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

¹ Adamu bandey tira neeya: Hano kaŋ hane Irikoy na boro taka, danga Irikoy alhaalo cine no a n'a te.

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.

² Alboro nda wayboro a n'i taka. A n'i albarkandi, a n'i maa daŋ boro, zaaro kaŋ a n'i taka.

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

³ Adamu te jiiri zangu nda waranza, gaa no a na ize fo hay nga bumbo alhaalo cine, danga nga himando boŋ. A n'a maa daŋ Sita.

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

⁴ Sita hayyaŋo banda Adamu jirbey jiiri zangu ahakku no. A ye ka izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

⁵ Jirbey kulu kaŋ yaŋ Adamu te, jiiri zangu yagga da waranza no, waato din gaa no a bu.

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

⁶ Sita mo te jiiri zangu nda igu, gaa no a na Enosu hay.

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

⁷ Enosu hayyaŋo banda Sita funa ka tonton jiiri zangu ahakku nda iyye. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

⁸ Sita jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu yagga da iway cindi hinka no, gaa no a bu.

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

⁹ Enosu mo te jiiri wayga, gaa no a na Kenan hay.

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

¹⁰ Kenan hayyaŋo banda Enosu funa ka tonton jiiri zangu ahakku nda iway cindi gu. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

¹¹ Enosu jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu yagga nda igu no, gaa no a bu.

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

¹² Kenan te jiiri wayye, gaa no a na Mahalalel hay.

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

¹³ Mahalalel hayyaŋo banda Kenan funa ka tonton jiiri zangu ahakku nda waytaaci. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

¹⁴ Kenan jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu yagga nda iway no, gaa no a bu.

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

¹⁵ Mahalalel te jiiri waydu cindi gu, gaa no a na Yaredu hay.

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

¹⁶ Yaredu hayyaŋo banda Mahalalel funa ka tonton jiiri zangu ahakku nda waranza. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

¹⁷ Mahalalel jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu ahakku nda wayga cindi gu no, gaa no a bu.

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

¹⁸ Yaredu te jiiri zangu nda waydu cindi hinka, gaa no a na Annuhu hay.

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

¹⁹ Annuhu hayyaŋo banda Yaredu funa ka tonton jiiri zangu ahakku. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

²⁰ Yaredu jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu yagga nda waydu cindi hinka no, gaa no a bu.

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

²¹ Annuhu te jiiri waydu cindi gu, gaa no a na Metusala hay.

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

²² Metusala hayyaŋo banda Annuhu dira Irikoy banda jiiri zangu hinza. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

²³ Annuhu jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu hinza nda waydu cindi gu no.

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

²⁴ Annuhu soobay ka dira Irikoy banda kal a daray borey se, zama Irikoy n'a sambu.

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

²⁵ Metusala te jiiri zangu nda wahakku cindi iyye, gaa no a na Lameku hay.

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

²⁶ Lameku hayyaŋo banda Metusala funa ka tonton jiiri zangu iyye nda wahakku cindi hinka. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

²⁷ Metusala jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu yagga nda waydu cindi yagga no, gaa no a bu.

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

²⁸ Lameku te jiiri zangu nda wahakku cindi hinka, gaa no a na ize alboro fo hay

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.”

²⁹ k'a maa daŋ Nuhu. A ne: «Nga no g'iri kunfa iri goyo d'iri kambey taabo se, laabo kaŋ Rabbi laali din sabbay se.»

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

³⁰ Nuhu hayyaŋo banda Lameku funa ka tonton jiiri zangu gu da wayga cindi gu. A na izeyaŋ hay, alboro nda wayboro.

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

³¹ Lameku jirbey kulu, jiiri zangu iyye nda wayye cindi iyye no, gaa no a bu.

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

³² Nuhu te jiiri zangu gu, gaa no a na Sem da Ham da Zafetu hay.