Génesis 4
1 El hombre conoció Eva, su mujer. Ella concibió, y dio a luz a Caín, y dijo: “He conseguido un hombre con la ayuda de Yahvé”.
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 De nuevo dio a luz a Abel, el hermano de Caín. Abel era cuidador de ovejas, pero Caín era labrador de la tierra.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Con el tiempo, Caín trajo una ofrenda a Yahvé del fruto de la tierra.
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 parte de los primogénitos de su rebaño y de su grasa. Yahvé respetó a 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 respetó a Caín y su ofrenda. Caín se enfadó mucho, y la expresión de su rostro decayó.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Yahvé dijo a Caín: “¿Por qué estás enojado? ¿Por qué ha decaído la expresión de tu rostro?
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 haces bien, ¿no se levantará? Si no haces bien, el pecado se agazapa a la puerta. Su deseo es para ti, pero tú debes dominarlo”.
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 Caín dijo a Abel, su hermano: “Vamos al campo”. Mientras estaban en el campo, Caín se levantó contra Abel, 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 Yahvé dijo a Caín: “¿Dónde está Abel, tu hermano?” Dijo: “No lo sé. ¿Soy el guardián 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 El Señor dijo: “¿Qué has hecho? La voz de la sangre de tu hermano clama a mí 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 Ahora estás maldito por culpa de la tierra, que ha abierto su boca para recibir la sangre de tu hermano de tu mano.
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 De ahora en adelante, cuando labres la tierra, no te cederá su fuerza. Serás un fugitivo y un vagabundo en 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 Caín dijo a Yahvé: “Mi castigo es mayor de lo que puedo soportar.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 He aquí que hoy me has expulsado de la superficie de la tierra. Quedaré oculto de tu rostro, y seré un fugitivo y un vagabundo en la tierra. Quien 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 Yahvé le dijo: “Por lo tanto, quien mate a Caín, se vengará de él siete veces”. Yahvé designó una señal para Caín, para que quien lo encontrara no lo golpeara.
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 Caín dejó la presencia de Yahvé y vivió en la tierra de Nod, al este 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 conoció a su esposa. Ella concibió y dio a luz a Enoc. Él construyó una ciudad, y llamó a la ciudad con el nombre de 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 De Enoc nació Irad. Irad se convirtió en el padre de Mehujael. Mehujael fue el padre de Matusalén. Matusalén 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 tomó dos esposas: el nombre de la primera fue Ada, y el nombre de la segunda fue Zila.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Ada dio a luz a Jabal, que fue el padre de los que habitan en tiendas y tienen ganado.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Su hermano se llamaba Jubal, que fue el padre de todos los que manejan el arpa y la flauta.
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 Zila también dio a luz a Tubal Caín, el forjador de todo instrumento cortante de bronce y hierro. La hermana de Tubal Caín fue 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 Lamec dijo a sus esposas, “Adah y Zila, escuchen mi voz. Esposas de Lamec, escuchad mi discurso, porque he matado a un hombre por herirme, un joven por haberme golpeado.
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 Caín será vengado siete veces, verdaderamente Lamec setenta y siete veces”.
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 conocer a su mujer. Ella dio a luz un hijo, y le puso el nombre de Set, diciendo: “Porque Dios me ha dado otro hijo en lugar de Abel, ya que Caín lo mató”.
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 También le nació un hijo a Set, y lo llamó Enós. En aquel tiempo los hombres comenzaron a invocar el nombre de Yahvé.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
