Genesis 5
1 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;
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
2 God formede hem male and female, and blesside hem, and clepide the name of hem Adam, in the day in which thei weren formed.
He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
3 Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid yeer and thretti, and gendride a sone to his ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name Seth.
Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4 And the daies of Adam after that he gendride Seth weren maad eiyte hundrid yeer, and he gendride sones and douytris.
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.
5 And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.
All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6 Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.
Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.
7 And Seth lyuede aftir that he gendride Enos eiyte hundrid and seuen yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
8 And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.
All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9 Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;
Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
10 aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
11 And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12 Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.
Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And Caynan lyuede after that he gendride Malalehel eiyte hundrid and fourti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
14 And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.
and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15 Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.
Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
16 And Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride Jared eiyte hundrid and thretti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
17 And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18 And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.
Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
19 And Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth eiyte hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.
All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21 Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.
Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
22 And Enoth yede with God; and Enoth lyuede after that he gendride Matusalem thre hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
23 And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.
All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
24 And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.
Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.
25 Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.
Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
26 And Matusalem lyuede after that he gendride Lameth seuene hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and twei, and gendride sones and douytris.
Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27 And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.
All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28 Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;
Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.
29 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.
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.”
30 And Lameth lyuede after that he gendride Noe fyue hundrid `nynti and fyue yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31 And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.
All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32 Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.
Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
