Genesis 4

1And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.

2And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.

3And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.

4Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.

5But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.

6And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it.

8And Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him.

9And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

10And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.

11Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.

12When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.

13And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.

14Behold thou dost cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy face, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on the earth: every one, therefore, that findeth me, shall kill me.

15And the Lord said to him: No, it shall not be so: but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him.

16And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden.

17And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and brought forth Henoch: and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of his son Henoch.

18And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech:

19Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.

20And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.

21And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.

22Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.

23And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising.

24Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.

25Adam also knew his wife again: and she brought forth a son, and called his name Seth, saying: God hath given me another seed, for Abel whom Cain slew.

26But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.

1Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam, quæ concepit et peperit Cain, dicens: Possedi hominem per Deum.

2Rursumque peperit fratrem ejus Abel. Fuit autem Abel pastor ovium, et Cain agricola.

3Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.

4Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui, et de adipibus eorum: et respexit Dominus ad Abel, et ad munera ejus.

5Ad Cain vero, et ad munera illius non respexit: iratusque est Cain vehementer, et concidit vultus ejus.

6Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?

7nonne si bene egeris, recipies: sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit? sed sub te erit appetitus ejus, et tu dominaberis illius.

8Dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum: Egrediamur foras. Cumque essent in agro, consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum Abel, et interfecit eum.

9Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: num custos fratris mei sum ego?

10Dixitque ad eum: Quid fecisti? vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de terra.

11Nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram, quæ aperuit os suum, et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua.

12Cum operatus fueris eam, non dabit tibi fructus suos: vagus et profugus eris super terram.

13Dixitque Cain ad Dominum: Major est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear.

14Ecce ejicis me hodie a facie terræ, et a facie tua abscondar, et ero vagus et profugus in terra: omnis igitur qui invenerit me, occidet me.

15Dixitque ei Dominus: Nequaquam ita fiet: sed omnis qui occiderit Cain, septuplum punietur. Posuitque Dominus Cain signum, ut non interficeret eum omnis qui invenisset eum.

16Egressusque Cain a facie Domini, habitavit profugus in terra ad orientalem plagam Eden.

17Cognovit autem Cain uxorem suam, quæ concepit, et peperit Henoch: et ædificavit civitatem, vocavitque nomen ejus ex nomine filii sui, Henoch.

18Porro Henoch genuit Irad, et Irad genuit Maviaël, et Maviaël genuit Mathusaël, et Mathusaël genuit Lamech.

19Qui accepit duas uxores, nomen uni Ada, et nomen alteri Sella.

20Genuitque Ada Jabel, qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis, atque pastorum.

21Et nomen fratris ejus Jubal: ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.

22Sella quoque genuit Tubalcain, qui fuit malleator et faber in cuncta opera æris et ferri. Soror vero Tubalcain, Noëma.

23Dixitque Lamech uxoribus suis Adæ et Sellæ: [Audite vocem meam, uxores Lamech; auscultate sermonem meum: quoniam occidi virum in vulnus meum, et adolescentulum in livorem meum.

24Septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain: de Lamech vero septuagies septies.]

25Cognovit quoque adhuc Adam uxorem suam: et peperit filium, vocavitque nomen ejus Seth, dicens: Posuit mihi Deus semen aliud pro Abel, quem occidit Cain.

26Sed et Seth natus est filius, quem vocavit Enos: iste cœpit invocare nomen Domini.

1Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.”

2And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer.

3Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.

4Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts.

5Yet in truth, he did not look with favor on Cain and his gifts. And Cain was vehemently angry, and his countenance fell.

6And the Lord said to him: “Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen?

7If you behave well, will you not receive? But if you behave badly, will not sin at once be present at the door? And so its desire will be within you, and you will be dominated by it.”

8And Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go outside.” And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and he put him to death.

9And the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he responded: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10And he said to him: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the land.

11Now, therefore, you will be cursed upon the land, which opened its mouth and received the blood of your brother at your hand.

12When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land.”

13And Cain said to the Lord: “My iniquity is too great to deserve kindness.

14Behold, you have cast me out this day before the face of the earth, and from your face I will be hidden; and I will be a vagrant and a fugitive on the earth. Therefore, anyone who finds me will kill me.”

15And the Lord said to him: “By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold.” And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death.

16And so Cain, departing from the face of the Lord, lived as a fugitive on the earth, toward the eastern region of Eden.

17Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city, and he called its name by the name of his son, Enoch.

18Thereafter, Enoch conceived Irad, and Irad conceived Mahujael, and Mahujael conceived Mathusael, and Mathusael conceived Lamech.

19Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.

20And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds.

21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ.

22Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.

23And Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: “Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech, pay attention to my speech. For I have killed a man to my own harm, and an adolescent to my own bruising.

24Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.”

25Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, “God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”

26But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.