1 N ow the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’”

2 A nd the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden,

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

3 E xcept the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it. You shall not touch it, lest you die.’”

4 B ut the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,

The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t surely die,

5 F or God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.

for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 A nd when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate.

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 some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.

7 T hen the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves apronlike girdles.

Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.

8 A nd they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.

9 B ut the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”

10 H e said, I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.

The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

11 A nd He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?

God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12 A nd the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me from the tree, and I ate.

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13 A nd the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, and I ate.

Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 A nd the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all animals and above every living thing of the field; upon your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

15 A nd I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel.

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

16 T o the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your grief and your suffering in pregnancy and the pangs of childbearing; with spasms of distress you will bring forth children. Yet your desire and craving will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bear children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

17 A nd to Adam He said, Because you have listened and given heed to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, the ground is under a curse because of you; in sorrow and toil shall you eat of it all the days of your life.

To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life.

18 T horns also and thistles shall it bring forth for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.

It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.

19 I n the sweat of your face shall you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you shall return.

By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

20 T he man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.

21 F or Adam also and for his wife the Lord God made long coats (tunics) of skins and clothed them.

Yahweh God made coats of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

22 A nd the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil and blessing and calamity; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever—

Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

23 T herefore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.

Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

24 S o drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden the cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep and guard the way to the tree of life.

So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.