Genesis 4
1 And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.
Et l’homme connut Ève sa femme; et elle conçut, et enfanta Caïn; et elle dit: J’ai acquis un homme avec l’Éternel.
2 Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
Et elle enfanta encore son frère, Abel. Et Abel paissait le menu bétail, et Caïn labourait la terre.
3 And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
Et il arriva, au bout de quelque temps, que Caïn apporta, du fruit du sol, une offrande à l’Éternel.
4 And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
Et Abel apporta, lui aussi, des premiers-nés de son troupeau, et de leur graisse. Et l’Éternel eut égard à Abel et à son offrande;
5 But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
mais à Caïn et à son offrande, il n’eut pas égard. Et Caïn fut très irrité, et son visage fut abattu.
6 And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?
Et l’Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
7 If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
Si tu fais bien, ne seras-tu pas agréé? Et si tu ne fais pas bien, le péché est couché à la porte. Et son désir sera [tourné] vers toi, et toi tu domineras sur lui.
8 And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
Et Caïn parla à Abel son frère; et il arriva, comme ils étaient aux champs, que Caïn se leva contre Abel, son frère, et le tua.
9 And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
Et l’Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est Abel, ton frère? Et il dit: Je ne sais. Suis-je, moi, le gardien de mon frère?
10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
Et il dit: Qu’as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre à moi.
11 And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
Et maintenant, tu es maudit de la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère.
12 No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.
Quand tu laboureras le sol, il ne te donnera plus sa force; tu seras errant et vagabond sur la terre.
13 And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
Et Caïn dit à l’Éternel: Mon châtiment est trop grand pour que j’en porte le poids.
14 You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.
Voici, tu m’as chassé aujourd’hui de dessus la face de la terre, et je serai caché de devant ta face, et je serai errant et vagabond sur la terre; et il arrivera que quiconque me trouvera me tuera.
15 And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
Et l’Éternel lui dit: C’est pourquoi quiconque tuera Caïn sera puni sept fois. Et l’Éternel mit un signe sur Caïn, afin que quiconque le trouverait ne le tue point.
16 And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
Et Caïn sortit de devant l’Éternel; et il habita dans le pays de Nod, à l’orient d’Éden.
17 And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.
Et Caïn connut sa femme, et elle conçut, et enfanta Hénoc; et il bâtit une ville, et appela le nom de la ville d’après le nom de son fils Hénoc.
18 And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
Et à Hénoc naquit Irad; et Irad engendra Mehujaël; et Mehujaël engendra Methushaël; et Methushaël engendra Lémec.
19 And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Et Lémec prit deux femmes: le nom de l’une était Ada, et le nom de la seconde, Tsilla.
20 And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
Et Ada enfanta Jabal: lui, fut père de ceux qui habitent sous des tentes et ont du bétail.
21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.
Et le nom de son frère fut Jubal: lui, fut père de tous ceux qui manient la harpe et la flûte.
22 And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
Et Tsilla, elle aussi, enfanta Tubal-Caïn, qui fut forgeur de tous les outils d’airain et de fer. Et la sœur de Tubal-Caïn fut Naama.
23 And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;
Et Lémec dit à ses femmes: Ada et Tsilla, écoutez ma voix; femmes de Lémec, prêtez l’oreille à ma parole: Je tuerai un homme pour ma blessure, et un jeune homme pour ma meurtrissure;
24 If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
si Caïn est vengé sept fois, Lémec le sera 77 fois.
25 And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.
Et Adam connut encore sa femme; et elle enfanta un fils, et appela son nom Seth; car, [dit-elle], Dieu m’a assigné une autre semence au lieu d’Abel; car Caïn l’a tué.
26 And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.
Et à Seth, à lui aussi, naquit un fils; et il appela son nom Énosh. Alors on commença à invoquer le nom de l’Éternel.
