Genesis 5

¹This is the book of generacioun of Adam, in the dai wher ynne God made man of nouyt. God made man to the ymage and licnesse of God;

²God formede hem male and female, and blesside hem, and clepide the name of hem Adam, in the day in which thei weren formed.

³Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid yeer and thretti, and gendride a sone to his ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name Seth.

⁴And the daies of Adam after that he gendride Seth weren maad eiyte hundrid yeer, and he gendride sones and douytris.

⁵And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.

⁶Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.

⁷And Seth lyuede aftir that he gendride Enos eiyte hundrid and seuen yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

⁸And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.

⁹Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;

¹⁰aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

¹¹And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.

¹²Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.

¹³And Caynan lyuede after that he gendride Malalehel eiyte hundrid and fourti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

¹⁴And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.

¹⁵Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.

¹⁶And Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride Jared eiyte hundrid and thretti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

¹⁷And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.

¹⁸And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.

¹⁹And Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth eiyte hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

²⁰And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.

²¹Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.

²²And Enoth yede with God; and Enoth lyuede after that he gendride Matusalem thre hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

²³And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.

²⁴And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.

²⁵Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.

²⁶And Matusalem lyuede after that he gendride Lameth seuene hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and twei, and gendride sones and douytris.

²⁷And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.

²⁸Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;

²⁹and clepide his name Noe, and seide, This man schal comforte vs of the werkis and traueilis of oure hondis, in the loond which the Lord curside.

³⁰And Lameth lyuede after that he gendride Noe fyue hundrid `nynti and fyue yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

³¹And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.

Genesis 5

¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

²Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

³And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

⁴And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

⁵And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

⁶And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

⁷And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

⁹And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

¹⁰And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

¹¹And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

¹²And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

¹³And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

¹⁴And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

¹⁵And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

¹⁶And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

¹⁷And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

¹⁸And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

¹⁹And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

²⁰And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

²¹And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

²²And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

²³And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

²⁴And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

²⁵And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

²⁶And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

²⁷And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

²⁸And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

²⁹And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

³⁰And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

³¹And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

³²And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.