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.
Och Adam kände sina hustru Heva, och hon aflade och födde Cain, och sade: Jag hafver fått Herrans man.
2 [After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
Och hon födde framdeles Habel hans broder. Och vardt Habel en fåraherde, men Cain vardt en åkerman.
3 One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
Och det begaf sig efter några dagar, att Cain offrade Herranom gåfvor af jordenes frukt.
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,
Och Habel offrade desslikes af förstlingene af sin får, och af deras talg: Och Herren såg täckeliga till Habel och hans offer.
5 but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
Men till Cain och hans offer såg han icke täckeliga. Då vardt Cain svårliga vred, och hans hy förvandlades.
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]
Sade Herren till Cain: Hvi äst du vred? Eller hvi förvandlas din hy?
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.”
Är det icke så? Om du äst from, så äst du tacknämlig; men äst du icke from, så blifver icke synden säker eller fördold; men städ henne icke hennes vilja, utan råd öfver henne.
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.
Då talade Cain med sin broder Habel. Och det begaf sig, då de voro på markene, gaf Cain sig upp emot sin broder Habel, och slog honom ihjäl.
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]
Då sade Herren till Cain: Hvar är din broder Habel? Han svarade: Jag vet det icke; skall jag taga vara på min broder?
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.
Och han sade till honom: Hvad hafver du gjort? Dins broders blods röst ropar till mig utaf jordene.
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.
Och nu, förbannad vare du på jordene, som sin mun öppnat hafver, och tagit dins broders blod utu dina händer.
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.”
Då du brukar jordena, skall hon icke straxt gifva dig efter sin förmågo; ostadig och flyktig skall du blifva på jordene.
13 Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
Och Cain sade till Herran: Min missgerning är större, än att hon må mig förlåten varda.
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, du drifver mig i dag utaf landet, och jag måste gömma mig undan ditt ansigte, och måste ostadig och flyktig blifva på jordene. Så varder mig gående, att hvilken som helst mig finner, han slår mig ihjäl.
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.
Men Herren sade till honom: Nej, utan den som slår Cain ihjäl, det skall sjufalt hämnadt varda. Och Herren satte ett tecken på Cain, att hvilken som helst honom funne, skulle icke slå honom ihjäl.
16 So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
Och så gick Cain ifrå Herrans ansigte, och bodde i det landet Nod öster ut, på hinsidan 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.
Och Cain kände sina hustru, och hon aflade och födde Hanoch, och han byggde en stad, hvilken han nämnde efter sin sons namn 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.
Men Hanoch födde Yrad: Yrad födde Mahujael: Mahujael födde Methusael: Methusael födde Lamech.
19 When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
Men Lamech tog sig två hustrur: Den ena het Ada, den andra Zilla.
20 Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
Och Ada födde Jabal; af honom kommo de som bodde under tjäll, och hade boskap.
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.
Och hans broder het Jubal, af honom kommo de, som brukade harpor och pipor.
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.
Födde ock desslikes Zilla, nemliga Tubalkain, som var en mästare i allahanda koppars och jerns verk; och Tubalkains syster var 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.
Och Lamech sade till sina hustrur Ada och Zilla: I Lamechs hustrur, hörer mina röst, och märker hvad jag säger: Jag hafver dräpit en man mig till sår, och en yngling mig till blånad.
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].”
Cain skall varda hämnad sjufalt, men Lamech sju och sjutiofalt.
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 kände åter sina hustru, och hon födde en son, och kallade honom Seth, sägandes: Gud hafver satt mig en annor säd för Habel, som Cain ihjäl slog.
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].
Vardt också Seth född en son, den han kallade Enos. Och på den samma tiden begynte man predika om Herrans namn.
