1 Mosebog 4
1 Adam kendte sin Hustru Eva, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Kain; og hun sagde: »Jeg har faaet en Søn med HERRENS Hjælp!«
Afterward the man knew Heuah his wife, which conceiued and bare Kain, and said, I haue obteined a man by the Lord.
2 Fremdeles fødte hun hans Broder Abel. Abel blev Faarehyrde, Kain Agerdyrker.
And againe she brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keeper of sheepe, and Kain was a tiller of the ground.
3 Nogen Tid efter bragte Kain HERREN en Offergave af Jordens Frugt,
And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lord of the fruite of the ground.
4 medens Abel bragte en Gave af sin Hjords førstefødte og deres Fedme. Og HERREN saa til Abel og hans Offergave,
And Habel also him selfe brought of the first fruites of his sheepe, and of the fat of them, and the Lord had respect vnto Habel, and to his offering,
5 men til Kain og hans Offergave saa han ikke. Kain blev da saare vred og gik med sænket Hoved.
But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe.
6 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: »Hvorfor er du vred, og hvorfor gaar du med sænket Hoved?
Then ye Lord said vnto Kain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance cast downe?
7 Du ved, at naar du handler vel, kan du løfte Hovedet frit; men handler du ikke vel, saa lurer Synden ved Døren; dens Attraa staar til dig, men du skal herske over den!«
If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: also vnto thee his desire shalbe subiect, and thou shalt rule ouer him.
8 Men Kain yppede Kiv med sin Broder Abel; og engang de var ude paa Marken, sprang Kain ind paa ham og slog ham ihjel.
Then Kain spake to Habel his brother. And when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.
9 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: »Hvor er din Broder Abel?« Han svarede: »Det ved jeg ikke; skal jeg vogte min Broder?«
Then the Lord said vnto Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. Am I my brothers keeper?
10 Men han sagde: »Hvad har du gjort! Din Broders Blod raaber til mig fra Jorden!
Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.
11 Derfor skal du nu være bandlyst fra Agerjorden, som aabnede sig og tog din Broders Blod af din Haand!
Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thine hand.
12 Naar du dyrker Agerjorden, skal den ikke mere skænke dig sin Kraft; du skal flakke hjemløs om paa Jorden!«
When thou shalt till the grounde, it shall not henceforth yeelde vnto thee her strength: a vagabond and a runnagate shalt thou be in the earth.
13 Men Kain sagde til HERREN: »Min Straf er ikke til at bære;
Then Kain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater, then I can beare.
14 naar du nu jager mig bort fra Agerjorden, og jeg maa skjule mig for dit Aasyn og flakke hjemløs om paa Jorden, saa kan jo enhver, der møder mig, slaa mig ihjel!«
Behold, thou hast cast me out this day from the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and shalbe a vagabond, and a runnagate in the earth, and whosoeuer findeth me, shall slay me.
15 Da svarede HERREN: »Hvis Kain bliver slaaet ihjel, skal han hævnes syvfold!« Og HERREN satte et Tegn paa Kain, for at ingen, der mødte ham, skulde slaa ham ihjel.
Then the Lord said vnto him, Doubtlesse whosoeuer slayeth Kain, he shalbe punished seue folde. And the Lord set a marke vpon Kain, lest any man finding him should kill him.
16 Saa drog Kain bort fra HERRENS Aasyn og slog sig ned i Landet Nod østen for Eden.
Then Kain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod towarde the Eastside of Eden.
17 Kain kendte sin Hustru, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Hanok. Han grundede en By og gav den sin Søn Hanoks Navn.
Kain also knewe his wife, which conceiued and bare Henoch: and he built a citie, and called the name of the citie by ye name of his sonne, Henoch.
18 Hanok fik en Søn Irad; Irad avlede Mehujael; Mehujael avlede Mehujael; og Metusjael avlede Lemek.
And to Henoch was borne Irad, and Irad begate Mehuiael, and Mehuiael begate Methushael, and Methushael begate Lamech.
19 Lemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla.
And Lamech tooke him two wiues: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 Ada fødte Jabal; han blev Stamfader til dem, der bor i Telte og holder Kvæg;
And Adah bare Iabal, who was the father of such as dwell in the tents, and of such as haue cattell.
21 hans Broder hed Jubal; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der spiller paa Harpe og Fløjte.
And his brothers name was Iubal, who was the father of all that play on the harpe and organes.
22 Ogsaa Zilla fik en Søn, Tubal-Kajin; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der smeder Kobber og Jern. Tubal-Kajins Søster var Na'ama.
And Zillah also bare Tubal-kain, who wrought cunningly euery craft of brasse and of yron: and the sister of Tubal-kain was Naamah.
23 Og Lemek sagde til sine Hustruer: »Ada og Zilla, hør min Røst, Lemeks Hustruer, lyt til mit Ord: En Mand har jeg dræbt for et Saar, en Dreng for en Skramme!
Then Lamech saide vnto his wiues Adah and Zillah, Heare my voyce, ye wiues of Lamech: hearken vnto my speach: for I would slay a man in my wound, and a yong man in mine hurt.
24 Blev Kain hævnet syvfold, saa hævnes Lemek syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Gange!«
If Kain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech, seuentie times seuen folde.
25 Adam kendte paa ny sin Hustru, og hun fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Set; »thi, « sagde hun, »Gud har sat mig andet Afkom i Abels Sted, fordi Kain slog ham ihjel!«
And Adam knewe his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, and she called his name Sheth: for God, saide she, hath appointed me another seede for Habel, because Kain slewe him.
26 Set fik ogsaa en Søn, som han kaldte Enosj; paa den Tid begyndte man at paakalde HERRENS Navn.
And to ye same Sheth also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enosh. Then beganne men to call vpon the name of the Lord.
