Genesis 5
Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel
Genesis chapter 5 is given here in full, verse by verse, in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), with the Greek text of the Septuagint set beneath each verse. The text follows the Septuagint tradition received throughout the Orthodox Church.
1 patristic excerpt is attached to this chapter, from Julius Africanus. The translator's notes for this chapter (4) follow the text.
Genesis 5
1This is the genealogy * of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him:Αὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως ἀνθρώπων· ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἀδὰμ, κατʼ εἰκόνα Θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν·
2male and female he made them, and blessed them; and he called † his name Adam, in the day in which he made them.Ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς· καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἀδὰμ, ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς.
3And Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and begot a son after his own form, and after his own image, and he called his name Seth.Ἔζησεν δὲ Ἀδὰμ τριάκοντα καὶ διακόσια ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησε κατὰ τὴν ἰδέαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Σήθ.
4And the days of Adam, which he lived after his begetting Seth, were seven hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.Ἐγένοντο δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι Ἀδὰμ, ἃς ἔζησε μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Σὴθ, ἔτη ἑπτακόσια· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
5And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ἀδὰμ, ἃς ἔζησε, τριάκοντα καὶ ἐννακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἀπέθανεν.
6Now Seth lived two hundred and five years, and begot Enos.Ἔζησε δὲ Σὴθ πέντε καὶ διακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἐνώς.
7And Seth lived after his begetting Enos, seven hundred and seven years, and he begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησε Σὴθ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ἐνὼς, ἑπτὰ ἔτη καὶ ἑπτακόσια· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Σὴθ δώδεκα καὶ ἐννακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
9And Enos lived one hundred and ninety years, and begot Cainan.Καὶ ἔζησεν Ἐνὼς ἔτη ἑκατὸν ἐννεήκοντα· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Καϊνᾶν.
10And Enos lived after his begetting Cainan, seven hundred and fifteen years, and he begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησεν Ἐνὼς μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Καϊνᾶν, πεντεκαίδεκα ἔτη καὶ ἑπτκόσια· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ἐνὼς πέντε ἔτη καὶ ἐννακόσια· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
12And Cainan lived one hundred and seventy years, and he begot Maleleel.Καὶ ἔζησεν Καϊνᾶν ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ ἑκατὸν ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μαλελεήλ.
13And Cainan lived after his begetting Maleleel, seven hundred and forty years, and he begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησε Καϊνᾶν μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Μαλελεὴλ, τεσσεράκοντα καὶ ἑπτακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Καϊνᾶν δέκα ἔτη καὶ ἐννακόσια· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
15And Maleleel lived one hundred and sixty and five years, and he begot Jared.Καὶ ἔζησε Μαλελεὴλ πέντε καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἑκατὸν ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰάρεδ.
16And Maleleel lived after his begetting Jared, seven hundred and thirty years, and he begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησε Μαλελεὴλ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ἰάρεδ, ἔτη τριάκοντα καὶ ἑπτακόσια· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
17And all the days of Maleleel were eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Μαλελεὴλ, ἔτη πέντε καὶ ἐννενήκοντα καὶ ὀκτακόσια· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
18And Jared lived one hundred and sixty and two years, and begot Enoch:Καὶ ἔζησεν Ἰάρεδ δύο καὶ ἑξήκοντα ἔτη καὶ ἑκατὸν· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἐνώχ.
19and Jared lived after his begetting Enoch, eight hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησεν Ἰάρεδ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ἐνὼχ, ὀκτακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ἰάρεδ, δύο καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἐννακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
21And Enoch lived one hundred and sixty and five years, and became the father of Mathusala.Καὶ ἔζησεν Ἐνὼχ πέντε καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἑκατὸν ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μαθουσάλα.
22And Enoch was well-pleasing to God after his begetting Mathusala, two hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.Εὐηρέστησε δὲ Ἐνὼχ τῷ Θεῷ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Μαθουσάλα, διακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty and five years.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ἐνὼχ, πέντε καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ τριακόσια ἔτη.
24And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him.Καὶ εὐηρέστησεν Ἐνὼχ τῷ Θεῷ· καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκετο, ὅτι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεός.
25And Mathusala lived ‡ one hundred and sixty and seven years, and begot Lamech.Καὶ ἔζησε Μαθουσάλα ἑπτὰ ἔτη καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἑκατόν· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Λάμεχ.
26And Mathusala lived after his begetting Lamech § eight hundred and two years, and begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησε Μαθουσάλα μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Λάμεχ, δύο καὶ ὀκτακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
27And all the days of Mathusala which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Μαθουσάλα ἃς ἔζησεν, ἐννέα καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἐννακόσια ἔτη· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
28And Lamech lived one hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.Καὶ ἔζησε Λάμεχ ὀκτὼ καὶ ὀγδοήκοντα καὶ ἑκατὸν ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱόν.
29And he called his name Noe, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.Καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Νῶε, λέγων, οὗτος διαναπαύσει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν λυπῶν τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἧς κατηράσατο Κύριος ὁ Θεός.
30And Lamech lived after his begetting Noe, five hundred and sixty and five years, and begot sons and daughters.Καὶ ἔζησε Λάμεχ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Νῶε, πεντακόσια καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ πέντε ἔτη· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.
31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and fifty-three years, and he died.Καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Λάμεχ, ἑπτακόσια καὶ πεντήκοντα τρία ἔτη· καὶ ἀπέθανε.
32Καὶ ἦν Νῶε ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων· καὶ ἐγέννησε τρεῖς υἱοὺς, τὸν Σὴμ, τὸν Χὰμ, τὸν Ἰάφεθ.
Translator's Notes
These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.
- v. 1*Gr. book of generation.
- v. 2†Alex. their.
- v. 25‡Alex 187 years.
- v. 26§Alex 782.
The Fathers on Genesis 5
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