Genesis 4:17 – 5:32

The Creation of the City-State

Version 1

4:17	And Kaïn knew his wife, and she, conceiving, bore Enoch. And he was building a city-state; and he named the city-state after the name of his son, Enoch.
18	And to Enoch was born Gaïdad; and Gaïdad begot Maleleël; and Maleleël begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
19	And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.
20	And Ada bore Jobel; this one was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
21	And the name to his brother was Jubal; this one was the one introducing psaltery and harp.
22	And Sella also bore Thobel; and he was a smith, a metalsmith of brass and iron. And the sister of Thobel was Noëma.
23	And Lamech said to his own wives, Ada and Sella: “Hear my voice, wives of Lamech! Give ear to my words, for I have killed a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.
24	For seven times punishment [is] for Kaïn, but for Lamech seventy times seven.”

Version 2

4:25	And Adam knew Eve, his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying: “For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Kaïn killed.”
26	And to Seth a son was born. And he called his name Enos. This one hoped to call upon the name of the Lord God.
5:1	This is the scroll of the origin of the humans on the Day in which God made Adam. According to the image of God, He made him.
2	Male and female He made them, and blessed them. And He called his name Adam, on the Day He made them.
3	And Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and begot [a son] according to his form, and according to his likeness, and he called his name Seth.
4	And the days of Adam, which he lived after his begetting Seth, were seven hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.
5	And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
6	And Seth lived two hundred and five years, and begot Enos.
7	And Seth lived after his begetting Enos seven hundred and seven years, and he begot sons and daughters.
8	And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
9	And Enos lived a hundred and ninety years, and begot Kaïnan.
10	And Enos lived after his begetting Kaïnan seven hundred and fifteen years, and he begot sons and daughters.
11	And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
12	And Kaïnan lived a hundred and seventy years, and he begot Maleleël.
13	And Kaïnan lived after his begetting Maleleël seven hundred and forty years, and he begot sons and daughters.
14	And all the days of Kaïnan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
15	And Maleleël lived a hundred and sixty and five years, and he begot Jared.
16	And Maleleël lived after his begetting Jared seven hundred and thirty years, and he begot sons and daughters.
17	And all the days of Maleleël were eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he died.
18	And Jared lived a hundred and sixty and two years, and begot Enoch.
19	And Jared lived after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.
20	And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he died.
21	And Enoch lived a hundred and sixty and five years, and begat Mathusala.
22	And Enoch was well-pleasing to God. And Enoch lived after his begetting Mathusala two hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.
23	And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty and five years.
24	And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God transferred him.
25	And Mathusala lived a hundred and sixty and seven years, and begot Lamech.
26	And Mathusala lived after his begetting Lamech eight hundred and two years, and begot sons and daughters.
27	And all the days of Mathusala which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.
28	And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.
29	And he called his name Noë, saying: “This one will make us rest from our works, and from the pains of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.”
30	And Lamech lived after his begetting Noë, five hundred and sixty and five years, and begot sons and daughters.
31	And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and fifty-three years, and he died.
32	And Noë was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons: Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

These two versions of this fourth story from the Book of Genesis, translated by Johan Oldenkamp, are also available in Greek, Spanish, German, and Dutch.