Geneză 4
1 Şi Adam a cunoscut-o pe Eva, soţia lui, şi ea a rămas însărcinată şi a născut pe Cain şi a spus: Am primit un bărbat de la DOMNUL.
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 Şi ea a mai născut pe fratele lui, Abel. Şi Abel era păzitor de oi, dar Cain era lucrător al pământului.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Şi s-a întâmplat că, după un timp, Cain a adus un dar DOMNULUI, din rodul pământului.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Şi Abel, de asemenea, a adus din întâii născuţi ai turmei sale şi din grăsimea lor. Şi DOMNUL s-a uitat cu plăcere la Abel şi la darul său.
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 Dar la Cain şi la darul său nu s-a uitat cu plăcere. Şi Cain s-a înfuriat tare şi i s-a posomorât faţa.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Şi DOMNUL i-a spus lui Cain: De ce te-ai înfuriat? Şi de ce ţi s-a posomorât faţa?
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 Dacă faci bine, nu vei fi acceptat? Iar dacă nu faci bine, păcatul pândeşte la uşă. Şi dorinţa lui se ţine de tine, dar tu să stăpâneşti peste el.
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 Iar Cain a vorbit cu Abel, fratele său, şi a fost aşa: când erau ei pe câmp, Cain s-a ridicat împotriva lui Abel, fratele său, şi l-a ucis.
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 Şi DOMNUL i-a spus lui Cain: Unde este Abel, fratele tău? Iar el a spus: Nu ştiu; sunt eu păzitorul fratelui meu?
[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 Iar el a spus: Ce ai făcut? Vocea sângelui fratelui tău strigă din pământ către mine.
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 Şi acum eşti blestemat de pe pământul care şi-a deschis gura să primească sângele fratelui tău din mâna ta.
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 Când lucrezi pământul, acesta nu îţi va mai da de aici înainte puterea lui; un fugar şi un rătăcitor vei fi pe pământ.
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 Şi Cain a spus DOMNULUI: Pedeapsa mea este mai mare decât o pot purta.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Iată, tu m-ai alungat astăzi de pe faţa pământului şi de la faţa ta voi fi ascuns şi voi fi un fugar şi un rătăcitor pe pământ şi se va întâmpla că oricine mă găseşte mă va ucide.
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 Şi DOMNUL i-a spus: De aceea, oricine ucide pe Cain, răzbunare va fi asupra lui de şapte ori. Şi DOMNUL a pus un semn pe Cain, ca nu cumva cineva, găsindu-l, să îl ucidă.
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 Şi Cain a ieşit din prezența DOMNULUI şi a locuit în ţara Nod, la est de Eden.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Şi Cain a cunoscut-o pe soţia sa şi ea a rămas însărcinată şi a născut pe Enoh; şi a zidit o cetate şi a pus numele cetăţii după numele fiului său, Enoh.
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 Şi lui Enoh i s-a născut Irad; şi Irad a născut pe Mehuiael; şi Mehuiael a născut pe Metuşael; şi Metuşael a născut pe Lameh.
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 Şi Lameh şi-a luat două soţii: numele uneia era Ada şi numele celeilalte, Ţila.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Şi Ada a născut pe Iabal: el a fost tatăl celor ce locuiesc în corturi şi au vite.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Şi numele fratelui său era Iubal: el a fost tatăl tuturor celor ce mânuiesc harpa şi instrumentul de suflat.
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 Şi Ţila, de asemenea, a născut pe Tubal-Cain, instructor al fiecărui meşteşugar în aramă şi fier; şi sora lui Tubal-Cain a fost Naama.
[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 Şi Lameh a spus soţiilor lui, Ada şi Ţila: Auziţi vocea mea, voi soţiile lui Lameh, daţi ascultare la vorbirea mea: pentru că am ucis un om pentru rănirea mea şi un tânăr pentru vânătaia mea.
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 Dacă va fi răzbunat Cain de şapte ori, cu adevărat, Lameh de şaptezeci şi şapte de ori.
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 Şi Adam a cunoscut-o din nou pe soţia lui şi ea a născut un fiu şi i-a pus numele Set: Pentru că Dumnezeu, a spus ea, mi-a rânduit o altă sămânţă în locul lui Abel, pe care l-a ucis Cain.
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 Şi lui Set, de asemenea, i s-a născut un fiu şi i-a pus numele Enos: atunci au început oamenii să cheme numele DOMNULUI.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
