Genesis, 4

1. The man had intercourse with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. 'I have acquired a man with the help of Yahweh,' she said.

1. And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

2. She gave birth to a second child, Abel, the brother of Cain. Now Abel became a shepherd and kept flocks, while Cain tilled the soil.

2. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3. Time passed and Cain brought some of the produce of the soil as an offering for Yahweh,

3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

4. while Abel for his part brought the first-born of his flock and some of their fat as well. Yahweh looked with favour on Abel and his offering.

4. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5. But he did not look with favour on Cain and his offering, and Cain was very angry and downcast.

5. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

6. Yahweh asked Cain, 'Why are you angry and downcast?

6. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7. If you are doing right, surely you ought to hold your head high! But if you are not doing right, Sin is crouching at the door hungry to get you. You can still master him.'

7. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

8. Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let us go out'; and while they were in the open country, Cain set on his brother Abel and killed him.

8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9. Yahweh asked Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' 'I do not know,' he replied. 'Am I my brother's guardian?'

9. And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?

10. 'What have you done?' Yahweh asked. 'Listen! Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.

10. And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

11. Now be cursed and banned from the ground that has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood at your hands.

11. And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

12. When you till the ground it will no longer yield up its strength to you. A restless wanderer you will be on earth.'

12. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

13. Cain then said to Yahweh, 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.

13. And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.

14. Look, today you drive me from the surface of the earth. I must hide from you, and be a restless wanderer on earth. Why, whoever comes across me will kill me!'

14. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me shall slay me.

15. 'Very well, then,' Yahweh replied, 'whoever kills Cain will suffer a sevenfold vengeance.' So Yahweh put a mark on Cain, so that no one coming across him would kill him.

15. And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

16. Cain left Yahweh's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

16. And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

17. Cain had intercourse with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. He became the founder of a city and gave the city the name of his son Enoch.

17. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

18. Enoch fathered Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael; Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.

18. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

19. Lamech married two women: the name of the first was Adah and the name of the second was Zillah.

19. And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

20. Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the ancestor of tent-dwelling herdsmen.

20. And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.

21. His brother's name was Jubal: he was the ancestor of all who play the harp and the pipe.

21. And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

22. As for Zillah, she gave birth to Tubal-Cain: he was the ancestor of all who work copper and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.

22. And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.

23. Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice, wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I killed a man for wounding me, a boy for striking me.

23. And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

24. Sevenfold vengeance for Cain, but seventy-sevenfold for Lamech.

24. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25. Adam had intercourse with his wife, and she gave birth to a son whom she named Seth, 'because God has granted me other offspring', she said, 'in place of Abel, since Cain has killed him.'

25. And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

26. A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. This man was the first to invoke the name Yahweh.

26. And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.