Genesis 1 Japanese Romaji

Question 1

hajime ni, kami wa tenchi o sōzō sareta

Answer 1

1. hajime = beginning
2. kami = God
3. tenchi = heaven and earth
4. sōzō = creation
5. sareta = make {past} {base: suru}

Question 2

chi wa kontondeatte, yami ga shinen no men ni ari, kami no rei ga mizu no mote (men) o ugoiteita

Answer 2

1. chi = earth
2. kontondeatte = chaos
3. yami = darkness
4. shinen = abyss / deep
5. men = (sur)face
6. ari = exist (was on) {?tense?} {base: aru}
   + kami = God
7. rei = spirit
8. mizu = water
9. mote = face
10. ugoiteita = stir / move {continuous past} {base: ugoku}

Question 3

kami wa iwareta. “ hikari are.” kōshite, hikari ga atta

Answer 3

1. iwareta = to say {past} {base: iu/yuu}
2. hikari (shkari) = light
3. are = that, there, over there etc… {interjection}
4. kōshite = thus/in this way {conjunction}
5. atta = to be {past tense} {base: aru}

Question 4

kami wa hikari o mite, yoshi to sareta. kami wa hikari to yami o wake,

Answer 4

1. mite = to see {verb, connective}
2. yoshi = good
3. wake = division