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.
Adem karısı Havva ile yattı. Havva hamile kaldı ve Kayin'i doğurdu. “RAB'bin yardımıyla bir oğul dünyaya getirdim” dedi.
2 [After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
Daha sonra Kayin'in kardeşi Habil'i doğurdu. Habil çoban oldu, Kayin ise çiftçi.
3 One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
Günler geçti. Bir gün Kayin toprağın ürünlerinden RAB'be sunu getirdi.
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,
Habil de sürüsünde ilk doğan hayvanlardan bazılarını, özellikle de yağlarını getirdi. RAB Habil'i ve sunusunu kabul etti.
5 but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
Kayin'le sunusunu ise reddetti. Kayin çok öfkelendi, suratını astı.
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]
RAB Kayin'e, “Niçin öfkelendin?” diye sordu, “Niçin surat astın?
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.”
Doğru olanı yapsan, seni kabul etmez miyim? Ancak doğru olanı yapmazsan, günah kapıda pusuya yatmış, seni bekliyor. Ona egemen olmalısın.”
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.
Kayin kardeşi Habil'e, “Haydi, tarlaya gidelim” dedi. Tarlada birlikteyken kardeşine saldırıp onu öldürdü.
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]
RAB Kayin'e, “Kardeşin Habil nerede?” diye sordu. Kayin, “Bilmiyorum, kardeşimin bekçisi miyim ben?” diye karşılık verdi.
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.
RAB, “Ne yaptın?” dedi, “Kardeşinin kanı topraktan bana sesleniyor.
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.
Artık döktüğün kardeş kanını içmek için ağzını açan toprağın laneti altındasın.
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.”
İşlediğin toprak bundan böyle sana ürün vermeyecek. Yeryüzünde aylak aylak dolaşacaksın.”
13 Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
Kayin, “Cezam kaldıramayacağım kadar ağır” diye karşılık verdi,
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.”
“Bugün beni bu topraklardan kovdun. Artık huzurundan uzak kalacak, yeryüzünde aylak aylak dolaşacağım. Kim bulsa öldürecek beni.”
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.
Bunun üzerine RAB, “Seni kim öldürürse, ondan yedi kez öç alınacak” dedi. Kimse bulup öldürmesin diye Kayin'in üzerine bir nişan koydu.
16 So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
Kayin RAB'bin huzurundan ayrıldı. Aden bahçesinin doğusunda, Nod topraklarına yerleşti.
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.
Kayin karısıyla yattı. Karısı hamile kaldı ve Hanok'u doğurdu. Kayin o sırada bir kent kurmaktaydı. Kente oğlu Hanok'un adını verdi.
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.
Hanok'tan İrat oldu. İrat'tan Mehuyael, Mehuyael'den Metuşael, Metuşael'den Lemek oldu.
19 When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
Lemek iki kadınla evlendi. Birinin adı Âda, öbürünün ise Silla'ydı.
20 Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
Âda Yaval'ı doğurdu. Yaval sürü sahibi göçebelerin atasıydı.
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.
Kardeşinin adı Yuval'dı. Yuval lir ve ney çalanların atasıydı.
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.
Silla Tuval-Kayin'i doğurdu. Tuval-Kayin tunç ve demirden çeşitli kesici aletler yapardı. Tuval-Kayin'in kızkardeşi Naama'ydı.
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.
Lemek karılarına şöyle dedi: “Ey Âda ve Silla, beni dinleyin, Ey Lemek'in karıları, sözlerime kulak verin. Beni yaraladığı için Bir adam öldürdüm, Beni hırpaladığı için Bir genci öldürdüm.
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].”
Kayin'in yedi kez öcü alınacaksa, Lemek'in yetmiş yedi kez öcü alınmalı.”
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.”
Adem karısıyla yine yattı. Havva bir erkek çocuk doğurdu. “Tanrı Kayin'in öldürdüğü Habil'in yerine bana başka bir oğul bağışladı” diyerek çocuğa Şit adını verdi.
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].
Şit'in de bir oğlu oldu, adını Enoş koydu. O zaman insanlar RAB'bi adıyla çağırmaya başladı.
