tarde y mañana, el séptimo día y la relación con el sábado forman parte del debate. Toda lectura responsable debe explicar la estructura real del capítulo, no limitarse a imponerle una postura moderna.
Genesis 1:1-31 · Genesis 2:1-3 · Exodus 20:8-11
¿Por qué Génesis 1 y 2 tienen enfoques diferentes?
Génesis 1 contempla la creación ordenada del mundo, mientras Génesis 2 se concentra en el jardín, el trabajo humano, el mandamiento y la compañía. Algunos lectores los entienden como perspectivas complementarias; otros estudian tradiciones distintas reunidas en el texto final. La diferencia de enfoque debe reconocerse sin asumir que por sí sola demuestra una contradicción.
Genesis 1:26-31 · Genesis 2:1-25