Genèse 4
1 or, l’homme s’était uni à Ève, sa femme. Elle conçut et enfanta Caïn, en disant: "J’Ai fait naître un homme, conjointement avec l’Éternel!"
And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.
2 Elle enfanta ensuite son frère, Abel. Abel devint pasteur de menu bétail, et Caïn cultiva la terre.
Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
3 Au bout d’un certain temps, Caïn présenta, du produit de la terre, une offrande au Seigneur;
And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
4 et Abel offrit, de son côté, des premiers-nés de son bétail, de leurs parties grasses. Le Seigneur se montra favorable à Abel et à son offrande,
And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
5 mais à Caïn et à son offrande il ne fut pas favorable; Caïn en conçut un grand chagrin, et son visage fut abattu.
But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
6 Le Seigneur dit à Caïn; "Pourquoi es-tu chagrin, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?
7 Si tu t’améliores, tu pourras te relever, sinon le Péché est tapi à ta porte: il aspire à t’atteindre, mais toi, sache le dominer!"
If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
8 Caïn parla à son frère Abel; mais il advint, comme ils étaient aux champs, que Caïn se jeta sur Abel, son frère, et le tua.
And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
9 L’Éternel dit à Caïn: "Où est Abel ton frère?" Il répondit: "Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère?"
And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
10 Dieu dit: "Qu’as-tu fait! Le cri du sang de ton frère s’élève, jusqu’à moi, de la terre.
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
11 Eh bien! tu es maudit à cause de cette terre, qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère!"
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
12 Lorsque tu cultiveras la terre, elle cessera de te faire part de sa fécondité; tu seras errant et fugitif par le monde."
No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.
13 Caïn dit à l’Éternel: "Mon crime est trop grand pour qu’on me supporte.
And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
14 Vois, tu me proscris aujourd’hui de dessus la face de la terre; mais puis-je me dérober à ta face? Je vais errer et fuir par le monde, mais le premier qui me trouvera me tuera."
You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.
15 L’Éternel lui dit: "Aussi, quiconque tuera Caïn sera puni au septuple." Et l’Éternel le marqua d’un signe, pour que personne, le rencontrant, ne le frappât.
And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
16 Caïn se retira de devant l’Éternel, et séjourna dans le pays de Nôd, à l’orient d’Éden.
And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
17 Caïn connut sa femme; elle conçut et enfanta Hénoc. Caïn bâtissait alors une ville, qu’il désigna du nom de son fils Hénoc.
And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.
18 Hénoc devint père d’Iràd; celui-ci engendra Mehouyaél, qui engendra Lamec.
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamec prit deux femmes, la première nommée Ada, et la seconde Cilla.
And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 Ada enfanta Jabal, souche de ceux qui habitent sous des tentes et conduisent des troupeaux.
And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
21 Le nom de son frère était Jabal: celui ci fut la souche de ceux qui manient la harpe et la lyre.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.
22 Cilla, de son côté, enfanta Tubalcaïn, qui façonna toute sorte d’instruments de cuivre et de fer, et qui eut pour sœur Naama.
And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 Lamec dit à ses femmes"Ada et Cilla, écoutez ma voix! Femmes de Lamec, prêtez l’oreille à ma parole! J’Ai tué un homme parce qu’il m’avait frappé, Et un jeune homme à cause de ma blessure:
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;
24 Si Caïn doit être vengé sept fois, Lamec le sera soixante-dix-sept fois."
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
25 Adam connut de nouveau sa femme; elle enfanta un fils, et lui donna pour nom Seth: "Parce que Dieu m’a accordé une nouvelle postérité au lieu d’Abel, Caïn l’ayant tué."
And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.
26 A Seth, lui aussi, il naquit un fils; il lui donna pour nom Énos. Alors on commença d’invoquer le nom de l’Éternel.
And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.
