1 N ow the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’”

2 A nd the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

3 b ut of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it. You shall not touch it, lest you die.’”

4 T hen the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.

The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t surely die,

5 F or God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 S o when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.

7 T hen the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.

8 A nd they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.

9 T hen the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”

10 S o he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

11 A nd He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”

God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12 T hen the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13 A nd the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 S o the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.

Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

15 A nd I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

16 T o the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bear children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

17 T hen to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.

To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life.

18 B oth thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.

It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.

19 I n the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”

By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

20 A nd Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.

21 A lso for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

Yahweh God made coats of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

22 T hen the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—

Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

23 t herefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.

Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

24 S o He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.