< 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] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;
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.
a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.
3 Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid yeer and thretti, and gendride a sone to his ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name Seth.
And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth.
4 And the daies of Adam after that he gendride Seth weren maad eiyte hundrid yeer, and he gendride sones and douytris.
And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters.
5 And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.
And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
6 Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.
And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
7 And Seth lyuede aftir that he gendride Enos eiyte hundrid and seuen yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
8 And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
9 Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;
And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
10 aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
11 And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
12 Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.
And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
13 And Caynan lyuede after that he gendride Malalehel eiyte hundrid and fourti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
14 And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
15 Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.
And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
16 And Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride Jared eiyte hundrid and thretti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
17 And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
18 And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.
And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
19 And Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth eiyte hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
20 And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
21 Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.
And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
22 And Enoth yede with God; and Enoth lyuede after that he gendride Matusalem thre hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
23 And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.
And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.
24 And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.
And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
25 Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.
And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
26 And Matusalem lyuede after that he gendride Lameth seuene hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and twei, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
27 And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
28 Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;
And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth 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.
and calleth his name Noah, saying, 'This [one] doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.'
30 And Lameth lyuede after that he gendride Noe fyue hundrid `nynti and fyue yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
31 And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.
And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
32 Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.
And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

< Genesis 5 >