Genesis

5 This is the book of Adam’s history.* In the day of God’s creating Adam he made him in the likeness of God.+ 2 Male and female he created them.+ After that he blessed them and called their name Man*+ in the day of their being created.+

3 And Adam lived on for a hundred and thirty years. Then he became father to a son in his likeness, in his image, and called his name Seth.+ 4 And the days of Adam after his fathering Seth came to be eight hundred years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters.+ 5 So all the days of Adam that he lived amounted to* nine hundred and thirty years and he died.+

6 And Seth lived on for a hundred and five years. Then he became father to Eʹnosh.+ 7 And after his fathering Eʹnosh Seth continued to live eight hundred and seven years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 8 So all the days of Seth amounted to nine hundred and twelve years and he died.

9 And Eʹnosh lived on for ninety years. Then he became father to Keʹnan.+ 10 And after his fathering Keʹnan Eʹnosh continued to live eight hundred and fifteen years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 11 So all the days of Eʹnosh amounted to nine hundred and five years and he died.

12 And Keʹnan lived on for seventy years. Then he became father to Ma·halʹa·lel.+ 13 And after his fathering Ma·halʹa·lel Keʹnan continued to live eight hundred and forty years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 14 So all the days of Keʹnan amounted to nine hundred and ten years and he died.

15 And Ma·halʹa·lel lived on for sixty-five years. Then he became father to Jaʹred.+ 16 And after his fathering Jaʹred Ma·halʹa·lel continued to live eight hundred and thirty years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 17 So all the days of Ma·halʹa·lel amounted to eight hundred and ninety-five years and he died.

18 And Jaʹred lived on for a hundred and sixty-two years. Then he became father to Eʹnoch.*+ 19 And after his fathering Eʹnoch Jaʹred continued to live eight hundred years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jaʹred amounted to nine hundred and sixty-two years and he died.

21 And Eʹnoch lived on for sixty-five years. Then he became father to Me·thuʹse·lah.+ 22 And after his fathering Me·thuʹse·lah Eʹnoch went on walking with* the [true] God* three hundred years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Eʹnoch amounted to three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And Eʹnoch kept walking+ with the [true] God.+ Then he was no more, for God* took him.*+

25 And Me·thuʹse·lah lived on for a hundred and eighty-seven years. Then he became father to Laʹmech.+ 26 And after his fathering Laʹmech Me·thuʹse·lah continued to live seven hundred and eighty-two years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 27 So all the days of Me·thuʹse·lah amounted to nine hundred and sixty-nine years and he died.

28 And Laʹmech lived on for a hundred and eighty-two years. Then he became father to a son. 29 And he proceeded to call his name Noah,*+ saying: “This one will bring us comfort from our work and from the pain of our hands resulting from the ground which Jehovah has cursed.”+ 30 And after his fathering Noah Laʹmech continued to live five hundred and ninety-five years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Laʹmech amounted to seven hundred and seventy-seven years and he died.

32 And Noah got to be five hundred years old. After that Noah became father to Shem,+ Ham+ and Jaʹpheth.+