¹Þetta er ættarskrá Adams: Þegar Guð skapaði Adam, gjörði Guð hann sér líkan.

¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

²Hann skóp þau mann og konu og blessaði þau og nefndi þau menn, er þau voru sköpuð.

²He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name “Adam,” “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way. in the day when they were created.

³Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.

³Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

⁴Og dagar Adams, eftir að hann gat Set, voru átta hundruð ár, og hann gat sonu og dætur.

⁴The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

⁵Og allir dagar Adams, sem hann lifði, voru níu hundruð og þrjátíu ár. Þá dó hann.

⁵All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

⁶Þegar Set var orðinn hundrað og fimm ára gamall gat hann Enos.

⁶Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh.

⁷Eftir að Set gat Enos lifði hann átta hundruð og sjö ár og gat sonu og dætur.

⁷Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

⁸Og allir dagar Sets voru níu hundruð og tólf ár, þá andaðist hann.

⁸All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

⁹Enos var níutíu ára, er hann gat Kenan.

⁹Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

¹⁰Og eftir að Enos gat Kenan lifði hann átta hundruð og fimmtán ár og gat sonu og dætur.

¹⁰Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

¹¹Og allir dagar Enoss voru níu hundruð og fimm ár, þá andaðist hann.

¹¹All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

¹²Þá er Kenan var sjötíu ára, gat hann Mahalalel.

¹²Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

¹³Og Kenan lifði, eftir að hann gat Mahalalel, átta hundruð og fjörutíu ár og gat sonu og dætur.

¹³Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters

¹⁴Og allir dagar Kenans urðu níu hundruð og tíu ár, þá andaðist hann.

¹⁴and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

¹⁵Er Mahalalel var sextíu og fimm ára, gat hann Jared.

¹⁵Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.

¹⁶Og Mahalalel lifði, eftir að hann gat Jared, átta hundruð og þrjátíu ár og gat sonu og dætur.

¹⁶Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

¹⁷Og allir dagar Mahalalels voru átta hundruð níutíu og fimm ár, þá andaðist hann.

¹⁷All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

¹⁸Er Jared var hundrað sextíu og tveggja ára, gat hann Enok.

¹⁸Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch.

¹⁹Og Jared lifði, eftir að hann gat Enok, átta hundruð ár og gat sonu og dætur.

¹⁹Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

²⁰Og allir dagar Jareds voru níu hundruð sextíu og tvö ár, þá andaðist hann.

²⁰All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

²¹Er Enok var sextíu og fimm ára, gat hann Metúsala.

²¹Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.

²²Og eftir að Enok gat Metúsala gekk hann með Guði þrjú hundruð ár og gat sonu og dætur.

²²Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

²³Og allir dagar Enoks voru þrjú hundruð sextíu og fimm ár.

²³All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

²⁴Og Enok gekk með Guði og hvarf, af því að Guð nam hann burt.

²⁴Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

²⁵Er Metúsala var hundrað áttatíu og sjö ára, gat hann Lamek.

²⁵Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.

²⁶Og Metúsala lifði, eftir að hann gat Lamek, sjö hundruð áttatíu og tvö ár og gat sonu og dætur.

²⁶Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

²⁷Og allir dagar Metúsala voru níu hundruð sextíu og níu ár, þá andaðist hann.

²⁷All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

²⁸Er Lamek var hundrað áttatíu og tveggja ára, gat hann son.

²⁸Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,

²⁹Og hann nefndi hann Nóa og mælti: ,,Þessi mun hugga oss í erfiði voru og striti handa vorra, er jörðin, sem Drottinn bölvaði, bakar oss.``

²⁹and he named him Noah, saying, “This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”

³⁰Og Lamek lifði, eftir að hann gat Nóa, fimm hundruð níutíu og fimm ár og gat sonu og dætur.

³⁰Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

³¹Og allir dagar Lameks voru sjö hundruð sjötíu og sjö ár, þá andaðist hann.Og er Nói var fimm hundruð ára, gat hann Sem, Kam og Jafet.

³¹All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.

³²Og er Nói var fimm hundruð ára, gat hann Sem, Kam og Jafet.

³²Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.