Genesis 5

1 This, is the record of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, In the likeness of God, made he him:

This is the book of generacioun of Adam, in the dai wher ynne God made man of nouyt. God made man to the ymage and licnesse of God;

2 Male and female, created he them, —and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day they were created.

God formede hem male and female, and blesside hem, and clepide the name of hem Adam, in the day in which thei weren formed.

3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness after his image, —and called his name Seth:

Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid yeer and thretti, and gendride a sone to his ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name Seth.

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

And the daies of Adam after that he gendride Seth weren maad eiyte hundrid yeer, and he gendride sones and douytris.

5 So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, —and he died.

And al the tyme in which Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid yeer and thretti, and he was deed.

6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, —and begat Enosh:

Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.

7 and Seth lived, after he begat Enosh, eight hundred and seven years, —and begat sons and daughters:

And Seth lyuede aftir that he gendride Enos eiyte hundrid and seuen yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

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

And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.

9 And Enosh lived ninety years, —and begat Kenan;

Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;

10 and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan, eight hundred and fifteen years, —and begat sons and daughters;

aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

11 and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, —and he died.

And alle the daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid and fyue yeer, and he was deed.

12 And Kenan, lived seventy years, —and begat Mahalalel;

Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.

13 and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel, eight hundred and forty years, —and begat sons and daughters;

And Caynan lyuede after that he gendride Malalehel eiyte hundrid and fourti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

14 and all the days of Kenan were, nine hundred and ten years, —and he died.

And alle the dayes of Caynan weren maad nyn hundrid and ten yeer, and he was deed.

15 And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, —and begat Jared;

Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.

16 and Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, —and begat sons and daughters;

And Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride Jared eiyte hundrid and thretti yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

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

And alle the daies of Malalehel weren maad eiyte hundrid nynti and fyue yeer, and he was deed.

18 And Jared lived, a hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch;

And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.

19 and Jared lived after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, —and begat sons and daughters;

And Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth eiyte hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

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

And alle the dayes of Jared weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and sexti yeer, and he was deed.

21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, —and begat Methuselah;

Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.

22 and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years, —and begat sons and daughters;

And Enoth yede with God; and Enoth lyuede after that he gendride Matusalem thre hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

23 and all the days of Enoch were, three hundred and sixty-five years;

And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.

24 and Enoch walked with God, —and was not for God had taken him.

And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.

25 And Methuselah lived, a hundred and eighty-seven years, —and begat Lamech;

Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.

26 and Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, —and begat sons and daughters;

And Matusalem lyuede after that he gendride Lameth seuene hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and twei, and gendride sones and douytris.

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

And alle the daies of Matusale weren maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti yeer, and he was deed.

28 And Lamech lived, a hundred and eighty-two years, —and begat a son;

Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;

29 and he called his name Noah saying, —This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground which Yahweh hath cursed,

and clepide his name Noe, and seide, This man schal comforte vs of the werkis and traueilis of oure hondis, in the loond which the Lord curside.

30 And Lamech lived, after he begat Noah, five hundred and ninety-five years, —and begat sons and daughters;

And Lameth lyuede after that he gendride Noe fyue hundrid `nynti and fyue yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

31 and all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, —and he died.

And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.

32 And Noah was five hundred years old, —and Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.