Genèse 4
1 Et Adam connut Ève, sa femme, et elle conçut et enfanta Caïn, et elle dit: J'ai gagné un homme avec l'aide de l'Éternel.
Adam (had sex/slept) with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Cain, [which sounds like the word that means ‘produce’], because, she said, “By Yahweh’s help I have produced a son.” Some time later she gave birth to another son, and she named him Abel.
2 Puis elle enfanta encore son frère Abel. Et Abel fut pasteur de brebis, et Caïn agriculteur.
[After those boys grew up], Abel (tended/took care of) sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
3 Et au bout d'un certain temps Caïn offrit à l'Éternel une oblation de fruits de la terre.
One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
4 Et Abel offrit lui aussi des premiers-nés de ses troupeaux et de leur graisse. Et l'Éternel arrêta ses regards sur Abel et sur son offrande;
and Abel took from his flock some of the first lambs that had been born [and killed them] and, as a gift, gave to Yahweh the fatty parts, [which were the best parts]. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering,
5 mais il n'arrêta point ses regards sur Caïn et son offrande. Et Caïn fut très irrité, et il avait le visage abattu.
but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
6 Alors l'Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi t'irrites-tu et as-tu le visage abattu? N'est-ce pas?
Yahweh said to Cain, “(You should not be angry!/Why are you angry?) [RHQ] (You should not scowl like that!/Why do you scowl like that?) [RHQ]
7 Si tu fais bien, tu as la tête levée, mais si tu ne fais pas bien, le péché se rase à la porte, et ses désirs sont tendus vers toi; mais tu dois le dominer.
If you had done what was right (OR, if you do what is right) [RHQ], I would accept your offering. But if you do not do what is right, [your desire to] sin [is ready to attack you like a wild animal that] [PRS] crouches outside the doorway, [ready to spring on its victim] [MET]. [Your desire to] sin wants to control you, but you must (control/not obey) it.”
8 Et Caïn parla à son frère Abel, et il arriva que, comme ils étaient aux champs, Caïn se dressa contre son frère Abel et le tua.
But one day, Cain said to his younger brother Abel, “Let’s go for a walk in the fields.” [So they went together]. And when they were in the countryside, suddenly Cain attacked Abel and killed him.
9 Alors l'Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est Abel, ton frère? Et il répondit: Je ne sais pas: suis-je le gardien de mon frère?
[Later, even though] Yahweh [knew what Cain had done], he said to Cain, “[Do you know] where Abel, your younger brother, is?” Cain replied, “No, I do not know. (My job is not to guard my younger brother!/Am I supposed to take care of my younger brother?)” [RHQ]
10 Et Dieu: Qu'as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu'à moi.
Yahweh said, “You have done a terrible thing [RHQ]! So now [it is as though] your younger brother’s voice is crying to me from the ground, demanding that his death must be avenged.
11 Dès-là sois maudit de la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère.
You have killed your younger brother, and the ground has soaked up his blood. So now I will expel you from this land and curse your efforts to produce crops.
12 Quand tu travailleras le sol, il ne t'accordera plus sa vertu; tu seras errant et vagabond sur la terre.
You will till the ground to plant crops, but the ground will produce very few [HYP] crops. And you will continually wander around the earth, and not have any place to live permanently.”
13 Et Caïn dit à l'Éternel: Ma peine est trop grande pour la supporter.
Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
14 Voici, tu m'as banni en ce jour de la contrée, et loin de ta face il faut me cacher, et je me trouve errant et vagabond sur la terre, et quiconque me trouvera me tuera.
You are about to expel me from the ground [that I have been cultivating], and I will no longer be able to come (into your presence/and talk with you). Furthermore, I will be continually wandering around the earth with no place to live permanently, and anyone who sees me will kill me.”
15 Et l'Éternel lui dit: Aussi, qui que ce soit qui tue Caïn, il sera vengé sept fois. Et l'Éternel assura Caïn par un signe que quiconque le trouverait, ne le tuerait point.
But Yahweh said to him, “No, that will not happen. I will put a mark on you to warn anyone who sees you that [I will punish him severely if] he kills you. I will punish that person seven times as severely as I am punishing you.” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain’s forehead.
16 Et Caïn sortit de la présence de l'Éternel et séjourna dans la région de Nod (exil) à l'orient d'Eden.
So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, [which means ‘wandering’], which was east of Eden.
17 Et Caïn connut sa femme, et elle devint enceinte et enfanta Henoch. Et il bâtit une ville qu'il nomma du nom de son fils Henoch.
Some time later, Cain (had sex/slept) with his wife, and she [became pregnant and] gave birth to a son, whom she named Enoch. Then Cain started to build a city, and he named the city ‘Enoch’, the same name that his son had.
18 Et à Henoch naquit Hirad, et Hirad engendra Mahujaël, et Mahujaël engendra Methusaël, et Methusaël engendra Lémech.
Enoch [grew up and married and] became the father of a son whom he named Irad. When Irad [grew up he] became the father of a son whom he named Mehujael. Mehujael [grew up and] became the father of a son whom he named Methuselah. Methuselah [grew up and] became the father of Lamech.
19 Et Lémech prit deux femmes: le nom de l'une était Hada et le nom de l'autre Tsilla.
When Lamech [grew up he] married two women. The name of one was Adah and the other was Zillah.
20 Et Hada enfanta Jabal: c'est lui qui fut le père de ceux qui vivent sous des tentes et avec des troupeaux.
Adah gave birth to [a son she named] Jabal.
21 Et le nom de son frère était Jubal: c'est lui qui fut le père de tous ceux qui jouent du luth et de la cornemuse.
Later, Jabal was the first person who lived in tents because he traveled from place to place to take care of livestock. His younger brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person who made/played a (lyre/stringed instrument) and a flute.
22 Et Tsilla de son côté enfanta Thubal-Caïn qui forgeait tous les instruments d'airain et de fer. Et la sœur de Thubal-Caïn était Nahuma.
[Lamech’s other wife] Zillah gave birth to a son whom she named Tubal-Cain. Later Tubal-Cain became a (blacksmith/one who made tools from bronze and iron). Tubal-Cain had a younger sister whose name was Naamah.
23 Et Lémech dit à ses femmes: Hada et Tsilla, entendez ma voix, Femmes de Lémech, écoutez ma parole! C'est que je tue l'homme qui me fait une blessure, Et le jeune homme qui me fait une piqûre!
One day Lamech said to his two wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen carefully to what I am saying. A young man struck me and wounded me, so I killed him.
24 C'est que, sept fois Caïn a-t-il été vengé, Soixante-dix-sept fois Lémech saura l'être.
Yahweh said long ago that he would avenge and punish anyone who killed Cain seven times as much as he punished Cain [for killing his younger brother]. So if anyone [tries to] kill me, I will punish him 77 times as much [as Yahweh punished Cain].”
25 Et Adam connut encore sa femme, et elle enfanta un fils, et elle lui donna le nom de Seth (remplaçant) « car Dieu m'a constitué une autre postérité en place d'Abel, parce que Caïn lui a donné la mort. »
Adam continued to (have sex/sleep) with [EUP] his wife, and she [became pregnant and] gave birth to another son, whom she named Seth, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘given’], because, she said, “God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
26 Et il naquit aussi un fils à Seth, et il l'appela du nom de Enos. C'est alors que l'on commença à invoquer le nom de l'Éternel.
When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh [again].
