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.”
Mwanume akalala na Hawa mke wake. Akabeba mimba na akamzaa Kaini. Akasema, “nimezaa mwanaume kwa msaada wa Yahwe.”
2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.
Kisha akazaa ndugu yake Habili. Sasa Habili akawa mchungaji, lakini Kaini alilima udongo.
3 Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.
Ikawa kwamba baada ya muda Kaini alileta sehemu ya mazao ya ardhi kama sadaka kwa Yahwe.
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,
Habili pia, alileta sehemu ya wazao wa kwanza wa wanyama wake na sehemu zilizonona. Yahwe akamkubali Habili pamoja na sadaka yake,
5 but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
lakini Kaini pamoja na sadaka yake Mungu hakuikubali. Kwa hiyo Kaini alikasirika sana, na uso wake ukakunjamana.
6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?
Yahwe akamwambia Kaini, “kwa nini umekasirika na kwa nini uso wako umekunjamana?
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.”
Kama ukifanya vema, je hutapata kibali? lakini kama hutafanya lilio jema, dhambi iko inakuotea mlangoni na inatamani kukutawala, lakini inakupasa uishinde.
8 Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
Kaini akamwambia Habili ndugu yake. Hata wakati walipokuwa shambani, Kaini aliinuka dhidi ya Habili ndugu yake na akamuua. (Katika tafsiri za kale zinasema, Kaini alimwambia Habili ndugu yake, “twende mashambani.” Na wakati walipokuwa shambani, Kaini alimuinukia Habili ndugu yake na kumuua).
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?”
Kisha Yahwe akamuuliza Kaini, “Ndugu yako Habili yuko wapi?” Akasema, “sijui. Je mimi ni mlinzi wa ndugu yangu?”
10 “What have you done?” the Lord asked. “Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Yahwe akasema, “umefanya nini? damu ya ndugu yako inaniita mimi kutokea ardhini.
11 Consequently you are more cursed than the ground because you soaked it with your brother's blood.
Na sasa umelaaniwa wewe kutoka ardhi ambayo imefungua kinywa chake kupokea damu ya ndugu yako kutoka mikononi mwako.
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.”
Utakapo ilima ardhi, kuanzia sasa na kuendelea haita kuzalia wewe nguvu yake. Utakuwa mkimbizi na mtu asiye na makao duniani.”
13 “My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.
Kaini akamwambia Yahwe, “Adhabu yangu ni kubwa kuliko uwezo wangu wa kustahimili.
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!”
Kwa hakika umenifukuza siku hii ya leo kutoka kwenye ardhi hii, na sitaonekana mbele ya uso wako. Nitakuwa mkimbizi na mtu nisiye na makao katika dunia, na yeyote atakaye niona ataniua.”
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.
Yahwe akamwambia, “ikiwa mtuyeyote atamuua Kaini, kisasi kitakuwa juu yake mara saba.” Kisha Yahwe akaweka alama juu ya Kaini, ili kwamba kama mtu awayeyote akimuona, mtu huyo asimshambulie.
16 So Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in a land called Nod, east of Eden.
Kwa hiyo Kaini akatoka mbele ya uwepo wa Yahwe na akaishi katika nchi ya Nodi, mashariki mwa Edeni.
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.
Kaini akamjua mke wake na akapata mimba. Akamzaa Henoko. Akajenga mji na akauita kwa jina la mwanae Henoko.
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.
Kwa Henoko akazaliwa Iradi. Iradi akamzaa Mehuyaeli. Mehuyaeli akamzaa Methushaeli. Methushaeli akamzaa Lameki.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was named Zillah.
Lameki akajitwalia wake wawili: jinala mmoja alikuwa Ada, na jina la yule mwingine alikuwa Sila.
20 Adah had a son named Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Ada akamzaa Yabali. Huyu ndiye alikuwa baba yao na wale walioishi hemani ambao wanafuga wanyama.
21 He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.
Ndugu yake aliitwa Yubali. Huyu alikuwa baba yao na wale wapigao kinubi na filimbi.
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.
Sila naye akamzaa Tubal Kaini, mfua vyombo vya shaba na chuma. Dada yake na Tubal Kaini alikuwa Naama.
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.
Lameki akawaambia wake zake, Ada na Sila, sikieni sauti yangu; ninyi wake wa Lameki, sikilizeni nisemacho. Kwa kuwa nimemuua mtu kwa kunijeruhi, kijana kwa kunichubua.
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.”
Ikiwa Kaini atalipiwa kisasi mara saba, ndipo Lameki atalipiwa kisasi mara sabini na saba.”
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.”
Adam akamjua mke wake tena, na akazaa mtoto mwanaume. Akamuita jina lake Sethi na akasema, “Mungu amenipatia mtoto mwingine wa kiume kwa nafasi ya Habili, kwa kuwa Kaini alimuuwa.”
26 Later Seth had a son named Enosh, because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
Mtoto wa kiume alizaliwa kwa Sethi na akamuita jina lake Enoshi. Wakati huo watu walianza kuliitia jina la Yahwe.
