1 Mosebok 4
1 Og Adam holdt sig til sin hustru Eva, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte Kain; da sa hun: Jeg har fått en mann ved Herren.
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 Siden fødte hun Abel, hans bror. Og Abel blev fårehyrde, men Kain blev jorddyrker.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Da nogen tid var gått, hendte det at Kain bar frem for Herren et offer av jordens grøde.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Og Abel bar også frem et offer, som han tok av de førstefødte lam i sin hjord og deres fett; og Herren så til Abel og hans offer,
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 men til Kain og hans offer så han ikke. Da blev Kain meget vred, og han stirret ned for sig.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Og Herren sa til Kain: Hvorfor er du vred, og hvorfor stirrer du ned for dig?
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 Er det ikke så at dersom du har godt i sinne, da kan du løfte op ditt ansikt? Men har du ikke godt i sinne, da ligger synden på lur ved døren, og dens attrå står til dig, men du skal være herre over den.
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 Og Kain talte til Abel, sin bror. Og da de engang var ute på marken, for Kain løs på Abel, sin bror, og slo ham ihjel.
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 Da sa Herren til Kain: Hvor er Abel, din bror? Han svarte: Jeg vet ikke; skal jeg passe på min bror?
[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 Men han sa: Hvad har du gjort? Hør, din brors blod roper til mig fra jorden.
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 Og nu skal du være bannlyst fra den jord som lot op sin munn og tok imot din brors blod av din hånd!
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 Når du dyrker jorden, skal den ikke mere gi dig sin grøde; omflakkende og hjemløs skal du være på jorden.
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 Da sa Kain til Herren: Min misgjerning er større enn at jeg kan bære den.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Se, du har idag drevet mig ut av landet, og jeg må skjule mig for ditt åsyn; og jeg vil bli omflakkende og hjemløs på jorden, og det vil gå så at hver den som finner mig, slår mig ihjel.
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 Men Herren sa til ham: Nei! for slår nogen Kain ihjel, skal han lide syvfold hevn. Og Herren gav Kain et merke, forat ikke nogen som møtte ham, skulde slå ham ihjel.
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 Så gikk Kain bort fra Herrens åsyn og bosatte sig i landet Nod, østenfor Eden.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Og Kain holdt sig til sin hustru, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte Hanok; og han tok sig for å bygge en by og kalte byen Hanok efter sin sønn.
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 Og Hanok fikk sønnen Irad, og Irad blev far til Mehujael, og Mehujael blev far til Metusael, og Metusael blev far til 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 Og Lamek tok sig to hustruer; den ene hette Ada, og den andre hette Silla.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Og Ada fødte Jabal; han blev stamfar til dem som bor i telt og holder buskap.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Og hans bror hette Jubal; han blev stamfar til alle dem som spiller på harpe og fløite.
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 Og Silla fødte Tubalkain; han smidde alle slags skarpe redskaper av kobber og jern; og Tubalkains søster var Na'ama.
[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 Og Lamek sa til sine hustruer: Ada og Silla, hør mine ord, Lameks hustruer, merk min tale! En mann dreper jeg for hvert sår jeg får, og en gutt for hver skramme jeg får;
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 for hevnes Kain syv ganger, da skal Lamek hevnes syv og sytti ganger.
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 Og Adam holdt sig atter til sin hustru, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set; for sa hun Gud har satt mig en annen sønn i Abels sted, fordi Kain slo ham ihjel.
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 Og Set fikk en sønn og kalte ham Enos. På den tid begynte de å påkalle Herrens navn.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
