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God Created Light [01-02]

Then God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. God saw that the light was good and called it “day.” He separated it from the darkness, which he called “night.” God created the light on the first day of creation.

然后神说:「有光!」就有了光。神看光是好的，便称为「昼。」神将光与黑暗分开，称黑暗为「夜。」神在创世的第一天创造了光。

Important Terms:

• God
• good

Translation Notes:

• God said - God created light by means of a simple verbal command.
• let there be - This is a command that happened immediately because it was spoken by God. It may be more natural to translate this as a statement of certainty that this would definitely happen. For example, you could translate this as, "God said, 'There will be light.'"
• light - This was a special light that God created–the sun was not created until later.
• was good - This phrase is often repeated through the Creation story, and emphasizes that each stage of creation was pleasing to God and accomplished his plan and purpose.
• creation - This word is used here to refer to the six-day period during which God made everything that exists.