< 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 Adamo conobbe la sua moglie, ed ella concepette, e partorì Caino, e disse: Io ho acquistato un uomo col Signore.
2 [After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
Poi partorì ancora Abele, fratello di esso. Ed Abele fu pastore di pecore, e Caino fu lavorator della terra.
3 One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
Or avvenne, in capo di alquanto tempo, che Caino offerse al Signore offerta de' frutti della terra.
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,
Ed Abele offerse anch'esso de' primogeniti delle sue pecore, e del grasso di esse. E il Signore riguardò ad Abele ed alla sua offerta.
5 but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
Ma non riguardò a Caino, nè alla sua offerta; onde Caino si sdegnò grandemente, e il suo volto fu abbattuto.
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]
E il Signore disse a Caino: Perchè sei tu sdegnato? e perchè è il tuo volto abbattuto?
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.”
Se tu fai bene, non vi [sarà egli] esaltazione? ma [altresì], se tu fai male, il peccato giace alla porta. Ora i desiderii di esso [dipendono] da te, e tu hai la signoria sopra lui.
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.
E Caino disse ad Abele suo fratello: [Andiamo ai campi]. Ed avvenne che essendo essi ai campi, Caino si levò contro ad Abele suo fratello, e l'uccise.
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]
E il Signore disse a Caino: Ov'[è] Abele tuo fratello? Ed egli disse: Io non so; [sono] io guardiano del mio fratello?
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.
E il [Signore gli] disse: Che hai fatto? [ecco] la voce del sangue del tuo fratello grida a me dalla terra.
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.
Ora dunque tu [sei] maledetto, e [sarai cacciato] dalla terra, che ha aperta la sua bocca per ricevere il sangue del tuo fratello dalla tua mano.
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.”
Quando tu lavorerai la terra, ella non continuerà più di renderti la sua virtù; e tu sarai vagabondo ed errante sulla terra.
13 Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
E Caino disse al Signore: La mia iniquità [è] più grande che io non posso portare.
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.”
Ecco, tu mi hai oggi cacciato d'in su la faccia della terra, ed io sarò nascosto dal tuo cospetto, e sarò vagabondo ed errante sulla terra; ed avverrà che chiunque mi troverà mi ucciderà.
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.
E il Signore gli disse: Perciò, chiunque ucciderà Caino sarà punito a sette doppi [più che Caino]. E il Signore pose un segnale in Caino, acciocchè alcuno, trovandolo, non lo uccidesse.
16 So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
E Caino si partì dal cospetto del Signore, e dimorò nel paese di Nod, dalla parte orientale di 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.
E Caino conobbe la sua moglie, ed ella concepette, e partorì Enoch. Poi egli si mise ad edificare una città, e la nominò del nome del suo figliuolo Enoch.
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.
E ad Enoch nacque Irad; ed Irad generò Mehujael; e Mehujael generò Metusael; e Metusael generò Lamec.
19 When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
E Lamec si prese due mogli; il nome dell'una delle quai [era] Ada, e il nome dell'altra Silla.
20 Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
E Ada partorì Iabal. Esso fu padre di coloro che dimorano in tende, e son mandriani.
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.
E il nome del suo fratello fu Iubal. Esso fu padre di tutti coloro che maneggiano la cetera e l'organo.
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.
E Silla partorì anch'ella Tubal-cain, il quale ha ammaestrato ogni fabbro di rame e di ferro; e la sorella di Tubal-cain fu Naama.
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.
E Lamec disse ad Ada e Silla sue mogli: Ascoltate la mia voce, mogli di Lamec; Porgete l'orecchio al mio parlare. Certo io ho ucciso un uomo, dando[gli] una ferita; Ed un giovane, dando[gli] una percossa.
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].”
Se Caino è vendicato a sette doppi, Lamec [lo sarà] a settanta volte sette doppi.
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.”
E Adamo conobbe ancora la sua moglie; ed ella partorì un figliuolo, e gli pose nome Set; perciocchè, [disse ella], Iddio mi ha riposta un'altra progenie in luogo di Abele, che Caino ha ucciso.
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].
Ed a Set ancora nacque un figliuolo; ed egli gli pose nome Enos. Allora si cominciò a nominare [una parte degli uomini] del Nome del Signore.

< Genesis 4 >