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 QUESTA è la descrizione delle generazioni di Adamo. Nel giorno che Iddio creò l’uomo, egli lo fece alla sua somiglianza.
2 Egli li creò maschio e femmina, e li benedisse, e pose loro nome UOMO, nel giorno che furono creati.
3 Ora Adamo, essendo vivuto centotrent’anni, generò un figliuolo alla sua somiglianza, secondo la sua immagine; e gli pose nome Set.
4 E il tempo che visse Adamo, dopo ch’ebbe generato Set, fu ottocent’anni; e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
5 Così tutto il tempo che visse Adamo fu novecentrent’anni; poi morì
6 E Set, essendo vivuto centocinque anni, generò Enos.
7 E Set, dopo che ebbe generato Enos, visse ottocensette anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
8 Così tutto il tempo che visse Set fu novecendodici anni; poi morì.
9 Ed Enos, essendo vivuto novant’anni, generò Chenan.
10 Ed Enos, dopo ch’ebbe generato Chenan, visse ottocenquindici anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
11 Così tutto il tempo che visse Enos fu novecencinque anni; poi morì.
12 E Chenan, essendo vivuto settant’anni, generò Mahalaleel.
13 E Chenan, dopo ch’ebbe generato Mahalaleel, visse ottocento quaranta anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
14 Così tutto il tempo che Chenan visse fu novecendieci anni; poi morì.
15 E Mahalaleel, essendo vivuto sessantacinque anni, generò Iared.
16 E Mahalaleel, dopo ch’ebbe generato Iared, visse ottocento trenta anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
17 Così tutto il tempo che Mahalaleel visse fu ottocento novanta cinque anni; poi morì.
18 E Iared, essendo vivuto censessantadue anni, generò Enoc.
19 E Iared, dopo ch’ebbe generato Enoc, visse ottocent’anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
20 Così tutto il tempo che Iared visse fu novecento sessantadue anni; poi morì
21 Ed Enoc essendo vivuto sessantacinque anni, generò Metusela.
22 Ed Enoc, dopo ch’ebbe generato Metusela, camminò con Dio per lo spazio di trecent’anni e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
23 Così, tutto il tempo che Enoc visse fu trecento sessanta cinque anni.
24 E dopo che Enoc fu camminato con Dio, non si vide più; perciocchè Iddio lo prese
25 E Metusela, essendo vivuto cento ottantasette anni, generò Lamec.
26 E Metusela, dopo ch’ebbe generato Lamec, visse settecento ottantadue anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
27 Così, tutto il tempo che Metusela visse fu novecento sessantanove anni; poi morì
28 E Lamec, essendo vivuto cento ottantadue anni, generò un figliuolo.
29 E gli pose nome Noè, dicendo: Costui ci consolerà della nostra opera, e della fatica delle nostre mani, la quale portiamo per cagion della terra che il Signore ha maladetta.
30 E Lamec, dopo ch’ebbe generato Noè, visse cinquecento novantacinque anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole.
31 Così tutto il tempo che Lamec visse fu settecento settantasette anni; poi morì.
32 E Noè, essendo di età di cinquecent’anni, generò Sem, Cam e Iafet