¹ This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; ² male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
³ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: ⁴ and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: ⁵ and all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
⁶ And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: ⁷ and Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: ⁸ and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
⁹ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: ¹⁰ and Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹¹ and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
¹² And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: ¹³ and Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹⁴ and all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
¹⁵ And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: ¹⁶ and Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹⁷ and all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
¹⁸ And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: ¹⁹ and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²⁰ and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
²¹ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: ²² and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²³ and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: ²⁴ and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
²⁵ And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: ²⁶ and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: ²⁷ and all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
²⁸ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: ²⁹ and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. ³⁰ And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: ³¹ and all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. ³² And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.