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Genesis 5
Common English Bible

Adam’s descendants

5 This is the record of Adam’s descendants. On the day God created humanity, he made them to resemble God 2 and created them male and female. He blessed them and called them humanity[a] on the day they were created. 3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son in his image, resembling him, and named him Seth. 4 After Seth’s birth, Adam lived 800 years; he had other sons and daughters. 5 In all, Adam lived 930 years, and he died.

6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 8 In all, Seth lived 912 years, and he died.

9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After Kenan’s birth, Enosh lived 815 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 11 In all, Enosh lived 905 years, and he died.

12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 14 In all, Kenan lived 910 years, and he died.

15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 After Jared’s birth, Mahalalel lived 830 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 17 In all, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and he died.

18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After Enoch’s birth, Jared lived 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 20 In all, Jared lived 962 years, and he died.

21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God. After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch lived 300 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 23 In all, Enoch lived 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God and disappeared because God took him.

25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. 26 After Lamech’s birth, Methuselah lived 782 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 27 In all, Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.

28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son 29 and named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us relief[b] from our hard work, from the pain in our hands, because of the fertile land that the Lord cursed.” 30 After Noah’s birth, Lamech lived 595 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 31 In all, Lamech lived 777 years, and he died.

32 When Noah was 500 years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 5:2 Heb adam
  2. Genesis 5:29 Heb resembles the sound of Noah’s name.
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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
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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创世记 5
Chinese New Version (Simplified)

亚当的后代(A)

5 以下是亚当后代的记录。　神创造人的时候，是按着自己的样式造的； 2 他创造了一男一女。在创造他们的时候，　神赐福给他们，称他们为人。 3 亚当一百三十岁的时候，生了一个儿子，样式和形象都和自己相似，就给他起名叫塞特。 4 亚当生塞特以后，还活了八百年，并且生了其他的儿女。 5 亚当共活了九百三十岁，就死了。

6 塞特一百零五岁的时候，生了以挪士。 7 塞特生以挪士以后，还活了八百零七年，并且生了其他的儿女。 8 塞特共活了九百一十二岁，就死了。

9 以挪士九十岁的时候，生了该南。 10 以挪士生该南以后，还活了八百一十五年，并且生了其他的儿女。 11 以挪士共活了九百零五岁，就死了。

12 该南七十岁的时候，生了玛勒列。 13 该南生玛勒列以后，还活了八百四十年，并且生了其他的儿女。 14 该南共活了九百一十岁，就死了。

15 玛勒列六十五岁的时候，生了雅列。 16 玛勒列生雅列以后，还活了八百三十年，并且生了其他的儿女。 17 玛勒列共活了八百九十五岁，就死了。

18 雅列一百六十二岁的时候，生了以诺。 19 雅列生以诺以后，还活了八百年，并且生了其他的儿女。 20 雅列共活了九百六十二岁，就死了。

21 以诺六十五岁的时候，生了玛土撒拉。 22 以诺生玛土撒拉以后，和　神同行三百年，并且生了其他的儿女。 23 以诺共活了三百六十五岁。 24 以诺和　神同行，所以　神把他取去，他就不在了。

25 玛土撒拉一百八十七岁的时候，生了拉麦。 26 玛土撒拉生拉麦以后，还活了七百八十二年，并且生了其他的儿女。 27 玛土撒拉共活了九百六十九岁，就死了。

28 拉麦一百八十二岁的时候，生了一个儿子， 29 就给他起名叫挪亚，说：“这儿子必使我们从地上的操作和手中的劳苦得着安慰，因为耶和华曾经咒诅这地。” 30 拉麦生挪亚以后，还活了五百九十五年，并且生了其他的儿女。 31 拉麦共活了七百七十七岁，就死了。

32 挪亚五百岁的时候，就生了闪、含和雅弗。

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