The First Book of Moses: Genesis

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- Kapitel 5 -

(1 Chronicles 1:1–3)

This is the booke of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created Adam, in the likenes of God made he him,

Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created.

Nowe Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a childe in his owne likenes after his image, and called his name Sheth.

And the dayes of Adam, after he had begotten Sheth, were eight hundreth yeeres, and he begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes that Adam liued, were nine hundreth and thirtie yeeres: and he died.

And Sheth liued an hundreth and fiue yeeres, and begate Enosh.

And Sheth liued, after he begate Enosh, eight hundreth and seuen yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Sheth were nine hundreth and twelue yeeres: and he died.

Also Enosh liued ninetie yeeres, and begate Kenan.

And Enosh liued, after he begate Kenan, eight hundreth and fifteene yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Enosh were nine hundreth and fiue yeeres: and he died

Likewise Kenan liued seuentie yeeres, and begate Mahalaleel.

And Kenan liued, after he begate Mahalaleel, eight hundreth and fourtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and tenne yeeres: and he died.

Mahalaleel also liued sixtie and fiue yeres, and begate Iered.

Also Mahalaleel liued, after he begate Iered, eight hundreth and thirtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Mahalaleel were eight hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres: and he died.

God Takes Up Enoch

(Hebrews 11:5)

And Iered liued an hundreth sixtie and two yeeres, and begate Henoch.

Then Iered liued, after he begate Henoch, eight hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Iered were nine hundreth sixtie and two yeeres: and he died.

Also Henoch liued sixtie and fiue yeeres, and begate Methushelah.

And Henoch walked with God, after he begate Methushelah, three hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Henoch were three hundreth sixtie and fiue yeeres.

And Henoch walked with God, and he was no more seene: for God tooke him away.

From Methuselah to Noah

Methushelah also liued an hundreth eightie and seuen yeeres, and begate Lamech.

And Methushelah liued, after he begate Lamech, seuen hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So al the dayes of Methushelah were nine hundreth sixtie and nine yeeres: and he died.

Then Lamech liued an hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate a sonne,

And called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort vs concerning our worke and sorowe of our hands, as touching the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.

And Lamech liued, after he begate Noah, fiue hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

So all the dayes of Lamech were seuen hundreth seuentie and seuen yeeres: and he died.

And Noah was fiue hundreth yeere olde. And Noah begate Shem, Ham and Iapheth.

(1 Chronicles 1:1–3)

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.(a)

Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.

All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.

Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.

Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters

and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.

Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

God Takes Up Enoch

(Hebrews 11:5)

Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.

Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.

After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.

From Methuselah to Noah

Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.

Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.

He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed.”

Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.

Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Fußnoten

(a)5:2 “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.