Rodzaju 4
1 Potem Adam poznał Ewę, żonę swoję, która poczęła i porodziła Kaina, i rzekła: Otrzymałam męża od Pana.
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 I porodził zasię brata jego Abla; i był Abel pasterzem owiec, a Kain był rolnikiem.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 I stało się po wielu dni, iż przyniósł Kain z owocu ziemi ofiarę Panu.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Także i Abel przyniósł z pierworodztw trzód swoich i z tłustości ich; i wejrzał Pan na Abla i na ofiarę jego.
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 Ale na Kaina i na ofiarę jego nie wejrzał; i rozgniewał się Kain bardzo, i spadła twarz jego.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Tedy rzekł Pan do Kaina: Przeczżeś się zapalił gniewem a czemu spadła twarz twoja?
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 Azaż, jeźli dobrze czynić będziesz, nie będziesz wywyższon? a jeźli nie będziesz dobrze czynił, we drzwiach grzech leży; a do ciebie chuć jego będzie, a ty nad nim panować będziesz.
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 I rozmawiał Kain z Ablem bratem swoim. I stało się, gdy byli na polu, że powstał Kain na Abla brata swego, i zabił go.
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 I rzekł Pan do Kaina: Gdzież jest Abel brat twój? który odpowiedział: Nie wiem; izalim ja stróżem brata mego?
[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 I rzekł Bóg: Cóżeś uczynił? Głos krwi brata twego woła do mnie z ziemi.
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 Teraz tedy przeklętym będziesz na ziemi, która otworzyła usta swe, aby przyjęła krew brata twego z ręki twojej.
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 Gdy będziesz sprawował ziemię, nie wyda więcej mocy swej tobie; tułaczem, i biegunem będziesz na ziemi.
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 Tedy rzekł Kain do Pana: Większa jest nieprawość moja, niżby mi ją odpuścić miano.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Oto mię dziś wyganiasz z oblicza tej ziemi, a przed twarzą twoją skryję się, i będę tułaczem, i biegunem na ziemi; i stanie się, że ktokolwiek mię znajdzie, zabije mię.
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 I rzekł mu Pan: Zaiste, ktobykolwiek zabił Kaina, siedmioraką odniesie pomstę. I włożył Pan na Kaina piętno, aby go nie zabijał, ktobykolwiek znalazł.
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 Tedy odszedł Kain od oblicza Pańskiego, i mieszkał w ziemi Nod, na wschód słońca od Eden.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 I poznał Kain żonę swą, która poczęła, i porodziła Enocha; i zbudował miasto, i nazwał imię miasta tego imieniem syna swego, Enoch.
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 I urodził się Enochowi Irad, a Irad spłodził Mawiaela, a Mawiael spłodził Matusaela, a Matusael spłodził Lamecha.
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 I pojął sobie Lamech dwie żony; imię jednej, Ada, a imię drugiej, Sella.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Tedy urodziła Ada Jabala, który był ojcem mieszkających w namieciech, i pasterzów.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 A imię brata jego było Jubal, który był ojcem wszystkich grających na harfie, i na muzyckiem naczyniu.
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 Sella też urodziła Tubalkaina, rzemieślnika wszelkiej roboty, od miedzi i od żelaza. A siostra Tubalkainowa była Noema.
[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 Tedy rzekł Lamech żonom swym, Adzie i Selli: Słuchajcie głosu mego, żony Lamechowe, posłuchajcie słów moich; zabiłbym ja męża za zranienie moje, i młodzieńca za siność moję.
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 Jeźlić siedmiokroć mścić się będą za Kaina, tedyć za Lamecha siedemdziesiąt i siedem kroć.
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 I poznał jeszcze Adam żonę swą, która urodziła syna, i nazwała imię jego Set, mówiąc: Dał mi Bóg inne potomstwo miasto Abla, którego zabił Kain.
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 Setowi też urodził się syn, i nazwał imię jego Enos. Na ten czas poczęto wzywać imienia Pańskiego.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
