There are two entirely different creation stories in Genesis. Gen 1:1 and Gen 2:4. They have different sequences and timing periods. Arguments that Gen 2:4 is a clarification of Gen 1:1 rather than a separate and different story, can be, and have been debated
THIS IS NOT TRUE, IF YOU WOULD REREAD IT IN CONTEXT, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND IT. READ SLOWLY.....Genesis 1 is an overview and two fills in the details.
We've discussed this on other threads. Genesis 1 is a sequence, and Genesis 2:4 IS ALSO A SEQUENCE. Gen 2 demonstrates it is a sequence by making claims such as A happend, before B happened. It uses languages such as B had not happend, because A was not there.
This is a sequence of creation, and a sequence that does not agree with Gen 1.
And then we have the light problem in Genesis 1 where light was created on day 1, but the sun/moon/stars was created on day 4. I suppose it could be talking about glowing matter, but still it is unclear on the issue.
The bottom line is that litteral translations are not possible, unless you assume some wierd exceptions. Perhaps the animals that didn't fit on the Ark were floated in the air for the duration, stuff like that.
It just becomes so much easier if you will accept that Genesis is a parable, like Jesus told, with meaning beyond exact word-for-word litteralisim. It becomes easy to decide that there neednt be any conflict with science. Evolution is a detail that God created, but just didn't tell about it in Genesis because that wasn't what He wanted to tell.