Genesis 4
1 And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from Jehovah.
And the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceives and bears Cain, and says, “I have acquired a man by YHWH”;
2 And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought an offering to Jehovah of the fruit of the ground.
And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And Jehovah had respect to Abel and to his offering,
and Abel, he has brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, and from their fat ones; and YHWH looks to Abel and to his present,
5 but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
6 And Jehovah said to Cain, Why are thou angry? And why has thy countenance fallen?
And YHWH says to Cain, “Why do you have displeasure? And why has your countenance fallen?
7 If thou do well, shall thou not be accepted? And if thou do not well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire shall be for thee, and thou shall rule over it.
Is there not, if you do well, acceptance? And if you do not do well, sin [[or a sin-offering]] is lying at the opening, and its [[or His]] desire [is] for you, and you rule over it [[or by Him]].”
8 And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
And Cain says to his brother Abel, [[“Let us go into the field”; ]] and it comes to pass in their being in the field, that Cain rises up against his brother Abel, and slays him.
9 And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?
And YHWH says to Cain, “Where [is] your brother Abel?” And he says, “I have not known; am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 And he said, What have thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
And He says, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground;
11 And now cursed are thou from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
and now, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand;
12 When thou till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength. A fugitive and a wanderer thou shall be on the earth.
when you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in the earth.”
13 And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain says to YHWH, “My punishment is too great than to bear;
14 Behold, thou have driven me out this day from the face of the ground, and I shall be hid from thy face, and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. And it shall come to pass, that whoever finds me shall slay me.
behold, You have driven me today from off the face of the ground, and from Your face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it has been—everyone finding me will slay me.”
15 And Jehovah said to him, Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any who finds him should smite him.
And YHWH says to him, “Therefore, of any slayer of Cain it is required sevenfold”; and YHWH sets to Cain a token that none finding him will slay him.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
And Cain goes out from before YHWH, and dwells in the land, moving about east of Eden;
17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bore Enoch. And Cain built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
and Cain knows his wife, and she conceives, and bears Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calls the name of the city, according to the name of his son—Enoch.
18 And to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad has begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael has begotten Methusael; and Methusael has begotten Lamech.
19 And Lamech took to him two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
And Lamech takes to himself two wives, the name of the first Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
20 And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
And Adah bears Jabal, he has been father of those inhabiting tents and [having] purchased livestock;
21 And his brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he has been father of everyone handling harp and pipe.
22 And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
And Zillah, she also bears Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] Naamah.
23 And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech. For I have killed a man for wounding me, and a young man for bruising me.
And Lamech says to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For I have slain a man for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;
24 If Cain shall be avenged seven fold, truly Lamech seventy-seven fold.
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For, she said, God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.
And Adam again knows his wife, and she bears a son, and calls his name Seth, “for God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel”: for Cain had slain him.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son, and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Jehovah.
And to Seth, to him also a son has been born, and he calls his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the Name of YHWH.
