1 ¶ And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain and said, I have gained a man by the LORD.

The man lay with his wife Eve and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of the Lord.”

2 A nd she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a pastor of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Next she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was one who worked the ground.

3 ¶ And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground a present unto the LORD.

The day came when Cain brought a gift of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

4 A nd Abel, he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD looked upon Abel and his present,

But Abel brought a gift of the first-born of his flocks and of the fat parts. The Lord showed favor to Abel and his gift.

5 b ut he did not look upon Cain and his present. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

But He had no respect for Cain and his gift. So Cain became very angry and his face became sad.

6 ¶ Then the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why are you looking down?

7 I f thou doest good, it shall certainly be accepted; and if thou doest not good, sin lies at the door. And his desire shall be unto thee, but thou must rule over him.

Will not your face be happy if you do well? If you do not do well, sin is waiting to destroy you. Its desire is to rule over you, but you must rule over it.”

8 ¶ And 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 slew him.

Cain told this to his brother Abel. And when they were in the field, Cain stood up against his brother Abel and killed him.

9 ¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, Am I my brother’s keeper?

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

10 A nd he said, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother’s blood cries unto me from the ground.

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

11 A nd now thou art cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12 w hen thou tillest the ground, from now on it shall not yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

When you work the ground, it will no longer give its strength to you. You will always travel from place to place on the earth.”

13 ¶ And Cain said unto the LORD, My iniquity is greater than I can bear.

Then Cain said to the Lord, “I am being punished more than I can take!

14 B ehold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I hide; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass that anyone that finds me shall slay me.

See, this day You have made me go away from the land. And I will be hidden from Your face. I will run away and move from place to place. And whoever finds me will kill me.”

15 A nd the LORD said unto him, Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

So the Lord said to him, “Whoever kills Cain will be punished by Me seven times worse.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that any one who found him would not kill him.

16 ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

Then Cain went away from the face of the Lord, and stayed in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17 A nd 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.

Cain lay with his wife and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and gave it the name of Enoch, the name of his son.

18 A nd unto Enoch was born Irad, and Irad begat Mehujael, and Mehujael begat Methusael, and Methusael begat Lamech.

Now Irad was born to Enoch. And Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. And Methushael became the father of Lamech.

19 ¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Lamech took two wives for himself. The name of one was Adah. And the name of the other was Zillah.

20 A nd Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and of those who have cattle.

Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle.

21 A nd his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the harp and organ.

His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and the horn.

22 A nd Zillah also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain who made things from brass and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 ¶ And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech, for I shall slay a man for my wound and a young man for my hurt;

And Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice. Hear what I say, you wives of Lamech. For I have killed a man for hurting me, and a boy for hitting me.

24 i f Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times seven.

If those who hurt Cain are punished seven times worse, then those who hurt Lamech will be punished seventy-seven times worse.”

25 ¶ And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth; for God, said she, has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

And Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and gave him the name Seth. For she said, “God has let me have another son in the place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

26 A nd to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

A son was born to Seth also, and he gave him the name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.