1 N ow 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.”

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

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

وَكَذَلِكَ أنجَبَتْ أخاهُ هابِيلَ. وَعَمِلَ هابِيلُ راعِياً، وَأمّا قايِينُ فَعَمِلَ فَلّاحاً. أوّلُ جَريمةِ قتل

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

وَحِينَ جاءَ وَقْتُ الحَصادِ، أحضَرَ قايِينُ بَعضَ ثِمارِ الأرْضِ، وَقَدَّمَها قُرْباناً للهِ.

4 A bel, 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;

كَما قَدَّمَ هابِيلُ قُرْباناً مِنْ أبْكارِ غَنَمِهِ وَأسْمَنِها. فَنَظَرَ اللهُ بِرِضَىً إلَى هابِيلَ وَقُرْبانِهِ.

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

لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَنْظُرْ بِرِضَىً إلَى قايِينَ وَقُرْبانِهِ. فاغتاظَ قايِينُ وَأُحبِطَ.

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

فَقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «ما الَّذِي أغضَبَكَ، وَما الَّذِي أحبَطَكَ؟

7 I f 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.”

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

8 C ain 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.

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

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

فَقالَ اللهُ لِقايِينَ: «أينَ أخُوكَ؟» أجابَ قايِينُ: «وَما أدْرانِي؟ أأنا حَارِسٌ لِأخِي؟»

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

فَقالَ: «ما الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ؟ دَمُ أخِيكَ يَصْرخُ إلَيَّ مِنَ الأرْضِ.

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

فَالآنَ أنْتَ مَلْعُونٌ وَمَنْفِيٌّ مِنَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي فَتَحَتْ فَمَها لِتَشْرَبَ دَمَ أخِيكَ مِنْ يَدَيكَ.

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

فَحِينَ تَفلَحُ الأرْضَ، لَنْ تُعطِيَكَ أفْضَلَ مَحاصِيلِها. وَسَتَكُونُ فِي الأرْضِ طَرِيداً وَهائِماً.»

13 C ain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear!

فَقالَ قايِينُ للهِ: «عِقابِي أعظَمُ مِنْ أنْ أحتَمِلَهُ.

14 B ehold, 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.”

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

15 S o 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.

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

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

وَهَكَذا خَرَجَ قايِينُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، وَسَكَنَ فِي أرْضِ نُودٍ شَرْقِيَّ عَدَنٍ.

17 C ain 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.

فَعاشَرَ قايِينُ زَوْجَتَهُ فَحَمَلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ حَنُوكَ. وَبَنَى قايِينُ مَدِينَةً، وَسَمّاها عَلَى اسْمِ ابْنِهِ حَنُوكَ.

18 N ow 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.

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

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

وَتَزَوَّجَ لامِكُ امْرَأتَينِ. اسْمُ إحْداهِما عادَةَ، وَالثَّانِيَةُ صِلَّةَ.

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

وَأنجَبَتْ عادَةُ يابالَ وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَسْكُنُونَ الخِيامَ وَيُرَبُّونَ الماشِيَةَ.

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

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

22 A s 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.

وَوَلَدَتْ صِلَّةُ تُوبالَ قايِينَ. وَكانَ أباً لِلَّذِينَ يَطرُقُونَ البُرونْزَ وَالحَدِيدَ. وَكانَتْ لِتُوبالَ قايِينَ أختٌ اسْمُها نِعْمَةُ.

23 L amech 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;

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

24 I f Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

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

25 A dam 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.”

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

26 T o 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.

وَأنجَبَ شِيثٌ أيضاً ابْناً سَمّاهُ أنُوشَ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ النّاسُ يَنْطِقُونَ بِاسْمِ يهوه.