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."
or, l’homme s’était uni à Ève, sa femme. Elle conçut et enfanta Caïn, en disant: "J’Ai fait naître un homme, conjointement avec l’Éternel!"
2 Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Elle enfanta ensuite son frère, Abel. Abel devint pasteur de menu bétail, et Caïn cultiva la terre.
3 As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to God from the fruit of the ground.
Au bout d’un certain temps, Caïn présenta, du produit de la terre, une offrande au Seigneur;
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,
et Abel offrit, de son côté, des premiers-nés de son bétail, de leurs parties grasses. Le Seigneur se montra favorable à Abel et à son offrande,
5 but he did not look favorably on Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
mais à Caïn et à son offrande il ne fut pas favorable; Caïn en conçut un grand chagrin, et son visage fut abattu.
6 God said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
Le Seigneur dit à Caïn; "Pourquoi es-tu chagrin, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
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."
Si tu t’améliores, tu pourras te relever, sinon le Péché est tapi à ta porte: il aspire à t’atteindre, mais toi, sache le dominer!"
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.
Caïn parla à son frère Abel; mais il advint, comme ils étaient aux champs, que Caïn se jeta sur Abel, son frère, et le tua.
9 Then God said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
L’Éternel dit à Caïn: "Où est Abel ton frère?" Il répondit: "Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère?"
10 And God said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
Dieu dit: "Qu’as-tu fait! Le cri du sang de ton frère s’élève, jusqu’à moi, de la terre.
11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Eh bien! tu es maudit à cause de cette terre, qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère!"
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."
Lorsque tu cultiveras la terre, elle cessera de te faire part de sa fécondité; tu seras errant et fugitif par le monde."
13 Cain said to God, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Caïn dit à l’Éternel: "Mon crime est trop grand pour qu’on me supporte.
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."
Vois, tu me proscris aujourd’hui de dessus la face de la terre; mais puis-je me dérober à ta face? Je vais errer et fuir par le monde, mais le premier qui me trouvera me tuera."
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.
L’Éternel lui dit: "Aussi, quiconque tuera Caïn sera puni au septuple." Et l’Éternel le marqua d’un signe, pour que personne, le rencontrant, ne le frappât.
16 So Cain went out from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Caïn se retira de devant l’Éternel, et séjourna dans le pays de Nôd, à l’orient d’Éden.
17 Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Hanoch. He built a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Hanoch.
Caïn connut sa femme; elle conçut et enfanta Hénoc. Caïn bâtissait alors une ville, qu’il désigna du nom de son fils Hénoc.
18 To Hanoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehaiel, and Mehaiel became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
Hénoc devint père d’Iràd; celui-ci engendra Mehouyaél, qui engendra Lamec.
19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Lamec prit deux femmes, la première nommée Ada, et la seconde Cilla.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
Ada enfanta Jabal, souche de ceux qui habitent sous des tentes et conduisent des troupeaux.
21 His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
Le nom de son frère était Jabal: celui ci fut la souche de ceux qui manient la harpe et la lyre.
22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, who heated metal and shaped instruments of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
Cilla, de son côté, enfanta Tubalcaïn, qui façonna toute sorte d’instruments de cuivre et de fer, et qui eut pour sœur Naama.
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.
Lamec dit à ses femmes"Ada et Cilla, écoutez ma voix! Femmes de Lamec, prêtez l’oreille à ma parole! J’Ai tué un homme parce qu’il m’avait frappé, Et un jeune homme à cause de ma blessure:
24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
Si Caïn doit être vengé sept fois, Lamec le sera soixante-dix-sept fois."
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 connut de nouveau sa femme; elle enfanta un fils, et lui donna pour nom Seth: "Parce que Dieu m’a accordé une nouvelle postérité au lieu d’Abel, Caïn l’ayant tué."
26 And a son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. This one began to call on the name of God.
A Seth, lui aussi, il naquit un fils; il lui donna pour nom Énos. Alors on commença d’invoquer le nom de l’Éternel.
