1 A dam connut Eve, sa femme; elle conçut, et enfanta Caïn et elle dit: J'ai formé un homme avec l'aide de l'Éternel.

Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.”

2 E lle enfanta encore son frère Abel. Abel fut berger, et Caïn fut laboureur.

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

3 A u bout de quelque temps, Caïn fit à l'Éternel une offrande des fruits de la terre;

So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground.

4 e t Abel, de son côté, en fit une des premiers-nés de son troupeau et de leur graisse. L'Éternel porta un regard favorable sur Abel et sur son offrande;

Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering;

5 m ais il ne porta pas un regard favorable sur Caïn et sur son offrande. Caïn fut très irrité, et son visage fut abattu.

but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.

6 E t l'Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?

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

7 C ertainement, si tu agis bien, tu relèveras ton visage, et si tu agis mal, le péché se couche à la porte, et ses désirs se portent vers toi: mais toi, domine sur lui.

If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

8 C ependant, Caïn adressa la parole à son frère Abel; mais, comme ils étaient dans les champs, Caïn se jeta sur son frère Abel, et le tua.

Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

9 L 'Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est ton frère Abel? Il répondit: Je ne sais pas; suis-je le gardien de mon frère?

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 E t Dieu dit: Qu'as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu'à moi.

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

11 M aintenant, tu seras maudit de la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère.

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

12 Q uand tu cultiveras le sol, il ne te donnera plus sa richesse. Tu seras errant et vagabond sur la terre.

When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”

13 C aïn dit à l'Éternel: Mon châtiment est trop grand pour être supporté.

Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear!

14 V oici, tu me chasses aujourd'hui de cette terre; je serai caché loin de ta face, je serai errant et vagabond sur la terre, et quiconque me trouvera me tuera.

Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

15 L 'Éternel lui dit: Si quelqu'un tuait Caïn, Caïn serait vengé sept fois. Et l'Éternel mit un signe sur Caïn pour que quiconque le trouverait ne le tuât point.

So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

16 P uis, Caïn s'éloigna de la face de l'Éternel, et habita dans la terre de Nod, à l'orient d'Éden.

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

17 C aïn connut sa femme; elle conçut, et enfanta Hénoc. Il bâtit ensuite une ville, et il donna à cette ville le nom de son fils Hénoc.

Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son.

18 H énoc engendra Irad, Irad engendra Mehujaël, Mehujaël engendra Metuschaël, et Metuschaël engendra Lémec.

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

19 L émec prit deux femmes: le nom de l'une était Ada, et le nom de l'autre Tsilla.

Lamech took to himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

20 A da enfanta Jabal: il fut le père de ceux qui habitent sous des tentes et près des troupeaux.

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

21 L e nom de son frère était Jubal: il fut le père de tous ceux qui jouent de la harpe et du chalumeau.

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

22 T silla, de son côté, enfanta Tubal Caïn, qui forgeait tous les instruments d'airain et de fer. La soeur de Tubal Caïn était Naama.

As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 L émec dit à ses femmes: Ada et Tsilla, écoutez ma voix! Femmes de Lémec, écoutez ma parole! J'ai tué un homme pour ma blessure, Et un jeune homme pour ma meurtrissure.

Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me;

24 C aïn sera vengé sept fois, Et Lémec soixante-dix-sept fois.

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

25 A dam connut encore sa femme; elle enfanta un fils, et l'appela du nom de Seth, car, dit-elle, Dieu m'a donnée un autre fils à la place d'Abel, que Caïn a tué.

Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, “God has appointed me another offspring in place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

26 S eth eut aussi un fils, et il l'appela du nom d'Énosch. C'est alors que l'on commença à invoquer le nom de l'Éternel.

To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.