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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.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 5:1 tn Heb “book” or “roll.” Cf. NIV “written account”; NRSV “list.”
  2. Genesis 5:1 tn Heb “generations.” See the note on the phrase “this is the account of” in 2:4.
  3. Genesis 5:1 tn The Hebrew text has אָדָם (ʾadam).
  4. Genesis 5:1 tn Heb “him.” The Hebrew text uses the third masculine singular pronominal suffix on the accusative sign. The pronoun agrees grammatically with its antecedent אָדָם (ʾadam). However, the next verse makes it clear that אָדָם is collective here and refers to “humankind,” so it is preferable to translate the pronoun with the English plural.
  5. Genesis 5:2 tn The Hebrew word used here is אָדָם (ʾadam).
  6. Genesis 5:3 tn Heb “and Adam lived 130 years.” In the translation the verb is subordinated to the following verb, “and he fathered,” and rendered as a temporal clause.
  7. Genesis 5:4 tn Heb “The days of Adam.”
  8. Genesis 5:4 tn Heb “he fathered.”
  9. Genesis 5:4 tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
  10. Genesis 5:5 tn Heb “all the days of Adam which he lived”
  11. Genesis 5:5 sn The genealogy traces the line from Adam to Noah and forms a bridge between the earlier accounts and the flood story. Its constant theme of the reign of death in the human race is broken once with the account of Enoch, but the genealogy ends with hope for the future through Noah. See further G. F. Hasel, “The Genealogies of Gen. 5 and 11 and their Alleged Babylonian Background,” AUSS 16 (1978): 361-74; idem, “Genesis 5 and 11, ” Origins 7 (1980): 23-37.
  12. Genesis 5:6 tn Heb “he fathered.”
  13. Genesis 5:7 tn Heb “he fathered.”
  14. Genesis 5:7 tn Here and in vv. 10, 13, 16, 19 the word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
  15. Genesis 5:22 sn With the seventh panel there is a digression from the pattern. Instead of simply saying that Enoch lived, the text observes that he “walked with God.” The rare expression “walked with” (the Hitpael form of the verb הָלָךְ, halakh, “to walk” collocated with the preposition אֶת, ʾet, “with”) is used in 1 Sam 25:15 to describe how David’s men maintained a cordial and cooperative relationship with Nabal’s men as they worked and lived side by side in the fields. In Gen 5:22 the phrase suggests that Enoch and God “got along.” This may imply that Enoch lived in close fellowship with God, leading a life of devotion and piety. An early Jewish tradition, preserved in 1 En. 1:9 and alluded to in Jude 14, says that Enoch preached about the coming judgment. See F. S. Parnham, “Walking with God,” EvQ 46 (1974): 117-18.
  16. Genesis 5:22 tn Heb “and Enoch walked with God, after he became the father of Methuselah, [for] 300 years.”
  17. Genesis 5:22 tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
  18. Genesis 5:24 tn The Hebrew construction has the negative particle אֵין (ʾen, “there is not,” “there was not”) with a pronominal suffix, “he was not.” Instead of saying that Enoch died, the text says he no longer was present.
  19. Genesis 5:24 sn The text simply states that God took Enoch. Similar language is used of Elijah’s departure from this world (see 2 Kgs 2:10). The text implies that God overruled death for this man who walked with him.
  20. Genesis 5:26 tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
  21. Genesis 5:29 sn The name Noah appears to be related to the Hebrew word נוּחַ (nuakh, “to rest”). There are several wordplays on the name “Noah” in the story of the flood.
  22. Genesis 5:29 tn The Hebrew verb יְנַחֲמֵנוּ (yenakhamenu) is from the root נָחָם (nakham), which means “to comfort” in the Piel verbal stem. The letters נ (nun) and ח (khet) pick up the sounds in the name “Noah,” forming a paronomasia on the name. They are not from the same verbal root, and so the connection is only by sound. Lamech’s sentiment reflects the oppression of living under the curse on the ground, but also expresses the hope for relief in some way through the birth of Noah. His words proved to be ironic but prophetic. The relief would come with a new beginning after the flood. See E. G. Kraeling, “The Interpretations of the Name Noah in Genesis 5:29, ” JBL 48 (1929): 138-43.
  23. Genesis 5:30 tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
  24. Genesis 5:32 tn Heb “Noah.” The pronoun (“he”) has been employed in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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Genesis 5
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)

5 Ito ang aklat ng mga lahi ni Adam. Nang araw na lalangin ng Dios ang tao, sa wangis ng Dios siya nilalang;

2 Lalake at babae silang nilalang; at sila'y binasbasan, at tinawag na Adam ang kanilang pangalan, nang araw na sila'y lalangin.

3 At nabuhay si Adam ng isang daan at tatlong pung taon, at nagkaanak ng isang lalaking kaniyang wangis na hawig sa kaniyang larawan; at tinawag ang kaniyang pangalan na Set:

4 At ang mga naging araw ni Adam, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Set, ay walong daang taon: at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae.

5 At ang lahat na araw na ikinabuhay ni Adam ay siyam na raan at tatlong pung taon; at siya'y namatay.

6 At nabuhay si Set ng isang daan at limang taon at naging anak niya si Enos.

7 At nabuhay si Set pagkatapos na maipanganak si Enos ng walong daan at pitong taon; at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

8 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Set ay siyam na raan at labing dalawang taon: at siya'y namatay.

9 At nabuhay si Enos ng siyam na pung taon, at naging anak si Cainan:

10 At nabuhay si Enos, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Cainan, ng walong daan at labing limang taon; at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

11 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Enos ay siyam na raan at limang taon, at siya'y namatay.

12 At nabuhay si Cainan ng pitong pung taon, at naging anak si Mahalaleel:

13 At nabuhay si Cainan, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Mahalaleel, ng walong daan at apat na pung taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

14 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Cainan, siyam na raan at sangpung taon, at namatay.

15 At nabuhay si Mahalaleel ng anim na pu't limang taon, at naging anak si Jared:

16 At nabuhay si Mahalaleel, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Jared, ng walong daan at tatlong pung taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

17 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Mahalaleel ay walong daan at siyam na pu't limang taon: at namatay.

18 At nabuhay si Jared ng isang daan at anim na pu't dalawang taon, at naging anak si Enoc:

19 At nabuhay si Jared, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Enoc, ng walong daang taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

20 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Jared ay siyam na raan at anim na pu't dalawang taon: at namatay.

21 At nabuhay si Enoc na anim na pu't limang taon, at naging anak si Matusalem:

22 At lumakad si Enoc na kasama ng Dios, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Matusalem na tatlong daang taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

23 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Enoc ay tatlong daan at anim na pu't limang taon:

24 At lumakad si Enoc na kasama ng Dios: at di siya nasumpungan, sapagka't kinuha ng Dios.

25 At nabuhay si Matusalem ng isang daan at walong pu't pitong taon; at naging anak si Lamec:

26 At nabuhay si Matusalem pagkatapos na maipanganak si Lamec, ng pitong daan at walong pu't dalawang taon; at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae;

27 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Matusalem ay siyam na raan at anim na pu't siyam na taon: at siya'y namatay.

28 At nabuhay si Lamec ng isang daan at walong pu't dalawang taon, at nagkaanak ng isang lalake:

29 At tinawag ang kaniyang pangalan na Noe, na sinabi, Ito nga ang aaliw sa atin tungkol sa ating gawa at sa pinagpagalan ng ating mga kamay, dahil sa lupang sinumpa ng Panginoon.

30 At nabuhay si Lamec, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Noe, ng limang daan at siyam na pu't limang taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

31 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Lamec ay pitong daan at pitong pu't pitong taon: at namatay.

32 At si Noe ay may limang daang taon: at naging anak ni Noe si Sem, si Cham, at si Japhet.

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Genesis 5
New International Version

From Adam to Noah

5 This is the written account(A) of Adam’s family line.(B)

When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.(C) 2 He created them(D) male and female(E) and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind”[a] when they were created.

3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image;(F) and he named him Seth.(G) 4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.(H)

6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father[b] of Enosh.(I) 7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.(J) 10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.(K) 13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.(L) 16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.(M) 19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.(N) 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God(O) 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God;(P) then he was no more, because God took him away.(Q)

25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.(R) 26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 29 He named him Noah[c](S) and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.(T)” 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

32 After Noah was 500 years old,(U) he became the father of Shem,(V) Ham and Japheth.(W)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 5:2 Hebrew adam
  2. Genesis 5:6 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26.
  3. Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.
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