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!«
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2 Fremdeles fødte hun hans Broder Abel. Abel blev Faarehyrde, Kain Agerdyrker.
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 Nogen Tid efter bragte Kain HERREN en Offergave af Jordens Frugt,
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 medens Abel bragte en Gave af sin Hjords førstefødte og deres Fedme. Og HERREN saa til Abel og hans Offergave,
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel 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 unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: »Hvorfor er du vred, og hvorfor gaar du med sænket Hoved?
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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 doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over 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.
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: »Hvor er din Broder Abel?« Han svarede: »Det ved jeg ikke; skal jeg vogte min Broder?«
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother’s keeper?
10 Men han sagde: »Hvad har du gjort! Din Broders Blod raaber til mig fra Jorden!
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 Derfor skal du nu være bandlyst fra Agerjorden, som aabnede sig og tog din Broders Blod af din Haand!
And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 Naar du dyrker Agerjorden, skal den ikke mere skænke dig sin Kraft; du skal flakke hjemløs om paa Jorden!«
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 Men Kain sagde til HERREN: »Min Straf er ikke til at bære;
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
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 driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that 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.
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
16 Saa drog Kain bort fra HERRENS Aasyn og slog sig ned i Landet Nod østen for Eden.
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east 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.
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
18 Hanok fik en Søn Irad; Irad avlede Mehujael; Mehujael avlede Mehujael; og Metusjael avlede Lemek.
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
19 Lemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla.
And Lamech took unto him two wives: 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 Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
21 hans Broder hed Jubal; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der spiller paa Harpe og Fløjte.
And his brother’s name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
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, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain [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!
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 Blev Kain hævnet syvfold, saa hævnes Lemek syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Gange!«
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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 knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
26 Set fik ogsaa en Søn, som han kaldte Enosj; paa den Tid begyndte man at paakalde HERRENS Navn.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
