< Genesis 5 >
1 This is the booke of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created Adam, in the likenes of God made he him,
This is the record of Adam's descendants. When God created human beings, he made them to be like him.
2 Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created.
He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day he created them he called them “human.”
3 Nowe Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a childe in his owne likenes after his image, and called his name Sheth.
When Adam was 130, he had a son who was like him, made in his image; and he named him Seth.
4 And the dayes of Adam, after he had begotten Sheth, were eight hundreth yeeres, and he begate sonnes and daughters.
Adam lived another 800 years after Seth was born, and had other sons and daughters.
5 So all the dayes that Adam liued, were nine hundreth and thirtie yeeres: and he died.
Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 And Sheth liued an hundreth and fiue yeeres, and begate Enosh.
When Seth was 105, he had Enosh.
7 And Sheth liued, after he begate Enosh, eight hundreth and seuen yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Seth lived another 807 years after Enosh was born, and had other sons and daughters.
8 So all the dayes of Sheth were nine hundreth and twelue yeeres: and he died.
Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 Also Enosh liued ninetie yeeres, and begate Kenan.
When Enosh was 90, he had Kenan.
10 And Enosh liued, after he begate Kenan, eight hundreth and fifteene yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Enosh lived another 815 years after Kenan was born, and had other sons and daughters.
11 So all the dayes of Enosh were nine hundreth and fiue yeeres: and he died
Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12 Likewise Kenan liued seuentie yeeres, and begate Mahalaleel.
When Kenan was 70, he had Mehalalel.
13 And Kenan liued, after he begate Mahalaleel, eight hundreth and fourtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Kenan lived another 840 years after Mehalalel was born, and had other sons and daughters.
14 So all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and tenne yeeres: and he died.
Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 Mahalaleel also liued sixtie and fiue yeres, and begate Iered.
When Mahalalel was 65, he had Jared.
16 Also Mahalaleel liued, after he begate Iered, eight hundreth and thirtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived another 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 So all the dayes of Mahalaleel were eight hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres: and he died.
Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 And Iered liued an hundreth sixtie and two yeeres, and begate Henoch.
When Jared was 162, he had Enoch.
19 Then Iered liued, after he begate Henoch, eight hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 So all the dayes of Iered were nine hundreth sixtie and two yeeres: and he died.
Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 Also Henoch liued sixtie and fiue yeeres, and begate Methushelah.
When Enoch was 65, he had Methuselah.
22 And Henoch walked with God, after he begate Methushelah, three hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
He had a close relationship with God. After Methuselah was born, Enoch lived another 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 So all the dayes of Henoch were three hundreth sixtie and fiue yeeres.
Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 And Henoch walked with God, and he was no more seene: for God tooke him away.
Enoch had such a close relationship with God that he didn't die, he just wasn't there anymore, because God took him.
25 Methushelah also liued an hundreth eightie and seuen yeeres, and begate Lamech.
When Methuselah was 187, he had Lamech.
26 And Methushelah liued, after he begate Lamech, seuen hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived another 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 So al the dayes of Methushelah were nine hundreth sixtie and nine yeeres: and he died.
Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 Then Lamech liued an hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate a sonne,
When Lamech was 182, he had a son.
29 And called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort vs concerning our worke and sorowe of our hands, as touching the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
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.”
30 And Lamech liued, after he begate Noah, fiue hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Noah was born, Lamech lived another 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 So all the dayes of Lamech were seuen hundreth seuentie and seuen yeeres: and he died.
Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 And Noah was fiue hundreth yeere olde. And Noah begate Shem, Ham and Iapheth.
Noah was 500 before he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.