Genesis 4
1 Now Adam had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man from God."
And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.
2 Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
3 As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to God from the fruit of the ground.
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.
4 And Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. And God looked favorably on Abel and his offering,
Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
5 but he did not look favorably on Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.
6 God said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin lies in wait at the door. It desires to control you, but you must rule over it."
If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it.
8 Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
And Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him.
9 Then God said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
10 And God said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.
12 From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.
13 Cain said to God, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
14 Look, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
Behold thou dost cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy face, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on the earth: every one, therefore, that findeth me, shall kill me.
15 And God said to him, "Not so. Whoever kills Cain vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." And God appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.
And the Lord said to him: No, it shall not be so: but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him.
16 So Cain went out from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden.
17 Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and brought forth Henoch: and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of his son Henoch.
18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehayiel, and Mehayiel became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech:
19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
21 His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, who heated metal and shaped instruments of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.
23 Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising.
24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
25 Adam had marital relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, "For God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."
Adam also knew his wife again: and she brought forth a son, and called his name Seth, saying: God hath given me another seed, for Abel whom Cain slew.
26 And a son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. This one began to call on the name of God.
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.
