¹ Dies ist das Buch von des Menschen Geschlecht. Da Gott den Menschen schuf, machte er ihn nach dem Bilde Gottes;

² und schuf sie einen Mann und ein Weib und segnete sie und hieß ihren Namen Mensch zur Zeit, da sie geschaffen wurden.

³ Und Adam war hundertunddreißig Jahre alt und zeugte einen Sohn, der seinem Bild ähnlich war und hieß ihn Seth

⁴ und lebte darnach achthundert Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

⁵ daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundertunddreißig Jahre, und starb.

⁶ Seth war hundertundfünf Jahre alt und zeugte Enos

⁷ und lebte darnach achthundertundsieben Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

⁸ daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundertundzwölf Jahre, und starb.

⁹ Enos war neunzig Jahre alt und zeugte Kenan

¹⁰ und lebte darnach achthundertundfünzig Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

¹¹ daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundertundfünf Jahre, und starb.

¹² Kenan war siebzig Jahre alt und zeugte Mahalaleel

¹³ und lebte darnach achthundertundvierzig Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

¹⁴ daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundertundzehn Jahre, und starb.

¹⁵ Mahalaleel war fünfundsechzig Jahre und zeugte Jared

¹⁶ und lebte darnach achthundertunddreißig Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

¹⁷ daß sein ganzes Alter ward achthundert und fünfundneunzig Jahre, und starb.

¹⁸ Jared war hundertzweiundsechzig Jahre alt und zeugte Henoch

¹⁹ und er lebte darnach achthundert Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

²⁰ daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundert und zweiundsechzig Jahre, und starb.

²¹ Henoch war fünfundsechzig Jahre alt und zeugte Methusalah.

²² Und nachdem er Methusalah gezeugt hatte, blieb er in einem göttlichen Leben dreihundert Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

²³ daß sein ganzes Alter ward dreihundertfünfundsechzig Jahre.

²⁴ Und dieweil er ein göttliches Leben führte, nahm ihn Gott hinweg, und er ward nicht mehr gesehen.

²⁵ Methusalah war hundertsiebenundachtzig Jahre alt und zeugte Lamech

²⁶ und lebte darnach siebenhundert und zweiundachtzig Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

²⁷ daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundert und neunundsechzig Jahre, und starb.

²⁸ Lamech war hundertzweiundachtzig Jahre alt und zeugte einen Sohn

²⁹ und hieß ihn Noah und sprach: Der wird uns trösten in unsrer Mühe und Arbeit auf der Erde, die der HERR verflucht hat.

³⁰ Darnach lebte er fünfhundert und fünfundneunzig Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter;

³¹ daß sein ganzes Alter ward siebenhundert siebenundsiebzig Jahre, und starb.

³² Noah war fünfhundert Jahre alt und zeugte Sem, Ham und Japheth.

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.