Genesis 5
1 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;
Here is a list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humans, he caused them to be like him in many ways.
2 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.
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 liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth 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 his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth 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 And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.
6 And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
7 And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth 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 are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
Seth lived 912 years altogether, and then he died.
9 And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
10 And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth 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 Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.
12 And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth 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 Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
Kenan lived 910 years altogether, and then he died.
15 And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
16 And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth 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 Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
18 And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
19 And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth 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 are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
Jared lived 962 years altogether, and then he died.
21 And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth 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 are three hundred and sixty and five years.
Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
24 And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
25 And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth 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 are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
28 And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son,
29 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.'
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 liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth 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 are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
32 And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth 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.
