Genesis 5

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 5

¹ This is the book of genealogy for Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God; ² male and female he created them. He blessed them and named them “human.”

³ Adam was one hundred and thirty years old when he had a son in his likeness, who was named Seth. ⁴ After he had Seth, Adam lived another eight hundred years and had other sons and daughters. ⁵ Adam lived for nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died.

⁶ Seth was one hundred and five years old when he had Enosh. ⁷ After he had Enosh, he lived another eight hundred and seven years and had other sons and daughters. ⁸ Seth lived for nine hundred and twelve years, and then he died.

⁹ Enosh was ninety years old when he had Kenan. ¹⁰ After he had Kenan, Enosh lived another eight hundred and fifteen years and had other sons and daughters. ¹¹ Enosh lived for nine hundred and five years, and then he died.

¹² Kenan was seventy years old when he had Mahalalel. ¹³ After he had Mahalalel, he lived another eight hundred and forty years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ Kenan lived for nine hundred and ten years, and then he died.

¹⁵ Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he had Jared. ¹⁶ After he had Jared, he lived another eight hundred and thirty years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ Mahalalel lived for eight hundred and ninety-five years, and then he died.

¹⁸ Jared was one hundred and sixty-two years old when he had Enoch. ¹⁹ After he had Enoch, he lived another eight hundred years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁰ Jared lived for nine hundred and sixty-two years, and then he died.

²¹ Enoch was sixty-five years old when he had Methuselah. ²² Enoch walked with God.^[a] After he had Methuselah, he lived another three hundred years and had other sons and daughters. ²³ Enoch lived for three hundred and sixty-five years. ²⁴ Enoch then walked with God and was no more for he was with God.

²⁵ Methuselah was one hundred and eighty-seven years old when he had Lamech. ²⁶ After he had Lamech, he lived another seven hundred and eighty-two years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁷ Methuselah lived for nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died.

²⁸ Lamech was one hundred eighty-two years old when he had a son. ²⁹ He named him Noah, saying, “This one shall be a consolation for the work and labor that we must endure because the Lord has cursed the soil.” ³⁰ After he had Noah, Lamech lived another five hundred ninety-five years and had other sons and daughters. ³¹ Lamech lived for seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and then he died. ³² Noah was five hundred years old when he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.