Genesis 4
1 Adam vero cognovit Havam uxorem suam quae concepit et peperit Cain dicens possedi hominem per Dominum
Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife, —she conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh!
2 rursusque peperit fratrem eius Abel fuit autem Abel pastor ovium et Cain agricola
And she went on to bear his brother, Abel, —and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas Cain, was a tiller of the round.
3 factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terrae munera Domino
So it came to pass, after certain days, that Cain brought in of the fruit of the ground, a present to Yahweh:
4 Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui et de adipibus eorum et respexit Dominus ad Abel et ad munera eius
Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;
5 ad Cain vero et ad munera illius non respexit iratusque est Cain vehementer et concidit vultus eius
but of Cain and his present, he approved not, —and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
6 dixitque Dominus ad eum quare maestus es et cur concidit facies tua
So then Yahweh said unto Cain, —Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?
7 nonne si bene egeris recipies sin autem male statim in foribus peccatum aderit sed sub te erit appetitus eius et tu dominaberis illius
Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying, —Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.
8 dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum egrediamur foras cumque essent in agro consurrexit Cain adversus Abel fratrem suum et interfecit eum
And Cain said unto Abel his brother Let us go into the field And it came to pass when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 et ait Dominus ad Cain ubi est Abel frater tuus qui respondit nescio num custos fratris mei sum
Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said I know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I?
10 dixitque ad eum quid fecisti vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de terra
And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
11 nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram quae aperuit os suum et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua
Now therefore, accursed, art thou, —from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.
12 cum operatus fueris eam non dabit tibi fructus suos vagus et profugus eris super terram
Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee. A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
13 dixitque Cain ad Dominum maior est iniquitas mea quam ut veniam merear
And Cain said unto Yahweh—Greater is my punishment than I can bear.
14 ecce eicis me hodie a facie terrae et a facie tua abscondar et ero vagus et profugus in terra omnis igitur qui invenerit me occidet me
Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
15 dixitque ei Dominus nequaquam ita fiet sed omnis qui occiderit Cain septuplum punietur posuitque Dominus Cain signum ut non eum interficeret omnis qui invenisset eum
And Yahweh said to him—Not so, whosoever slayeth Cain seven—fold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him.
16 egressusque Cain a facie Domini habitavit in terra profugus ad orientalem plagam Eden
So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, —and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
17 cognovit autem Cain uxorem suam quae concepit et peperit Enoch et aedificavit civitatem vocavitque nomen eius ex nomine filii sui Enoch
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch, —Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
18 porro Enoch genuit Irad et Irad genuit Maviahel et Maviahel genuit Matusahel et Matusahel genuit Lamech
And there was born to Enoch Irad, and, Irad, begat Mehujael, —and Mehujael, begat Methusael, —and Methusael, begat Lamech.
19 qui accepit uxores duas nomen uni Ada et nomen alteri Sella
And Lamech took to himself two wives, —the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second Zillah.
20 genuitque Ada Iabel qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis atque pastorum
And Adah bare Jabal, —he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
21 et nomen fratris eius Iubal ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo
and, the name of his brother, was Jubal, —he, was father of everyone handling lyre and flute,
22 Sella quoque genuit Thubalcain qui fuit malleator et faber in cuncta opera aeris et ferri soror vero Thubalcain Noemma
And, as for Zillah, she also, bare Tubal-Cain, a sharpener of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron, —and, the sister of Tubal-Cain, was Naamah.
23 dixitque Lamech uxoribus suis Adae et Sellae audite vocem meam uxores Lamech auscultate sermonem meum quoniam occidi virum in vulnus meum et adulescentulum in livorem meum
Then said Lamech to his wives, Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice, Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale, For a man, have I slain in dealing my wounds, Yea, a youth, in smiting my blows:
24 septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain de Lamech vero septuagies septies
If, sevenfold, be, the avenging of Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven.
25 cognovit quoque adhuc Adam uxorem suam et peperit filium vocavitque nomen eius Seth dicens posuit mihi Deus semen aliud pro Abel quem occidit Cain
And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth, —For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him!
26 sed et Seth natus est filius quem vocavit Enos iste coepit invocare nomen Domini
And to Seth—to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh, —then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.
