Genesis 4
1 The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”
And the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceives and bears Cain, and says, “I have acquired a man by YHWH”;
2 Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant of the ground.
3 As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;
4 Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. The LORD respected Abel and his offering,
and Abel, he has brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, and from their fat ones; and YHWH looks to Abel and to his present,
5 but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
6 The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
And YHWH says to Cain, “Why do you have displeasure? And why has your countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
Is there not, if you do well, acceptance? And if you do not do well, sin [[or a sin-offering]] is lying at the opening, and its [[or His]] desire [is] for you, and you rule over it [[or by Him]].”
8 Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
And Cain says to his brother Abel, [[“Let us go into the field”; ]] and it comes to pass in their being in the field, that Cain rises up against his brother Abel, and slays him.
9 The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
And YHWH says to Cain, “Where [is] your brother Abel?” And he says, “I have not known; am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.
And He says, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground;
11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
and now, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand;
12 From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.”
when you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in the earth.”
13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain says to YHWH, “My punishment is too great than to bear;
14 Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.”
behold, You have driven me today from off the face of the ground, and from Your face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it has been—everyone finding me will slay me.”
15 The LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” The LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.
And YHWH says to him, “Therefore, of any slayer of Cain it is required sevenfold”; and YHWH sets to Cain a token that none finding him will slay him.
16 Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
And Cain goes out from before YHWH, and dwells in the land, moving about east of Eden;
17 Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
and Cain knows his wife, and she conceives, and bears Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calls the name of the city, according to the name of his son—Enoch.
18 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad has begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael has begotten Methusael; and Methusael has begotten Lamech.
19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
And Lamech takes to himself two wives, the name of the first Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
And Adah bears Jabal, he has been father of those inhabiting tents and [having] purchased livestock;
21 His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he has been father of everyone handling harp and pipe.
22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.
And Zillah, she also bears Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
And Lamech says to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For I have slain a man for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;
24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
25 Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
And Adam again knows his wife, and she bears a son, and calls his name Seth, “for God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel”: for Cain had slain him.
26 A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the LORD’s name.
And to Seth, to him also a son has been born, and he calls his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the Name of YHWH.
