1 Mosebog 4
1 Og Adam kendte sin Hustru Eva; og hun undfik og fødte Kain og sagde: Jeg har faaet en Mand, som er Herren.
And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.
2 Og hun blev ved at føde, nemlig hans Broder Abel; og Abel blev en Faarehyrde, og Kain dyrkede Jorden.
Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
3 Og det hændte sig, der en Tid var forløben, og Kain frembar et Offer til Herren af Jordens Frugt.
And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
4 Og Abel, ogsaa han bar frem af sin Hjords første Affødning og af deres Fedme; og Herren saa til Abel og til hans Offer.
And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
5 Men til Kain og til hans Offer saa han ikke; da blev Kain meget vred, og hans Ansigt falmede.
But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
6 Og Herren sagde til Kain: Hvi er du vred, og hvi er dit Ansigt falmet?
And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?
7 Er det ikke saa, at dersom du gør godt, da er du behagelig, og dersom du ikke gør godt, da ligger Synden for Døren, og til dig er dens Attraa? men du skal herske over den.
If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
8 Og Kain talede med Abel sin Broder; og det hændte sig, der de vare paa Marken, da stod Kain op imod Abel sin Broder og ihjelslog ham.
And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
9 Og Herren sagde til Kain: Hvor er Abel, din Broder? Og han sagde: Jeg ved ikke, mon jeg være min Broders Vogter?
And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
10 Og han sagde: Hvad har du gjort? din Broders Blods Røst raaber til mig af Jorden.
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
11 Og nu være du forbandet fra Jorden, som oplod sin Mund til at tage din Broders Blod af din Haand.
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
12 Naar du dyrker Jorden, skal den ikke ydermere give dig sin Kraft; ustadig og flygtig skal du være paa Jorden.
No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.
13 Da sagde Kain til Herren: Min Misgerning er større, end jeg kan bære.
And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
14 Se, du har i Dag drevet mig fra Jordens Kreds, og jeg maa skjule mig for dit Ansigt; og jeg bliver ustadig og flygtig paa Jorden, og det vil ske, hvo som finder mig, slaar mig ihjel.
You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.
15 Men Herren sagde til ham: Derfor, hvo som ihjelslaar Kain, paa ham skal det hævnes syvfold; saa satte Herren for Kain et Tegn, at ingen, som fandt ham, skulde slaa ham ihjel.
And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
16 Saa gik Kain ud fra Herrens Ansigt og blev i det Land Nod Østen for Eden.
And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
17 Og Kain kendte sin Hustru, og hun undfik og fødte Hanok; og han byggede en Stad og kaldte Stadens Navn efter sin Søns Navn, Hanok.
And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.
18 Og for Hanok blev født Irad, og Irad avlede Mehujael, og Mehujael avlede Mathusael, og Mathusael avlede Lamek.
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Og Lamek tog sig to Hustruer, den enes Navn var Ada, og den andens Navn Zilla.
And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 Og Ada fødte Jabal; han var Fader til dem, som boede i Telte og vogtede Kvæg.
And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
21 Og hans Broders Navn var Jubal; han var Fader til alle dem, der legede paa Harpe og Fløjte.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.
22 Og Zilla, ogsaa hun fødte, nemlig Thubalkain, som kunstigen gjorde alle Haande skarpt Kobber- og Jerntøj; og Thubalkains Søster var Naama.
And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 Og Lamek sagde til sine Hustruer: Ada og Zilla, hører min Røst, Lameks Hustruer, mærker min Tale! Om jeg har slagen en Mand ihjel, mig til et Saar, og en Dreng, mig til en Byld:
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;
24 da skal Kain hævnes syvfold, og Lamek halvfjerdsindstyve Gange og syv Gange.
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
25 Og Adam kendte ydermere sin Hustru, og hun fødte en Søn og kaldte hans Navn Seth; thi Gud har sat mig, sagde hun, en anden Sæd i Abels Sted; thi Kain slog ham ihjel.
And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.
26 Og for Seth blev og født en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Enos; da begyndte man at paakalde Herrens Navn.
And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.
