Genesis 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.
or, l’homme s’était uni à Ève, sa femme. Elle conçut et enfanta Caïn, en disant: "J’Ai fait naître un homme, conjointement avec l’Éternel!"
2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Elle enfanta ensuite son frère, Abel. Abel devint pasteur de menu bétail, et Caïn cultiva la terre.
3 And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.
Au bout d’un certain temps, Caïn présenta, du produit de la terre, une offrande au Seigneur;
4 And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
et Abel offrit, de son côté, des premiers-nés de son bétail, de leurs parties grasses. Le Seigneur se montra favorable à Abel et à son offrande,
5 but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.
mais à Caïn et à son offrande il ne fut pas favorable; Caïn en conçut un grand chagrin, et son visage fut abattu.
6 And the Lord God said to Cain, Why are you become very sorrowful and why is your countenance fallen?
Le Seigneur dit à Caïn; "Pourquoi es-tu chagrin, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
7 Hast you not sinned if you have brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to you shall be his submission, and you shall rule over him.
Si tu t’améliores, tu pourras te relever, sinon le Péché est tapi à ta porte: il aspire à t’atteindre, mais toi, sache le dominer!"
8 And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
Caïn parla à son frère Abel; mais il advint, comme ils étaient aux champs, que Caïn se jeta sur Abel, son frère, et le tua.
9 And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?
L’Éternel dit à Caïn: "Où est Abel ton frère?" Il répondit: "Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère?"
10 And the Lord said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me out of the ground.
Dieu dit: "Qu’as-tu fait! Le cri du sang de ton frère s’élève, jusqu’à moi, de la terre.
11 And now you [are] cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Eh bien! tu es maudit à cause de cette terre, qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère!"
12 When you till the earth, then it shall not continue to give its strength to you: you shall be groaning and trembling on the earth.
Lorsque tu cultiveras la terre, elle cessera de te faire part de sa fécondité; tu seras errant et fugitif par le monde."
13 And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime [is] too great for me to be forgiven.
Caïn dit à l’Éternel: "Mon crime est trop grand pour qu’on me supporte.
14 If you cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from your presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall kill me.
Vois, tu me proscris aujourd’hui de dessus la face de la terre; mais puis-je me dérober à ta face? Je vais errer et fuir par le monde, mais le premier qui me trouvera me tuera."
15 And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall suffer sevenfold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that found him might kill him.
L’Éternel lui dit: "Aussi, quiconque tuera Caïn sera puni au septuple." Et l’Éternel le marqua d’un signe, pour que personne, le rencontrant, ne le frappât.
16 So Cain went forth from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod over against Edem.
Caïn se retira de devant l’Éternel, et séjourna dans le pays de Nôd, à l’orient d’Éden.
17 And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
Caïn connut sa femme; elle conçut et enfanta Hénoc. Caïn bâtissait alors une ville, qu’il désigna du nom de son fils Hénoc.
18 And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
Hénoc devint père d’Iràd; celui-ci engendra Mehouyaél, qui engendra Lamec.
19 And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.
Lamec prit deux femmes, la première nommée Ada, et la seconde Cilla.
20 And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
Ada enfanta Jabal, souche de ceux qui habitent sous des tentes et conduisent des troupeaux.
21 And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the lute and harp.
Le nom de son frère était Jabal: celui ci fut la souche de ceux qui manient la harpe et la lyre.
22 And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noema.
Cilla, de son côté, enfanta Tubalcaïn, qui façonna toute sorte d’instruments de cuivre et de fer, et qui eut pour sœur Naama.
23 And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, you wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.
Lamec dit à ses femmes"Ada et Cilla, écoutez ma voix! Femmes de Lamec, prêtez l’oreille à ma parole! J’Ai tué un homme parce qu’il m’avait frappé, Et un jeune homme à cause de ma blessure:
24 Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's [it shall be] seventy times seven.
Si Caïn doit être vengé sept fois, Lamec le sera soixante-dix-sept fois."
25 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.
Adam connut de nouveau sa femme; elle enfanta un fils, et lui donna pour nom Seth: "Parce que Dieu m’a accordé une nouvelle postérité au lieu d’Abel, Caïn l’ayant tué."
26 And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.
A Seth, lui aussi, il naquit un fils; il lui donna pour nom Énos. Alors on commença d’invoquer le nom de l’Éternel.
