Genesis 4
1 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.”
Or Adam connut sa femme Ève, qui conçut et enfanta Caïn, disant: J’ai acquis un homme par la grâce de Dieu.
2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.
Et de nouveau elle enfanta son frère Abel. Or Abel fut pasteur de brebis, et Caïn laboureur.
3 Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.
Et il arriva après bien des jours que Caïn offrait des fruits de la terre en présent au Seigneur.
4 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,
Abel aussi offrit des premiers-nés de son troupeau, et des plus gras: et le Seigneur regarda Abel et ses dons.
5 but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
Mais Caïn et ses dons, il ne les regarda pas: aussi Caïn fut violemment irrité, et son visage fut abattu.
6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?
Et le Seigneur lui dit: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
7 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.”
Si tu fais bien, n’en recevras-tu pas la récompense? et si tu fais mal, le péché ne sera-t-il pas soudain à ta porte? Mais la concupiscence qui t’entraîne vers lui sera sous toi, et tu la domineras.
8 Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
Or Caïn dit à Abel son frère: Sortons dehors. Et lorsqu’ils étaient dans la campagne, Caïn se leva contre son frère Abel et le tua.
9 “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?”
Le Seigneur dit alors à Caïn: Où est Abel ton frère? Il répondit: Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère, moi?
10 “What have you done?” the Lord asked. “Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Mais le Seigneur lui repartit: Qu’as-tu fait? la voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu’à moi.
11 Consequently you are more cursed than the ground because you soaked it with your brother's blood.
Maintenant donc, maudit tu seras sur la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche et qui a reçu de ta main le sang de ton frère.
12 When you cultivate the ground, it won't produce crops for you. You'll be always on the run, wandering all over the earth.”
Lors même que tu l’auras cultivée, elle ne te donnera pas ses fruits: tu seras errant et fugitif sur la terre.
13 “My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.
Mais Caïn dit au Seigneur: Elle est trop grande, mon iniquité, pour que je mérite le pardon.
14 “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!”
Voilà que vous me rejetez aujourd’hui de la face de la terre, je me cacherai de votre face, et je serai errant et fugitif sur la terre: quiconque donc me trouvera, me tuera.
15 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.
Mais le Seigneur lui répondit: Non, il n’en sera pas ainsi; car quiconque tuera Caïn, sera puni sept fois. Et le Seigneur mit un signe sur Caïn, afin que quiconque le trouverait, ne le tuât pas.
16 So Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in a land called Nod, east of Eden.
Étant donc sorti de la présence du Seigneur, Caïn fugitif habita dans le pays qui est au côté oriental d’Eden.
17 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.
Cependant Caïn connut sa femme, laquelle conçut et enfanta Hénoch, et il bâtit une ville, et il lui donna le nom d’Hénoch, tiré du nom de son fils.
18 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.
Or Hénoch engendra Irad, Irad engendra Maviaël, Maviaël engendra Mathusaël, et Mathusaël engendra Lamech,
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was named Zillah.
Lequel prit deux femmes: le nom de l’une était Ada, et le nom de l’autre. Sella.
20 Adah had a son named Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Et Ada enfanta Jabel, qui fut le père de ceux qui habitent sous les tentes, et des pasteurs.
21 He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.
Et le nom de son frère était Jubal; c’est le père de ceux qui jouent de la harpe et de l’orgue.
22 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.
Sella aussi engendra Tubalcaïn, qui sut travailler avec le marteau, et faire toutes sortes d’ouvrages d’airain et de fer. La sœur de Tubalcaïn fut Noëma.
23 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.
Or Lamech dit à ses femmes Ada et Sella: Entendez ma voix, femmes de Lamech, prêtez l’oreille à mes paroles: j’ai tué un homme à cause de ma blessure, et un jeune homme à cause de ma meurtrissure.
24 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.”
Caïn sera vengé sept fois, mais Lamech septante fois sept fois.
25 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.”
Adam connut encore sa femme, et elle enfanta un fils, et elle l’appela du nom de Seth, disant: Dieu m’a donné un autre fils à la place d’Abel qu’a tué Caïn.
26 Later Seth had a son named Enosh, because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
Et à Seth aussi naquit un fils qu’il appela Enos; celui-ci commença à invoquer le nom du Seigneur.
