Genesis 4
1 And the man knew Eve his wife: and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.”
2 And she bore again, his brother, Abel; and Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer.
3 And it came to pass in process of time, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground and offering unto the Lord.
Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.
4 And Abel—he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fattest thereof; and the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts.
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had no respect; and it was very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance fell.
Yet in truth, he did not look with favor on Cain and his gifts. And Cain was vehemently angry, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
And the Lord said to him: “Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou canst rule over it.
If you behave well, will you not receive? But if you behave badly, will not sin at once be present at the door? And so its desire will be within you, and you will be dominated by it.”
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
And Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go outside.” And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and he put him to death.
9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel they brother? and he said, I know not; am I my brother's keeper?
And the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he responded: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
And he said to him: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the land.
11 And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand:
Now, therefore, you will be cursed upon the land, which opened its mouth and received the blood of your brother at your hand.
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield its strength unto thee; fugitive and vagabond shalt thou be on the earth.
When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land.”
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain said to the Lord: “My iniquity is too great to deserve kindness.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and if I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, it will come to pass, that every one that findeth me will slay me.
Behold, you have cast me out this day before the face of the earth, and from your face I will be hidden; and I will be a vagrant and a fugitive on the earth. Therefore, anyone who finds me will kill me.”
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the Lord set a sign unto Cain, that any one finding him should not kill him.
And the Lord said to him: “By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold.” And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
And so Cain, departing from the face of the Lord, lived as a fugitive on the earth, toward the eastern region of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city, and he called its name by the name of his son, Enoch.
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begat Mechujael: and Mechujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lemech.
Thereafter, Enoch conceived Irad, and Irad conceived Mahujael, and Mahujael conceived Mathusael, and Mathusael conceived Lamech.
19 And Lemech took unto himself two wives, the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
20 And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle.
And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds.
21 And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as play on the harp and guitar.
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ.
22 And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, an artificer in every article of copper and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.
23 And Lemech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lemech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man to my own wounding, and a young-man to my hurt.
And Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: “Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech, pay attention to my speech. For I have killed a man to my own harm, and an adolescent to my own bruising.
24 If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lemech seventy and seven-fold.
Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.”
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Sheth [[Seth]]; for God [said she] hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, “God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
26 And to Sheth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.
