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 the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, 'I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'
2 Fremdeles fødte hun hans Broder Abel. Abel blev Faarehyrde, Kain Agerdyrker.
and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.
3 Nogen Tid efter bragte Kain HERREN en Offergave af Jordens Frugt,
And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah;
4 medens Abel bragte en Gave af sin Hjords førstefødte og deres Fedme. Og HERREN saa til Abel og hans Offergave,
and Abel, he hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones; and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present,
5 men til Kain og hans Offergave saa han ikke. Kain blev da saare vred og gik med sænket Hoved.
and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
6 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: »Hvorfor er du vred, og hvorfor gaar du med sænket Hoved?
And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath 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!«
Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'
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 saith unto Abel his brother, ['Let us go into the field;'] and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.
9 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: »Hvor er din Broder Abel?« Han svarede: »Det ved jeg ikke; skal jeg vogte min Broder?«
And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Where [is] Abel thy brother?' and he saith, 'I have not known; my brother's keeper — I?'
10 Men han sagde: »Hvad har du gjort! Din Broders Blod raaber til mig fra Jorden!
And He saith, 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying 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, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother 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 doth not add to give its strength to thee — a wanderer, even a trembling one, thou art in the earth.'
13 Men Kain sagde til HERREN: »Min Straf er ikke til at bære;
And Cain saith unto Jehovah, 'Greater is my punishment than to be borne;
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!«
lo, Thou hast driven me to-day from off the face of the ground, and from Thy face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it hath been — every one finding me doth 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 Jehovah saith to him, 'Therefore — of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.
16 Saa drog Kain bort fra HERRENS Aasyn og slog sig ned i Landet Nod østen for Eden.
And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about 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 knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son — Enoch.
18 Hanok fik en Søn Irad; Irad avlede Mehujael; Mehujael avlede Mehujael; og Metusjael avlede Lemek.
And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad hath begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael hath begotten Lamech.
19 Lemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla.
And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
20 Ada fødte Jabal; han blev Stamfader til dem, der bor i Telte og holder Kvæg;
And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;
21 hans Broder hed Jubal; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der spiller paa Harpe og Fløjte.
and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling 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 instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] 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 saith to his wives: — 'Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;
24 Blev Kain hævnet syvfold, saa hævnes Lemek syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Gange!«
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for 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 again knoweth his wife, and she beareth a son, and calleth his name Seth, 'for God hath appointed for me another seed instead of Abel:' for Cain had slain him.
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 a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah.
