< Genesis 4 >

1 And the man he knew Eve wife his and she conceived and she bore Cain and she said I have acquired a man with Yahweh.
The man slept with Eve his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have produced a man with Yahweh's help.”
2 And she repeated to give birth to brother his Abel and he was Abel a herder of sheep and Cain he was a tiller of [the] ground.
Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd, but Cain cultivated the soil.
3 And it happened from [the] end of days and he brought Cain some of [the] fruit of the ground an offering to Yahweh.
It came about that in the course of time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground as an offering to Yahweh.
4 And Abel he brought also he some of [the] firstborn of flock his and some of fat their and he looked Yahweh to Abel and to offering his.
As for Abel, he brought some of the firstborn of his flock and some of the fat. Yahweh accepted Abel and his offering,
5 And to Cain and to offering his not he looked and burned to Cain exceedingly and they fell face his.
but Cain and his offering he did not accept. So Cain was very angry, and he scowled.
6 And he said Yahweh to Cain why? does it burn to you and why? have they fallen face your.
Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry and why are you scowling?
7 ¿ Not if you will do well lifting up and if not you will do well to the door sin [is] crouching and [is] to you desire its and you you will rule over it.
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you, but you must rule over it.”
8 And he said Cain to Abel brother his (let us go [into] the field *X*) and it was when were they in the field and he rose up Cain against Abel brother his and he killed him.
Cain spoke to Abel his brother. It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
9 And he said Yahweh to Cain where? [is] Abel brother your and he said not I know ¿ [the] keeper of brother my [am] I.
Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?”
10 And he said what? have you done [the] voice of [the] blood of brother your [are] crying out to me from the ground.
Yahweh said, “What have you done? Your brother's blood is calling out to me from the ground.
11 And now [are] cursed you from the ground which has opened mouth its to receive [the] blood of brother your from hand your.
Now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
12 For you will till the ground not will repeat to give produce its to you a wanderer and a fugitive you will be on the earth.
When you cultivate the ground, from now on it will not yield to you its strength. A fugitive and a wanderer you will be in the earth.”
13 And he said Cain to Yahweh [is too] great punishment my for bearing.
Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Here! you have driven away me this day from on [the] surface of the ground and from before you I will be hidden and I will be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth and it will be every [one who] finds me he will kill me.
Indeed, you have driven me out this day from this ground, and I will be hidden from your face. I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 And he said to him Yahweh therefore any [one who] kills Cain sevenfold he will be avenged and he appointed Yahweh for Cain a sign to not to strike him any [one who] found him.
Yahweh said to him, “If anyone kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain, so that if anyone found him, that person would not attack him.
16 And he went out Cain from to before Yahweh and he dwelt in [the] land of Nod [the] east of Eden.
So Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh and lived in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 And he knew Cain wife his and she conceived and she bore Enoch and he was building a city and he called [the] name of the city according to [the] name of son his Enoch.
Cain slept with his wife and she conceived. She gave birth to Enoch. He built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
18 And he was born to Enoch Irad and Irad he fathered Mehujael and Mehujael he fathered Methushael and Methushael he fathered Lamech.
To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 And he took for himself Lamech two wives [the] name of the one [was] Adah and [the] name of the second [was] Zillah.
Lamech took for himself two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
20 And she bore Adah Jabal he he was [the] father of dweller[s] of tent and livestock.
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who lived in tents who have livestock.
21 And [the] name of brother his [was] Jubal he he was [the] father of every player of harp and flute.
His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of those who play the harp and pipe.
22 And Zillah also she she bore Tubal-Cain a sharpener of every worker of bronze and iron and [was] [the] sister of Tubal-Cain Naamah.
As for Zillah, she bore Tubal-Cain, the forger of tools of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 And he said Lamech to wives his O Adah and Zillah listen to voice my O wives of Lamech give ear to speech my that a man I have killed for bruise my and a young man for wound my.
Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say. For I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
24 For sevenfold he will be avenged Cain and Lamech seventy and seven.
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times.”
25 And he knew Adam again wife his and she bore a son and she called name his Seth for he has appointed for me God of spring another in place of Abel for he killed him Cain.
Adam slept with his wife again, and she bore another son. She called his name Seth and said, “God has given me another son in the place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
26 And to Seth also he he was born a son and he called name his Enosh then it was begun to call on [the] name of Yahweh.
A son was born to Seth and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.

< Genesis 4 >