17 Cain made love to his wife,c and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city,d and he named it after his sone Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

19 Lamech marriedf two women,g one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instrumentsh and pipes.i 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forgedj all kinds of tools out ofg bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah, listen to me;

wives of Lamech, hear my words.

I have killedk a man for wounding me,

a young man for injuring me.

24 If Cain is avengedl seven times,m

then Lamech seventy-seven times.n”

25 Adam made love to his wifeo again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,h p saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”q 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.r

At that time people began to call oni the name of the Lord.s

From Adam to Noah

5 This is the written accountt of Adam’s family line.u

When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.v 2 He created themw male and femalex and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind”a when they were created.

3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image;y and he named him Seth.z 4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.a