< Genesis 5 >
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;
This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.
2 Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.
He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3 Adam had been living for a hundred and thirty years when he had a son like himself, after his image, and gave him the name of Seth:
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.
4 And after the birth of Seth, Adam went on living for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters.
5 And all the years of Adam's life were nine hundred and thirty: and he came to his end.
And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
6 And Seth was a hundred and five years old when he became the father of Enosh:
Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.
7 And he went on living after the birth of Enosh for eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters:
And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
8 And all the years of Seth's life were nine hundred and twelve: and he came to his end.
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
9 And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:
And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.
10 And after the birth of Kenan, Enosh went on living for eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters:
After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
11 And all the years of Enosh were nine hundred and five: and he came to his end.
And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
12 And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel:
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.
13 And after the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan went on living for eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters:
And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
14 And all the years of Kenan's life were nine hundred and ten; and he came to his end.
And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
15 And Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Jared:
And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.
16 And after the birth of Jared, Mahalalel went on living for eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:
And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
17 And all the years of Mahalalel's life were eight hundred and ninety-five: and he came to his end.
And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.
18 And Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old when he became the father of Enoch:
And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch.
19 And Jared went on living after the birth of Enoch for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
20 And all the years of Jared's life were nine hundred and sixty-two: and he came to his end.
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.
21 And Enoch was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Methuselah:
And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.
22 And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
23 And all the years of Enoch's life were three hundred and sixty-five:
And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
24 And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.
25 And Methuselah was a hundred and eighty-seven years old when he became the father of Lamech:
And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.
26 And after the birth of Lamech, Methuselah went on living for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters:
And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
27 And all the years of Methuselah's life were nine hundred and sixty-nine: and he came to his end.
And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
28 And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:
And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.
29 And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
30 And after the birth of Noah, Lamech went on living for five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters:
And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
31 And all the years of Lamech's life were seven hundred and seventy-seven: and he came to his end.
And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
32 And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.