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,
Here is a list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humans, he caused them to be like him in many ways.
2 Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created.
He created one man and one woman. He blessed them, and on the day that he created them, he called them ‘human beings’.
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 years old, he became the father of a son who [grew up to] be just like him. That was the son he named Seth.
4 And the dayes of Adam, after he had begotten Sheth, were eight hundreth yeeres, and he begate sonnes and daughters.
After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 more years, and during those years he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5 So all the dayes that Adam liued, were nine hundreth and thirtie yeeres: and he died.
Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.
6 And Sheth liued an hundreth and fiue yeeres, and begate Enosh.
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
7 And Sheth liued, after he begate Enosh, eight hundreth and seuen yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 more years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
8 So all the dayes of Sheth were nine hundreth and twelue yeeres: and he died.
Seth lived 912 years altogether, and then he died.
9 Also Enosh liued ninetie yeeres, and begate Kenan.
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
10 And Enosh liued, after he begate Kenan, eight hundreth and fifteene yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
11 So all the dayes of Enosh were nine hundreth and fiue yeeres: and he died
Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.
12 Likewise Kenan liued seuentie yeeres, and begate Mahalaleel.
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And Kenan liued, after he begate Mahalaleel, eight hundreth and fourtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
14 So all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and tenne yeeres: and he died.
Kenan lived 910 years altogether, and then he died.
15 Mahalaleel also liued sixtie and fiue yeres, and begate Iered.
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of 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 830 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
17 So all the dayes of Mahalaleel were eight hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres: and he died.
Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
18 And Iered liued an hundreth sixtie and two yeeres, and begate Henoch.
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
19 Then Iered liued, after he begate Henoch, eight hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Jared lived 800 years after Enoch was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 So all the dayes of Iered were nine hundreth sixtie and two yeeres: and he died.
Jared lived 962 years altogether, and then he died.
21 Also Henoch liued sixtie and fiue yeeres, and begate Methushelah.
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 And Henoch walked with God, after he begate Methushelah, three hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for 300 years after Methuselah was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
23 So all the dayes of Henoch were three hundreth sixtie and fiue yeeres.
Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
24 And Henoch walked with God, and he was no more seene: for God tooke him away.
Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
25 Methushelah also liued an hundreth eightie and seuen yeeres, and begate Lamech.
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 And Methushelah liued, after he begate Lamech, seuen hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Methuselah lived 782 years after Lamech was born, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27 So al the dayes of Methushelah were nine hundreth sixtie and nine yeeres: and he died.
Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
28 Then Lamech liued an hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate a sonne,
When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of 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.
whom he named Noah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘relief’], because he said, “He will bring us relief from all the hard work we have been doing to produce food from the ground that Yahweh cursed.”
30 And Lamech liued, after he begate Noah, fiue hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Lamech lived 595 years after Noah was born and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31 So all the dayes of Lamech were seuen hundreth seuentie and seuen yeeres: and he died.
Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
32 And Noah was fiue hundreth yeere olde. And Noah begate Shem, Ham and Iapheth.
When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of a son whom he named Shem. Later he became the father of another son whom he named Ham, and later he became the father of another son whom he named Japheth.
