ଆଦି ପୁସ୍ତକ 1:2
ପୃଥିବୀ ସେତବେେଳେ ସଂପୂରନ୍ଭାବେ ଶୂନ୍ଯ ଓ କିଛି ନଥିଲା। ଜଳଭାଗ ଉପରେ ଅନ୍ଧକାର ଘାଡ଼ଇେେ ରଖିଥିଲା ଏବଂ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ଆତ୍ମା ଜଳଭାଗ
| And the earth | וְהָאָ֗רֶץ | wĕhāʾāreṣ | veh-ha-AH-rets |
| was | הָיְתָ֥ה | hāytâ | hai-TA |
| without form, | תֹ֙הוּ֙ | tōhû | TOH-HOO |
| void; and | וָבֹ֔הוּ | wābōhû | va-VOH-hoo |
| and darkness | וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ | wĕḥōšek | veh-HOH-shek |
| was upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the face | פְּנֵ֣י | pĕnê | peh-NAY |
| deep. the of | תְה֑וֹם | tĕhôm | teh-HOME |
| And the Spirit | וְר֣וּחַ | wĕrûaḥ | veh-ROO-ak |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| moved | מְרַחֶ֖פֶת | mĕraḥepet | meh-ra-HEH-fet |
| upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the face | פְּנֵ֥י | pĕnê | peh-NAY |
| of the waters. | הַמָּֽיִם׃ | hammāyim | ha-MA-yeem |