Olubereberye 5
1 Luno lwe lulyo lwa Adamu. Katonda bwe yatonda omuntu, yamukola mu kifaananyi kya Katonda.
Here is a list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humans, he caused them to be like him in many ways.
2 Yabatonda omusajja n’omukazi, n’abawa omukisa n’abatuuma, “abantu.”
He created one man and one woman. He blessed them, and on the day that he created them, he called them ‘human beings’.
3 Adamu bwe yaweza emyaka kikumi mu asatu, n’azaala omwana owoobulenzi amufaanana, mu kifaananyi kye, n’amutuuma Seezi.
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 Seezi bwe yamala okuzaalibwa, Adamu n’amala emyaka lunaana, n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 more years, and during those years he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5 Emyaka gyonna Adamu gye yamala gyali lwenda mu asatu, n’afa.
Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.
6 Seezi bwe yaweza emyaka kikumi mu etaano n’azaala Enosi.
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
7 Seezi bwe yamala okuzaala Enosi n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu musanvu n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 more years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
8 Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna egya Seezi ne giba lwenda mu kkumi n’ebiri n’alyoka afa.
Seth lived 912 years altogether, and then he died.
9 Enosi bwe yaweza emyaka kyenda n’azaala Kenani.
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
10 Enosi bwe yamala okuzaala Kenani n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu kkumi n’etaano, omwo n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
11 Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Enosi gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu etaano; n’alyoka afa.
Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.
12 Kenani bwe yaweza emyaka nsanvu n’azaala Makalaleri.
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 Kenani n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu ana, n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
14 Emyaka gyonna Kenani gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu kkumi.
Kenan lived 910 years altogether, and then he died.
15 Makalaleri bwe yaweza emyaka nkaaga mu etaano n’azaala Yaredi.
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
16 Bwe yamala okuzaala Yaredi n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu asatu n’azaaliramu abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
17 Ennaku zonna eza Makalaleri ne ziba emyaka lunaana mu kyenda mu etaano, n’afa.
Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
18 Yaredi bwe yaweza emyaka kikumi mu nkaaga mu ebiri n’azaala Enoka.
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
19 Yaredi bwe yamala okuzaala Enoka n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana, omwo n’azaaliramu abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
Jared lived 800 years after Enoch was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Yaredi gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu nkaaga mu ebiri, n’afa.
Jared lived 962 years altogether, and then he died.
21 Enoka bwe yaweza emyaka nkaaga mu etaano n’azaala Mesuseera.
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 Enoka n’atambulira wamu ne Katonda, okumala emyaka ebikumi bisatu nga Mesuseera amaze okuzaalibwa, n’azaala abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
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 Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna egya Enoka ne giba ebikumi bisatu mu nkaaga mu etaano.
Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
24 Enoka yatambula ne Katonda, n’ataddamu kulabika, kubanga Katonda yamutwala.
Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
25 Mesuseera bwe yali nga yaakamala emyaka kikumi mu kinaana mu musanvu n’azaala Lameka.
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 Bwe yamala okuzaala Lameka n’awangaala emyaka emirala lusanvu mu kinaana mu ebiri, n’azaala abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
Methuselah lived 782 years after Lamech was born, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27 Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Mesuseera gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu nkaaga mu mwenda; n’afa.
Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
28 Lameka bwe yali nga wa myaka kikumi mu kinaana mu ebiri n’azaala omwana owoobulenzi
When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son,
29 n’amutuuma Nuuwa, ng’agamba nti, “Okuva mu ttaka Mukama lye yakolimira, ono yalituweezaweeza mu mulimu gwaffe, ne mu kutegana kw’emikono gyaffe.”
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 Lameka n’awangaala emyaka emirala bitaano mu kyenda mu etaano ng’amaze okuzaala Nuuwa, mu gyo n’azaaliramu abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
Lamech lived 595 years after Noah was born and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31 Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Lameka gye yawangaala ne giba lusanvu mu nsanvu mu musanvu.
Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
32 Nuuwa bwe yaweza emyaka ebikumi bitaano n’azaala Seemu, ne Kaamu ne Yafeesi.
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.
