Génesis 4
1 Y el varón tuvo relaciones con su mujer Eva, y quedó encinta, y dio a luz a Caín, y dijo: Me ha dado un hombre él Señor.
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 Entonces ella volvió a tener un hijo y dio a luz a Abel, su hermano. Y Abel era pastor de ovejas, pero Caín era granjero.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Y después de un tiempo, Caín le dio al Señor una ofrenda de los frutos 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 Y Abel dio una ofrenda de los corderos de su rebaño y de su grasa. Y el Señor estaba complacido con la ofrenda de Abel;
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 en Caín y en su ofrenda no se complació. Y Caín estaba enojado y su rostro se puso triste.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Y él Señor dijo a Caín: ¿Por qué estás enojado? y por qué tu cara está triste?
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 lo haces bien, ¿no tendrás honor? y si lo haces mal, el pecado te espera en la puerta, deseando tenerte, pero no dejes que sea tu amo.
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 Y dijo Caín a su hermano: Pasemos al campo; y estando ellos en el campo, Caín atacó a su hermano Abel 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 Y él Señor dijo a Caín: ¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel? Y él dijo: No tengo idea: ¿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 Y él dijo: ¿Qué has hecho? la voz de la sangre de tu hermano me está llamando 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 Y ahora eres maldito de la tierra, cuya boca está abierta 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 La tierra ya no te dará su fruto como la recompensa de tu trabajo; serás un vagabundo errante sobre 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 Y dijo Caín: Mi castigo es mayor que mi fuerza.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Me has enviado hoy de la faz de la tierra y de delante de tu rostro; Voy a ser un vagabundo errante sobre la tierra, y el que me vea 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 Y él Señor dijo: De cierto, si muere Caín, siete vidas serán tomadas por él. Y el Señor puso una marca en Caín para que nadie lo matara.
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 Y se apartó Caín de delante de la faz del Señor, y se quedó a vivir en la tierra de Nod, al oriente del Edén.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Y Caín tuvo relaciones con su esposa, y ella engendró y dio a luz a Enoc; y él hizo una ciudad, y le dio a la ciudad el nombre de Enoc por su hijo.
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 Y Enoc tuvo un hijo Irad; e Irad fue padre de Mehujael; y Mehujael padre de Metusael; y Metusael fue 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 Y Lamec tuvo dos mujeres; el nombre de uno era Ada, y el nombre del otro Zila.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Y Ada dio a luz a Jabal; era el padre de los que viven en tiendas y tienen ganado.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Y el nombre de su hermano era Jubal: él era el padre de todos los que tocan con arpa y 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 Y Zila dio a luz a Tubal-caín, que es el padre de todo fabricante de instrumentos de bronce y de hierro, y 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 Y dijo Lamec a sus mujeres, Ada y Zila, escucha mi voz; esposas de Lamec, presten atención a mis palabras, porque yo pondría a muerte a un hombre por una herida, y a un joven por un golpe;
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 se quieren tomar siete vidas como castigo por la muerte de Caín, setenta y siete serán tomadas por las de Lamec.
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 Y Adán volvió a tener relaciones con su esposa, y ella dio a luz a un hijo al que dio el nombre de Set, porque ella dijo: Dios me ha dado otra simiente en lugar de Abel, a quien Caín 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 Y Set tuvo un hijo, y le dio el nombre de Enós: en este tiempo los hombres primero hicieron uso del nombre del Señor en adoración.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
