
And now, my son Methuselah, I am telling you and writing down all these things for you. I have shown you everything and given you books about all of them. So, my son Methuselah, keep the books that I, your father, have given you, and make sure you pass them on to future generations.
And now, my son Methuselah, all these things I am recounting to thee and writing down for thee, and I have revealed to thee everything, and given thee books concerning all these: so preserve, my son Methuselah, the books from thy father's hand, and (see) that thou deliver them to the generations of the world.