Genèse 4
1 L'homme connut Eve, sa femme. Elle conçut et donna naissance à Caïn, et dit: « J'ai obtenu un homme avec l'aide de Yahvé. »
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.
2 Elle donna de nouveau naissance à Abel, frère de Caïn. Abel était gardien de moutons, mais Caïn était cultivateur de la terre.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Au fil du temps, Caïn apporta une offrande à Yahvé avec les fruits du sol.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Abel apporta aussi une partie des premiers-nés de son troupeau et de sa graisse. Yahvé respecta Abel et son offrande,
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,
5 mais il ne respecta pas Caïn et son offrande. Caïn fut très irrité, et l'expression de son visage tomba.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Yahvé dit à Caïn: « Pourquoi es-tu en colère? Pourquoi l'expression de ton visage est-elle tombée?
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]
7 Si tu fais bien, ne sera-t-elle pas élevée? Si tu ne fais pas le bien, le péché est accroupi à la porte. C'est toi qu'il désire, mais c'est toi qui dois le dominer. »
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.”
8 Caïn dit à Abel, son frère: « Allons dans le champ. » Pendant qu'ils étaient dans le champ, Caïn se souleva contre Abel, son frère, et le tua.
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.
9 Yahvé dit à Caïn: « Où est Abel, ton frère? » Il a dit: « Je ne sais pas. Suis-je le gardien de mon frère? »
[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]
10 Yahvé dit: « Qu'as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie vers moi depuis la terre.
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.
11 Maintenant, tu es maudit à cause de la terre, qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère.
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.
12 Désormais, quand tu laboureras la terre, elle ne te cédera plus sa force. Tu seras un fugitif et un vagabond sur la terre. »
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.”
13 Caïn dit à Yahvé: « Mon châtiment est plus grand que ce que je peux supporter.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Voici, tu m'as chassé aujourd'hui de la surface de la terre. Je serai caché de ta face, et je serai un fugitif et un vagabond sur la terre. Celui qui me trouvera me tuera. »
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.”
15 Yahvé lui dit: « C'est pourquoi, si quelqu'un tue Caïn, il se vengera sept fois plus. » Yahvé avait prévu un signe pour Caïn, afin que celui qui le trouverait ne le frappe pas.
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.
16 Caïn quitta la présence de Yahvé et habita dans le pays de Nod, à l'est d'Eden.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Caïn connut sa femme. Elle devint enceinte et donna naissance à Hénoc. Il bâtit une ville, et donna à la ville le nom de son fils, Hénoc.
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.
18 Irad naquit d'Hénoc. Irad devint le père de Mehujael. Mehujael devint le père de Methushael. Methushael engendra Lamek.
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.
19 Lamek prit deux femmes: le nom de la première était Ada, et le nom de la seconde était Zilla.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Ada donna naissance à Jabal, qui fut le père de ceux qui habitent dans des tentes et qui ont du bétail.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Le nom de son frère était Jubal, qui était le père de tous ceux qui manient la harpe et le chalumeau.
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.
22 Zilla donna aussi naissance à Tubal Caïn, le forgeur de tous les instruments tranchants en bronze et en fer. La sœur de Tubal Caïn était Naama.
[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.
23 Lamek dit à ses femmes, « Adah et Zillah, entendez ma voix. Femmes de Lamech, écoutez mon discours, car j'ai tué un homme pour m'avoir blessé, un jeune homme pour m'avoir meurtri.
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.
24 Si Caïn sera vengé sept fois, vraiment Lamech soixante-dix-sept fois. »
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].”
25 Adam connut de nouveau sa femme. Elle donna naissance à un fils, qu'elle appela Seth, en disant: « Dieu m'a donné un autre enfant à la place d'Abel, car Caïn l'a tué. »
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.”
26 Un fils naquit aussi à Seth, et il le nomma Enosh. En ce temps-là, les hommes commencèrent à invoquer le nom de Yahvé.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
