1 Mosebog 4
1 Og Adam kendte sin Hustru Eva; og hun undfik og fødte Kain og sagde: Jeg har faaet en Mand, som er Herren.
Adam slept with his wife Eve and she became pregnant. She gave birth to Cain, and said, “With the Lord's help I have made a man.”
2 Og hun blev ved at føde, nemlig hans Broder Abel; og Abel blev en Faarehyrde, og Kain dyrkede Jorden.
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.
3 Og det hændte sig, der en Tid var forløben, og Kain frembar et Offer til Herren af Jordens Frugt.
Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.
4 Og Abel, ogsaa han bar frem af sin Hjords første Affødning og af deres Fedme; og Herren saa til Abel og til hans Offer.
Abel also brought an offering: the firstborn lambs of his flock, selecting the very best parts to offer. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
5 Men til Kain og til hans Offer saa han ikke; da blev Kain meget vred, og hans Ansigt falmede.
but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
6 Og Herren sagde til Kain: Hvi er du vred, og hvi er dit Ansigt falmet?
The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?
7 Er det ikke saa, at dersom du gør godt, da er du behagelig, og dersom du ikke gør godt, da ligger Synden for Døren, og til dig er dens Attraa? men du skal herske over den.
If you were doing what's right, then you'd be looking happy. But if you don't do what's right, then sin will be like animal crouching outside your home, ready to pounce on you. It wants to have you, but you must be the one in control.”
8 Og Kain talede med Abel sin Broder; og det hændte sig, der de vare paa Marken, da stod Kain op imod Abel sin Broder og ihjelslog ham.
Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
9 Og Herren sagde til Kain: Hvor er Abel, din Broder? Og han sagde: Jeg ved ikke, mon jeg være min Broders Vogter?
“Where is your brother Abel?” the Lord asked Cain. “How should I know?” he replied. “Am I supposed to be my brother's care-giver?”
10 Og han sagde: Hvad har du gjort? din Broders Blods Røst raaber til mig af Jorden.
“What have you done?” the Lord asked. “Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
11 Og nu være du forbandet fra Jorden, som oplod sin Mund til at tage din Broders Blod af din Haand.
Consequently you are more cursed than the ground because you soaked it with your brother's blood.
12 Naar du dyrker Jorden, skal den ikke ydermere give dig sin Kraft; ustadig og flygtig skal du være paa Jorden.
When you cultivate the ground, it won't produce crops for you. You'll be always on the run, wandering all over the earth.”
13 Da sagde Kain til Herren: Min Misgerning er større, end jeg kan bære.
“My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.
14 Se, du har i Dag drevet mig fra Jordens Kreds, og jeg maa skjule mig for dit Ansigt; og jeg bliver ustadig og flygtig paa Jorden, og det vil ske, hvo som finder mig, slaar mig ihjel.
“Look! You're driving me away right now—cursing the ground and banishing me from your presence. I'm going to have to hide and always be on the run, left to wander all over the earth. Anyone who finds me is going to kill me!”
15 Men Herren sagde til ham: Derfor, hvo som ihjelslaar Kain, paa ham skal det hævnes syvfold; saa satte Herren for Kain et Tegn, at ingen, som fandt ham, skulde slaa ham ihjel.
But the Lord replied, “No, Cain. Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times over.” The Lord placed a mark on Cain so that no one who came across him would kill him.
16 Saa gik Kain ud fra Herrens Ansigt og blev i det Land Nod Østen for Eden.
So Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in a land called Nod, east of Eden.
17 Og Kain kendte sin Hustru, og hun undfik og fødte Hanok; og han byggede en Stad og kaldte Stadens Navn efter sin Søns Navn, Hanok.
Cain slept with his wife and she became pregnant. She had a son named Enoch. At that time Cain was building a town, so he named it after his son Enoch.
18 Og for Hanok blev født Irad, og Irad avlede Mehujael, og Mehujael avlede Mathusael, og Mathusael avlede Lamek.
Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael, Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 Og Lamek tog sig to Hustruer, den enes Navn var Ada, og den andens Navn Zilla.
Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was named Zillah.
20 Og Ada fødte Jabal; han var Fader til dem, som boede i Telte og vogtede Kvæg.
Adah had a son named Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
21 Og hans Broders Navn var Jubal; han var Fader til alle dem, der legede paa Harpe og Fløjte.
He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.
22 Og Zilla, ogsaa hun fødte, nemlig Thubalkain, som kunstigen gjorde alle Haande skarpt Kobber- og Jerntøj; og Thubalkains Søster var Naama.
Zillah also had a son. He was named Tubal-cain and he was a blacksmith, making different kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was named Naamah.
23 Og Lamek sagde til sine Hustruer: Ada og Zilla, hører min Røst, Lameks Hustruer, mærker min Tale! Om jeg har slagen en Mand ihjel, mig til et Saar, og en Dreng, mig til en Byld:
At one time Lamech told his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me. You wives of Lamech, pay attention to what I have to say. I killed a man because he wounded me; I killed a young man because he injured me.
24 da skal Kain hævnes syvfold, og Lamek halvfjerdsindstyve Gange og syv Gange.
If the sentence for killing Cain was to be punished seven times over, then if someone kills me, Lamech, the punishment should be seventy-seven times.”
25 Og Adam kendte ydermere sin Hustru, og hun fødte en Søn og kaldte hans Navn Seth; thi Gud har sat mig, sagde hun, en anden Sæd i Abels Sted; thi Kain slog ham ihjel.
Adam slept with his wife again, and she had a son and named him Seth, explaining that, “God has given me another child to replace Abel, the one Cain killed.”
26 Og for Seth blev og født en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Enos; da begyndte man at paakalde Herrens Navn.
Later Seth had a son named Enosh, because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
