Genesis 5
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
This is the book of generacioun of Adam, in the dai wher ynne God made man of nouyt. God made man to the ymage and licnesse of God;
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
God formede hem male and female, and blesside hem, and clepide the name of hem Adam, in the day in which thei weren formed.
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid yeer and thretti, and gendride a sone to his ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name Seth.
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
And the daies of Adam after that he gendride Seth weren maad eiyte hundrid yeer, and he gendride sones and douytris.
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.
7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Seth lyuede aftir that he gendride Enos eiyte hundrid and seuen yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;
10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.
13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Caynan lyuede after that he gendride Malalehel eiyte hundrid and fourti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride Jared eiyte hundrid and thretti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth eiyte hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Enoth yede with God; and Enoth lyuede after that he gendride Matusalem thre hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.
24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.
26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Matusalem lyuede after that he gendride Lameth seuene hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and twei, and gendride sones and douytris.
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;
29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yhwh hath cursed.
and clepide his name Noe, and seide, This man schal comforte vs of the werkis and traueilis of oure hondis, in the loond which the Lord curside.
30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Lameth lyuede after that he gendride Noe fyue hundrid `nynti and fyue yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.
