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.”

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

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.

Elle enfanta encore son frère Abel. Abel fut berger, et Caïn fut laboureur.

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

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

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.

et 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;

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

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

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

Et l'Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?

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.”

Certainement, 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.

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.

Cependant, 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.

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?”

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

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

Et Dieu dit: Qu'as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu'à moi.

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

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

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.”

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

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

Caïn dit à l'Éternel: Mon châtiment est trop grand pour être supporté.

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.”

Voici, 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Caïn 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.

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.

Hénoc engendra Irad, Irad engendra Mehujaël, Mehujaël engendra Metuschaël, et Metuschaël engendra Lémec.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tsilla, de son côté, enfanta Tubal Caïn, qui forgeait tous les instruments d'airain et de fer. La soeur de Tubal Caïn était Naama.

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.

Lémec 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.

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

Caïn sera vengé sept fois, Et Lémec soixante-dix-sept fois.

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.”

Adam 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.

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.

Seth 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.