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.
Or Adam connut sa femme Ève, qui conçut et enfanta Caïn, disant: J’ai acquis un homme par la grâce de Dieu.
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 de nouveau elle enfanta son frère Abel. Or Abel fut pasteur de brebis, et Caïn laboureur.
3 And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
Et il arriva après bien des jours que Caïn offrait des fruits de la terre en présent au Seigneur.
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;
Abel aussi offrit des premiers-nés de son troupeau, et des plus gras: et le Seigneur regarda Abel et ses dons.
5 But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
Mais Caïn et ses dons, il ne les regarda pas: aussi Caïn fut violemment irrité, et son visage fut abattu.
6 And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?
Et le Seigneur lui dit: 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, n’en recevras-tu pas la récompense? et si tu fais mal, le péché ne sera-t-il pas soudain à ta porte? Mais la concupiscence qui t’entraîne vers lui sera sous toi, et tu la domineras.
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.
Or Caïn dit à Abel son frère: Sortons dehors. Et lorsqu’ils étaient dans la campagne, Caïn se leva contre son frère Abel 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?
Le Seigneur dit alors à Caïn: Où est Abel ton frère? Il répondit: Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère, moi?
10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
Mais le Seigneur lui repartit: Qu’as-tu fait? la voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu’à moi.
11 And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
Maintenant donc, maudit tu seras sur la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche et qui a reçu 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.
Lors même que tu l’auras cultivée, elle ne te donnera pas ses fruits: tu seras errant et fugitif sur la terre.
13 And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
Mais Caïn dit au Seigneur: Elle est trop grande, mon iniquité, pour que je mérite le pardon.
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.
Voilà que vous me rejetez aujourd’hui de la face de la terre, je me cacherai de votre face, et je serai errant et fugitif sur la terre: quiconque donc 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.
Mais le Seigneur lui répondit: Non, il n’en sera pas ainsi; car quiconque tuera Caïn, sera puni sept fois. Et le Seigneur mit un signe sur Caïn, afin que quiconque le trouverait, ne le tuât pas.
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.
Étant donc sorti de la présence du Seigneur, Caïn fugitif habita dans le pays qui est au côté oriental d’Eden.
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.
Cependant Caïn connut sa femme, laquelle conçut et enfanta Hénoch, et il bâtit une ville, et il lui donna le nom d’Hénoch, tiré du nom de son fils.
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.
Or Hénoch engendra Irad, Irad engendra Maviaël, Maviaël engendra Mathusaël, et Mathusaël engendra Lamech,
19 And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Lequel prit deux femmes: le nom de l’une était Ada, et le nom de l’autre. Sella.
20 And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
Et Ada enfanta Jabel, qui fut le père de ceux qui habitent sous les tentes, et des pasteurs.
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 était Jubal; c’est le père de ceux qui jouent de la harpe et de l’orgue.
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.
Sella aussi engendra Tubalcaïn, qui sut travailler avec le marteau, et faire toutes sortes d’ouvrages d’airain et de fer. La sœur de Tubalcaïn fut Noëma.
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;
Or Lamech dit à ses femmes Ada et Sella: Entendez ma voix, femmes de Lamech, prêtez l’oreille à mes paroles: j’ai tué un homme à cause de ma blessure, et un jeune homme à cause de ma meurtrissure.
24 If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
Caïn sera vengé sept fois, mais Lamech septante fois sept 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.
Adam connut encore sa femme, et elle enfanta un fils, et elle l’appela du nom de Seth, disant: Dieu m’a donné un autre fils à la place d’Abel qu’a tué Caïn.
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 aussi naquit un fils qu’il appela Enos; celui-ci commença à invoquer le nom du Seigneur.
