The progenie of Adam, & number of their yeares (with the death of the rest, &
translation of Enoch) in the line of Seth, to Noe & his three sonnes.
1. THɪꜱ is the booke of the generation of Adam. In the day, when God
created man, to the likenes of God made he him.
2. Male and female created he them; and blessed them: and called
their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3. And Adam liued a hundred and thirtie yeares; and begat to his
owne image and likenes, and called his name Seth.
4. And the dayes of Adam, after he begat Seth, came to eight
hundred yeares: and he begat sonnes and daughters.
5. And al the time that Adam liued, came to nine hundred and
thirtie yeares, and he died.
6. Seth also liued a hundred fiue yeares, and begat Enos.
7. And Seth liued after he begat Enos, eight hundred and seuen
yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters.
8. And al the dayes of Seth came to nine hundred & twelue
yeares, and he died.
9. And Enos liued nintie yeares, and begat Cainan.
10. After whose birth he liued eight hundred & fiftene yeares,
and begat sonnes and daughters.
11. And al the dayes of Enos came to nine hundred and fiue
yeares, and he died.
12. Cainan also liued seuentie yeares, & begat Malaleel.
13. And Cainan liued after he begat Malaleel, eight hundred &
fourtie yeares, and begat sonnes & daughters.
14. And al the dayes of Cainan came to nine hundred and ten
yeares, and he died.
15. And Malaleel liued sixtie fiue yeares, and begat Iared.
16. And Malaleel liued after he begat Iared, eight hundred and
thirtie yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters.
17. And al the dayes of Malaleel came to eight hundred nyntie
fiue yeares, & he died.
18. And Iared liued a hundred sixtie two yeares, and begat
Enoch.
19. And Iared liued after he begat Enoch eight hundred yeares,
and begat sonnes and daughters.
20. And al the dayes of Iared came to nine hundred sixtie two
yeares, & he died.
21. Moreouer Enoch liued sixtie fiue yeares, & begat Mathusala.
22. And Enoch walked with God: & liued after he begat Mathusala,
three hundred yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters.
23. And al the dayes of Enoch came to three hundred sixtie fiue
yeares.
24. And he walked with God, and was seene no more: because God
tooke him.
25. Mathusala also liued a hundred eightie seuen yeares, & begat
Lamech.
26. And Mathusala liued, after he begat Lamech, seuen hundred
eightie two yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters.
27. And al the dayes of Mathusala came to nyne hundred sixtie
nine yeares, & he died.
28. And Lamech liued a hundred eightie two yeares, and begat a
sonne:
29. and he called his name Noe, saying: This sonne shal comfort
vs from the workes & labours of our handes on the earth, which our Lord
cursed.
30. And Lamech liued, after he begat Noe, fiue hundred nintie
fiue yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters.
31. And al the dayes of Lamech came to seuen hundred seuentie
seuen yeares, and he died. And Noe when he was fiue hundred yeares olde,
begat Sem, Cham, and Iaphat.