1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;
2 Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.
3 Adam had been living for a hundred and thirty years when he had a son like himself, after his image, and gave him the name of Seth:
4 And after the birth of Seth, Adam went on living for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
5 And all the years of Adam's life were nine hundred and thirty: and he came to his end.
6 And Seth was a hundred and five years old when he became the father of Enosh:
7 And he went on living after the birth of Enosh for eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters:
8 And all the years of Seth's life were nine hundred and twelve: and he came to his end.
9 And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:
10 And after the birth of Kenan, Enosh went on living for eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters:
11 And all the years of Enosh were nine hundred and five: and he came to his end.
12 And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel:
13 And after the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan went on living for eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters:
14 And all the years of Kenan's life were nine hundred and ten; and he came to his end.
15 And Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Jared:
16 And after the birth of Jared, Mahalalel went on living for eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:
17 And all the years of Mahalalel's life were eight hundred and ninety-five: and he came to his end.
18 And Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old when he became the father of Enoch:
19 And Jared went on living after the birth of Enoch for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
20 And all the years of Jared's life were nine hundred and sixty-two: and he came to his end.
21 And Enoch was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Methuselah:
22 And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
23 And all the years of Enoch's life were three hundred and sixty-five:
24 And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
25 And Methuselah was a hundred and eighty-seven years old when he became the father of Lamech:
26 And after the birth of Lamech, Methuselah went on living for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters:
27 And all the years of Methuselah's life were nine hundred and sixty-nine: and he came to his end.
28 And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:
29 And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
30 And after the birth of Noah, Lamech went on living for five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters:
31 And all the years of Lamech's life were seven hundred and seventy-seven: and he came to his end.
32 And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1 Voici le livre de la postérité d'Adam. Au jour où Dieu créa l'homme, il le fit à la ressemblance de Dieu.
2 Il les créa mâle et femelle, et il les bénit, et leur donna le nom d'Adam, au jour qu'ils furent créés.
3 Or, Adam vécut cent trente ans, et engendra un fils à sa ressemblance, mais selon son image charnelle, et il lui donna le nom de Seth (Substitut, renommée).
4 Et les jours d'Adam, après qu'il eut engendré Seth, furent de huit cents ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
5 Tout le temps qu'Adam vécut, fut donc de neuf cent trente ans; puis il mourut.
6 Seth vécut cent cinq ans, et engendra Énosh (la défaillance).
7 Et Seth vécut, après qu'il eut engendré Énosh, huit cent sept ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
8 Tout le temps que Seth vécut, fut donc de neuf cent douze ans; puis il mourut.
9 Et Énosh vécut quatre-vingt-dix ans, et engendra Kénan (des habitations).
10 Et Énosh, après qu'il eut engendré Kénan, vécut huit cent quinze ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
11 Tout le temps qu'Énosh vécut, fut donc de neuf cent cinq ans; puis il mourut.
12 Et Kénan vécut soixante et dix ans, et engendra Mahalaleel (la louange de Dieu).
13 Et Kénan, après qu'il eut engendré Mahalaleel, vécut huit cent quarante ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
14 Tout le temps que Kénan vécut, fut donc de neuf cent dix ans; puis il mourut.
15 Et Mahalaleel vécut soixante-cinq ans, et engendra Jéred (l'abaissement, la descente).
16 Et Mahalaleel, après qu'il eut engendré Jéred, vécut huit cent trente ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
17 Tout le temps que Mahalaleel vécut, fut donc de huit cent quatre-vingt-quinze ans; puis il mourut.
18 Et Jéred vécut cent soixante-deux ans, et engendra Hénoc (l'instruction rigide).
19 Et Jéred, après qu'il eut engendré Hénoc, vécut huit cent ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
20 Tout le temps que Jéred vécut, fut donc de neuf cent soixante-deux ans; puis il mourut.
21 Hénoc vécut soixante-cinq ans, et engendra Méthushélah (la croissance).
22 Et Hénoc marcha avec Dieu, après qu'il eut engendré Méthushélah, trois cents ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
23 Tout le temps qu'Hénoc vécut, fut donc de trois cent soixante-cinq ans.
24 Hénoc marcha donc avec Dieu, puis il disparut, car Dieu le prit.
25 Et Méthushélah vécut cent quatre-vingt-sept ans, et engendra Lémec (le renversement violent).
26 Et Méthushélah, après qu'il eut engendré Lémec, vécut sept cent quatre-vingt-deux ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
27 Tout le temps que Méthushélah vécut, fut donc de neuf cent soixante-neuf ans; puis il mourut.
28 Et Lémec vécut cent quatre-vingt-deux ans, et engendra un fondateur.
29 Et il l'appela Noé (la détente), en disant: Celui-ci nous consolera de notre travail, et de la peine qu'impose à nos mains la terre que l'Éternel a maudite.
30 Et Lémec, après qu'il eut engendré Noé, vécut cinq cent quatre-vingt-quinze ans; et il engendra des fondateurs et des générations.
31 Tout le temps que Lémec vécut, fut donc de sept cent soixante-dix-sept ans; puis il mourut.
32 Et Noé, âgé de cinq cents ans, engendra Sem (la renommée), Cham (la passion) et Japhet (l'expansion de la grâce).