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;
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 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.
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 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.
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 his begetting Seth are eight hundred years [[or seven hundred years]], and he begets 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 of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dies.
And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.
6 And Seth lives one hundred and five years [[or two hundred and five years]], and begets Enos.
Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.
7 And Seth lives after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years [[or seven hundred and seven years]], and begets 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 are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dies.
And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.
9 And Enos lives ninety years [[or one hundred and ninety years]], and begets Cainan.
Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;
10 And Enos lives after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years [[or seven hundred and fifteen years]], and begets 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 are nine hundred and five years, and he dies.
And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
12 And Cainan lives seventy years [[or one hundred and seventy years]], and begets Mahalaleel.
Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.
13 And Cainan lives after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years [[or seven hundred and forty years]], and begets 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 are nine hundred and ten years, and he dies.
And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.
15 And Mahalaleel lives sixty-five years [[or one hundred and sixty-five years]], and begets Jared.
Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride 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.
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 are eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he dies.
And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
18 And Jared lives one hundred and sixty-two years, and begets Enoch.
And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.
19 And Jared lives after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begets 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 are nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he dies.
And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.
21 And Enoch lives sixty-five years [[or one hundred and sixty-five years]], and begets Methuselah.
Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.
22 And Enoch habitually walks with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years [[or two hundred years]], and begets 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 are three hundred and sixty-five years.
And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.
24 And Enoch habitually walks with God, and he is not, for God has taken him.
And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.
25 And Methuselah lives one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begets Lamech.
Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.
26 And Methuselah lives after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begets 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 are nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he dies.
And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.
28 And Lamech lives one hundred and eighty-two years [[or one hundred and eighty-eight years]], and begets a son,
Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;
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.”
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 lives after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety-five years [[or five hundred and sixty-five years]], and begets 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 are seven hundred and seventy-seven years [[or seven hundred and fifty-three years]], and he dies.
And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.
32 And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.
