Génesis 4
1 Adán durmió con su esposa Eva y ella quedó embarazada. Y dio a luz a Caín, y dijo: “Con la ayuda de Dios he hecho a un hombre”.
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 Después dio a luz a su hermano Abel. Él se convirtió en un pastor de ovejas, mientras que Caín era un agricultor.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Algún tiempo después, Caín trajo el fruto de su cosecha como ofrenda al Señor.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Abel también trajo una ofrenda: el primogénito de su rebaño, eligiendo las mejores partes como ofrenda. El Señor se sintió agradado de Abel y su ofrenda,
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 pero no se agradó de Caín ni de su ofrenda, lo cual enojó a Caín en gran manera y frunció el ceño con enfado.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Entonces el Señor le preguntó a Caín: “¿Por qué estás enojado? ¿Por qué te ves tan enfadado?
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 Si hicieras lo correcto, lucirías contento. Pero si no haces lo correcto, el pecado será como animales agazapados en la puerta de tu casa, listos para atacarte. El pecado desea apoderarse de ti, pero tú debes mantener el control”.
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 Más tarde, mientras Caín hablaba con su hermano Abel, e iban por los campos, Caín atacó a su hermano y lo mató.
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 “¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel?” le preguntó el Señor a Caín. “¿Cómo podría saberlo?” respondió Caín. “¿Acaso se supone que debo ser el cuidador de mi hermano?”
[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 “¿Qué has hecho?” le preguntó el Señor. “La sangre de tu hermano clama a mi desde la tierra.
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 Por esto ahora estarás más maldito que la tierra, porque la has impregnado con la sangre de tu hermano.
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 Y cuando cultives la tierra, no producirá cosechas para ti. Siempre serás un prófugo, errando por toda la tierra”.
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 “Mi castigo es más de lo que puedo soportar”, respondió Caín.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 “¡Mira! Me expulsas en este instante, maldiciendo la tierra y echándome de tu presencia. Ahora tendré que esconderme y seré siempre un prófugo, errante por toda la tierra. ¡Y cualquiera que me encuentre me matará!”
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 Pero el Señor respondió: “No, Caín. Cualquiera que te mate será castigado siete veces más”. El Señor puso una marca sobre Caín para que ninguno lo matase.
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 Así que Caín se fue de la presencia del Señor y se fue a vivir al país llamado Nod, al oriente de Edén.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Caín se acostó con su esposa y ella quedó embarazada. Y tuvo un hijo llamado Enoc. En ese tiempo Caín estaba construyendo una ciudad, y le puso el mismo nombre que su hijo Enoc.
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 Enoc tuvo un hijo llamado Irad. E Irad fue el padre de Mejuyael, y luego Mejuyael fue el padre de Metusael, y Metusael fue el padre de Lamec.
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 Lamec se casó con dos mujeres. La primera se llamaba Ada, y la segunda se llamaba Selá.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Ada tuvo un hijo llamado Jabal. Él fue el padre de los que viven en tiendas y tienen rebaños.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Él tuvo un hermano llamado Jubal. Y Jubal era el padre de todos los que tocan instrumentos de cuerda y de viento.
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 Selá también tuvo un hijo que se llamaba Tubal-Caín y era un herrero que forjaba toda clase de herramientas de hierro y bronce. La hermana de Tubal-Caín se llamaba Naamá.
[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 En cierta ocasión, Lamec le dijo a sus esposas: “Ada y Selá, escúchenme. Ustedes, esposas de Lamec, presten atención a lo que les voy a decir. Yo maté a un hombre y él me hirió. Maté a un hombre joven porque atentó contra mi.
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 Si la sentencia por matar a Caín era de ser castigado siete veces más, entonces si alguien me mata a mí, el castigo debería ser setenta y siete veces más”.
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 Adán volvió a acostarse con su esposa otra vez, y tuvieron un hijo llamado Set, con la explicación: “Dios me ha dado otro hijo para tomar el lugar de Abel, el que mató Caín”.
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 Después Set tuvo un hijo llamado Enós, porque en ese tiempo las personas habían comenzado a adorar al Señor por su nombre.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
