1 A nd Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from 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 bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper 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 A nd in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering 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 firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

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 unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. 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 A nd 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 well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt 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 A nd 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 A nd 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 crieth 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 art thou cursed from the earth, which hath 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, it shall not henceforth 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 A nd Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment 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 be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth 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 whosoever slayeth 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 A nd 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 bare Enoch: and he builded 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 A nd 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 bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as 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 such as handle 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, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer 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 A nd Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to 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 and sevenfold.

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

25 A nd Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath 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 began men 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.