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

And 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.

2 و َكَذَلِكَ أنجَبَتْ أخاهُ هابِيلَ. وَعَمِلَ هابِيلُ راعِياً، وَأمّا قايِينُ فَعَمِلَ فَلّاحاً. أوّلُ جَريمةِ قتل

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

3 و َحِينَ جاءَ وَقْتُ الحَصادِ، أحضَرَ قايِينُ بَعضَ ثِمارِ الأرْضِ، وَقَدَّمَها قُرْباناً للهِ.

And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground.

4 ك َما قَدَّمَ هابِيلُ قُرْباناً مِنْ أبْكارِ غَنَمِهِ وَأسْمَنِها. فَنَظَرَ اللهُ بِرِضَىً إلَى هابِيلَ وَقُرْبانِهِ.

And 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,

5 ل َكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَنْظُرْ بِرِضَىً إلَى قايِينَ وَقُرْبانِهِ. فاغتاظَ قايِينُ وَأُحبِطَ.

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

6 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «ما الَّذِي أغضَبَكَ، وَما الَّذِي أحبَطَكَ؟

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

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

If 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.

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

And 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.

9 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «أينَ أخُوكَ؟» أجابَ قايِينُ: «وَما أدْرانِي؟ أأنا حَارِسٌ لِأخِي؟»

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

10 ف َقالَ: «ما الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ؟ دَمُ أخِيكَ يَصْرخُ إلَيَّ مِنَ الأرْضِ.

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

11 ف َالآنَ أنْتَ مَلْعُونٌ وَمَنْفِيٌّ مِنَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي فَتَحَتْ فَمَها لِتَشْرَبَ دَمَ أخِيكَ مِنْ يَدَيكَ.

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

12 ف َحِينَ تَفلَحُ الأرْضَ، لَنْ تُعطِيَكَ أفْضَلَ مَحاصِيلِها. وَسَتَكُونُ فِي الأرْضِ طَرِيداً وَهائِماً.»

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

13 ف َقالَ قايِينُ للهِ: «عِقابِي أعظَمُ مِنْ أنْ أحتَمِلَهُ.

Then Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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

Behold, 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.

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

And 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.

16 و َهَكَذا خَرَجَ قايِينُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، وَسَكَنَ فِي أرْضِ نُودٍ شَرْقِيَّ عَدَنٍ.

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

17 ف َعاشَرَ قايِينُ زَوْجَتَهُ فَحَمَلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ حَنُوكَ. وَبَنَى قايِينُ مَدِينَةً، وَسَمّاها عَلَى اسْمِ ابْنِهِ حَنُوكَ.

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

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

To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methusael, and Methusael the father of Lamech.

19 و َتَزَوَّجَ لامِكُ امْرَأتَينِ. اسْمُ إحْداهِما عادَةَ، وَالثَّانِيَةُ صِلَّةَ.

And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah and of the other was Zillah.

20 و َأنجَبَتْ عادَةُ يابالَ وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَسْكُنُونَ الخِيامَ وَيُرَبُّونَ الماشِيَةَ.

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

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

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

22 و َوَلَدَتْ صِلَّةُ تُوبالَ قايِينَ. وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَطرُقُونَ البُرونْزَ وَالحَدِيدَ. وَكانَتْ لِتُوبالَ قايِينَ أختٌ اسْمُها نِعْمَةُ.

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

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

Lamech 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.

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

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.

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

And 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.

26 و َأنجَبَ شِيثٌ أيضاً ابْناً سَمّاهُ أنُوشَ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ النّاسُ يَنْطِقُونَ بِاسْمِ يهوه.

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