Genesis 5
1 This [is] an account of the generations of Adam. In the day of God’s creating man, in the likeness of God He has made 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 a male and a female He has created them, and He blesses them, and calls their name Man, in the day of their being 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 And Adam lives one hundred and thirty years [[or two hundred and thirty years]], and begets [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calls his name Seth.
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 days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years [[or seven hundred years]], and he begets sons 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 And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dies.
Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.
6 And Seth lives one hundred and five years [[or two hundred and five years]], and begets Enos.
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
7 And Seth lives after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years [[or seven hundred and seven years]], and begets sons and daughters.
After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 more years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
8 And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dies.
Seth lived 912 years altogether, and then he died.
9 And Enos lives ninety years [[or one hundred and ninety years]], and begets Cainan.
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
10 And Enos lives after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years [[or seven hundred and fifteen years]], and begets sons and daughters.
After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
11 And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dies.
Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.
12 And Cainan lives seventy years [[or one hundred and seventy years]], and begets Mahalaleel.
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And Cainan lives after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years [[or seven hundred and forty years]], and begets sons and daughters.
After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
14 And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dies.
Kenan lived 910 years altogether, and then he died.
15 And Mahalaleel lives sixty-five years [[or one hundred and sixty-five years]], and begets Jared.
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
16 And Mahalaleel lives after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years [[or seven hundred and thirty years]], and begets sons and daughters.
After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he dies.
Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
18 And Jared lives one hundred and sixty-two years, and begets Enoch.
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
19 And Jared lives after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begets sons and daughters.
Jared lived 800 years after Enoch was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he dies.
Jared lived 962 years altogether, and then he died.
21 And Enoch lives sixty-five years [[or one hundred and sixty-five years]], and begets Methuselah.
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 And Enoch habitually walks with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years [[or two hundred years]], and begets sons 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 And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty-five years.
Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
24 And Enoch habitually walks with God, and he is not, for God has taken him.
Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
25 And Methuselah lives one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begets Lamech.
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 And Methuselah lives after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begets sons and daughters.
Methuselah lived 782 years after Lamech was born, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27 And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he dies.
Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
28 And Lamech lives one hundred and eighty-two years [[or one hundred and eighty-eight years]], and begets a son,
When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son,
29 and calls his name Noah, saying, “This [one] comforts us concerning our work, and concerning the labor of our hands, because of the ground which YHWH has 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 lives after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety-five years [[or five hundred and sixty-five years]], and begets sons and daughters.
Lamech lived 595 years after Noah was born and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31 And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy-seven years [[or seven hundred and fifty-three years]], and he dies.
Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
32 And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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.
