“It came to pass that when those who lived upon the earth began to multiply, they also multiplied children, peoples, and many nations, and began again to be more ungodly than their ancestors.
KJV
2 Esdras 3:12
And it happened, that when they that dwelt upon the earth began to multiply, and had gotten them many children, and were a great people, they began again to be more ungodly than the first.
Parallel Translations
And when they that dwelt vpon the earth, began to multiplie, and the nomber of the children, people and many nacions were increased, they began to be more vngodlie then the first.