Genesis 4
1 The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”
And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.
2 Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
3 As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.
4 Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. The LORD respected Abel and his offering,
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 but he did not respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.
6 The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, will not it be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
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 Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
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 The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
10 The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.
And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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 From now on, when you till the ground, it will not yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.”
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 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
14 Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.”
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 The LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” The LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.
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 Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of 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 Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
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 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech:
19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
21 His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.
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 Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
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 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
25 Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
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 A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the LORD’s name.
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.
