Genesis 4
1 Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife, —she conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh!
Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam: quæ concepit et peperit Cain, dicens: Possedi hominem per Deum.
2 And she went on to bear his brother, Abel, —and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas Cain, was a tiller of the round.
Rursumque peperit fratrem eius Abel. Fuit autem Abel pastor ovium, et Cain agricola.
3 So it came to pass, after certain days, that Cain brought in of the fruit of the ground, a present to Yahweh:
Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.
4 Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;
Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui, et de adipibus eorum: et respexit Dominus ad Abel, et ad munera eius.
5 but of Cain and his present, he approved not, —and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
Ad Cain vero, et ad munera illius non respexit: iratusque est Cain vehementer, et concidit vultus eius.
6 So then Yahweh said unto Cain, —Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?
Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?
7 Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying, —Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.
Nonne si bene egeris, recipies: sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit? sed sub te erit appetitus eius, et tu dominaberis illius.
8 And Cain said unto Abel his brother Let us go into the field And it came to pass when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum: Egrediamur foras. Cumque essent in agro, consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum Abel, et interfecit eum.
9 Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said I know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I?
Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: Num custos fratris mei sum ego?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
Dixitque ad eum: Quid fecisti? vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de terra.
11 Now therefore, accursed, art thou, —from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.
Nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram, quæ aperuit os suum, et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua.
12 Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee. A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
Cum operatus fueris eam, non dabit tibi fructus suos: vagus et profugus eris super terram.
13 And Cain said unto Yahweh—Greater is my punishment than I can bear.
Dixitque Cain ad Dominum: Maior est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear.
14 Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
Ecce eiicis me hodie a facie terræ, et a facie tua abscondar, et ero vagus et profugus in terra: omnis igitur qui invenerit me, occidet me.
15 And Yahweh said to him—Not so, whosoever slayeth Cain seven—fold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him.
Dixitque ei Dominus: Nequaquam ita fiet: sed omnis qui occiderit Cain, septuplum punietur. Posuitque Dominus Cain signum, ut non interficeret eum omnis qui invenisset eum.
16 So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, —and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
Egressusque Cain a facie Domini, habitavit profugus in terra ad orientalem plagam Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch, —Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Cognovit autem Cain uxorem suam, quæ concepit, et peperit Henoch: et ædificavit civitatem, vocavitque nomen eius ex nomine filii sui, Henoch.
18 And there was born to Enoch Irad, and, Irad, begat Mehujael, —and Mehujael, begat Methusael, —and Methusael, begat Lamech.
Porro Henoch genuit Irad, et Irad genuit Maviael, et Maviael genuit Mathusael, et Mathusael genuit Lamech.
19 And Lamech took to himself two wives, —the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second Zillah.
Qui accepit duas uxores, nomen uni Ada, et nomen alteri Sella.
20 And Adah bare Jabal, —he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
Genuitque Ada Iabel, qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis, atque pastorum.
21 and, the name of his brother, was Jubal, —he, was father of everyone handling lyre and flute,
Et nomen fratris eius Iubal: ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.
22 And, as for Zillah, she also, bare Tubal-Cain, a sharpener of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron, —and, the sister of Tubal-Cain, was Naamah.
Sella quoque genuit Tubalcain, qui fuit malleator et faber in cuncta opera æris et ferri. Soror vero Tubalcain, Noema.
23 Then said Lamech to his wives, Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice, Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale, For a man, have I slain in dealing my wounds, Yea, a youth, in smiting my blows:
Dixitque 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.
24 If, sevenfold, be, the avenging of Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven.
Septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain: de Lamech vero septuagies septies.
25 And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth, —For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him!
Cognovit quoque adhuc Adam uxorem suam: et peperit filium, vocavitque nomen eius Seth, dicens: Posuit mihi Deus semen aliud pro Abel, quem occidit Cain.
26 And to Seth—to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh, —then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.
Sed et Seth natus est filius, quem vocavit Enos: iste cœpit invocare nomen Domini.
