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.
Adán se unió a su esposa Eva, y ella concibió. Dio a luz a Caín, y dijo: Adquirí un varón de parte de Yavé.
2 [After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
Volvió a dar a luz, a su hermano Abel. Abel fue pastor de ovejas, y Caín fue labrador de la tierra.
3 One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
Con el transcurso del tiempo, sucedió que Caín llevó a Yavé una ofrenda del fruto de la tierra.
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,
También Abel llevó de los primerizos de su rebaño y de los más gordos de ellos. Yavé miró con agrado a Abel y a su ofrenda,
5 but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
pero no miró con agrado a Caín ni la ofrenda suya. Y Caín se enfureció muchísimo, y decayó su semblante.
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]
Entonces Yavé dijo a Caín: ¿Por qué te enfureciste, y por qué decayó tu semblante?
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 haces lo bueno, ¿no serás enaltecido? Pero si no haces lo bueno, el pecado acecha a la puerta. Su deseo ardiente va contra ti, pero tú debes dominarlo.
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.
Caín habló a su hermano Abel: Vayamos al campo. Y él fue. Pero sucedió que cuando estaban ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel y lo asesinó.
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]
Entonces Yavé preguntó a Caín: ¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel? Y él respondió: No sé. ¿Soy yo guardián de mi hermano?
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.
Pero Él dijo: ¿Qué hiciste? ¡La voz de la sangre de tu hermano clama a Mí desde la tierra!
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.
Ahora, ¡maldito seas tú por la tierra que ensanchó su boca para recibir de tu mano la sangre de tu hermano!
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.”
Cuando trabajes la tierra no te dará su fuerza. Errante y fugitivo serás en la tierra.
13 Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
Y Caín respondió a Yavé: ¡Grande es mi castigo para soportarlo!
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.”
Si me expulsas hoy de sobre la superficie de la tierra, estaré oculto de tu presencia. Seré errante y fugitivo en la tierra y sucederá que cualquiera que me encuentre, me asesinará.
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.
Entonces Yavé le dijo: Ciertamente cualquiera que mate a Caín, siete veces será castigado. Y Yavé puso una señal a Caín a fin de que no lo asesinara cualquiera que lo encontrara.
16 So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
Caín salió de la Presencia de Yavé y se estableció en la tierra de Nod, al oriente de Edén.
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.
Caín se unió a su esposa. Ella concibió y dio a luz a Enoc. Caín edificó una ciudad y le dio el nombre de su hijo Enoc.
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.
A Enoc le nació Irad, e Irad engendró a Mejuyael, y Mejuyael engendró a Metusael, y Metusael engendró a Lamec.
19 When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
Lamec tomó para él dos esposas: el nombre de la primera era Ada, y el nombre de la segunda, Zila.
20 Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
Ada dio a luz a Jabal, quien fue antepasado de los que habitan en tiendas y crían ganado.
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.
El nombre de su hermano era Jubal, quien fue antepasado de todos los que tocan arpa y flauta.
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.
También Zila dio a luz a Tubal Caín, forjador de toda herramienta de bronce y de hierro. La hermana de Tubal Caín fue 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.
Lamec dijo a sus esposas: Ada y Zila: ¡Escuchen mi voz! Esposas de Lamec, Presten oído a mi dicho: Que a un hombre maté porque me hirió, Y a un muchacho maté porque me golpeó.
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].”
Si siete veces es vengado Caín, 70 veces siete lo será Lamec.
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.”
Adán se unió otra vez a su esposa. Ella dio a luz un hijo y lo llamó Set, porque pensó: ʼElohim me concedió otro descendiente en lugar de Abel, a quien Caín asesinó.
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].
A Set también le nació un hijo y lo llamó Enós. Entonces se comenzó a invocar el Nombre de Yavé.
