Zanafilla 4
1 Por Adami njohu Evën, gruan e tij, e cila u ngjiz dhe lindi Kainin, dhe ai tha: “Fitova një burrë nga Zoti”.
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 Pastaj lindi Abeli, vëllai i tij. Dhe Abeli u bë bari kopesh, ndërsa Kaini u bë punonjës i tokës.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Me kalimin e kohës, Kaini i bëri një ofertë frutash të tokës Zotit;
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 por Abeli i ofroi edhe ai të parëlindurit e kopesë së tij dhe yndyrën e tyre. Dhe Zoti e çmoi Abelin dhe dhuratën e tij,
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 por nuk çmoi Kainin dhe ofertën e tij. Dhe kështu Kaini u pezmatua shumë dhe fytyra e tij mori një pamje të dëshpëruar.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Atëherë Zoti i tha Kainit: “Pse je pezmatuar dhe pse fytyra jote është dëshpëruar?
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 Në rast se bën mirë a nuk do të pranohesh? Por në qoftë se bën keq, mëkati po të ruan te porta dhe dëshirat e tij drejtohen ndaj teje; por ti duhet ta sundosh”.
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 Dhe Kaini foli me të vëllanë, Abelin; kur u gjendën në fushë, Kaini u ngrit kundër vëllait të tij Abelit dhe e vrau.
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 Atëherë Zoti i tha Kainit: “Ku është vëllait yt Abeli?”. Ai u përgjegj: “Nuk e di; mos jam unë rojtari i vëllait tim?”.
[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 Zoti i tha: “Çfarë ke bërë? Zëri i gjakut të vëllait tënd më vëngon nga toka.
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 Dhe ti tani je më i mallkuar se toka që hapi gojën për të marrë gjakun e vëllait tënd nga dora jote.
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 Kur të punosh tokën, ajo nuk do të të japë më prodhimet e saj, dhe ti do të jesh një endacak dhe një ikanak mbi tokë”.
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 Atëherë Kaini i tha Zotit; “Ndëshkimi im është tepër i madh aq sa unë nuk mund ta duroj.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Ja, ti po më dëbon sot nga faqja e këtij dheu dhe do të fshihem nga fytyra jote; dhe do të bëhem endacak dhe ikanak nëpër botë dhe do të ndodhë që të më vrasë kushdo që do të më gjejë”.
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 Dhe Zoti i tha: “Prandaj, kushdo qoftë të vrasë Kainin, do të dënohet shtatë herë”. Dhe Zoti vuri një shenjë mbi Kainin, me qëllim që kushdo që ta gjente të mos e vriste.
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 Atëherë Kaini u largua nga prania e Zotit dhe banoi në vendin e quajtur Nod, në lindje të Edenit.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Dhe Kaini njohu të shoqen, e cila u ngjiz dhe lindi Enokun. Pastaj Kaini ndërtoi një qytet, të cilit i vuri emrin Enok, emri i të birit.
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 Dhe Enokut i lindi Iradi; Iradit i lindi Mehujaeli; Mehujaelit i lindi Methusaeli dhe Mathusaelit i lindi Lameku.
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 Dhe Lameku mori dy gra: emri i njërës ishte Ada dhe emri i tjetrës Cilah.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Dhe Ada lindi Jabalin, që ishte babai i atyre që banojnë nën çadra dhe merren me rritjen e bagëtisë.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Por emri i të vëllait ishte Jubal, që ishte babai i gjithë atyre që i binin qestes dhe flautit.
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 Cilah lindi edhe ajo Tubal-kainin, krijuesi i çfarëdo lloji veglash prej bronzi dhe hekuri, dhe motra e Tubal-kainit qe 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 Pastaj Lameku u tha grave të tij: “Ada dhe Cilah, dëgjoni zërin tim; gra të Lamekut, u vini re fjalëve të mia! Po, unë vrava një njeri sepse më plagosi, dhe një të ri sepse më shkaktoi një irnim.
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 Në rast se do t’i merret hak Kainit shtatë herë, Lamekut do t’i merret hak shtatëdhjetë herë shtatë”.
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 Pastaj Adami njohu përsëri gruan e tij, që lindi një djalë dhe e quajti Seth, sepse ajo tha: “Perëndia më dha një tjetër pasardhës në vend të Abelit, që u vra nga Kaini”.
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 Edhe Sethit i lindi një djalë, të cilin e quajti Enosh. Atëherë filluan të kërkojnë emrin e Zotit.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
