Genèse 4
1 Or Adam connut Eve sa femme, laquelle conçut, et enfanta Caïn; et elle dit: J'ai acquis un homme de par l'Eternel.
And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.
2 Elle enfanta encore Abel son frère; et Abel fut berger, et Caïn laboureur.
Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
3 Or il arriva, au bout de quelque temps, que Caïn offrit à l'Eternel une oblation des fruits de la terre;
And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
4 Et qu'Abel aussi offrit des premiers-nés de son troupeau, et de leur graisse; et l'Eternel eut égard à Abel, et à son oblation.
And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
5 Mais il n'eut point d'égard à Caïn, ni à son oblation; et Caïn fut fort irrité, et son visage fut abattu.
But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
6 Et l'Eternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité? et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?
7 Si tu fais bien, ne sera-t-il pas reçu? mais si tu ne fais pas bien, le péché est à la porte; or ses désirs se [rapportent] à toi, et tu as Seigneurie sur lui.
If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
8 Or Caïn parla avec Abel son frère, et comme ils étaient aux champs, Caïn s'éleva contre Abel son frère, et le tua.
And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
9 Et l'Eternel dit à Caïn: Où est Abel ton frère? Et il lui répondit: Je ne sais, suis-je le gardien de mon frère, moi?
And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
10 Et Dieu dit: Qu'as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre à moi.
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
11 Maintenant donc tu [seras] maudit, [même] de la part de la terre, qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère.
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
12 Quand tu laboureras la terre, elle ne te rendra plus son fruit, et tu seras vagabond et fugitif sur la terre.
No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.
13 Et Caïn dit à l'Eternel: Ma peine est plus grande que je ne puis porter.
And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
14 Voici, tu m'as chassé aujourd'hui de cette terre-ci, et je serai caché de devant ta face, et serai vagabond et fugitif sur la terre, et il arrivera que quiconque me trouvera, me tuera.
You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.
15 Et l'Eternel lui dit: C'est pourquoi quiconque tuera Caïn sera puni sept fois davantage. Ainsi l'Eternel mit une marque sur Caïn, afin que quiconque le trouverait, ne le tuât point.
And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
16 Alors Caïn sortit de devant la face de l'Eternel, et habita au pays de Nod, vers l'Orient d'Héden.
And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
17 Puis Caïn connut sa femme, qui conçut et enfanta Hénoc; et il bâtit une ville, et appela la ville Hénoc, du nom de son fils.
And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.
18 Puis Hirad naquit à Hénoc, et Hirad engendra Méhujaël, et Méhujaël engendra Méthusaël, et Méthusaël engendra Lémec.
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Et Lémec prit deux femmes; le nom de l'une était Hada, et le nom de l'autre, Tsilla.
And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 Et Hada enfanta Jabal, qui fut père de ceux qui demeurent dans les tentes, et des pasteurs.
And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
21 Et le nom de son frère fut Jubal, qui fut père de tous ceux qui touchent le violon et les orgues.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.
22 Et Tsilla aussi enfanta Tubal-Caïn, qui fut forgeur de toute sorte d'instruments d'airain et de fer; et la sœur de Tubal-Caïn fut Nahama.
And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 Et Lémec dit à Hada et à Tsilla ses femmes: Femmes de Lémec, entendez ma voix, écoutez ma parole; je tuerai un homme, moi étant blessé, même un jeune homme, moi étant meurtri.
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;
24 Car [si] Caïn est vengé sept fois davantage, Lémec le sera soixante-dix sept fois.
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
25 Et Adam connut encore sa femme, qui enfanta un fils, et il appela son nom Seth, car Dieu m'a, [dit-il], donné un autre fils au lieu d'Abel, que Caïn a tué.
And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.
26 Il naquit aussi un fils à Seth, et il l'appela Enos. Alors on commença d'appeler du nom de l'Eternel.
And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.
