Genesis 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.
Adam slept with his wife Eve and she became pregnant. She gave birth to Cain, and said, “With the Lord's help I have made a man.”
2 And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.
3 And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.
Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.
4 Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
Abel also brought an offering: the firstborn lambs of his flock, selecting the very best parts to offer. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
5 But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.
but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
6 And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?
The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?
7 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.
If you were doing what's right, then you'd be looking happy. But if you don't do what's right, then sin will be like animal crouching outside your home, ready to pounce on you. It wants to have you, but you must be the one in control.”
8 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.
Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
9 And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
“Where is your brother Abel?” the Lord asked Cain. “How should I know?” he replied. “Am I supposed to be my brother's care-giver?”
10 And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
“What have you done?” the Lord asked. “Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
11 Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.
Consequently you are more cursed than the ground because you soaked it with your brother's blood.
12 When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.
When you cultivate the ground, it won't produce crops for you. You'll be always on the run, wandering all over the earth.”
13 And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
“My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.
14 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.
“Look! You're driving me away right now—cursing the ground and banishing me from your presence. I'm going to have to hide and always be on the run, left to wander all over the earth. Anyone who finds me is going to kill me!”
15 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.
But the Lord replied, “No, Cain. Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times over.” The Lord placed a mark on Cain so that no one who came across him would kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden.
So Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in a land called Nod, east of Eden.
17 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.
Cain slept with his wife and she became pregnant. She had a son named Enoch. At that time Cain was building a town, so he named it after his son Enoch.
18 And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech:
Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael, Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.
Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was named Zillah.
20 And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
Adah had a son named Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
21 And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.
22 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.
Zillah also had a son. He was named Tubal-cain and he was a blacksmith, making different kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was named Naamah.
23 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.
At one time Lamech told his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me. You wives of Lamech, pay attention to what I have to say. I killed a man because he wounded me; I killed a young man because he injured me.
24 Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
If the sentence for killing Cain was to be punished seven times over, then if someone kills me, Lamech, the punishment should be seventy-seven times.”
25 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.
Adam slept with his wife again, and she had a son and named him Seth, explaining that, “God has given me another child to replace Abel, the one Cain killed.”
26 But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.
Later Seth had a son named Enosh, because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
