¹ This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.

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

³ And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.

⁴ And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters.

⁵ And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

⁶ Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.

⁷ And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

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

⁹ And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.

¹⁰ After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

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

¹² And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.

¹³ And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

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

¹⁵ And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.

¹⁶ And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹⁷ And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

¹⁸ And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch.

¹⁹ And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

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

²¹ And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.

²² And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

²³ And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

²⁴ And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.

²⁵ And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.

²⁶ And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.

²⁷ And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

²⁸ And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

²⁹ And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth which the Lord hath cursed.

³⁰ And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and he begot sons and daughters.

³¹ And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died. And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

¹ The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help."

² Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

³ As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.

⁴ Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

⁵ but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

⁶ Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

⁷ If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."

⁸ Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

⁹ Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

¹⁰ Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

¹¹ Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

¹² From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."

¹³ Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.

¹⁴ Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."

¹⁵ Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.

¹⁶ Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

¹⁷ Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

¹⁸ To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

¹⁹ Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

²⁰ Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

²¹ His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.

²² Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.

²³ Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.

²⁴ If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."

²⁵ Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, "for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."

²⁶ There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.