[1] This is the book about the family of Adam. God made people a copy of himself.
[2] God made them male and female. And on the same day he made them, God blessed them and named them “people.”
[3] After Adam was 130 years old, he had another son. This son looked just like Adam. Adam named his son Seth.
[4] After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years. During that time, Adam had other sons and daughters.
[5] So Adam lived a total of 930 years; then he died.
[6] After Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh.
[7] After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years. During that time, Seth had other sons and daughters.
[8] So Seth lived a total of 912 years; then he died.
[9] After Enosh was 90 years old, he had a son named Kenan.
[10] After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years. During that time, he had other sons and daughters.
[11] So Enosh lived a total of 905 years; then he died.
[12] After Kenan was 70 years old, he had a son named Mahalalel.
[13] After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years. During that time, Kenan had other sons and daughters.
[14] So Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died.
[15] When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he had a son named Jared.
[16] After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years. During that time, he had other sons and daughters.
[17] So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years; then he died.
[18] After Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch.
[19] After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years. During that time, he had other sons and daughters.
[20] So Jared lived a total of 962 years; then he died.
[21] After Enoch was 65 years old, he had a son named Methuselah.
[22] After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God for 300 years more. During that time, he had other sons and daughters.
[23] So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
[24] One day Enoch was walking with God, and Enoch disappeared. God took him.
[25] After Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech.
[26] After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years. During that time, he had other sons and daughters.
[27] So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.
[28] When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
[29] Lamech named his son Noah. Lamech said, “We work very hard as farmers because God cursed the ground. But Noah will bring us rest.”
[30] After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters.
[31] So Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died.
[32] After Noah was 500 years old, he had sons named Shem, Ham, and Japheth.