“In the beginning God…”

        Long before you were born there was God.  Long before anyone lived or before there was an earth, God was.

        His name is LORD God.  His name is also God Almighty.  There was no other god besides Him.  He tells us about Himself I what He made and in the Bible.  From these we can know this true God.

        God wants you to know Him.  Would you like to know Him?

        You can.

        Speak to God even though you cannot see Him.  Say, “Hello, LORD God.”

Genesis 1:1, 2:4; Exodus 6:2-3; John 1:1-13; Romans 1:20

起初上帝…”

            在您出生很久之前上帝已经在那里。在未有人类和地球之前上帝已经存在。

            衪的名字是耶和华上帝，也叫全能的上帝。除衪之外再没有别的上帝。在衪创造的世界和圣经里我们可以认识这位真神。

            上帝要你认识衪。你愿意知道这位上帝吗？

            虽然您看不见衪，您可以对衪说“上帝，您好！”

请看创世记1章1节和2章4节，出埃及记6章2—3节，约翰福音1章1—13节，罗马书1章20节。 

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”  Genesis 1:1

        The earth was empty.  The earth had no shape.  God made the heaven and earth.  God held these all together with the work of His power.

        Look at your soup.  Spill it from your spoon.  It has no shape of its own without the spoon or bowl to give it shape.  You and I cannot hold our soup together in a shape just by speaking to it; but God did speak to the earth He created to give it a form and it stays together.  We live on the earth He made.

        Would you like to read about this in the Bible?  You may read the story in these books in the Bible.  These are the books with chapter and verse numbers:

        Genesis 2:4, 1:1-2; Hebrews 1:3

“起初上帝创造天地”（创世记1章1节）

            大地是空的。还没有定形。上帝用衪大能的话拓着万有。

            想想我们喝汤时，如果把匙中或碗中的汤水溢出来，无定形的汤水便失去匙碗的定形。你和我都不能说一句话来给汤水定形。但是上帝能叫衪创造的世界定形。好让我们生活在这个地球上。

            你想知道上帝创造天地的故事吗？你可以在圣经里找到：

创世记1章1—2节，2章4节；希伯来书1章3节        

God made light and darkness.  Light was mixed up with darkness.  God separated light and darkness.  He named light “Day” and darkness “Night”.  God made evening and morning with the darkness and the light.  It was the beginning of time:  Day 1. 

        Do you like to count?  Let’s start counting: 1, one

        Eat one bite of food in the morning.  This is one bite.

        Lay out one mat and rest on it in the evening.  This is one mat.

        You can read about this story in these books of the Bible:

       Genesis 1:3-5; II Corinthians 4:6; Isaiah 4:7;

        Psalm 74:16

上帝造了光和暗，衪把光和暗分开来。衪把光叫做“白天”，暗叫做“黑夜”。时间便开始了：这是第一天。

            你喜欢点数目吗？

            让我们开始点：一

            早上吃东西，这是第一口。

            晚上睡在垫子上，这是一个垫子。

这些故事你可以在圣经里找到：

创世记1章3—5节，哥林多后书4章6节，以赛亚书45章7节，诗篇74篇16节

It is the next morning.  God made a heaven around the earth on this day.  We call this heaven sky.  He took the water He had made.  He put some water on both sides of the heaven, some above the sky and some below the sky.  This was Day 2.

        Count to 2.  See your 2 hands:  1, 2.  Touch the picture.  Trace the wobbly circle with your finger.  The center part shows the earth.  The first circle of color outside the earth is a layer of water.  The second circle you see shows the earth in darkness or light for nighttime and daytime.  The circle around the light and dark is the sky God just made.  When you look outdoors the sky will be in either daytime or nighttime.  The outside circle shows the water God put above the sky.  This circle of water is now gone.  God made all of these.

To read about these in the Bible read:

Genesis 1:6-7; Jeremiah 10:12; Proverbs 8:27-28; Genesis  7:11-12

清晨来到。上帝把水上下分开来。于是衪造了天空。上帝把水放在天空之上，也放在天空之下。这是第二天。

            我们来点数目：一、二。

            看你的双手：一只手，两只手。

            试用手指摸这幅图画。最中间的圆圈代表地球，地球之外第一层代表水。第二层黑色部份代表黑夜，白色部份代表白天。第三层是上帝刚造好的天堂。在天空里我们可以见到黑夜和白天的分别。最外一层是上帝放在天空以外的水。这一层的水现已经没有了。神创造了这一切。

这些故事你可以在圣经里找到：

创世记1章6—7节，耶利米书10章12节，箴言8章27—28节，创世记7章11 —12节

        God ordered the seas and dry land to separate.  He  made all kinds of plants and trees and each made seed of its own kind.  This was the Day 3.

        Each plant and fruit we eat tastes and smells differently.  What is the plant or fruit you like to eat?  Find 3 seeds in a fruit.  Count the seeds:  1, 2, 3.

You may read this story in the Bible:

Genesis 1:9-13; Proverbs 8:29; Jeremiah 5:22;

II Peter 3:5

        上帝又命令陆地和海洋分开。衪在陆地上生长了各种各类的植物，有产五榖的，有结果子的。这是第三天。

        五榖和果子都有不同的味道。你最喜欢那一种？打开一个水果，你可以找到三粿种子吗？让我们点数目：一、二、三。

你可以在创世记1章9 —13节；箴言8章29节；耶利米书5章22节；彼得后书3章5节找到这些故事。

        God made the sun, moon and stars.  He made these to give light in the day and in the night on earth.  This was Day 4.

        Let us count again:  1, 2, 3, 4

        If you look into the nighttime sky.  How many moons can you count?  How many stars can you count?

To read about this story in the Bible go to:

Genesis 1:14-19; Jeremiah 31:35; Psalm 104:19-23

        上帝又创造了太阳，月亮和星星，好照亮大地。这是第四天。

        让我们再来点数目：一、二、三、四。

        看看晚上的天空，你看到几个月亮？你可以点到几个星星。

这些故事都可以在圣经找到：

创世记1章14 —19节；耶利米书31章3—5节；诗篇104章14—23节

        God made every bird with wings.  He made every living thing that lives in the water.  So if you see a chicken or a fish or a shrimp you will know these were all made by God.  God made all these animals on Day 5 in the first week of time.

        Look at some person’s hand and count their fingers.  How many are there?  1, 2, 3,  4, 5.

One, two, three, four, five.

        Watch for a bird.  What color is it?  Did it fly?

        You can read about God making all the birds and all the living things in the water in the Bible. 

Genesis 1:20-23, 2:5-6; Psalm 104:25-26

        上帝命令：天空要有各种飞鸟，水里要有各种水生动物。衪就造了所有的飞鸟和动物。当你看到一只鸡，一条鱼，或者一只虾，你就知道那是上帝造的。上帝在第一个星期的第五天创造了这许多的动物。

        打开一只手，看看有几个指头？

一、二、三、四、五。

        找一只鸟来看，这是甚么颜色的：它会飞吗？

你可以在圣经里找到关于神创造飞鸟和各种海洋生物的故事：

创世记1章20—23节，2章5—6节；诗篇104 篇25—26节。

        On Day 6 (six) God made human beings:  1 (one) man and 1 (one) woman.  These people lived on the earth God made.

        Each person was specially designed by God.  They were made for each other to be husband and wife.  God planned for them to live and work together:

        Are you a boy or are you a girl?  You are very special.  God gave you life.  The first man and the first woman God made on Day 6 are your ancestors.

You can read this history of people in the Bible:

Genesis 1:26-27, 2:7-9, 18-25; Psalm 100:3, Acts 17:26

        上帝在第六天造了两个人：一个男的，一个女的。他们住在上帝所造的地上。

        每个人都是上帝特别的设计。男的是丈夫，女的是妻子。上帝要他们一起生活，互相合作。

        你是男孩子还是女孩子？你是上帝特别设计的生命。

        上帝在第六天造的第一对男女就是你的先祖。

        上帝造人的故事可以在创世记1章26节和2章7—9节，2章18—25节；诗篇100篇3节和使徒行传17章26节找得到。

        On Day 6 God also made all the kinds of animals on the earth.  Some are pigs, goats, sheep and cattle.  Some are beasts.  Some creep and crawl.  God brought all the animals to the first man whose name is Adam.  Adam, gave a name to every kind of animal.  This was Day 6 in time.

        Now, you can count from 1 to 6:

                    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

       Can you name six animals?  I will tell you the one animal I like to see:  The deer.  God made them all.

       Would you like to talk to God again?  Let us thank God for making all the animals.

       “Thank you, LORD God, for making all the animals, birds, plants, the world and thank you for making me.”

You can read about this in the Bible:

Genesis 1:24-25, 2:18-20; Psalm 8:3-9

        在第六天里，上帝也创造了地上所有的动物：包括牛、羊、猪等各种牲畜，野兽和爬虫。上帝把所有的动物带到第一个男人（叫做亚当）的面前，让他替每一种动物起个名字。这是第六天。

        现在你可以点数目—由一点到六：

        一、二、三、四、五、六。

        你能够告诉我六种动物的名字吗？我最喜欢见到的是：“小鹿” 。它们都是上帝造的。

        你愿意再和上帝谈话吗？让我们来谢谢上帝造了所有的动物。你可以说，“上帝谢谢您造了所有的动物，飞鸟和植物，谢谢您造了世界，谢谢你造了我！”

你可以在圣经找到这些故事：

创世记1章24 —25节，2章18 —20节；诗篇8章3 —9节