Chapter One
JANUARY 1
The Bible begins in Genesis 1-11 with the dawn of Creation and the early history of the world.
* The Account of Creation / Genesis 1:1-2:4a
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless
and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was
hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 And God saw that
the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God
called the light "day" and the darkness "night."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6 Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the
waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth." 7 And that is what
happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from
the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space "sky."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place,
so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened. 10 God called the
dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation-every sort of seed-bearing
plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then
produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is
what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation-all sorts of seed-bearing
plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and
trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14 Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the
night. Let them mark off the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in
the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened. 16 God made
two great lights-the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to
govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky
to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light
from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20 Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies
be filled with birds of every kind." 21 So God created great sea creatures and
every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of
bird-each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was
good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the
fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing
offspring of the same kind-livestock, small animals that scurry along the
ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts
of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring
of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, "Let us make human beings* in our image, to be like us.
They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock,
all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along
the ground."
27 So God created human beings in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth
and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the
animals that scurry along the ground."
29 Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant
throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have
given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the
sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground-everything
that has life." And that is what happened.
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very
good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
2:1 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was
completed. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so
he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and
declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of
creation.
4 This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
* The Man and Woman in Eden / Genesis 2:4b-25
4b When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 neither wild plants nor
grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to
water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. 6 Instead, springs
came up from the ground and watered all the land. 7 Then the Lord God formed
the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the
man's nostrils, and the man became a living person.
8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed
the man he had made. 9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from
the ground-trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the
middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.
10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing
into four branches. 11 The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the
entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that land is exception-
ally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The second
branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. 14 The third
branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is
called the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over
it. 16 But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in
the garden-17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its
fruit, you are sure to die."
18 Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a
helper who is just right for him." 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all
the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man* to see
what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave
names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But
still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man
slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs* and closed up the opening.
22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to
the man.
23 "At last!" the man exclaimed.
"This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called `woman,'
because she was taken from `man.'"
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
wife, and the two are united into one.
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.
* The Man and Woman Sin / Genesis 3:1-24
1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made.
One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit
from any of the trees in the garden?"
2 "Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.
3 "It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not
allowed to eat. God said, `You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will
die.'"
4 "You won't die!" the serpent replied to the woman. 5 "God knows that your
eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both
good and evil."
6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit
looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took
some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with
her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly
felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover
themselves.
8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man* and his wife heard
the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God
among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, " Where are you?"
10 He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because
I was naked."
11 "Who told you that you were naked?" the Lord God asked. "Have you eaten
from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?"
12 The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and
I ate it."
13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?"
"The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,
"Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.
15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring.
He will strike* your head,
and you will strike his heel."
16 Then he said to the woman,
"I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you."
17 And to the man he said,
"Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you,
though you will eat of its grains.
19 By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return."
20 Then the man-Adam-named his wife Eve, because she would be the
mother of all who live. 21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for
Adam and his wife.
22 Then the Lord God said, "Look, the human beings* have become like us,
knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of
life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!" 23 So the Lord God banished them
from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from
which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed
mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming
sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
JANUARY 2
* Cain, Abel, and Seth / Genesis 4:1-26
1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant.
When she gave birth to Cain, she said, "With the Lord's help, I have produced
a man!" 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the
ground. 3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a
gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift-the best of the firstborn lambs from
his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and
his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 "Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked Cain. "Why do you look so
dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do
what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you.
But you must subdue it and be its master."
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, "Let's go out into the fields." And
while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, " Where is your brother? Where is Abel?"
"I don't know," Cain responded. "Am I my brother's guardian?"
10 But the Lord said, " What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries
out to me from the ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground,
which has swallowed your brother's blood. 12 No longer will the ground yield
good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a
homeless wanderer on the earth."
13 Cain replied to the Lord, "My punishment is too great for me to bear! 14 You
have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a
homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
15 The Lord replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who
kills you." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to
kill him. 16 So Cain left the Lord's presence and settled in the land of Nod,* east
of Eden.
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave
birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.
18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of* Mehujael. Mehujael
became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was
Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock
and live in tents. 21 His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp
and flute. 22 Lamech's other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He
became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister
named Naamah. 23 One day Lamech said to his wives,
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
I have killed a man who attacked me,
a young man who wounded me.
24 If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times,
then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another
son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in
place of Abel, whom Cain killed." 26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named
him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
* From Adam to Noah / Genesis 5:1-32
1 This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created
human beings, he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and
female, and he blessed them and called them "human."
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just
like him-in his very image. He named his son Seth. 4 After the birth of Seth,
Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Adam
lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After the
birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After the
birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After
the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 After the
birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After the
birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 20 Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After
the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for
another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 Enoch lived
365 years, 24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he
disappeared, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 27 Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. 29 Lamech
named his son Noah, for he said, "May he bring us relief from our work
and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed."
30 After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 31 Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32 By the time Noah was 500 years old, he was the father of Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
* 1 Chronicles 1:1-4
1 The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 and Noah.
The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
(Continues.)
Chapter One
JANUARY 1
The Bible begins in Genesis 1-11 with the dawn of Creation and the early history of the world.
* The Account of Creation / Genesis 1:1-2:4a
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless
and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was
hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 And God saw that
the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God
called the light "day" and the darkness "night."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6 Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the
waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth." 7 And that is what
happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from
the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space "sky."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place,
so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened. 10 God called the
dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation-every sort of seed-bearing
plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then
produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is
what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation-all sorts of seed-bearing
plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and
trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14 Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the
night. Let them mark off the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in
the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened. 16 God made
two great lights-the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to
govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky
to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light
from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20 Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies
be filled with birds of every kind." 21 So God created great sea creatures and
every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of
bird-each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was
good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the
fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing
offspring of the same kind-livestock, small animals that scurry along the
ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts
of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring
of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, "Let us make human beings* in our image, to be like us.
They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock,
all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along
the ground."
27 So God created human beings in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth
and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the
animals that scurry along the ground."
29 Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant
throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have
given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the
sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground-everything
that has life." And that is what happened.
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very
good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
2:1 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was
completed. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so
he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and
declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of
creation.
4 This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
* The Man and Woman in Eden / Genesis 2:4b-25
4b When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 neither wild plants nor
grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to
water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. 6 Instead, springs
came up from the ground and watered all the land. 7 Then the Lord God formed
the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the
man's nostrils, and the man became a living person.
8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed
the man he had made. 9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from
the ground-trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the
middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.
10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing
into four branches. 11 The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the
entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that land is exception-
ally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The second
branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. 14 The third
branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is
called the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over
it. 16 But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in
the garden-17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its
fruit, you are sure to die."
18 Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a
helper who is just right for him." 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all
the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man* to see
what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave
names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But
still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man
slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs* and closed up the opening.
22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to
the man.
23 "At last!" the man exclaimed.
"This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called `woman,'
because she was taken from `man.'"
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
wife, and the two are united into one.
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.
* The Man and Woman Sin / Genesis 3:1-24
1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made.
One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit
from any of the trees in the garden?"
2 "Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.
3 "It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not
allowed to eat. God said, `You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will
die.'"
4 "You won't die!" the serpent replied to the woman. 5 "God knows that your
eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both
good and evil."
6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit
looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took
some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with
her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly
felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover
themselves.
8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man* and his wife heard
the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God
among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, " Where are you?"
10 He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because
I was naked."
11 "Who told you that you were naked?" the Lord God asked. "Have you eaten
from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?"
12 The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and
I ate it."
13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?"
"The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,
"Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.
15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring.
He will strike* your head,
and you will strike his heel."
16 Then he said to the woman,
"I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you."
17 And to the man he said,
"Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you,
though you will eat of its grains.
19 By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return."
20 Then the man-Adam-named his wife Eve, because she would be the
mother of all who live. 21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for
Adam and his wife.
22 Then the Lord God said, "Look, the human beings* have become like us,
knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of
life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!" 23 So the Lord God banished them
from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from
which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed
mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming
sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
JANUARY 2
* Cain, Abel, and Seth / Genesis 4:1-26
1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant.
When she gave birth to Cain, she said, "With the Lord's help, I have produced
a man!" 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the
ground. 3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a
gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift-the best of the firstborn lambs from
his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and
his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 "Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked Cain. "Why do you look so
dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do
what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you.
But you must subdue it and be its master."
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, "Let's go out into the fields." And
while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, " Where is your brother? Where is Abel?"
"I don't know," Cain responded. "Am I my brother's guardian?"
10 But the Lord said, " What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries
out to me from the ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground,
which has swallowed your brother's blood. 12 No longer will the ground yield
good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a
homeless wanderer on the earth."
13 Cain replied to the Lord, "My punishment is too great for me to bear! 14 You
have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a
homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
15 The Lord replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who
kills you." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to
kill him. 16 So Cain left the Lord's presence and settled in the land of Nod,* east
of Eden.
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave
birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.
18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of* Mehujael. Mehujael
became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was
Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock
and live in tents. 21 His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp
and flute. 22 Lamech's other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He
became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister
named Naamah. 23 One day Lamech said to his wives,
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
I have killed a man who attacked me,
a young man who wounded me.
24 If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times,
then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another
son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in
place of Abel, whom Cain killed." 26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named
him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
* From Adam to Noah / Genesis 5:1-32
1 This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created
human beings, he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and
female, and he blessed them and called them "human."
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just
like him-in his very image. He named his son Seth. 4 After the birth of Seth,
Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Adam
lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After the
birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After the
birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After
the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 After the
birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After the
birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 20 Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After
the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for
another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 Enoch lived
365 years, 24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he
disappeared, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 27 Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. 29 Lamech
named his son Noah, for he said, "May he bring us relief from our work
and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed."
30 After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 31 Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32 By the time Noah was 500 years old, he was the father of Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
* 1 Chronicles 1:1-4
1 The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 and Noah.
The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
(Continues.)
