Genesis 5
1 This, is the record of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, In the likeness 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 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 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness after his image, —and called 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 he begat Seth, were eight hundred years, and he begat 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 So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, —and he died.
Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.
6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, —and begat Enosh:
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
7 and Seth lived, after he begat Enosh, eight hundred and seven years, —and begat 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 were, nine hundred and I twelve years, —and he died.
Seth lived 912 years altogether, and then he died.
9 And Enosh lived ninety years, —and begat Kenan;
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
10 and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan, eight hundred and fifteen years, —and begat 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 Enosh were nine hundred and five years, —and he died.
Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.
12 And Kenan, lived seventy years, —and begat Mahalalel;
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel, eight hundred and forty years, —and begat 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 Kenan were, nine hundred and ten years, —and he died.
Kenan lived 910 years altogether, and then he died.
15 And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, —and begat Jared;
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
16 and Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, —and begat 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 Mahalalel were, eight hundred and ninety-five years, —and he died.
Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
18 And Jared lived, a hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch;
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
19 and Jared lived after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, —and begat 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 were, nine hundred and sixty-two years, —and he died.
Jared lived 962 years altogether, and then he died.
21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, —and begat Methuselah;
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years, —and begat 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 were, three hundred and sixty-five years;
Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
24 and Enoch walked with God, —and was not for God had taken him.
Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
25 And Methuselah lived, a hundred and eighty-seven years, —and begat Lamech;
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 and Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, —and begat 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 were, nine hundred and sixty-nine years, —and he died.
Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
28 And Lamech lived, a hundred and eighty-two years, —and begat a son;
When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son,
29 and he called his name Noah saying, —This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground which Yahweh 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 lived, after he begat Noah, five hundred and ninety-five years, —and begat 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 were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, —and he died.
Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old, —and Noah begat 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.
