New King James Version | New Living Translation |
1This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. | 1This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. |
2He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. | 2He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.” |
3And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. | 3When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth. |
4After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. | 4After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
5So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. | 5Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. |
6Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. | 6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. |
7After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. | 7After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
8So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died. | 8Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. |
9Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. | 9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. |
10After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. | 10After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
11So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died. | 11Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. |
12Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. | 12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. |
13After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. | 13After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
14So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. | 14Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. |
15Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. | 15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. |
16After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. | 16After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
17So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died. | 17Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. |
18Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch. | 18When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. |
19After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. | 19After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
20So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. | 20Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. |
21Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. | 21When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. |
22After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. | 22After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
23So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. | 23Enoch lived 365 years, |
24And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. | 24walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him. |
25Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. | 25When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. |
26After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. | 26After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
27So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. | 27Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. |
28Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. | 28When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. |
29And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.” | 29Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the LORD has cursed.” |
30After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. | 30After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
31So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died. | 31Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. |
32And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | 32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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