| | King James | Abbé Crampon |
| 1 | This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; | Voici le livre de l'histoire d'Adam. Lorsque Dieu créa Adam, il le fit à la ressemblance de Dieu. |
| 2 | Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. | Il les créa mâle et femelle, et il les bénit, et il leur donna le nom d'Homme, lorsqu'ils furent créés. |
| 3 | And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth: | Adam vécut cent trente ans, et il engendra un fils à sa ressemblance, selon son image, et il lui donna le nom de Seth. |
| 4 | And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: | Les jours d'Adam, après qu'il eut engendré Seth, furent de huit cents ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 5 | And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. | Tout le temps qu'Adam vécut fut de neuf cent trente ans, et il mourut. |
| 6 | And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: | Seth vécut cent cinq ans, et il engendra Enos. |
| 7 | And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Enos, Seth vécut huit cent sept ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 8 | And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. | Tout le temps que Seth vécut fut de neuf cent douze ans, et il mourut. |
| 9 | And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: | Enos vécut quatre-vingt-dix ans, et il engendra Caïnan. |
| 10 | And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Caïnan, Enos vécut huit cent quinze ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 11 | And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. | Tout le temps qu'Enos vécut fut de neuf cent cinq ans, et il mourut. |
| 12 | And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel: | Caïnan vécut soixante-dix ans, et il engendra Malaléel. |
| 13 | And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Malaléel, Caïnan vécut huit cent quarante ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 14 | And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. | Tout le temps que Caïnan vécut fut de neuf cent dix ans, et il mourut. |
| 15 | And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: | Malaléel vécut soixante-cinq ans, et il engendra Jared. |
| 16 | And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Jared, Malaléel vécut huit cent trente ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 17 | And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. | Tout le temps que Malaléel vécut fut de huit cent quatre-vingt-quinze ans, et il mourut. |
| 18 | And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: | Jared vécut cent soixante-deux ans, et il engendra Hénoch. |
| 19 | And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Hénoch, Jared vécut huit cents ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 20 | And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. | Tout le temps que Jared vécut fut de neuf cent soixante-deux ans, et il mourut. |
| 21 | And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: | Hénoch vécut soixante-cinq ans, et il engendra Mathusalem. |
| 22 | And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Mathusalem, Hénoch marcha avec Dieu trois cents ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 23 | And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: | Tout le temps qu'Hénoch vécut fut de trois cent soixante-cinq ans. |
| 24 | And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. | Hénoch marcha avec Dieu, et on ne le vit plus, car Dieu l'avait pris. |
| 25 | And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech. | Mathusalem vécut cent quatre-vingt-sept ans, et il engendra Lamech. |
| 26 | And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Lamech, Mathusalem vécut sept cent quatre-vingt-deux ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 27 | And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. | Tout le temps que Mathusalem vécut fut de neuf cent soixante-neuf ans, et il mourut. |
| 28 | And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: | Lamech vécut cent quatre-vingt-deux ans, et il engendra un fils. |
| 29 | And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. | Il lui donna le nom de Noé, en disant : "Celui-ci nous soulagera de nos fatigues et du travail pénible de nos mains, provenant de ce sol qu'a maudit Yahweh." |
| 30 | And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: | Après qu'il eut engendré Noé, Lamech vécut cinq cent quatre-vingt-quinze ans, et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| 31 | And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. | Tout le temps que Lamech vécut fut de sept cent soixante-dix-sept ans, et il mourut. |
| 32 | And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | Noé, âgé de cinq cents ans, engendra Sem, Cham et Japheth. |
