Genesis 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Adam slept with his wife Eve and she became pregnant. She gave birth to Cain, and said, “With the Lord's help I have made a man.”
2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD.
Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel, and to his offering:
Abel also brought an offering: the firstborn lambs of his flock, selecting the very best parts to offer. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
5 But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
6 And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
If you were doing what's right, then you'd be looking happy. But if you don't do what's right, then sin will be like animal crouching outside your home, ready to pounce on you. It wants to have you, but you must be the one in control.”
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?
“Where is your brother Abel?” the Lord asked Cain. “How should I know?” he replied. “Am I supposed to be my brother's care-giver?”
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the ground.
“What have you done?” the Lord asked. “Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Consequently you are more cursed than the ground because you soaked it with your brother's blood.
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
When you cultivate the ground, it won't produce crops for you. You'll be always on the run, wandering all over the earth.”
13 And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
“My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it will come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me will slay me.
“Look! You're driving me away right now—cursing the ground and banishing me from your presence. I'm going to have to hide and always be on the run, left to wander all over the earth. Anyone who finds me is going to kill me!”
15 And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
But the Lord replied, “No, Cain. Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times over.” The Lord placed a mark on Cain so that no one who came across him would kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
So Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in a land called Nod, east of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son Enoch.
Cain slept with his wife and she became pregnant. She had a son named Enoch. At that time Cain was building a town, so he named it after his son Enoch.
18 And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael, Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was named Zillah.
20 And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
Adah had a son named Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
21 And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.
22 And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.
Zillah also had a son. He was named Tubal-cain and he was a blacksmith, making different kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was named Naamah.
23 And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
At one time Lamech told his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me. You wives of Lamech, pay attention to what I have to say. I killed a man because he wounded me; I killed a young man because he injured me.
24 If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold.
If the sentence for killing Cain was to be punished seven times over, then if someone kills me, Lamech, the punishment should be seventy-seven times.”
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Adam slept with his wife again, and she had a son and named him Seth, explaining that, “God has given me another child to replace Abel, the one Cain killed.”
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Later Seth had a son named Enosh, because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
