Genèse 5

¹ This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

² Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”

³ When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

⁴ And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

⁵ So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

Note · Genèse 5.1–5

L’image de Dieu au fil des générations

Le rappel de la création inscrit la généalogie dans une dignité reçue. La naissance d’un fils à la ressemblance d’Adam met en relation continuité familiale et condition humaine. La mort n’efface pas la bénédiction initiale, mais elle en marque désormais l’expérience terrestre.

⁶ When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.

⁷ And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

⁸ So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

⁹ When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.

¹⁰ And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹¹ So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

¹² When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

¹³ And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹⁴ So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

¹⁵ When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.

¹⁶ And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹⁷ So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

¹⁸ When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.

¹⁹ And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁰ So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

Note · Genèse 5.6–20

Des noms qui portent la continuité

La répétition peut sembler monotone, mais elle donne à chaque génération une place dans l’histoire. Les noms ne sont pas un simple détour avant les événements importants. Ils indiquent que l’avenir se transmet par des existences dont le narrateur ne raconte presque rien.

²¹ When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

²² And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

²³ So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

²⁴ Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.

Note · Genèse 5.21–24

Hénoc, une interruption dans le rythme

La présentation d’Hénoc rompt la formule habituelle de la mort : sa relation à Dieu devient l’élément décisif. Le texte reste bref et ne décrit pas son expérience en détail. Hébreux 11.5 en propose une lecture chrétienne centrée sur la foi, sans autoriser à inventer une biographie manquante.

²⁵ When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

²⁶ And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁷ So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

²⁸ When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.

²⁹ And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”

³⁰ And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

³¹ So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

³² After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Note · Genèse 5.25–32

Un nom tourné vers une consolation espérée

Le père de Noé exprime l’attente d’un soulagement dans le travail d’une terre devenue difficile. Cette espérance prépare le rôle de Noé sans révéler encore la forme qu’il prendra. La généalogie s’achève ainsi sur une attente, et non sur une solution déjà pleinement acquise.