Genesis 5:3-32
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 (A)Adam was one hundred and thirty years old when he begot a son in his likeness, after his image; and he named him Seth.(B) 4 Adam lived eight hundred years after he begot Seth, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 The whole lifetime of Adam was nine hundred and thirty years; then he died.
6 When Seth was one hundred and five years old, he begot Enosh. 7 Seth lived eight hundred and seven years after he begot Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters. 8 The whole lifetime of Seth was nine hundred and twelve years; then he died.
9 When Enosh was ninety years old, he begot Kenan. 10 Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years after he begot Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. 11 The whole lifetime of Enosh was nine hundred and five years; then he died.
12 When Kenan was seventy years old, he begot Mahalalel. 13 Kenan lived eight hundred and forty years after he begot Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. 14 The whole lifetime of Kenan was nine hundred and ten years; then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he begot Jared. 16 Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years after he begot Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. 17 The whole lifetime of Mahalalel was eight hundred and ninety-five years; then he died.
18 When Jared was one hundred and sixty-two years old, he begot Enoch. 19 Jared lived eight hundred years after he begot Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. 20 The whole lifetime of Jared was nine hundred and sixty-two years; then he died.
21 When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he begot Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah for three hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 The whole lifetime of Enoch was three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God,[a] and he was no longer here, for God took him.(C)
25 When Methuselah was one hundred and eighty-seven years old, he begot Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years after he begot Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters. 27 The whole lifetime of Methuselah was nine hundred and sixty-nine years; then he died.
28 When Lamech was one hundred and eighty-two years old, he begot a son 29 (D)and named him Noah, saying, “This one shall bring us relief from our work and the toil of our hands, out of the very ground that the Lord has put under a curse.”[b] 30 Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years after he begot Noah, and he had other sons and daughters. 31 The whole lifetime of Lamech was seven hundred and seventy-seven years; then he died.
32 When Noah was five hundred years old, he begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.[c](E)
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- 5:24 Enoch is in the important seventh position in the ten-member genealogy. In place of the usual formula “then he died,” the change to “Enoch walked with God” implies that he did not die, but like Elijah (2 Kgs 2:11–12) was taken alive to God’s abode. This mysterious narrative spurred much speculation and writing (beginning as early as the third century B.C.) about Enoch the sage who knew the secrets of heaven and who could communicate them to human beings (see Sir 44:16; 49:14; Hb 11:5; Jude 14–15 and the apocryphal work 1 Enoch).
- 5:29 The sound of the Hebrew word noah, “Noah,” is echoed in the word yenahamenu, “he will bring us relief”; the latter refers both to the curse put on the soil because of human disobedience (3:17–19) and to Noah’s success in agriculture, especially in raising grapes for wine (9:20–21).
- 5:32 Shem, Ham, and Japheth: like the genealogies in 4:17–24 and 11:10–26, the genealogy ends in three individuals who engage in important activity. Their descendants will be detailed in chap. 10, where it will be seen that the lineage is political-geographical as well as “ethnic.”
Genesi 5:3-32
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3 Adamo aveva centotrenta anni quando generò a sua immagine, a sua somiglianza, un figlio e lo chiamò Set. 4 Dopo aver generato Set, Adamo visse ancora ottocento anni e generò figli e figlie. 5 L'intera vita di Adamo fu di novecentotrenta anni; poi morì.
6 Set aveva centocinque anni quando generò Enos; 7 dopo aver generato Enos, Set visse ancora ottocentosette anni e generò figli e figlie. 8 L'intera vita di Set fu di novecentododici anni; poi morì.
9 Enos aveva novanta anni quando generò Kenan; 10 Enos, dopo aver generato Kenan, visse ancora ottocentoquindici anni e generò figli e figlie. 11 L'intera vita di Enos fu di novecentocinque anni; poi morì.
12 Kenan aveva settanta anni quando generò Maalaleèl; 13 Kenan dopo aver generato Maalaleèl visse ancora ottocentoquaranta anni e generò figli e figlie. 14 L'intera vita di Kenan fu di novecentodieci anni; poi morì.
15 Maalaleèl aveva sessantacinque anni quando generò Iared; 16 Maalaleèl dopo aver generato Iared, visse ancora ottocentrenta anni e generò figli e figlie. 17 L'intera vita di Maalaleèl fu di ottocentonovantacinque anni; poi morì.
18 Iared aveva centosessantadue anni quando generò Enoch; 19 Iared, dopo aver generato Enoch, visse ancora ottocento anni e generò figli e figlie. 20 L'intera vita di Iared fu di novecentosessantadue anni; poi morì.
21 Enoch aveva sessantacinque anni quando generò Matusalemme. 22 Enoch camminò con Dio; dopo aver generato Matusalemme, visse ancora per trecento anni e generò figli e figlie. 23 L'intera vita di Enoch fu di trecentosessantacique anni. 24 Poi Enoch cammino con Dio e non fu più perché Dio l'aveva preso.
25 Matusalemme aveva centottantasette anni quando generò Lamech; 26 Matusalemme, dopo aver generato Lamech, visse ancora settecentottantadue anni e generò figli e figlie. 27 L'intera vita di Matusalemme fu di novecentosessantanove anni; poi morì.
28 Lamech aveva centottantadue anni quando generò un figlio 29 e lo chiamò Noè, dicendo: «Costui ci consolerà del nostro lavoro e della fatica delle nostre mani, a causa del suolo che il Signore ha maledetto». 30 Lamech, dopo aver generato Noè, visse ancora cinquecentonovantacinque anni e generò figli e figlie. 31 L'intera vita di Lamech fu di settecentosettantasette anni; poi morì.
32 Noè aveva cinquecento anni quando generò Sem, Cam e Iafet.
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