< Genesis 5 >
1 This is the record of Adam's descendants. When God created human beings, he made them to be like him.
Sɛnea Adam asefo nnidiso te ni. Bere a Onyankopɔn nwen onipa no, ɔnwen no sɛ ɔno ara ne sɛso.
2 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day he created them he called them “human.”
Ɔbɔɔ ɔbea ne ɔbarima, na ohyiraa wɔn. Ɔbɔɔ wɔn wiee no, ɔtoo wɔn din onipa.
3 When Adam was 130, he had a son who was like him, made in his image; and he named him Seth.
Adam dii mfe ɔha aduasa no, ɔwoo ɔbabarima sɛ ɔno ara ne bɔbea ne ne sɛso. Ɔtoo ne din Set.
4 Adam lived another 800 years after Seth was born, and had other sons and daughters.
Ɔwoo Set no, Adam tenaa ase mfe ahanwɔtwe a ɔwowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
5 Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Adam mfe nyinaa bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahankron aduasa, ansa na ɔrewu.
6 When Seth was 105, he had Enosh.
Set dii mfe ɔha ne anum no, ɔwoo Enos.
7 Seth lived another 807 years after Enosh was born, and had other sons and daughters.
Set woo Enos akyi no, ɔtenaa ase, dii mfe ahanwɔtwe ne ason, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
8 Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Set mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahankron ne dumien, ansa na ɔrewu.
9 When Enosh was 90, he had Kenan.
Enos dii mfe aduɔkron no, ɔwoo Kenan.
10 Enosh lived another 815 years after Kenan was born, and had other sons and daughters.
Enos woo Kenan akyi no, ɔtenaa ase mfe ahanwɔtwe ne dunum, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
11 Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Enos mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahankron ne anum, ansa na ɔrewu.
12 When Kenan was 70, he had Mehalalel.
Kenan dii mfe aduɔson no, ɔwoo Mahalalel.
13 Kenan lived another 840 years after Mehalalel was born, and had other sons and daughters.
Kenan woo Mahalalel akyi no, ɔtenaa ase mfe ahanwɔtwe aduanan, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
14 Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Kenan mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahankron ne du, ansa na ɔrewu.
15 When Mahalalel was 65, he had Jared.
Mahalalel dii mfe aduosia anum no, ɔwoo Yared.
16 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived another 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
Mahalalel woo Yared akyi no, ɔtenaa ase, dii mfe ahanwɔtwe aduasa, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
17 Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Mahalalel mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahanwɔtwe aduɔkron anum, ansa na ɔrewu.
18 When Jared was 162, he had Enoch.
Yared dii mfe ɔha aduosia abien no, ɔwoo Henok.
19 After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
Yared woo Henok akyi no, ɔtenaa ase mfe ahanwɔtwe, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
20 Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Yared mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahankron aduosia abien, ansa na ɔrewu.
21 When Enoch was 65, he had Methuselah.
Henok dii mfe aduosia anum no, ɔwoo Metusela.
22 He had a close relationship with God. After Methuselah was born, Enoch lived another 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
Henok woo Metusela akyi no, Henok de ne ho bataa Awurade ho mfe ahaasa, na ɔwowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
23 Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
Sɛ wɔka Henok mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahaasa aduosia anum.
24 Enoch had such a close relationship with God that he didn't die, he just wasn't there anymore, because God took him.
Henok de ne ho bataa Onyankopɔn; afei, obi anhu no bio, efisɛ Onyankopɔn faa no kɔe.
25 When Methuselah was 187, he had Lamech.
Metusela dii mfe ɔha aduɔwɔtwe ason no, ɔwoo Lamek.
26 After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived another 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
Metusela woo Lamek akyi no, ɔtenaa ase mfe ahanson aduɔwɔtwe abien, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
27 Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Metusela mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahankron aduosia akron, ansa na ɔrewu.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son.
Lamek dii mfe ɔha ne aduɔwɔtwe abien no, ɔwoo ɔbabarima.
29 He named him Noah, with the explanation, “He will provide relief for us from all the hard manual labor we need to do in cultivating the ground the Lord has cursed.”
Ɔtoo no din Noa, na ɔkae se, “Ɔno na ɔbɛma yɛanya ahomegye afi kuayɛ mu adwumaden wɔ asase a Awurade adome no so.”
30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived another 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
Lamek woo Noa akyi no, ɔtenaa ase mfe ahannum aduɔkron anum, wowoo mmabarima ne mmabea kaa ho.
31 Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Sɛ wɔka Lamek mfe dodow bɔ mu a, odii mfe ahanson aduɔson ason, ansa na ɔrewu.
32 Noah was 500 before he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noa dii mfe ahannum no, ɔwoo mmabarima baasa a wɔfrɛ wɔn Sem, Ham ne Yafet.