Genesis 5

1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

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 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.

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 Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid yeer and thretti, and gendride a sone to his ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name Seth.

4 The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other 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 All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, then he died.

And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.

6 Seth lived one hundred and five years, then became the father of Enosh.

Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.

7 Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

And Seth lyuede aftir that he gendride Enos eiyte hundrid and seuen yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

8 All of the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, then he died.

And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.

9 Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;

10 Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

11 All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, then he died.

And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.

12 Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.

Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.

13 Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters

And Caynan lyuede after that he gendride Malalehel eiyte hundrid and fourti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

14 and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, then he died.

And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.

15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.

Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.

16 Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

And Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride Jared eiyte hundrid and thretti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

17 All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, then he died.

And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.

18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.

And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.

19 Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

And Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth eiyte hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

20 All of the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, then he died.

And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.

21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.

Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.

22 After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more 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 All the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.

24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.

And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.

25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.

Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.

26 Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

And Matusalem lyuede after that he gendride Lameth seuene hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and twei, and gendride sones and douytris.

27 All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, then he died.

And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.

28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.

Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;

29 He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which the LORD 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 Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

And Lameth lyuede after that he gendride Noe fyue hundrid `nynti and fyue yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, then he died.

And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.

32 Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.