Genesis 5  New English Translation

From Adam to Noah

5 This is the record^[a] of the family line^[b] of Adam.

When God created humankind,^[c] he made them^[d] in the likeness of God. ² He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.”^[e]

³ When^[f] Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. ⁴ The length of time Adam lived^[g] after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had^[h] other^[i] sons and daughters. ⁵ The entire lifetime^[j] of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.^[k]

⁶ When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of^[l] Enosh. ⁷ Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had^[m] other^[n] sons and daughters. ⁸ The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.

⁹ When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. ¹⁰ Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. ¹¹ The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.

¹² When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. ¹³ Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died.

¹⁵ When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ¹⁶ Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died.

¹⁸ When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹ Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. ²⁰ The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died.

²¹ When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. ²² After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God^[o] for 300 years,^[p] and he had other^[q] sons and daughters. ²³ The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. ²⁴ Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared^[r] because God took^[s] him away.

²⁵ When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. ²⁶ Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other^[t] sons and daughters. ²⁷ The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.

²⁸ When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. ²⁹ He named him Noah,^[u] saying, “This one will bring us comfort^[v] from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.” ³⁰ Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other^[w] sons and daughters. ³¹ The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.

³² After Noah was 500 years old, he^[x] became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.