< Genesis 3 >
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
在耶和华上帝所造的田野的各种动物中,蛇最狡猾。蛇对女人说:“上帝真的说过‘你们不可吃园中任何树上的果子’吗?”
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat:
女人回答说:“我们可以吃园中树上的果子,
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
只是上帝说过,‘你们不可吃园子中间那棵树的果子,也不可摸,免得死亡。’”
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
蛇对女人说:“你们一定不会死!
5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
上帝那样说是因为祂知道你们吃了那树的果子以后,眼睛就会打开,像上帝一样懂得分辨善恶。”
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
女人见那棵树上的果子可口,悦人眼目,可使人有智慧,就摘下来吃了。她又把果子给跟她在一起的丈夫,他也吃了。
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
二人的眼睛就打开了,发觉自己原来赤身露体,便编起无花果树的叶子来遮体。
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
天起凉风时,那人和他妻子听见耶和华上帝在园中行走的声音,就藏在园子的树丛中,想躲避耶和华上帝。
9 And the LORD God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?
耶和华上帝呼唤那人说:“你在哪里?”
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
那人说:“我在园中听见你的声音,就害怕得躲了起来,因为我赤身露体!”
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
耶和华上帝问:“谁告诉你,说你赤身露体?难道你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的果子吗?”
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
那人说:“你赐给我作伴的女人把那树上的果子给我,我就吃了。”
13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
耶和华上帝对女人说:“你这是做的什么事?”女人说:“是蛇诱骗我,我才吃的。”
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
耶和华上帝对蛇说: “你既然做了这事, 你要比一切牲畜和野兽受更重的咒诅, 你要用肚子爬行, 一生都要吃尘土。
15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
我要使你和女人结仇, 你的后裔和女人的后裔也要彼此为仇, 女人的后裔必伤你的头, 你必伤他的脚跟。”
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
耶和华上帝对女人说: “我必大大加重你怀孕的痛苦, 你分娩时必受痛苦。 你必恋慕自己的丈夫, 你的丈夫必管辖你。”
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
耶和华上帝又对亚当说: “因为你听从妻子的话, 吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子, 地必因你而受咒诅。 你必终生艰辛劳苦, 才能吃到地里出产的食物。
18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
地必给你长出荆棘和蒺藜, 你要吃田间长出来的菜蔬。
19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
你必汗流满面,才有饭吃, 一直到你归回土地。 因为那是你的本源。 你本是尘土,也必归回尘土。”
20 And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
亚当给他的妻子取名叫夏娃,因为她是众生之母。
21 And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
耶和华上帝做了皮衣给他们夫妇穿上。
22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
耶和华上帝说:“看啊,那人已经与我们相似,能分辨善恶。现在,恐怕他会伸手去摘生命树的果子吃,就永远活着。”
23 therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
因此,耶和华上帝就把亚当赶出伊甸园,让他去开垦土地——那是他的本源。
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
祂赶走了亚当以后,在伊甸园东边安排基路伯天使和一把旋转的火剑,守住通往生命树的路。