Genesis 4
1 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.”
Or, Adam connut Éve sa femme, qui, ayant conçu, enfanta Caïn; et elle dit: J'ai obtenu un homme grâce à Dieu.
2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.
Ensuite elle enfanta son frère Abel, qui fut pasteur des brebis; de son côté Caïn s'adonna au labourage de la terre.
3 Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.
Après bien des jours, il arriva que Caïn apporta des fruits de la terre en offrande au Seigneur.
4 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,
Or, Abel apporta des premiers-nés de son troupeaux et de leur graisse. Et Dieu regarda Abel et ses présents.
5 but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
Mais il ne fit attention ni à Caïn, ni à son offrande; Caïn en fut très affligé, et eut le visage tout abattu.
6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?
Le Seigneur dit à Caïn: D'où vient que tu es si fort affligé et que ton visage est tout abattu?
7 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.”
Si tu as bien fait de m'apporter des offrandes, en les choisissant mal n'as-tu pas péché? Calme-toi, le péché est sous ta puissance, et c'est à toi de le dominer.
8 Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
Et Caïn dit à Abel son frère: Allons aux champs. Et voilà que comme ils étaient aux champs, Caïn se leva contre son frère Abel et le tua.
9 “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?”
Et le Seigneur dit à Caïn: Où est Abel ton frère? Il répondit: Je ne sais: suis-je le gardien de mon frère?
10 “What have you done?” the Lord asked. “Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Le Seigneur Dieu dit: Qu'as-tu fait? Le cri du sang de ton frère a retenti de la terre jusqu'à moi.
11 Consequently you are more cursed than the ground because you soaked it with your brother's blood.
Maintenant donc, maudit sois-tu sur la terre qui a ouvert la bouche pour recueillir de ta main le sang de ton frère.
12 When you cultivate the ground, it won't produce crops for you. You'll be always on the run, wandering all over the earth.”
Lorsque tu travailleras à la terre, elle n'emploiera pas sa force pour te faire ses dons; tu seras gémissant et tremblant sur la terre.
13 “My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.
Caïn dit au Seigneur: Mon crime est trop grand pour m'être pardonné.
14 “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!”
Si vous me bannissez aujourd'hui de la face de cette terre, je serai caché loin de vos yeux; je serai gémissant et tremblant sur la terre, et le premier qui me rencontrera me tuera.
15 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.
Le Seigneur lui dit: Il n'en sera point ainsi; tout être qui tuerait Caïn encourrait sept châtiments. Et le Seigneur Dieu mit un signe à Caïn, pour que tout être qui le rencontrerait ne le tuât point.
16 So Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in a land called Nod, east of Eden.
Or, Caïn s'éloigna de la face de Dieu, et il habita la terre de Nod vis-à- vis Éden.
17 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.
Après cela Caïn connut sa femme, qui, ayant conçu, enfanta Enoch; ensuite Caïn bâtit une ville, et du nom de son fils, il la nomma Enoch.
18 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.
Or, d'Enoch fut engendré Gaïdad, Gaïdad engendra Malalehël, Malalehël engendra Mathusala, et Mathusala engendra Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was named Zillah.
Et Lamech épousa deux femmes: la première nommée Ada, la seconde nommée Sella.
20 Adah had a son named Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Ada enfanta Jabel; celui-ci fut le père de ceux qui demeurèrent sous des tentes, des nourrisseurs de bestiaux.
21 He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.
Et son frère eut le nom Jubal; celui-ci inventa le psaltérion et la cithare.
22 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.
Or Sella de son côté enfanta Thobel ou Tubalcaïn, et il fut ouvrier au marteau, forgeron du fer et de l'airain. La sœur de Tubalcaïn fut Noéma.
23 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.
Or, Lamech dit à ses femmes Ada et Sella: Écoutez ma voix, femmes de Lamech, faites attention à mes paroles: J'ai tué un homme pour mon malheur, un jeune homme pour ma meurtrissure.
24 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.”
On eût vengé sept fois le meurtre de Caïn; celui de Lamech le serait septante fois sept.
25 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.”
Or, Adam connut Éve sa femme, et, ayant conçu, elle enfanta un fils à qui elle donna le nom de Seth (substitué). Car, dit-elle, Dieu a fait sortir de moi un autre rejeton, en place d'Abel que Caïn a tué.
26 Later Seth had a son named Enosh, because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
Et à Seth naquit un fils, auquel il donna le nom d'Enos; celui-ci, plein de confiance, invoqua le nom du Seigneur Dieu.
