پیدایش 4
| حوّا از آدم حامله شده، پسری زایید. آنگاه حوّا گفت: «به کمک خداوند مردی حاصل نمودم.» پس نام او را قائن گذاشت. | 1 |
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.
| حوّا بار دیگر حامله شده، پسری زایید و نام او را هابیل گذاشت. هابیل به گله‌داری پرداخت و قائن به کشاورزی مشغول شد. | 2 |
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
| پس از مدتی، قائن هدیه‌ای از حاصلِ زمینِ خود را به حضور خداوند آورد. | 3 |
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
| هابیل نیز چند رأس از نخست‌زادگان گلهٔ خود را ذبح کرد و بهترین قسمت گوشت آنها را به خداوند تقدیم نمود. خداوند هابیل و هدیه‌اش را پذیرفت، | 4 |
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,
| اما قائن و هدیه‌اش را قبول نکرد. پس قائن برآشفت و از شدت خشم سرش را به زیر افکند. | 5 |
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
| خداوند از قائن پرسید: «چرا خشمگین شده‌ای و سرت را به زیر افکنده‌ای؟ | 6 |
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]
| اگر درست عمل کنی، آیا پذیرفته نمی‌شوی؟ اما اگر درست رفتار نکنی، بدان که گناه در کمین توست و می‌خواهد بر تو مسلط شود، ولی تو باید بر آن چیره شوی.» | 7 |
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.”
| روزی قائن از برادرش هابیل خواست که با او به صحرا برود. هنگامی که آنها در صحرا بودند، ناگهان قائن به برادرش حمله کرد و او را کشت. | 8 |
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.
| آنگاه خداوند از قائن پرسید: «برادرت هابیل کجاست؟» قائن جواب داد: «از کجا بدانم؟ مگر من نگهبان برادرم هستم؟» | 9 |
[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]
| خداوند فرمود: «این چه کاری بود که کردی؟ خون برادرت از زمین نزد من فریاد برمی‌آورد. | 10 |
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.
| اکنون ملعون هستی و از زمینی که با خون برادرت آن را رنگین کرده‌ای، طرد خواهی شد. | 11 |
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.
| از این پس، هر چه کار کنی، دیگر زمین محصول خود را آنچنان که باید، به تو نخواهد داد، و تو در جهان آواره و پریشان خواهی بود.» | 12 |
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.”
| قائن گفت: «مجازات من سنگینتر از آن است که بتوانم تحمل کنم. | 13 |
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
| امروز مرا از این سرزمین و از حضور خودت می‌رانی و مرا در جهان آواره و پریشان می‌گردانی، پس هر که مرا ببیند مرا خواهد کُشت.» | 14 |
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.”
| خداوند به او گفت: «چنین نخواهد شد؛ زیرا هر که تو را بکشد، مجازاتش هفت برابر شدیدتر از مجازات تو خواهد بود.» سپس خداوند نشانی بر قائن گذاشت تا هرگاه کسی با او برخورد کند، او را نکشد. | 15 |
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.
| آنگاه قائن از حضور خداوند بیرون رفت و در زمین نُود (یعنی «سرگردانی») در سمت شرقی عدن ساکن شد. | 16 |
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
| چندی بعد همسر قائن آبستن شده خَنوخ را به دنیا آورد. آنگاه قائن شهری ساخت و نام پسرش خنوخ را بر آن شهر گذاشت. | 17 |
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.
| خنوخ پدر عیراد، عیراد پدر محویائیل، محویائیل پدر متوشائیل و متوشائیل پدر لِمک بود. | 18 |
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.
| لِمک دو زن به نامهای عاده و ظله گرفت. | 19 |
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
| عاده پسری زایید و اسم او را یابال گذاشتند. او کسی بود که خیمه‌نشینی و گله‌داری را رواج داد. | 20 |
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
| برادرش یوبال اولین موسیقیدان و مخترع چنگ و نی بود. | 21 |
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.
| ظله، زنِ دیگر لمک هم پسری زایید که او را توبل قائن نامیدند. او کسی بود که کار ساختن آلات آهنی و مسی را شروع کرد. خواهر توبل قائن، نَعمه نام داشت. | 22 |
[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.
| روزی لمک به همسران خود، عاده و ظله، گفت: «ای زنان به من گوش کنید. جوانی را که مرا مجروح کرده بود، کُشتم. | 23 |
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.
| اگر قرار است مجازات کسی که قائن را بکشد، هفت برابر مجازات قائن باشد، پس مجازات کسی هم که بخواهد مرا بکشد، هفتاد و هفت برابر خواهد بود.» | 24 |
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].”
| پس از آن، آدم و حوّا صاحب پسر دیگری شدند. حوّا گفت: «خدا به جای هابیل که به دست برادرش قائن کشته شده بود، پسری دیگر به من عطا کرد.» پس نام او را شیث (یعنی «عطا شده») گذاشت. | 25 |
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.”
| وقتی شیث بزرگ شد، برایش فرزندی به دنیا آمد که او را انوش نام نهادند. در زمان انوش بود که مردم به خواندن نام خداوند آغاز کردند. | 26 |
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
