< Genesis 5 >

1 This [is] the genealogy of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made 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 he made them, and blessed them; and he called his name Adam, in the day in which he made them.
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 two hundred and thirty years, and begot [a son] after his [own] form, and after his [own] image, and he 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, which he lived after his begetting Seth, were seven hundred years; and he begot 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 And 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 Now Seth lived two hundred and five years, and begot Enos.
Also Seth lyuede an hundrid and fyue yeer, and gendride Enos.
7 And Seth lived after his begetting Enos, seven hundred and seven years, and he begot 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 twelve years, and he died.
And alle the daies of Seth weren maad nyne hundrid and twelue yeer, and he was deed.
9 And Enos lived an hundred and ninety years, and begot Cainan.
Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti yeer, and gendride Caynan;
10 And Enos lived after his begetting Cainan, seven hundred and fifteen years, and he begot sons and daughters.
aftir whos birthe Enos lyuede eiyte hundrid and fiftene yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
11 And all the days of Enos 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 Cainan lived an hundred and seventy years, and he begot Maleleel.
Also Caynan lyuyde seuenti yeer, and gendride Malalehel.
13 And Cainan lived after his begetting Maleleel, seven hundred and forty years, and he begot 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 Cainan 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 Maleleel lived an hundred and sixty and five years, and he begot Jared.
Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti yeer and fyue, and gendride Jared.
16 And Maleleel lived after his begetting Jared, seven hundred and thirty years, and he begot 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 Maleleel were eight hundred and ninety and 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 an hundred and sixty and two years, and begot Enoch:
And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two and sixti yeer, and gendride Enoth.
19 and Jared lived after his begetting Enoch, eight hundred years, and he begot 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 and 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 an hundred and sixty and five years, and became the father of Mathusala.
Forsothe Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti yeer, and gendride Matusalem.
22 And Enoch was well-pleasing to God after his begetting Mathusala, two hundred years, and he begot 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 and five years.
And alle the daies of Enoth weren maad thre hundride and fyue and sexti yeer.
24 And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him.
And Enoth yeed with God, and apperide not afterward, for God took hym awei.
25 And Mathusala lived an hundred and sixty and seven years, and begot Lamech.
Also Matusalem lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and seuene, and gendride Lameth.
26 And Mathusala lived after his begetting Lamech eight hundred and two years, and begot 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 Mathusala which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty and 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 an hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.
Forsothe Lameth lyuede an hundrid and `fourscoor yeer and two, and gendride a sone;
29 And he called his name Noe, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has 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 his begetting Noe, five hundred and sixty and five years, and begot 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 fifty-three years, and he died.
And alle the daies of Lameth weren maad seuene hundrid `thre scoor and seuentene yeer, and he was deed.
Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue hundrid yeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Jafeth.

< Genesis 5 >