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.
Und Adam erkannte sein Weib Heva, und sie ward schwanger und gebar den Kain und sprach: Ich habe den Mann, den HERRN.
2 [After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
Und sie fuhr fort und gebar Habel, seinen Bruder. Und Habel ward ein Schäfer, Kain aber ward ein Ackermann.
3 One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
Es begab sich aber nach etlichen Tagen, daß Kain dem HERRN Opfer brachte von den Früchten des Feldes,
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,
und Habel brachte auch von den Erstlingen seiner Herde und von ihrem Fetten. Und der HERR sah gnädiglich an Habel und seine Opfer;
5 but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
aber Kain und sein Opfer sah er nicht gnädiglich an. Da ergrimmete Kain sehr, und seine Gebärde verstellte sich.
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]
Da sprach der HERR zu Kain: Warum ergrimmest du, und warum verstellet sich deine Gebärde?
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.”
Ist's nicht also? wenn du fromm bist, so bist du angenehm; bist du aber nicht fromm, so ruhet die Sünde vor der Tür. Aber laß du ihr nicht ihren Willen, sondern herrsche über sie.
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.
Da redete Kain mit seinem Bruder Habel. Und es begab sich, da sie auf dem Felde waren, erhub sich Kain wider seinen Bruder Habel und schlug ihn tot.
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]
Da sprach der HERR zu Kain: Wo ist dein Bruder Habel? Er sprach: Ich weiß nicht; soll ich meines Bruders Hüter sein?
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.
Er aber sprach: Was hast du getan? Die Stimme deines Bruders Bluts schreiet zu mir von der Erde.
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.
Und nun verflucht seiest du auf der Erde, die ihr Maul hat aufgetan und deines Bruders Blut von deinen Händen empfangen.
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.”
Wenn du den Acker bauen wirst, soll er dir fort sein Vermögen nicht geben. Unstet und flüchtig sollst du sein auf Erden.
13 Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
Kain aber sprach zu dem HERRN: Meine Sünde ist größer, denn daß sie mir vergeben werden möge.
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.”
Siehe, du treibest mich heute aus dem Lande und muß mich vor deinem Angesicht verbergen und muß unstet und flüchtig sein auf Erden. So wird mir's gehen, daß mich totschlage, wer mich findet.
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.
Aber der HERR sprach zu ihm: Nein, sondern wer Kain totschlägt, das soll siebenfältig gerochen werden. Und der HERR machte ein Zeichen an Kain, daß ihn niemand erschlüge, wer ihn fände.
16 So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
Also ging Kain von dem Angesicht des HERRN und wohnete im Lande Nod, jenseit Eden, gegen Morgen.
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.
Und Kain erkannte sein Weib, die ward schwanger und gebar den Hanoch. Und er bauete eine Stadt, die nannte er nach seines Sohnes Namen Hanoch.
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.
Hanoch aber zeugete Irad, Irad zeugete Mahujael, Mahujael zeugete Methusael, Methusael zeugete Lamech.
19 When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
Lamech aber nahm zwei Weiber; eine hieß Ada, die andere Zilla.
20 Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
Und Ada gebar Jabal; von dem sind herkommen, die in Hütten wohneten und Vieh zogen.
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.
Und sein Bruder hieß Jubal; von dem sind herkommen die Geiger und Pfeifer.
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.
Die Zilla aber gebar auch, nämlich dem Thubalkain, den Meister in allerlei Erz und Eisenwerk. Und die Schwester des Thubalkain war Naema.
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.
Und Lamech sprach zu seinen Weibern, Ada und Zilla: Ihr Weiber Lamechs, höret meine Rede und merket, was ich sage: Ich habe einen Mann erschlagen mir zur Wunde und einen Jüngling mir zur Beule.
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].”
Kain soll siebenmal gerochen werden, aber Lamech siebenundsiebenzigmal.
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 erkannte abermal sein Weib, und sie gebar einen Sohn, den hieß sie Seth; denn Gott hat mir, sprach sie, einen andern Samen gesetzt für Habel, den Kain erwürget hat.
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].
Und Seth zeugete auch einen Sohn und hieß ihn Enos. Zu derselbigen Zeit fing man an zu predigen von des HERRN Namen.
