1 A nd Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant and bore Cain; and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord.

وَعاشَرَ آدَمُ امرَأتَهُ حَوّاءُ. فَحَمَلَتْ وَوَلَدَتْ قايِينَ إذْ قالَتْ: «اقْتَنَيتُ رَجُلاً بِمَعُونَةِ اللهِ.»

2 A nd she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

وَكَذَلِكَ أنجَبَتْ أخاهُ هابِيلَ. وَعَمِلَ هابِيلُ راعِياً، وَأمّا قايِينُ فَعَمِلَ فَلّاحاً. أوّلُ جَريمةِ قتل

3 A nd in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground.

وَحِينَ جاءَ وَقْتُ الحَصادِ، أحضَرَ قايِينُ بَعضَ ثِمارِ الأرْضِ، وَقَدَّمَها قُرْباناً للهِ.

4 A nd Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat portions. And the Lord had respect and regard for Abel and for his offering,

كَما قَدَّمَ هابِيلُ قُرْباناً مِنْ أبْكارِ غَنَمِهِ وَأسْمَنِها. فَنَظَرَ اللهُ بِرِضَىً إلَى هابِيلَ وَقُرْبانِهِ.

5 B ut for Cain and his offering He had no respect or regard. So Cain was exceedingly angry and indignant, and he looked sad and depressed.

لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَنْظُرْ بِرِضَىً إلَى قايِينَ وَقُرْبانِهِ. فاغتاظَ قايِينُ وَأُحبِطَ.

6 A nd the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why do you look sad and depressed and dejected?

فَقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «ما الَّذِي أغضَبَكَ، وَما الَّذِي أحبَطَكَ؟

7 I f you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.

إنْ كُنْتَ فَعَلْتَ الصَّوابَ، أفَلا أقْبَلُكَ؟ وَإنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ، فَإنَّ الخَطِيَّةَ مُتَرَبِّصَةٌ بِكَ عَلَى البابِ. هِيَ تُرِيدُ أنْ تَسُودَ عَلَيكَ، لَكِنْ يَنبَغِي أنْ تَسُودَ عَلَيها.»

8 A nd Cain said to his brother, Let us go out to the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

وَقالَ قايِينُ لِهابِيلَ أخِيهِ: «هَيّا بِنا إلَى الحَقلِ.» وَبَينَما هُما فِي الحَقلِ، هَجَمَ قايِينُ عَلَى أخِيهِ هابِيلَ وَقَتَلَهُ.

9 A nd the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?

فَقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «أينَ أخُوكَ؟» أجابَ قايِينُ: «وَما أدْرانِي؟ أأنا حَارِسٌ لِأخِي؟»

10 A nd said, What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

فَقالَ: «ما الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ؟ دَمُ أخِيكَ يَصْرخُ إلَيَّ مِنَ الأرْضِ.

11 A nd now you are cursed by reason of the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

فَالآنَ أنْتَ مَلْعُونٌ وَمَنْفِيٌّ مِنَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي فَتَحَتْ فَمَها لِتَشْرَبَ دَمَ أخِيكَ مِنْ يَدَيكَ.

12 W hen you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth.

فَحِينَ تَفلَحُ الأرْضَ، لَنْ تُعطِيَكَ أفْضَلَ مَحاصِيلِها. وَسَتَكُونُ فِي الأرْضِ طَرِيداً وَهائِماً.»

13 T hen Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

فَقالَ قايِينُ للهِ: «عِقابِي أعظَمُ مِنْ أنْ أحتَمِلَهُ.

14 B ehold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land, and from Your face I will be hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a vagabond and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.

ها أنْتَ قَدْ طَرَدتَنِي اليَوْمَ مِنَ الأرْضِ، وَحَجَبْتَ عَنِّي وَجهَكَ. سَأكُونُ طَرِيداً وَهائِماً فِي الأرْضِ. فَمَنْ يَجِدُنِي سَيَقْتُلُنِي.»

15 A nd the Lord said to him, Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark or sign upon Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

فَقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «بَلْ سَأنتَقِمُ سَبْعَةَ أضْعافٍ مِنْ أيِّ إنْسانٍ يَقْتُلُ قايِينَ.» ثُمَّ وَضَعَ اللهُ عَلامَةً عَلَى قايِينَ لِئَلّا يَقْتُلَهُ مَنْ يَجِدُهُ. عائلةُ قايِين

16 S o Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

وَهَكَذا خَرَجَ قايِينُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، وَسَكَنَ فِي أرْضِ نُودٍ شَرْقِيَّ عَدَنٍ.

17 A nd Cain’s wife became pregnant and bore Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

فَعاشَرَ قايِينُ زَوْجَتَهُ فَحَمَلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ حَنُوكَ. وَبَنَى قايِينُ مَدِينَةً، وَسَمّاها عَلَى اسْمِ ابْنِهِ حَنُوكَ.

18 T o Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methusael, and Methusael the father of Lamech.

وَأنجَبَ حَنُوكُ ابْناً سَمّاهُ عِيرادِ. وَأنجَبَ عِيرادُ ابْناً سَمّاهُ مَحُويائِيلَ. وَأنجَبَ مَحُويائِيلُ ابْناً سَمّاهُ مَتُوشائِيلَ. وَأنجَبَ مَتُوشائِيلُ ابْناً سَمّاهُ لامَكَ.

19 A nd Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah and of the other was Zillah.

وَتَزَوَّجَ لامِكُ امْرَأتَينِ. اسْمُ إحْداهِما عادَةَ، وَالثَّانِيَةُ صِلَّةَ.

20 A dah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle and purchase possessions.

وَأنجَبَتْ عادَةُ يابالَ وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَسْكُنُونَ الخِيامَ وَيُرَبُّونَ الماشِيَةَ.

21 H is brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

وَكانَ لَهُ أخٌ اسْمُهُ يُوبالُ. وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَعزِفُونَ عَلَى القِيثارِ وَالنّايِ.

22 Z illah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

وَوَلَدَتْ صِلَّةُ تُوبالَ قايِينَ. وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَطرُقُونَ البُرونْزَ وَالحَدِيدَ. وَكانَتْ لِتُوبالَ قايِينَ أختٌ اسْمُها نِعْمَةُ.

23 L amech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for striking and bruising me.

وَقالَ لامَكُ لِزَوْجَتَيهِ: «يا زَوْجَتَيَّ، يا عادَةُ وَيا صِلَّةُ، أصغِيا إلَيَّ جَيِّداً، وَانتَبِها لِما أقُولُ. إنِّي قَتَلْتُ رَجُلاً آذانِي. قَتَلْتُ فَتَىً لِأنَّهُ ضَرَبَنِي.

24 I f Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.

فَإذا كانَ يُنْتَقَمُ سَبْعَ مَرّاتٍ لِقايِينَ، فَإنَّهُ يُنْتَقَمُ لِلامَكَ سَبْعاً وَسَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً.» ابْنٌ آخرُ لآدَمَ وحوّاء

25 A nd Adam’s wife again became pregnant, and she bore a son and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.

وَعاشَرَ آدَمُ زَوجَتَهُ حَوّاءَ ثانِيَةً، فَأنجَبَتِ ابْناً أسْمَتْهُ شِيثاً إذْ قالَتْ: «أعطانِيَ اللهُ ابْناً آخَرَ عِوَضاً عَنْ هابِيلَ، لأنَّ قايِينَ قَتَلَهُ.»

26 A nd to Seth also a son was born, whom he named Enosh. At that time men began to call by the name of the Lord.

وَأنجَبَ شِيثٌ أيضاً ابْناً سَمّاهُ أنُوشَ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ النّاسُ يَنْطِقُونَ بِاسْمِ يهوه.