This is the book of the genealogy of Man. In the day that the Lord created man, in the likeness of the Lord He made him.

Male and female He created them, and blessed them in the name of His Word; and He called their name Man in the day they were created.

And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat Sheth, who had the likeness of his image and of his similitude: for before had Hava born Kain, who was not like to him; and Habel was killed by his hand. And Kain was cast out; neither is his seed genealogized in the book of the genealogy of Adam. But afterwards there was born one like him, and he called his name Sheth.

And the days of Adam after he begat Sheth were eight hundred years, and he begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Sheth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan.

And Enosh lived after he had begotten Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.

And Kenan lived seventy years and begat Mahalalel.

And Kenan lived after he had begotten Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begat Jared.

And Mahalalel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.

And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Hanok.

And Jared lived after he had begotten Hanok eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.

And Hanok lived sixty-five years, and begat Methushelach.

And Hanok worshipped in truth before the Lord after he had begotten Methushelach three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Hanok with the sojourners of the earth were three hundred and sixty-five years.

And Hanok served in the truth before the Lord; and, behold, he was not with the sojourners of the earth; for he was withdrawn, and he ascended to the firmament by the Word before the Lord, and his name was called Metatron the Great Saphra.

And Methushelach lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begat Lemek.

And Methushelach lived after he had begotten Lemek seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Methushelach were nine hundred and sixty and nine years; and he died.

And Lemek lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begat a son;

and he called his name Noah, (Consolation,) saying, This shall console us for our works that are not prosperous, and for the labour of our hands with the earth which the Lord hath cursed on account of the guilt of the sons of men.

And Lemek lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Lemek were seven hundred and seventy and seven years; and he died.

And Noah was the son of five hundred years, and Noah begat Shem, Cham, and Japhet.