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

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”

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

Then she bore again, this time 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 process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

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

Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,

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

but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

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

So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

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 lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

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

Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

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

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” 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 He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

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

So now you are cursed from 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 its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”

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

And 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.»

Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who 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, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. The Family of Cain

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

Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

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

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of 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 begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.

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

Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.

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

And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

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 harp and flute.

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

And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And 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.

Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech! For I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for hurting me.

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

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” A New Son

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 knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”

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

And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.