Γένεσις 3
1 Ο δε όφις ήτο το φρονιμώτερον πάντων των ζώων του αγρού, τα οποία έκαμε Κύριος ο Θεός· και είπεν ο όφις προς την γυναίκα, Τω όντι είπεν ο Θεός, Μη φάγητε από παντός δένδρου του παραδείσου;
The snake was more cunning than all the other wild animals that Yahweh God had made. [One day Satan gave to] the snake [the ability to talk to the woman]. The snake said to her, “Did God really say to you, ‘Do not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the park/garden’?”
2 Και είπεν η γυνή προς τον όφιν, Από του καρπού των δένδρων του παραδείσου δυνάμεθα να φάγωμεν·
The woman replied, “[What God said was], ‘Do not eat the fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the park/garden or touch it. If you do that, you will die. But you can eat fruit from any of the other trees.’”
3 από δε του καρπού του δένδρου, το οποίον είναι εν μέσω του παραδείσου, είπεν ο Θεός, Μη φάγητε απ' αυτού, μηδέ εγγίσητε αυτόν, διά να μη αποθάνητε.
4 Και είπεν ο όφις προς την γυναίκα, Δεν θέλετε βεβαίως αποθάνει
The snake said to the woman, “No, you will certainly not die. God said that
5 αλλ' εξεύρει ο Θεός, ότι καθ' ην ημέραν φάγητε απ' αυτού, θέλουσιν ανοιχθή οι οφθαλμοί σας, και θέλετε είσθαι ως θεοί, γνωρίζοντες το καλόν και το κακόν.
[only] because he knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, [you will understand new things. It will be as though] your eyes are opened [MET], and you will know what is good [to do] and what is evil [to do], just as God does.”
6 Και είδεν η γυνή, ότι το δένδρον ήτο καλόν εις βρώσιν, και ότι ήτο αρεστόν εις τους οφθαλμούς, και επιθυμητόν το δένδρον ως δίδον γνώσιν· και λαβούσα εκ του καρπού αυτού, έφαγε· και έδωκε και εις τον άνδρα αυτής μεθ' εαυτής, και αυτός έφαγε.
The woman saw that the fruit on that tree was good to eat, and it was very beautiful, and she desired it because [she thought] it would make her wise. So she picked some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he ate it.
7 Και ηνοίχθησαν οι οφθαλμοί αμφοτέρων, και εγνώρισαν ότι ήσαν γυμνοί· και ράψαντες φύλλα συκής, έκαμον εις εαυτούς περιζώματα.
Immediately [it was as though] their eyes were opened, and they realized that they were naked, so they were ashamed. So they [picked] some fig leaves and fastened them together to make clothes for themselves.
8 Και ήκουσαν την φωνήν Κυρίου του Θεού, περιπατούντος εν τω παραδείσω προς το δειλινόν· και εκρύφθησαν ο Αδάμ και η γυνή αυτού από προσώπου Κυρίου του Θεού, μεταξύ των δένδρων του παραδείσου.
[Late that afternoon], when a cool breeze was blowing, they heard the sound/footsteps of Yahweh as he was walking in the park/garden. So the man and his wife hid themselves among the bushes in the park/garden, [so that Yahweh God would not see them].
9 Εκάλεσε δε Κύριος ο Θεός τον Αδάμ, και είπε προς αυτόν, Που είσαι;
But Yahweh God called to the man, saying to him, “Why are you [trying to hide from me]?”
10 Ο δε είπε, Την φωνήν σου ήκουσα εν τω παραδείσω, και εφοβήθην, διότι είμαι γυμνός· και εκρύφθην.
The man replied, “I heard the sound of your [footsteps/walking] in the garden, and I was naked, so I was afraid and I hid myself.”
11 Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Θεός, Τις εφανέρωσεν εις σε ότι είσαι γυμνός; Μήπως έφαγες από του δένδρου, από του οποίου προσέταξα εις σε να μη φάγης;
God said, “How did you find out you were naked [RHQ]? It must be because you ate some of the fruit [from the tree] that I told you, ‘Do not eat its fruit.’” [RHQ]
12 Και είπεν ο Αδάμ, Η γυνή την οποίαν έδωκας να ήναι μετ' εμού, αυτή μοι έδωκεν από του δένδρου, και έφαγον.
The man said, “You gave me this woman to be with me. She is the one who gave me some of the fruit from that tree, and so I ate it.”
13 Και είπε Κύριος ο Θεός προς την γυναίκα, Τι είναι τούτο το οποίον έκαμες; Και η γυνή είπεν, Ο όφις με ηπάτησε, και έφαγον.
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “Why did you do such a thing?” The woman replied, “I ate some of the fruit because the snake deceived me.”
14 Και είπε Κύριος ο Θεός προς τον όφιν, Επειδή έκαμες τούτο, επικατάρατος να ήσαι μεταξύ πάντων των κτηνών, και πάντων των ζώων του αγρού· επί της κοιλίας σου θέλεις περιπατεί, και χώμα θέλεις τρώγει, πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής σου·
Then Yahweh God said to the snake, “Because you did this, of all the livestock and the wild animals, I will curse/punish you alone. As a result, you [and all other snakes] will scurry across the ground on your bellies, and so what you eat will have dirt [on it] as long as you live.
15 και έχθραν θέλω στήσει αναμέσον σου και της γυναικός, και αναμέσον του σπέρματός σου και του σπέρματος αυτής· αυτό θέλει σου συντρίψει την κεφαλήν, και συ θέλεις κεντήσει την πτέρναν αυτού.
And I will cause you and the woman to act in a hostile way toward each other, and I will cause your brood and her descendants to act hostilely toward each other. You will strike at the heel [of one descendant] of hers, but he will strike your head.”
16 Προς δε την γυναίκα είπε, Θέλω υπερπληθύνει τας λύπας σου και τους πόνους της κυοφορίας σου· με λύπας θέλεις γεννά τέκνα· και προς τον άνδρα σου θέλει είσθαι η επιθυμία σου, και αυτός θέλει σε εξουσιάζει.
Then Yahweh said to the woman, “You will have great pain when you give birth to children; you will suffer great pain as your children are being born [DOU]. You will greatly desire your husband [to show affection for you], but he will rule over you.”
17 Προς δε τον Αδάμ είπεν, Επειδή υπήκουσας εις τον λόγον της γυναικός σου, και έφαγες από του δένδρου, από του οποίου προσέταξα εις σε λέγων, Μη φάγης απ' αυτού, κατηραμένη να ήναι η γη εξ αιτίας σου· με λύπας θέλεις τρώγει τους καρπούς αυτής πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής σου·
Then Yahweh said to the man, “You heeded what your wife said, and you ate some of the fruit [of the tree] concerning which I commanded you saying, ‘Do not eat it.’ So I will make it difficult [to grow things in] the ground because of what you did. You will have to work hard as long as you live to produce things from the ground to eat.
18 και ακάνθας και τριβόλους θέλει βλαστάνει εις σέ· και θέλεις τρώγει τον χόρτον του αγρού·
Thornbushes and thistle plants and other weeds will grow [and prevent what you have planted from growing]. And for food, you will have to eat things that just grow in your fields.
19 εν τω ιδρώτι του προσώπου σου θέλεις τρώγει τον άρτον σου, εωσού επιστρέψης εις την γην, εκ της οποίας ελήφθης· επειδή γη είσαι, και εις γην θέλεις επιστρέψει.
[All your life] you will sweat as you work hard to produce food to eat. Then you will die [EUP], and your [body will be buried] in the ground. [I made] you from soil, so when you [die and are buried your body will decay] and become soil again.”
20 Και εκάλεσεν ο Αδάμ το όνομα της γυναικός αυτού, Εύαν· διότι αυτή ήτο μήτηρ πάντων των ζώντων.
[The man, whose name was] Adam, named his wife Eve, [which means ‘living’], because she became the ancestor of all living people.
21 Και έκαμε Κύριος ο Θεός εις τον Αδάμ και εις την γυναίκα αυτού χιτώνας δερματίνους, και ενέδυσεν αυτούς.
Then Yahweh God [killed some animals and] made clothes from their skins for Adam and his wife.
22 Και είπε Κύριος ο Θεός, Ιδού, έγεινεν ο Αδάμ ως εις εξ ημών, εις το γινώσκειν το καλόν και το κακόν· και τώρα μήπως εκτείνη την χείρα αυτού, και λάβη και από του ξύλου της ζωής, και φάγη, και ζήση αιωνίως·
Then Yahweh said, “Look! Those two have become like us because they know what is good [to do] and what is evil [to do]. So now, it will not be good if they reach out and pick and eat [some of the fruit from] the tree [which enables people who eat it] to live [forever]!”
23 Όθεν Κύριος ο Θεός εξαπέστειλεν αυτόν εκ του παραδείσου της Εδέμ, διά να εργάζηται την γην εκ της οποίας ελήφθη.
So Yahweh God expelled the man and his wife from the garden of Eden. Yahweh God had created Adam from the ground, but now he forced him to till that ground [so that he could grow food to eat].
24 Και εξεδίωξε τον Αδάμ· και κατά ανατολάς του παραδείσου της Εδέμ έθεσε τα Χερουβείμ, και την ρομφαίαν την φλογίνην, την περιστρεφομένην, διά να φυλάττωσι την οδόν του ξύλου της ζωής.
After Yahweh expelled them, on the east side of the garden he placed (cherubim/creatures with wings) and [an angel holding] a flaming sword which flashed back and forth. He did that in order to block the entrance to the garden, so that people could not go back to the tree that enables people [who eat its fruit] to live [forever].
