| 1Àý This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. |
| 2Àý He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man." |
| 3Àý When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. |
| 4Àý After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 5Àý Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. |
| 6Àý When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. |
| 7Àý And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 8Àý Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. |
| 9Àý When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. |
| 10Àý And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 11Àý Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. |
| 12Àý When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. |
| 13Àý And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 14Àý Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. |
| 15Àý When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. |
| 16Àý And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 17Àý Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. |
| 18Àý When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. |
| 19Àý And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 20Àý Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. |
| 21Àý When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. |
| 22Àý And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 23Àý Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. |
| 24Àý Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. |
| 25Àý When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. |
| 26Àý And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 27Àý Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. |
| 28Àý When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. |
| 29Àý He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed." |
| 30Àý After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. |
| 31Àý Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. |
| 32Àý After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth. |