< Genesis 3 >

1 Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals which God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
耶和華上帝所造的,惟有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾。蛇對女人說:「上帝豈是真說不許你們吃園中所有樹上的果子嗎?」
2 And the woman said to the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
女人對蛇說:「園中樹上的果子,我們可以吃,
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
惟有園當中那棵樹上的果子,上帝曾說:『你們不可吃,也不可摸,免得你們死。』」
4 The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,
蛇對女人說:「你們不一定死;
5 for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
因為上帝知道,你們吃的日子眼睛就明亮了,你們便如上帝能知道善惡。」
6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
於是女人見那棵樹的果子好作食物,也悅人的眼目,且是可喜愛的,能使人有智慧,就摘下果子來吃了,又給她丈夫,她丈夫也吃了。
7 The eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.
他們二人的眼睛就明亮了,才知道自己是赤身露體,便拿無花果樹的葉子為自己編做裙子。
8 They heard the voice of God walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of God among the trees of the garden.
天起了涼風,耶和華上帝在園中行走。那人和他妻子聽見上帝的聲音,就藏在園裏的樹木中,躲避耶和華上帝的面。
9 So God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
耶和華上帝呼喚那人,對他說:「你在哪裏?」
10 And he said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself."
他說:「我在園中聽見你的聲音,我就害怕;因為我赤身露體,我便藏了。」
11 And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
耶和華說:「誰告訴你赤身露體呢?莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子嗎?」
12 The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
那人說:「你所賜給我、與我同居的女人,她把那樹上的果子給我,我就吃了。」
13 Then God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
耶和華上帝對女人說:「你做的是甚麼事呢?」女人說:「那蛇引誘我,我就吃了。」
14 So God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above every tame animal, and above every wild animal. On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
耶和華上帝對蛇說: 你既做了這事,就必受咒詛, 比一切的牲畜野獸更甚; 你必用肚子行走, 終身吃土。
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
我又要叫你和女人彼此為仇; 你的後裔和女人的後裔也彼此為仇。 女人的後裔要傷你的頭; 你要傷他的腳跟。
16 And to the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
又對女人說: 我必多多加增你懷胎的苦楚; 你生產兒女必多受苦楚。 你必戀慕你丈夫; 你丈夫必管轄你。
17 To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
又對亞當說: 你既聽從妻子的話, 吃了我所吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子, 地必為你的緣故受咒詛; 你必終身勞苦才能從地裏得吃的。
18 Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the plants of the field.
地必給你長出荊棘和蒺藜來; 你也要吃田間的菜蔬。
19 By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
你必汗流滿面才得糊口, 直到你歸了土, 因為你是從土而出的。 你本是塵土,仍要歸於塵土。
20 The man called his wife Havah, because she was the mother of all living.
亞當給他妻子起名叫夏娃,因為她是眾生之母。
21 And God made clothing out of skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.
耶和華上帝為亞當和他妻子用皮子做衣服給他們穿。
22 Then God said, "Look, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. So now, let us send him out, lest he reach out his hand and also take of the tree of life and eat, and live forever."
耶和華上帝說:「那人已經與我們相似,能知道善惡;現在恐怕他伸手又摘生命樹的果子吃,就永遠活着。」
23 Therefore the LORD sent him out of the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
耶和華上帝便打發他出伊甸園去,耕種他所自出之土。
24 So he drove out the man; and he stationed the cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every direction, to guard the way to the tree of life.
於是把他趕出去了;又在伊甸園的東邊安設基路伯和四面轉動發火焰的劍,要把守生命樹的道路。

< Genesis 3 >