¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

²He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them “Adam”.

³Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

⁴The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.

⁵All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

⁶Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.

⁷Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

⁸All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

⁹Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

¹⁰Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

¹¹All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

¹²Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.

¹³Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters

¹⁴and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

¹⁵Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.

¹⁶Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

¹⁷All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

¹⁸Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.

¹⁹Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

²⁰All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

²¹Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.

²²After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

²³All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

²⁴Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.

²⁵Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.

²⁶Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

²⁷All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

²⁸Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.

²⁹He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”

³⁰Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

³¹All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.

³²Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.