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, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained 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 she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to God from the fruit of the ground.
And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice 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,
And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
5 but he did not look favorably on Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.
6 God said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
And the Lord God said to Cain, Why are you become very sorrowful and why is your 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."
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.
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 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.
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 God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? and he said, 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 the Lord said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me out of the ground.
11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
And now you [are] cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your 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 you till the earth, then it shall not continue to give its strength to you: you shall be groaning and trembling on the earth.
13 Cain said to God, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime [is] too great for me to be forgiven.
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."
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.
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 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.
16 So Cain went out from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
So Cain went forth from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod over against Edem.
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 having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehaiiel, and Mehaiiel became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
21 His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the lute and harp.
22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, who heated metal and shaped instruments of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel 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, you wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.
24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's [it shall be] seventy times seven.
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."
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.
26 And a son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. This one began to call on the name of God.
And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.
