1This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.2He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them ‘Mankind’[1] when they were created.3When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.4After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.5Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.6When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father[2] of Enosh.7After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.8Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.9When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.10After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.11Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.12When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.13After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.14Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.15When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.16After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.17Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.18When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.19After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.20Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.21When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.22After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.23Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.24Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.26After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.27Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.29He named him Noah[3] and said, ‘He will comfort us in the labour and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.’30After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.31Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
1Dies ist das Buch von Adams Geschlecht. Als Gott den Menschen schuf, machte er ihn nach dem Bilde Gottes (Ge 1:26; 1Ch 1:1; Lu 3:37)2und schuf sie als Mann und Frau und segnete sie und gab ihnen den Namen »Mensch«[1] zur Zeit, da sie geschaffen wurden.3Und Adam war 130 Jahre alt und zeugte einen Sohn, ihm gleich und nach seinem Bilde, und nannte ihn Set; (Ps 51:7; 1Co 15:49)4und lebte danach 800 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,5dass sein ganzes Alter ward 930 Jahre, und starb.6Set war 105 Jahre alt und zeugte Enosch7und lebte danach 807 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,8dass sein ganzes Alter ward 912 Jahre, und starb.9Enosch war 90 Jahre alt und zeugte Kenan10und lebte danach 815 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,11dass sein ganzes Alter ward 905 Jahre, und starb.12Kenan war 70 Jahre alt und zeugte Mahalalel13und lebte danach 840 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,14dass sein ganzes Alter ward 910 Jahre, und starb.15Mahalalel war 65 Jahre alt und zeugte Jered16und lebte danach 830 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,17dass sein ganzes Alter ward 895 Jahre, und starb.18Jered war 162 Jahre alt und zeugte Henoch19und lebte danach 800 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,20dass sein ganzes Alter ward 962 Jahre, und starb.21Henoch war 65 Jahre alt und zeugte Metuschelach.22Und Henoch wandelte mit Gott. Und nachdem er Metuschelach gezeugt hatte, lebte er 300 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter, (Ge 6:9)23dass sein ganzes Alter ward 365 Jahre.24Und Henoch wandelte mit Gott und ward nicht mehr gesehen, denn Gott hatte ihn entrückt. (2Ki 2:11; Heb 11:5)25Metuschelach war 187 Jahre alt und zeugte Lamech26und lebte danach 782 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,27dass sein ganzes Alter ward 969 Jahre, und starb.28Lamech war 182 Jahre alt und zeugte einen Sohn29und nannte ihn Noah und sprach: Der wird uns trösten in unserer Arbeit und der Mühsal unserer Hände auf dem Acker, den der HERR verflucht hat. (Ge 3:17)30Danach lebte er 595 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter,31dass sein ganzes Alter ward 777 Jahre, und starb.32Noah war 500 Jahre alt und zeugte Sem, Ham und Jafet.