Genesis 4

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.

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 exceeding 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 from thy face I shall be hid, 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 so be: 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.