Genesis 4
1 Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife, —she conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh!
Adam kendte sin Hustru Eva, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Kain; og hun sagde: "Jeg har fået en Søn med HERRENS Hjælp!"
2 And she went on to bear his brother, Abel, —and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas Cain, was a tiller of the round.
Fremdeles fødte hun hans Broder Abel. Abel blev Fårehyrde, Kain Agerdyrker.
3 So it came to pass, after certain days, that Cain brought in of the fruit of the ground, a present to Yahweh:
Nogen Tid efter bragte Kain HERREN en Offergave af Jordens Frugt,
4 Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;
medens Abel bragte en Gave af sin Hjords førstefødte og deres Fedme. Og HERREN så til Abel og hans Offergave,
5 but of Cain and his present, he approved not, —and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
men til Kain og hans Offergave så han ikke. Kain blev da såre vred og gik med sænket Hoved.
6 So then Yahweh said unto Cain, —Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?
Da sagde HERREN til Kain: "Hvorfor er du vred, og hvorfor går du med sænket Hoved?
7 Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying, —Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.
Du ved, at når du handler vel, kan du løfte Hovedet frit; men handler du ikke vel, så lurer Synden ved Døren; dens Attrå står til dig, men du skal herske over den!"
8 And Cain said unto Abel his brother Let us go into the field And it came to pass when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Men Kain yppede Kiv med sin Broder Abel; og engang de var ude på Marken, sprang Kain ind på ham og slog ham ihjel.
9 Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said I know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I?
Da sagde HERREN til Kain: "Hvor er din Broder Abel?" Han svarede: "Det ved jeg ikke; skal jeg vogte min Broder?"
10 And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
Men han sagde: "Hvad har du gjort! Din Broders Blod råber til mig fra Jorden!
11 Now therefore, accursed, art thou, —from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.
Derfor skal du nu være bandlyst fra Agerjorden, som åbnede sig og tog din Broders Blod af din Hånd!
12 Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee. A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
Når du dyrker Agerjorden, skal den ikke mere skænke dig sin Kraft du skal flakke hjemløs om på Jorden!"
13 And Cain said unto Yahweh—Greater is my punishment than I can bear.
Men Kain sagde til HERREN: "Min Straf er ikke til at bære;
14 Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
når du nu jager mig bort fra Agerjorden, og jeg må skjule mig for dit Åsyn og flakke hjemløs om på Jorden, så kan jo enhver, der møder mig, slå mig ihjel!"
15 And Yahweh said to him—Not so, whosoever slayeth Cain seven—fold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him.
Da svarede HERREN: "Hvis Kain bliver slået ihjel, skal han hævnes; syvfold!" Og HERREN satte et Tegn på Kain, for at ingen, der mødte ham, skulde slå ham ihjel.
16 So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, —and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
Så drog Kain bort fra HERRENs Åsyn og slog sig ned i Landet Nod østen for Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch, —Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Kain kendte sin Hustru, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Hanok. Han grundede en By og gav den sin; Søn Hanoks Navn.
18 And there was born to Enoch Irad, and, Irad, begat Mehujael, —and Mehujael, begat Methusael, —and Methusael, begat Lamech.
Hanok fik en Søn Irad; Irad avlede Mehujael; Mehujael avlede Mehujael; og Metusjael avlede Lemek
19 And Lamech took to himself two wives, —the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second Zillah.
Lemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla.
20 And Adah bare Jabal, —he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
Ada fødte Jabal; han blev Stamfader til dem, der bor i Telte og holder Kvæg;
21 and, the name of his brother, was Jubal, —he, was father of everyone handling lyre and flute,
hans Broder hed Jubal; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der spiller på Harpe og Fløjte.
22 And, as for Zillah, she also, bare Tubal-Cain, a sharpener of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron, —and, the sister of Tubal-Cain, was Naamah.
Også Zilla fik en Søn, Tubal-Kajin; han blev Stamfader til alle dem, der smeder Kobber og Jern. Tubal-Kajins Søster var Na'ama.
23 Then said Lamech to his wives, Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice, Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale, For a man, have I slain in dealing my wounds, Yea, a youth, in smiting my blows:
Og Lemelk sagde til sine Hustruer: "Ada og Zilla, hør min Røst, Lemeks Hustruer, lyt til mit Ord: En Mand har jeg dræbt for et Sår, en Dreng for en Skramme!
24 If, sevenfold, be, the avenging of Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven.
Blev Kain hævnet syvfold, så hævnes Lemek syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Gange!"
25 And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth, —For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him!
Adam kendte på ny sin Hustru, og hun fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Set; "thi," sagde hun, "Gud har sat mig andet Afkom i Abels Sted, fordi Kain slog ham ihjel!"
26 And to Seth—to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh, —then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.
Set fik også en Søn, som han kaldte Enosj; på den Tid begyndte man at påkalde HERRENs Navn.
