Rodzaju 4
1 Potem Adam obcował ze swoją żoną Ewą, a ta poczęła i urodziła Kaina. I powiedziała: Otrzymałam mężczyznę 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 urodziła jeszcze jego brata Abla. Abel był 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 Z biegiem czasu zdarzyło się, że Kain przyniósł PANU ofiarę z plonów ziemi.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Także Abel przyniósł z pierworodnych swej trzody i z ich tłuszczu. A PAN wejrzał na Abla i jego ofiarę.
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 Lecz na Kaina i jego ofiarę nie wejrzał. Kain rozgniewał się bardzo i spochmurniała jego twarz.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Wtedy PAN zapytał Kaina: Dlaczego się rozgniewałeś? Czemu spochmurniała twoja twarz?
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 Jeśli będziesz dobrze czynił, czy nie zostaniesz wywyższony? A jeśli nie będziesz dobrze czynił, grzech leży u drzwi; a do ciebie [będzie] jego pragnienie, a ty będziesz nad nim panować.
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 Kain rozmawiał ze swoim bratem Ablem. A gdy byli na polu, Kain powstał przeciwko swemu bratu Ablowi 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 Wtedy PAN zapytał Kaina: Gdzie jest twój brat Abel? On odpowiedział: Nie wiem. Czy ja jestem stróżem mego brata?
[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 [Bóg] zapytał: Cóż uczyniłeś? Głos krwi twego brata 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 więc przeklęty będziesz na ziemi, która otworzyła swe usta, aby przyjąć krew twego brata [przelaną] przez twoją rękę.
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 uprawiał ziemię, nie da ci już swego plonu. Tułaczem i zbiegiem 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 Wtedy Kain powiedział do PANA: Zbyt ciężka jest moja kara, bym mógł ją znieść.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Oto wyganiasz mnie dziś z powierzchni ziemi, a przed twoją twarzą będę ukryty. Będę tułaczem i zbiegiem na ziemi, a stanie się [tak, że] ktokolwiek mnie spotka, zabije mnie.
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 PAN mu odpowiedział: Zaprawdę, ktokolwiek zabije Kaina, poniesie siedmiokrotną zemstę. I nałożył PAN na Kaina piętno, aby nie zabił go nikt, kto by go spotkał.
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 Wtedy odszedł Kain sprzed oblicza PANA i zamieszkał w ziemi Nod, na wschód od Edenu.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 I Kain obcował ze swoją żoną, a ona poczęła i urodziła Henocha. Zbudował też miasto i nazwał je imieniem swego syna – Henoch.
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 Henochowi urodził się Irad, a Irad spłodził Mechujaela, a Mechujael spłodził Matuszaela, a Matuszael spłodził Lameka.
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 Lamek pojął sobie dwie żony. Imię jednej [było] Ada, a drugiej – Silla.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Ada urodziła Jabala, który był ojcem mieszkających w namiotach i pasterzy.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Jego brat [miał] na imię Jubal, a był on ojcem wszystkich grających na harfie i na flecie.
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 Silla urodziła Tubalkaina, [który był] rzemieślnikiem wszelkiej roboty od miedzi i żelaza. Siostrą Tubalkaina 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 I Lamek powiedział swym żonom, Adzie i Silli: Słuchajcie mego głosu, żony Lameka, posłuchajcie moich słów; zabiłem mężczyznę za zranienie mnie i młodzieńca za siniec.
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 Jeśli Kain ma być pomszczony siedem razy, to Lamek siedemdziesiąt siedem razy.
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 Adam znów obcował ze swoją żoną, a ona urodziła syna i nadała mu imię Set, [mówiąc]: Dał mi Bóg inne potomstwo za 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 nadał mu imię Enosz. Wtedy zaczęto wzywać imienia PANA.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
