בראשית 4
| וְהָאָדָם יָדַע אֶת־חַוָּה אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־קַיִן וַתֹּאמֶר קָנִיתִי אִישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ | 1 |
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.
| וַתֹּסֶף לָלֶדֶת אֶת־אָחִיו אֶת־הָבֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶבֶל רֹעֵה צֹאן וְקַיִן הָיָה עֹבֵד אֲדָמָֽה׃ | 2 |
And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
| וֽ͏ַיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים וַיָּבֵא קַיִן מִפְּרִי הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָה מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | 3 |
And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.
| וְהֶבֶל הֵבִיא גַם־הוּא מִבְּכֹרוֹת צֹאנוֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶן וַיִּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶל־הֶבֶל וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
| וְאֶל־קַיִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן מְאֹד וַֽיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָֽיו׃ | 5 |
but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.
| וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קָיִן לָמָּה חָרָה לָךְ וְלָמָּה נָפְלוּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃ | 6 |
And the Lord God said to Cain, Why are you become very sorrowful and why is your countenance fallen?
| הֲלוֹא אִם־תֵּיטִיב שְׂאֵת וְאִם לֹא תֵיטִיב לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רֹבֵץ וְאֵלֶיךָ תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ וְאַתָּה תִּמְשָׁל־בּֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
Hast you not sinned if you have brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to you shall be his submission, and you shall rule over him.
| וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וֽ͏ַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃ | 8 |
And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
| וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹֽכִי׃ | 9 |
And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?
| וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה עָשִׂיתָ קוֹל דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ צֹעֲקִים אֵלַי מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ | 10 |
And the Lord said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me out of the ground.
| וְעַתָּה אָרוּר אָתָּה מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר פָּצְתָה אֶת־פִּיהָ לָקַחַת אֶת־דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ | 11 |
And now you [are] cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
| כִּי תַֽעֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה לֹֽא־תֹסֵף תֵּת־כֹּחָהּ לָךְ נָע וָנָד תִּֽהְיֶה בָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 12 |
When you till the earth, then it shall not continue to give its strength to you: you shall be groaning and trembling on the earth.
| וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־יְהוָה גָּדוֹל עֲוֺנִי מִנְּשֹֽׂא׃ | 13 |
And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime [is] too great for me to be forgiven.
| הֵן גֵּרַשְׁתָּ אֹתִי הַיּוֹם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָה וּמִפָּנֶיךָ אֶסָּתֵר וְהָיִיתִי נָע וָנָד בָּאָרֶץ וְהָיָה כָל־מֹצְאִי יֽ͏ַהַרְגֵֽנִי׃ | 14 |
If you cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from your presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall kill me.
| וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוָה לָכֵן כָּל־הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה לְקַיִן אוֹת לְבִלְתִּי הַכּוֹת־אֹתוֹ כָּל־מֹצְאֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall suffer sevenfold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that found him might kill him.
| וַיֵּצֵא קַיִן מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נוֹד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן׃ | 16 |
So Cain went forth from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod over against Edem.
| וַיֵּדַע קַיִן אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־חֲנוֹךְ וַֽיְהִי בֹּנֶה עִיר וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הָעִיר כְּשֵׁם בְּנוֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ׃ | 17 |
And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
| וַיִּוָּלֵד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ אֶת־עִירָד וְעִירָד יָלַד אֶת־מְחֽוּיָאֵל וּמְחִיּיָאֵל יָלַד אֶת־מְתוּשָׁאֵל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל יָלַד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃ | 18 |
And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
| וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ לֶמֶךְ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם הָֽאַחַת עָדָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית צִלָּֽה׃ | 19 |
And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.
| וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת־יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ | 20 |
And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
| וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יוּבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי כָּל־תֹּפֵשׂ כִּנּוֹר וְעוּגָֽב׃ | 21 |
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the lute and harp.
| וְצִלָּה גַם־הִוא יָֽלְדָה אֶת־תּוּבַל קַיִן לֹטֵשׁ כָּל־חֹרֵשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל וַֽאֲחוֹת תּֽוּבַל־קַיִן נַֽעֲמָֽה׃ | 22 |
And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noema.
| וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קוֹלִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃ | 23 |
And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, you wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.
| כִּי שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקַּם־קָיִן וְלֶמֶךְ שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ | 24 |
Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's [it shall be] seventy times seven.
| וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת כִּי שָֽׁת־לִי אֱלֹהִים זֶרַע אַחֵר תַּחַת הֶבֶל כִּי הֲרָגוֹ קָֽיִן׃ | 25 |
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.
| וּלְשֵׁת גַּם־הוּא יֻלַּד־בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ אָז הוּחַל לִקְרֹא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה׃ | 26 |
And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.
