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.
Adam (had sex/slept) with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Cain, [which sounds like the word that means ‘produce’], because, she said, “By Yahweh’s help I have produced a son.” Some time later she gave birth to another son, and she named him Abel.
2 Og hun blev ved at føde, nemlig hans Broder Abel; og Abel blev en Faarehyrde, og Kain dyrkede Jorden.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Og det hændte sig, der en Tid var forløben, og Kain frembar et Offer til Herren af Jordens Frugt.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
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 took from his flock some of the first lambs that had been born [and killed them] and, as a gift, gave to Yahweh the fatty parts, [which were the best parts]. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering,
5 Men til Kain og til hans Offer saa han ikke; da blev Kain meget vred, og hans Ansigt falmede.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Og Herren sagde til Kain: Hvi er du vred, og hvi er dit Ansigt falmet?
Yahweh said to Cain, “(You should not be angry!/Why are you angry?) [RHQ] (You should not scowl like that!/Why do you scowl like that?) [RHQ]
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 had done what was right (OR, if you do what is right) [RHQ], I would accept your offering. But if you do not do what is right, [your desire to] sin [is ready to attack you like a wild animal that] [PRS] crouches outside the doorway, [ready to spring on its victim] [MET]. [Your desire to] sin wants to control you, but you must (control/not obey) it.”
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.
But one day, Cain said to his younger brother Abel, “Let’s go for a walk in the fields.” [So they went together]. And when they were in the countryside, suddenly Cain attacked Abel and killed him.
9 Og Herren sagde til Kain: Hvor er Abel, din Broder? Og han sagde: Jeg ved ikke, mon jeg være min Broders Vogter?
[Later, even though] Yahweh [knew what Cain had done], he said to Cain, “[Do you know] where Abel, your younger brother, is?” Cain replied, “No, I do not know. (My job is not to guard my younger brother!/Am I supposed to take care of my younger brother?)” [RHQ]
10 Og han sagde: Hvad har du gjort? din Broders Blods Røst raaber til mig af Jorden.
Yahweh said, “You have done a terrible thing [RHQ]! So now [it is as though] your younger brother’s voice is crying to me from the ground, demanding that his death must be avenged.
11 Og nu være du forbandet fra Jorden, som oplod sin Mund til at tage din Broders Blod af din Haand.
You have killed your younger brother, and the ground has soaked up his blood. So now I will expel you from this land and curse your efforts to produce crops.
12 Naar du dyrker Jorden, skal den ikke ydermere give dig sin Kraft; ustadig og flygtig skal du være paa Jorden.
You will till the ground to plant crops, but the ground will produce very few [HYP] crops. And you will continually wander around the earth, and not have any place to live permanently.”
13 Da sagde Kain til Herren: Min Misgerning er større, end jeg kan bære.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
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 are about to expel me from the ground [that I have been cultivating], and I will no longer be able to come (into your presence/and talk with you). Furthermore, I will be continually wandering around the earth with no place to live permanently, and anyone who sees me will kill me.”
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.
But Yahweh said to him, “No, that will not happen. I will put a mark on you to warn anyone who sees you that [I will punish him severely if] he kills you. I will punish that person seven times as severely as I am punishing you.” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain’s forehead.
16 Saa gik Kain ud fra Herrens Ansigt og blev i det Land Nod Østen for Eden.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was 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.
Some time later, Cain (had sex/slept) with his wife, and she [became pregnant and] gave birth to a son, whom she named Enoch. Then Cain started to build a city, and he named the city ‘Enoch’, the same name that his son had.
18 Og for Hanok blev født Irad, og Irad avlede Mehujael, og Mehujael avlede Mathusael, og Mathusael avlede Lamek.
Enoch [grew up and married and] became the father of a son whom he named Irad. When Irad [grew up he] became the father of a son whom he named Mehujael. Mehujael [grew up and] became the father of a son whom he named Methuselah. Methuselah [grew up and] became the father of Lamech.
19 Og Lamek tog sig to Hustruer, den enes Navn var Ada, og den andens Navn Zilla.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Og Ada fødte Jabal; han var Fader til dem, som boede i Telte og vogtede Kvæg.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Og hans Broders Navn var Jubal; han var Fader til alle dem, der legede paa Harpe og Fløjte.
Later, Jabal was the first person who lived in tents because he traveled from place to place to take care of livestock. His younger brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person who made/played a (lyre/stringed instrument) and a flute.
22 Og Zilla, ogsaa hun fødte, nemlig Thubalkain, som kunstigen gjorde alle Haande skarpt Kobber- og Jerntøj; og Thubalkains Søster var Naama.
[Lamech’s other wife] Zillah gave birth to a son whom she named Tubal-Cain. Later Tubal-Cain became a (blacksmith/one who made tools from bronze and iron). Tubal-Cain had a younger sister whose name 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:
One day Lamech said to his two wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen carefully to what I am saying. A young man struck me and wounded me, so I killed him.
24 da skal Kain hævnes syvfold, og Lamek halvfjerdsindstyve Gange og syv Gange.
Yahweh said long ago that he would avenge and punish anyone who killed Cain seven times as much as he punished Cain [for killing his younger brother]. So if anyone [tries to] kill me, I will punish him 77 times as much [as Yahweh punished Cain].”
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.
Adam continued to (have sex/sleep) with [EUP] his wife, and she [became pregnant and] gave birth to another son, whom she named Seth, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘given’], because, she said, “God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
26 Og for Seth blev og født en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Enos; da begyndte man at paakalde Herrens Navn.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
