Genesis 4
1 Adam (had sex/slept) with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Cain, [which sounds like the word that means ‘produce’], because, she said, “By Yahweh’s help I have produced a son.” Some time later she gave birth to another son, and she named him Abel.
Or Adam connut sa femme Ève, qui conçut et enfanta Caïn, disant: J’ai acquis un homme par la grâce de Dieu.
2 [After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
Et de nouveau elle enfanta son frère Abel. Or Abel fut pasteur de brebis, et Caïn laboureur.
3 One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
Et il arriva après bien des jours que Caïn offrait des fruits de la terre en présent au Seigneur.
4 and Abel took from his flock some of the first lambs that had been born [and killed them] and, as a gift, gave to Yahweh the fatty parts, [which were the best parts]. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering,
Abel aussi offrit des premiers-nés de son troupeau, et des plus gras: et le Seigneur regarda Abel et ses dons.
5 but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
Mais Caïn et ses dons, il ne les regarda pas: aussi Caïn fut violemment irrité, et son visage fut abattu.
6 Yahweh said to Cain, “(You should not be angry!/Why are you angry?) [RHQ] (You should not scowl like that!/Why do you scowl like that?) [RHQ]
Et le Seigneur lui dit: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
7 If you had done what was right (OR, if you do what is right) [RHQ], I would accept your offering. But if you do not do what is right, [your desire to] sin [is ready to attack you like a wild animal that] [PRS] crouches outside the doorway, [ready to spring on its victim] [MET]. [Your desire to] sin wants to control you, but you must (control/not obey) it.”
Si tu fais bien, n’en recevras-tu pas la récompense? et si tu fais mal, le péché ne sera-t-il pas soudain à ta porte? Mais la concupiscence qui t’entraîne vers lui sera sous toi, et tu la domineras.
8 But one day, Cain said to his younger brother Abel, “Let’s go for a walk in the fields.” [So they went together]. And when they were in the countryside, suddenly Cain attacked Abel and killed him.
Or Caïn dit à Abel son frère: Sortons dehors. Et lorsqu’ils étaient dans la campagne, Caïn se leva contre son frère Abel et le tua.
9 [Later, even though] Yahweh [knew what Cain had done], he said to Cain, “[Do you know] where Abel, your younger brother, is?” Cain replied, “No, I do not know. (My job is not to guard my younger brother!/Am I supposed to take care of my younger brother?)” [RHQ]
Le Seigneur dit alors à Caïn: Où est Abel ton frère? Il répondit: Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère, moi?
10 Yahweh said, “You have done a terrible thing [RHQ]! So now [it is as though] your younger brother’s voice is crying to me from the ground, demanding that his death must be avenged.
Mais le Seigneur lui repartit: Qu’as-tu fait? la voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu’à moi.
11 You have killed your younger brother, and the ground has soaked up his blood. So now I will expel you from this land and curse your efforts to produce crops.
Maintenant donc, maudit tu seras sur la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche et qui a reçu de ta main le sang de ton frère.
12 You will till the ground to plant crops, but the ground will produce very few [HYP] crops. And you will continually wander around the earth, and not have any place to live permanently.”
Lors même que tu l’auras cultivée, elle ne te donnera pas ses fruits: tu seras errant et fugitif sur la terre.
13 Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
Mais Caïn dit au Seigneur: Elle est trop grande, mon iniquité, pour que je mérite le pardon.
14 You are about to expel me from the ground [that I have been cultivating], and I will no longer be able to come (into your presence/and talk with you). Furthermore, I will be continually wandering around the earth with no place to live permanently, and anyone who sees me will kill me.”
Voilà que vous me rejetez aujourd’hui de la face de la terre, je me cacherai de votre face, et je serai errant et fugitif sur la terre: quiconque donc me trouvera, me tuera.
15 But Yahweh said to him, “No, that will not happen. I will put a mark on you to warn anyone who sees you that [I will punish him severely if] he kills you. I will punish that person seven times as severely as I am punishing you.” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain’s forehead.
Mais le Seigneur lui répondit: Non, il n’en sera pas ainsi; car quiconque tuera Caïn, sera puni sept fois. Et le Seigneur mit un signe sur Caïn, afin que quiconque le trouverait, ne le tuât pas.
16 So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
Étant donc sorti de la présence du Seigneur, Caïn fugitif habita dans le pays qui est au côté oriental d’Eden.
17 Some time later, Cain (had sex/slept) with his wife, and she [became pregnant and] gave birth to a son, whom she named Enoch. Then Cain started to build a city, and he named the city ‘Enoch’, the same name that his son had.
Cependant Caïn connut sa femme, laquelle conçut et enfanta Hénoch, et il bâtit une ville, et il lui donna le nom d’Hénoch, tiré du nom de son fils.
18 Enoch [grew up and married and] became the father of a son whom he named Irad. When Irad [grew up he] became the father of a son whom he named Mehujael. Mehujael [grew up and] became the father of a son whom he named Methuselah. Methuselah [grew up and] became the father of Lamech.
Or Hénoch engendra Irad, Irad engendra Maviaël, Maviaël engendra Mathusaël, et Mathusaël engendra Lamech,
19 When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
Lequel prit deux femmes: le nom de l’une était Ada, et le nom de l’autre. Sella.
20 Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
Et Ada enfanta Jabel, qui fut le père de ceux qui habitent sous les tentes, et des pasteurs.
21 Later, Jabal was the first person who lived in tents because he traveled from place to place to take care of livestock. His younger brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person who made/played a (lyre/stringed instrument) and a flute.
Et le nom de son frère était Jubal; c’est le père de ceux qui jouent de la harpe et de l’orgue.
22 [Lamech’s other wife] Zillah gave birth to a son whom she named Tubal-Cain. Later Tubal-Cain became a (blacksmith/one who made tools from bronze and iron). Tubal-Cain had a younger sister whose name was Naamah.
Sella aussi engendra Tubalcaïn, qui sut travailler avec le marteau, et faire toutes sortes d’ouvrages d’airain et de fer. La sœur de Tubalcaïn fut Noëma.
23 One day Lamech said to his two wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen carefully to what I am saying. A young man struck me and wounded me, so I killed him.
Or Lamech dit à ses femmes Ada et Sella: Entendez ma voix, femmes de Lamech, prêtez l’oreille à mes paroles: j’ai tué un homme à cause de ma blessure, et un jeune homme à cause de ma meurtrissure.
24 Yahweh said long ago that he would avenge and punish anyone who killed Cain seven times as much as he punished Cain [for killing his younger brother]. So if anyone [tries to] kill me, I will punish him 77 times as much [as Yahweh punished Cain].”
Caïn sera vengé sept fois, mais Lamech septante fois sept fois.
25 Adam continued to (have sex/sleep) with [EUP] his wife, and she [became pregnant and] gave birth to another son, whom she named Seth, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘given’], because, she said, “God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
Adam connut encore sa femme, et elle enfanta un fils, et elle l’appela du nom de Seth, disant: Dieu m’a donné un autre fils à la place d’Abel qu’a tué Caïn.
26 When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
Et à Seth aussi naquit un fils qu’il appela Enos; celui-ci commença à invoquer le nom du Seigneur.
