Genesis 5
International Children’s Bible
Adam’s Family History
5 This is the family history of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them in God’s likeness. 2 He created them male and female. And on that day he blessed them and named them human beings.
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of another son. He was in the likeness and image of Adam. Adam named him Seth. 4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 5 So Adam lived a total of 930 years. Then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh. 7 After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 8 So Seth lived a total of 912 years. Then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he had a son named Kenan. 10 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 11 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years. Then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he had a son named Mahalalel. 13 After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years. Then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he had a son named Jared. 16 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 17 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years. Then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch. 19 After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years. Then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he had a son named Methuselah. 22 After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 23 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God. One day Enoch could not be found, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech. 26 After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years. Then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son. 29 Lamech named his son Noah.[a] Lamech said, “Noah will comfort us from the pain of our work. The pain is because God has cursed the ground.” 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years. Then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
Footnotes
- 5:29 Noah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “rest.”
Genesi 5
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
I patriarchi prediluviani
5 Questo è il libro della genealogia di Adamo. Quando Dio creò l'uomo, lo fece a somiglianza di Dio; 2 maschio e femmina li creò, li benedisse e li chiamò uomini quando furono creati. 3 Adamo aveva centotrenta anni quando generò a sua immagine, a sua somiglianza, un figlio e lo chiamò Set. 4 Dopo aver generato Set, Adamo visse ancora ottocento anni e generò figli e figlie. 5 L'intera vita di Adamo fu di novecentotrenta anni; poi morì.
6 Set aveva centocinque anni quando generò Enos; 7 dopo aver generato Enos, Set visse ancora ottocentosette anni e generò figli e figlie. 8 L'intera vita di Set fu di novecentododici anni; poi morì.
9 Enos aveva novanta anni quando generò Kenan; 10 Enos, dopo aver generato Kenan, visse ancora ottocentoquindici anni e generò figli e figlie. 11 L'intera vita di Enos fu di novecentocinque anni; poi morì.
12 Kenan aveva settanta anni quando generò Maalaleèl; 13 Kenan dopo aver generato Maalaleèl visse ancora ottocentoquaranta anni e generò figli e figlie. 14 L'intera vita di Kenan fu di novecentodieci anni; poi morì.
15 Maalaleèl aveva sessantacinque anni quando generò Iared; 16 Maalaleèl dopo aver generato Iared, visse ancora ottocentrenta anni e generò figli e figlie. 17 L'intera vita di Maalaleèl fu di ottocentonovantacinque anni; poi morì.
18 Iared aveva centosessantadue anni quando generò Enoch; 19 Iared, dopo aver generato Enoch, visse ancora ottocento anni e generò figli e figlie. 20 L'intera vita di Iared fu di novecentosessantadue anni; poi morì.
21 Enoch aveva sessantacinque anni quando generò Matusalemme. 22 Enoch camminò con Dio; dopo aver generato Matusalemme, visse ancora per trecento anni e generò figli e figlie. 23 L'intera vita di Enoch fu di trecentosessantacique anni. 24 Poi Enoch cammino con Dio e non fu più perché Dio l'aveva preso.
25 Matusalemme aveva centottantasette anni quando generò Lamech; 26 Matusalemme, dopo aver generato Lamech, visse ancora settecentottantadue anni e generò figli e figlie. 27 L'intera vita di Matusalemme fu di novecentosessantanove anni; poi morì.
28 Lamech aveva centottantadue anni quando generò un figlio 29 e lo chiamò Noè, dicendo: «Costui ci consolerà del nostro lavoro e della fatica delle nostre mani, a causa del suolo che il Signore ha maledetto». 30 Lamech, dopo aver generato Noè, visse ancora cinquecentonovantacinque anni e generò figli e figlie. 31 L'intera vita di Lamech fu di settecentosettantasette anni; poi morì.
32 Noè aveva cinquecento anni quando generò Sem, Cam e Iafet.
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