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At https://thecanonicalbible.com/, I have translated the bible with the books listed in the canon in the form existing 397 CE into English, using the papyri and codices that are nowadays all digitized. In 397 the bible was only existing in ancient greek. All improvements later were however done differently by the various churches and denominations. So this is the english translation of the original "source code".
As I have done the collection of all fragments and the translation mostly by myself, as there are few christians interested enough in the "source code", please let me know of any mistakes I have made?

Thanks

Cay
 
At https://thecanonicalbible.com/, I have translated the bible with the books listed in the canon in the form existing 397 CE into English, using the papyri and codices that are nowadays all digitized. In 397 the bible was only existing in ancient greek. All improvements later were however done differently by the various churches and denominations. So this is the english translation of the original "source code".
As I have done the collection of all fragments and the translation mostly by myself, as there are few christians interested enough in the "source code", please let me know of any mistakes I have made?

Thanks

Cay
Nehemiah and Esther seem to be missing. Possibly others. You don't seem to be following any of the usual canonical orders.
 
Nehemiah and Esther seem to be missing. Possibly others. You don't seem to be following any of the usual canonical orders.
There are part of 2 Esdras and where first later put in serate books. At time of the Canonization they were part of 2 Esdras. This translation and structure follows the canon of 397 CE acepted by all christions. Today we have several canons 4 mayor ones https://biblecanon.org/canons/ and several others.
 
1In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.

2And the earth was invisible and unformed, and darkness was over the abyss, and a spirit of God was borne over the water.

3And God said, "Let light come into being." And light came into being.

4And God saw the light, that it was good. And God separated between the light and between the darkness.

5And God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one day.

6And God said, "Let a firmament come into being in the midst of the water, and let it be a divider between water and water." And it became so.

7And God made the firmament, and God separated between the water that was beneath the firmament and between the water that was above the firmament.

8And God called the firmament "heaven." And God saw that it was good. And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a second day.

9And God said, "Let the water beneath the heaven be gathered into one gathering, and let the dry land appear." And it became so. And the water beneath the heaven was gathered into their gatherings, and the dry land appeared.

10And God called the dry land "earth," and the collections of the waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

11And God said, "Let the earth sprout forth herbage of grass, sowing seed according to kind and according to likeness, and fruit-bearing tree producing fruit, whose seed is in it according to kind upon the earth." And it became so.

12And the earth brought forth herbage of grass, sowing seed according to kind and according to likeness, and fruit-bearing tree producing fruit, whose seed is in it according to kind upon the earth. And God saw that it was good.

13And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a third day.

14And God said, "Let luminaries come into being in the firmament of the heaven for illumination of the earth, to separate between the day and between the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years,

15and let them be for illumination in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth." And it became so.

16And God made the two great luminaries, the great luminary for rule of the day and the lesser luminary for rule of the night, and the stars.

17And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth

18and to rule the day and the night and to separate between the light and between the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a fourth day.

20And God said, "Let the waters bring forth creeping things of living souls, and winged things flying over the earth along the firmament of the heaven." And it became so.

21And God made the great sea-monsters and every soul of living creeping creatures, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying thing according to kind. And God saw that they were good.

22And God blessed them, saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the winged things multiply upon the earth."

23And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a fifth day.

24And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living soul according to kind: four-footed things and creeping things and wild beasts of the earth according to kind." And it became so.

25And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to kind and the cattle according to kind and all the creeping things of the earth according to their kind. And God saw that they were good.

26And God said, "Let us make man according to our image and according to likeness, and let them rule the fish of the sea and the winged things of the heaven and the cattle and all the earth and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth."

27And God made man; according to the image of God he made him; male and female he made them.

28And God blessed them, saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule the fish of the sea and the winged things of the heaven and all the cattle and all the earth and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth."

29And God said, "Behold, I have given you every sowable grass, sowing seed, which is upon all the earth, and every tree that has in itself fruit of sowable seed — it shall be to you for food

30and to all the wild beasts of the earth and to all the winged things of the heaven and to every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, which has in itself a soul of life, every green grass for food." And it became so.

31And God saw all things, as many as he had made, and behold, they were exceedingly good. And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a sixth day.

I see no problem/no significant difference with the NIV other than in v. 2 you say "a spirit" instead of "the Spirit".
Also, bara in verse 1 should be translated as "created" to distinguish it from asah in verse 7.
 
1In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.

2And the earth was invisible and unformed, and darkness was over the abyss, and a spirit of God was borne over the water.

3And God said, "Let light come into being." And light came into being.

4And God saw the light, that it was good. And God separated between the light and between the darkness.

5And God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one day.

6And God said, "Let a firmament come into being in the midst of the water, and let it be a divider between water and water." And it became so.

7And God made the firmament, and God separated between the water that was beneath the firmament and between the water that was above the firmament.

8And God called the firmament "heaven." And God saw that it was good. And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a second day.

9And God said, "Let the water beneath the heaven be gathered into one gathering, and let the dry land appear." And it became so. And the water beneath the heaven was gathered into their gatherings, and the dry land appeared.

10And God called the dry land "earth," and the collections of the waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

11And God said, "Let the earth sprout forth herbage of grass, sowing seed according to kind and according to likeness, and fruit-bearing tree producing fruit, whose seed is in it according to kind upon the earth." And it became so.

12And the earth brought forth herbage of grass, sowing seed according to kind and according to likeness, and fruit-bearing tree producing fruit, whose seed is in it according to kind upon the earth. And God saw that it was good.

13And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a third day.

14And God said, "Let luminaries come into being in the firmament of the heaven for illumination of the earth, to separate between the day and between the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years,

15and let them be for illumination in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth." And it became so.

16And God made the two great luminaries, the great luminary for rule of the day and the lesser luminary for rule of the night, and the stars.

17And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth

18and to rule the day and the night and to separate between the light and between the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a fourth day.

20And God said, "Let the waters bring forth creeping things of living souls, and winged things flying over the earth along the firmament of the heaven." And it became so.

21And God made the great sea-monsters and every soul of living creeping creatures, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying thing according to kind. And God saw that they were good.

22And God blessed them, saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the winged things multiply upon the earth."

23And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a fifth day.

24And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living soul according to kind: four-footed things and creeping things and wild beasts of the earth according to kind." And it became so.

25And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to kind and the cattle according to kind and all the creeping things of the earth according to their kind. And God saw that they were good.

26And God said, "Let us make man according to our image and according to likeness, and let them rule the fish of the sea and the winged things of the heaven and the cattle and all the earth and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth."

27And God made man; according to the image of God he made him; male and female he made them.

28And God blessed them, saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule the fish of the sea and the winged things of the heaven and all the cattle and all the earth and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth."

29And God said, "Behold, I have given you every sowable grass, sowing seed, which is upon all the earth, and every tree that has in itself fruit of sowable seed — it shall be to you for food

30and to all the wild beasts of the earth and to all the winged things of the heaven and to every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, which has in itself a soul of life, every green grass for food." And it became so.

31And God saw all things, as many as he had made, and behold, they were exceedingly good. And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a sixth day.

I see no problem/no significant difference with the NIV other than in v. 2 you say "a spirit" instead of "the Spirit".
Also, bara in verse 1 should be translated as "created" to distinguish it from asah in verse 7.
Thanks