1 T he 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.”

And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.

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

And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 T he day came when Cain brought a gift of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

4 B ut 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.

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

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

but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 W ill 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.”

If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire, but do thou rule over it.

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

And Cain told 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.

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?”

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

10 T he Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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

And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

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

when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

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

And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14 S ee, 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.”

Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.

15 S o 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.

And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

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

And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

17 C ain 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.

And 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.

18 N ow 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.

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.

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

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

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

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.

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

And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

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

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 A nd 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.

And 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 for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

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

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25 A nd 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.”

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

26 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.

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