Genesis 4
1 And the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceives and bears Cain, and says, “I have acquired a man by YHWH”;
Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.”
2 and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant 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 comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;
Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.
4 and Abel, he has brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, and from their fat ones; and YHWH looks to Abel and to his present,
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 and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
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 YHWH says to Cain, “Why do you have displeasure? And why has your countenance fallen?
And the Lord said to him: “Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen?
7 Is there not, if you do well, acceptance? And if you do not do well, sin [[or a sin-offering]] is lying at the opening, and its [[or His]] desire [is] for you, and you rule over it [[or by Him]].”
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 says to his brother Abel, [[“Let us go into the field”; ]] and it comes to pass in their being in the field, that Cain rises up against his brother Abel, and slays 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 YHWH says to Cain, “Where [is] your brother Abel?” And he says, “I have not known; 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 says, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to 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, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your 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 you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in 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 says to YHWH, “My punishment is too great than to bear;
And Cain said to the Lord: “My iniquity is too great to deserve kindness.
14 behold, You have driven me today from off the face of the ground, and from Your face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it has been—everyone finding 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 YHWH says to him, “Therefore, of any slayer of Cain it is required sevenfold”; and YHWH sets to Cain a token that none finding him will slay 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 goes out from before YHWH, and dwells in the land, moving about 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 knows his wife, and she conceives, and bears Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calls the name of the city, according to 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 born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad has begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael has begotten Methusael; and Methusael has begotten Lamech.
Thereafter, Enoch conceived Irad, and Irad conceived Mahujael, and Mahujael conceived Mathusael, and Mathusael conceived Lamech.
19 And Lamech takes to himself two wives, the name of the first Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
20 And Adah bears Jabal, he has been father of those inhabiting tents and [having] purchased livestock;
And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds.
21 and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he has been father of everyone handling harp and pipe.
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 bears Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] 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 Lamech says to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For I have slain a man for my wound, Even a young man for 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 For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.”
25 And Adam again knows his wife, and she bears a son, and calls his name Seth, “for God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel”: for Cain had slain him.
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 Seth, to him also a son has been born, and he calls his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the Name of YHWH.
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.
