37. My spirit was greatly agitated, and my soul was troubled.
38. Then I said: “Lord, you spoke from the beginning of creation on the first day, ‘Let heaven and earth be made,’ and your word accomplished the deed.
39. Then the spirit was hovering, darkness was spread around, and there was silence. There was as yet no sound of a human voice.
40. Then you commanded that a ray of light be brought forth from your treasuries so that your works might be seen.
41. “Then on the second day you created the spirit of the firmament and commanded that it divide and make a division between the waters so that a certain part might recede upward and another part remain below.
42. “On the third day you commanded the waters to be gathered together in a seventh part of the earth, but you made six parts dry and preserved them so that some of these might be sown and cultivated, to be of service before you.
43. Your word went forth, and the work was immediately accomplished.
44. Suddenly, fruit blossomed in great abundance in an infinite variety of flavors, and flowers with matchless color and scents of unspeakable fragrance. These things were done on the third day.
45. “On the fourth day you commanded the sun’s splendor to be made, the moon’s light, and the arrangement of the stars.
46. You commanded them to serve the human being who was about to be formed.
47. “On the fifth day you commanded the seventh part where the water was gathered to produce animals, birds, and fish.
48. The silent and lifeless water, as it was commanded, brought forth animals so that peoples might recount your wonders.