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”;
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
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 she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD.
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,
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of its fat. And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering:
5 and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very 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 Cain, Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance 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 thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
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 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.
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 Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: 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, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the ground.
11 and now, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand;
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy 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 thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain says to YHWH, “My punishment is too great than to bear;
And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that any one that findeth me shall slay 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, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
16 And Cain goes out from before YHWH, and dwells in the land, moving about east of Eden;
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east 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.
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.
18 And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad has begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael has begotten Methusael; and Methusael has begotten Lamech.
And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
19 And Lamech takes to himself two wives, the name of the first Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bears Jabal, he has been father of those inhabiting tents and [having] purchased livestock;
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
21 and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he has been father of everyone handling harp and pipe.
And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and flute.
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.
And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every craftsman in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
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, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man who wounded me, and a young man for hurting me.
24 For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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.
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
