1 Mosebog 4
1 Adam kendte sin Hustru Eva, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Kain; og hun sagde: "Jeg har fået en Søn med HERRENS Hjælp!"
And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.
2 Fremdeles fødte hun hans Broder Abel. Abel blev Fårehyrde, Kain Agerdyrker.
And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
3 Nogen Tid efter bragte Kain HERREN en Offergave af Jordens Frugt,
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.
4 medens Abel bragte en Gave af sin Hjords førstefødte og deres Fedme. Og HERREN så til Abel og hans Offergave,
Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
5 men til Kain og hans Offergave så han ikke. Kain blev da såre vred og gik med sænket Hoved.
But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.
6 Da sagde HERREN til Kain: "Hvorfor er du vred, og hvorfor går du med sænket Hoved?
And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 Du ved, at når du handler vel, kan du løfte Hovedet frit; men handler du ikke vel, så lurer Synden ved Døren; dens Attrå står til dig, men du skal herske over den!"
If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it.
8 Men Kain yppede Kiv med sin Broder Abel; og engang de var ude på Marken, sprang Kain ind på ham og slog ham ihjel.
And Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, 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 to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
10 Men han sagde: "Hvad har du gjort! Din Broders Blod råber til mig fra Jorden!
And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
11 Derfor skal du nu være bandlyst fra Agerjorden, som åbnede sig og tog din Broders Blod af din Hånd!
Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.
12 Når du dyrker Agerjorden, skal den ikke mere skænke dig sin Kraft du skal flakke hjemløs om på Jorden!"
When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.
13 Men Kain sagde til HERREN: "Min Straf er ikke til at bære;
And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
14 når du nu jager mig bort fra Agerjorden, og jeg må skjule mig for dit Åsyn og flakke hjemløs om på Jorden, så kan jo enhver, der møder mig, slå mig ihjel!"
Behold thou dost cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy face, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on the earth: every one, therefore, that findeth me, shall kill me.
15 Da svarede HERREN: "Hvis Kain bliver slået ihjel, skal han hævnes; syvfold!" Og HERREN satte et Tegn på Kain, for at ingen, der mødte ham, skulde slå ham ihjel.
And the Lord said to him: No, it shall not be so: but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him.
16 Så drog Kain bort fra HERRENs Åsyn og slog sig ned i Landet Nod østen for Eden.
And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side 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 brought forth Henoch: and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of his son Henoch.
18 Hanok fik en Søn Irad; Irad avlede Mehujael; Mehujael avlede Mehujael; og Metusjael avlede Lemek
And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech:
19 Lemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla.
Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.
20 Ada fødte Jabal; han blev Stamfader til dem, der bor i Telte og holder Kvæg;
And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
21 hans Broder hed Jubal; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der spiller på Harpe og Fløjte.
And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
22 Også Zilla fik en Søn, Tubal-Kajin; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der smeder Kobber og Jern. Tubal-Kajins Søster var Na'ama.
Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.
23 Og Lemelk sagde til sine Hustruer: "Ada og Zilla, hør min Røst, Lemeks Hustruer, lyt til mit Ord: En Mand har jeg dræbt for et Sår, en Dreng for en Skramme!
And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising.
24 Blev Kain hævnet syvfold, så hævnes Lemek syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Gange!"
Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
25 Adam kendte på 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!"
Adam also knew his wife again: and she brought forth a son, and called his name Seth, saying: God hath given me another seed, for Abel whom Cain slew.
26 Set fik også en Søn, som han kaldte Enosj; på den Tid begyndte man at påkalde HERRENs Navn.
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.
