¹This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.

²He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

³And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.

⁴And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters.

⁵And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

⁶Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.

⁷And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

⁹And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.

¹⁰After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹¹And the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

¹²And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.

¹³And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹⁴And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

¹⁵And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.

¹⁶And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹⁷And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

¹⁸And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch.

¹⁹And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

²⁰And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.

²¹And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.

²²And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

²³And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

²⁴And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.

²⁵And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.

²⁶And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.

²⁷And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

²⁸And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

²⁹And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth which the Lord hath cursed.

³⁰And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and he begot sons and daughters.

³¹And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died. And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.