¹ 当人在世上多起来又生女儿的时候，

² 神的儿子们看见人的女子美貌，就随意挑选，娶来为妻。

³ 耶和华说：人既属乎血气，我的灵就不永远住在他里面；然而他的日子还可到一百二十年。

⁴ 那时候有伟人在地上，後来神的儿子们和人的女子们交合生子；那就是上古英武有名的人。

⁵ 耶和华见人在地上罪恶很大，终日所思想的尽都是恶，

⁶ 耶和华就後悔造人在地上，心中忧伤。

⁷ 耶和华说：我要将所造的人和走兽，并昆虫，以及空中的飞鸟，都从地上除灭，因为我造他们後悔了。

⁸ 惟有挪亚在耶和华眼前蒙恩。

⁹ 挪亚的後代记在下面。挪亚是个义人，在当时的世代是个完全人。挪亚与神同行。

¹⁰ 挪亚生了三个儿子，就是闪、含、雅弗。

¹¹ 世界在神面前败坏，地上满了强暴.。

¹² 神观看世界，见是败坏了；凡有血气的人在地上.都败坏了行为。

¹³ 神就对挪亚说：凡有血气的人，他的尽头已经来到我面前；因为地上满了他们的强暴，我要把他们和地一并毁灭。

¹⁴ 你要用歌斐木造一只方舟，分一间一间地造，里外抹上松香。

¹⁵ 方舟的造法乃是这样：要长三百肘，宽五十肘，高三十肘。

¹⁶ 方舟上边要留透光处，高一肘。方舟的门要开在旁边。方舟要分上、中、下三层。

¹⁷ 看哪，我要使洪水泛滥在地上，毁灭天下；凡地上有血肉、有气息的活物，无一不死。

¹⁸ 我却要与你立约；你同你的妻，与儿子儿妇，都要进入方舟。

¹⁹ 凡有血肉的活物，每样两个，一公一母，你要带进方舟，好在你那里保全生命。

²⁰ 飞鸟各从其类，牲畜各从其类，地上的昆虫各从其类，每样两个，要到你那里，好保全生命。

²¹ 你要拿各样食物积蓄起来，好作你和他们的食物。

²² 挪亚就这样行。凡神所吩咐的，他都照样行了。

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

² He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.

³ Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

⁴ The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

⁵ All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

⁶ Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh.

⁷ Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

⁸ All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

⁹ Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

¹⁰ Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

¹¹ All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

¹² Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

¹³ Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters

¹⁴ and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

¹⁵ Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.

¹⁶ Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

¹⁷ All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

¹⁸ Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch.

¹⁹ Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

²⁰ All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

²¹ Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.

²² Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

²³ All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

²⁴ Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

²⁵ Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.

²⁶ Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

²⁷ All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

²⁸ Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,

²⁹ and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed."

³⁰ Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

³¹ All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.

³² Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.