Genesis 4
1 Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam: quæ concepit et peperit Cain, dicens: Possedi hominem per Deum.
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.”
2 Rursumque peperit fratrem eius Abel. Fuit autem Abel pastor ovium, et Cain agricola.
Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd, but Cain cultivated the soil.
3 Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.
It came about that in the course of time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground as an offering to Yahweh.
4 Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui, et de adipibus eorum: et respexit Dominus ad Abel, et ad munera eius.
As for Abel, he brought some of the firstborn of his flock and some of the fat. Yahweh accepted Abel and his offering,
5 Ad Cain vero, et ad munera illius non respexit: iratusque est Cain vehementer, et concidit vultus eius.
but Cain and his offering he did not accept. So Cain was very angry, and he scowled.
6 Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?
Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry and why are you scowling?
7 Nonne si bene egeris, recipies: sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit? sed sub te erit appetitus eius, et tu dominaberis illius.
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.”
8 Dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum: Egrediamur foras. Cumque essent in agro, consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum Abel, et interfecit eum.
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.
9 Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: Num custos fratris mei sum ego?
Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?”
10 Dixitque ad eum: Quid fecisti? vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de terra.
Yahweh said, “What have you done? Your brother's blood is calling out to me from the ground.
11 Nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram, quæ aperuit os suum, et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua.
Now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
12 Cum operatus fueris eam, non dabit tibi fructus suos: vagus et profugus eris super terram.
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.”
13 Dixitque Cain ad Dominum: Maior est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear.
Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 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.
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.”
15 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.
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.
16 Egressusque Cain a facie Domini, habitavit profugus in terra ad orientalem plagam Eden.
So Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh and lived in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 Cognovit autem Cain uxorem suam, quæ concepit, et peperit Henoch: et ædificavit civitatem, vocavitque nomen eius ex nomine filii sui, Henoch.
Cain slept with his wife and she conceived. She gave birth to Enoch. He built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
18 Porro Henoch genuit Irad, et Irad genuit Maviael, et Maviael genuit Mathusael, et Mathusael genuit Lamech.
To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Qui accepit duas uxores, nomen uni Ada, et nomen alteri Sella.
Lamech took for himself two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
20 Genuitque Ada Iabel, qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis, atque pastorum.
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who lived in tents who have livestock.
21 Et nomen fratris eius Iubal: ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.
His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of those who play the harp and pipe.
22 Sella quoque genuit Tubalcain, qui fuit malleator et faber in cuncta opera æris et ferri. Soror vero Tubalcain, Noema.
As for Zillah, she bore Tubal-Cain, the forger of tools of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 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.
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.
24 Septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain: de Lamech vero septuagies septies.
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times.”
25 Cognovit quoque adhuc Adam uxorem suam: et peperit filium, vocavitque nomen eius Seth, dicens: Posuit mihi Deus semen aliud pro Abel, quem occidit Cain.
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.”
26 Sed et Seth natus est filius, quem vocavit Enos: iste cœpit invocare nomen Domini.
A son was born to Seth and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.
