< Genesis 5 >
1 Here is a list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humans, he caused them to be like him in many ways.
Hii ni orodha iliyoandikwa ya vizazi vya Adamu. Wakati Mungu alipomuumba Adamu, alimfanya kwa sura ya Mungu.
2 He created one man and one woman. He blessed them, and on the day that he created them, he called them ‘human beings’.
Aliwaumba mwanaume na mwanamke, akawabariki. Walipokwisha kuumbwa, akawaita “mwanadamu.”
3 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.
Adamu alipokuwa ameishi miaka 130, alikuwa na mwana aliyekuwa na sura yake, mwenye kufanana naye. Akamwita Sethi.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 more years, and during those years he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya Sethi kuzaliwa, Adamu aliishi miaka 800, akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
5 Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.
Adamu aliishi jumla ya miaka 930, ndipo akafa.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
Sethi alipokuwa ameishi miaka 105, akamzaa Enoshi.
7 After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 more years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Enoshi, Sethi aliishi miaka 807, akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
8 Seth lived 912 years altogether, and then he died.
Sethi aliishi jumla ya miaka 912, ndipo akafa.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
Enoshi alipokuwa ameishi miaka tisini, akamzaa Kenani.
10 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Kenani, Enoshi aliishi miaka 815, naye alikuwa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
11 Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.
Enoshi aliishi jumla ya miaka 905, ndipo akafa.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
Kenani alipokuwa ameishi miaka sabini, akamzaa Mahalaleli.
13 After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Mahalaleli, Kenani aliishi miaka 840, akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
14 Kenan lived 910 years altogether, and then he died.
Kenani aliishi jumla ya miaka 910, ndipo akafa.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
Mahalaleli alipokuwa ameishi miaka sitini na mitano, akamzaa Yaredi.
16 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Yaredi, Mahalaleli aliishi miaka 830, akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
17 Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
Mahalaleli aliishi jumla ya miaka 895, ndipo akafa.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
Yaredi alipokuwa ameishi miaka 162, akamzaa Enoki.
19 Jared lived 800 years after Enoch was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Enoki, Yaredi aliishi miaka 800, naye akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
20 Jared lived 962 years altogether, and then he died.
Yaredi aliishi jumla ya miaka 962, ndipo akafa.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
Enoki alipokuwa ameishi miaka sitini na mitano, akamzaa Methusela.
22 Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for 300 years after Methuselah was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Methusela, Enoki alitembea na Mungu miaka 300, na akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
23 Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
Enoki aliishi jumla ya miaka 365.
24 Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
Enoki akatembea na Mungu, kisha akatoweka, kwa sababu Mungu alimchukua.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
Methusela alipokuwa ameishi miaka 187, akamzaa Lameki.
26 Methuselah lived 782 years after Lamech was born, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya kumzaa Lameki, Methusela aliishi miaka 782, akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
27 Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
Methusela aliishi jumla ya miaka 969, ndipo akafa.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son,
Lameki alipokuwa ameishi miaka 182, alimzaa mwana.
29 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.”
Akamwita jina lake Noa, akasema, “Yeye ndiye atakayetufariji katika kazi na maumivu makali ya mikono yetu yaliyosababishwa na ardhi iliyolaaniwa na Bwana.”
30 Lamech lived 595 years after Noah was born and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Baada ya Noa kuzaliwa, Lameki aliishi miaka 595, akawa na watoto wengine wa kiume na wa kike.
31 Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
Lameki aliishi jumla ya miaka 777, ndipo akafa.
32 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.
Baada ya Noa kuishi miaka 500, aliwazaa Shemu, Hamu na Yafethi.