Genesis 5-6

New Life Version

The Families from Adam to Noah

5 This is the book of the children of Adam and of their children’s children. When God made man, He made him in the likeness of God. ² He made them male and female, and brought good to them. And He gave them the name Man when they were made. ³ When Adam had lived 130 years, he gave birth to a son in his own likeness. And he gave him the name Seth. ⁴ Adam lived 800 years after he became the father of Seth. He had other sons and daughters. ⁵ So Adam lived 930 years, and he died.

⁶ When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. ⁷ Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh. He had other sons and daughters. ⁸ So Seth lived 912 years, and he died.

⁹ When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan. ¹⁰ Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan. He had other sons and daughters. ¹¹ So Enosh lived 905 years, and he died.

¹² When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel. ¹³ Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel. He had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ So Kenan lived 910 years, and he died.

¹⁵ When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared. ¹⁶ Mahalalel lived 830 years after the birth of Jared. He had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ So Mahalalel lived 895 years, and he died.

¹⁸ When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹ Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch. He had other sons and daughters. ²⁰ So Jared lived 962 years, and he died.

²¹ When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. ²² Enoch walked with God 300 years after the birth of Methuselah. He had other sons and daughters. ²³ So Enoch lived 365 years. ²⁴ Enoch walked with God, and he was seen no more, for God took him.

²⁵ When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. ²⁶ Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech. He had other sons and daughters. ²⁷ So Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.

²⁸ When Lamech had lived 182 years, he became the father of a son. ²⁹ He gave him the name Noah. He said, “This one will give us rest from our work, from the hard work of our hands because the ground was cursed by the Lord.” ³⁰ Lamech lived 595 years after the birth of Noah. He had other sons and daughters. ³¹ So Lamech lived 777 years, and he died.

³² When Noah had lived 500 years, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Sinful Man

6 When men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them, ² the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. ³ Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not stay in man forever, for he is flesh. But yet he will live for 120 years.” ⁴ Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.

⁵ Then the Lord saw that man was very sinful on the earth. Every plan and thought of the heart of man was sinful always. ⁶ The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth. He had sorrow in His heart. ⁷ So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have made from the land, man and animals, things that move upon the earth and birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.” ⁸ But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

⁹ This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God. ¹⁰ And Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. ¹¹ Now the earth was sinful in the eyes of God. The earth was filled with people hurting each other. ¹² God looked at the earth and saw how sinful it was. For all who lived on the earth had become sinful in their ways.

¹³ Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to make an end to all the people on the earth. They are the cause of very much trouble. See, I will destroy them as I destroy the earth. ¹⁴ Make a large boat of gopher wood for yourself. Build rooms in the boat. And cover it inside and out with tar. ¹⁵ This is how you are to make it: The boat is to be as long as 150 long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and eight times taller than a man. ¹⁶ Make a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors. ¹⁷ See, I will bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh under heaven that has the breath of life. Everything on earth will be destroyed. ¹⁸ But I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. ¹⁹ You are to bring into the large boat two of every kind of living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you. They will be male and female. ²⁰ Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive. ²¹ And take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it. It will be food for you and for them.” ²² Noah did just what God told him to do.