1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3 ¶ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 ¶ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12 ¶ And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15 ¶ And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18 ¶ And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21 ¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: 26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 ¶ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Postérité d’Adam par Seth jusqu’à Noé
V. 1-32: cf. (Ge 4:25, 26. 1 Ch 1:1-4.) (Hé 11:5, 6. Jud 14, 15.)1 Voici le livre de la postérité d’Adam. Lorsque Dieu créa l’homme, il le fit à la ressemblance de Dieu. 2 Il créa l’homme et la femme, il les bénit, et il les appela du nom d’homme, lorsqu’ils furent créés. 3 Adam, âgé de cent trente ans, engendra un fils à sa ressemblance, selon son image, et il lui donna le nom de Seth. 4 Les jours d’Adam, après la naissance de Seth, furent de huit cents ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 5 Tous les jours qu’Adam vécut furent de neuf cent trente ans; puis il mourut. 6 Seth, âgé de cent cinq ans, engendra Énosch. 7 Seth vécut, après la naissance d’Énosch, huit cent sept ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 8 Tous les jours de Seth furent de neuf cent douze ans; puis il mourut. 9 Énosch, âgé de quatre-vingt-dix ans, engendra Kénan. 10 Énosch vécut, après la naissance de Kénan, huit cent quinze ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 11 Tous les jours d’Énosch furent de neuf cent cinq ans; puis il mourut. 12 Kénan, âgé de soixante-dix ans, engendra Mahalaleel. 13 Kénan vécut, après la naissance de Mahalaleel, huit cent quarante ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 14 Tous les jours de Kénan furent de neuf cent dix ans; puis il mourut. 15 Mahalaleel, âgé de soixante-cinq ans, engendra Jéred. 16 Mahalaleel vécut, après la naissance de Jéred, huit cent trente ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 17 Tous les jours de Mahalaleel furent de huit cent quatre-vingt-quinze ans; puis il mourut. 18 Jéred, âgé de cent soixante-deux ans, engendra Hénoc. 19 Jéred vécut, après la naissance d’Hénoc, huit cents ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 20 Tous les jours de Jéred furent de neuf cent soixante-deux ans; puis il mourut. 21 Hénoc, âgé de soixante-cinq ans, engendra Metuschélah. 22 Hénoc, après la naissance de Metuschélah, marcha avec Dieu trois cents ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 23 Tous les jours d’Hénoc furent de trois cent soixante-cinq ans. 24 Hénoc marcha avec Dieu; puis il ne fut plus, parce que Dieu le prit. 25 Metuschélah, âgé de cent quatre-vingt-sept ans, engendra Lémec. 26 Metuschélah vécut, après la naissance de Lémec, sept cent quatre-vingt-deux ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 27 Tous les jours de Metuschélah furent de neuf cent soixante-neuf ans; puis il mourut. 28 Lémec, âgé de cent quatre-vingt-deux ans, engendra un fils. 29 Il lui donna le nom de Noé, en disant: Celui-ci nous consolera de nos fatigues et du travail pénible de nos mains, provenant de cette terre que l’Éternel a maudite. 30 Lémec vécut, après la naissance de Noé, cinq cent quatre-vingt-quinze ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. 31 Tous les jours de Lémec furent de sept cent soixante-dix sept ans; puis il mourut. 32 Noé, âgé de cinq cents ans, engendra Sem, Cham et Japhet.