Genesis 4
1 The man slept with Eve his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have produced a man with Yahweh's help.”
Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam: quæ concepit et peperit Cain, dicens: Possedi hominem per Deum.
2 Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd, but Cain cultivated the soil.
Rursumque peperit fratrem eius Abel. Fuit autem Abel pastor ovium, et Cain agricola.
3 It came about that in the course of time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground as an offering to Yahweh.
Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.
4 As for Abel, he brought some of the firstborn of his flock and some of the fat. Yahweh accepted Abel and his offering,
Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui, et de adipibus eorum: et respexit Dominus ad Abel, et ad munera eius.
5 but Cain and his offering he did not accept. So Cain was very angry, and he scowled.
Ad Cain vero, et ad munera illius non respexit: iratusque est Cain vehementer, et concidit vultus eius.
6 Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry and why are you scowling?
Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?
7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you, but you must rule over it.”
Nonne si bene egeris, recipies: sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit? sed sub te erit appetitus eius, et tu dominaberis illius.
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
Dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum: Egrediamur foras. Cumque essent in agro, consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum Abel, et interfecit eum.
9 Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?”
Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: Num custos fratris mei sum ego?
10 Yahweh said, “What have you done? Your brother's blood is calling out to me from the ground.
Dixitque ad eum: Quid fecisti? vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de terra.
11 Now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram, quæ aperuit os suum, et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua.
12 When you cultivate the ground, from now on it will not yield to you its strength. A fugitive and a wanderer you will be in the earth.”
Cum operatus fueris eam, non dabit tibi fructus suos: vagus et profugus eris super terram.
13 Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Dixitque Cain ad Dominum: Maior est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear.
14 Indeed, you have driven me out this day from this ground, and I will be hidden from your face. I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth, and whoever finds me will kill 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 Yahweh said to him, “If anyone kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain, so that if anyone found him, that person would not attack 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 out from the presence of Yahweh and lived in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Egressusque Cain a facie Domini, habitavit profugus in terra ad orientalem plagam Eden.
17 Cain slept with his wife and she conceived. She gave birth to Enoch. He built a city and named it after 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 To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
Porro Henoch genuit Irad, et Irad genuit Maviael, et Maviael genuit Mathusael, et Mathusael genuit Lamech.
19 Lamech took for himself two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
Qui accepit duas uxores, nomen uni Ada, et nomen alteri Sella.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who lived in tents who have livestock.
Genuitque Ada Iabel, qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis, atque pastorum.
21 His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of those who play the harp and pipe.
Et nomen fratris eius Iubal: ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.
22 As for Zillah, she bore Tubal-Cain, the forger of tools of bronze and iron. 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 Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say. For I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
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 Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times.”
Septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain: de Lamech vero septuagies septies.
25 Adam slept with his wife again, and she bore another son. She called his name Seth and said, “God has given me another son in the place of Abel, for Cain killed 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 A son was born to Seth and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.
Sed et Seth natus est filius, quem vocavit Enos: iste cœpit invocare nomen Domini.
